PRI Reflections on Scripture | Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome

Finding God In Our Hearts with Msgr. Don Fischer · Nov 9, 2026 · 6m

Original Postdate: 11-9-2024

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Gospel

John 2:13-22

Since the Passover of the Jews was near,

Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves,

as well as the money-changers seated there.

He made a whip out of cords

and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and oxen,

and spilled the coins of the money-changers

and overturned their tables,

and to those who sold doves he said,

"Take these out of here,

and stop making my Father's house a marketplace."

His disciples recalled the words of Scripture,

Zeal for your house will consume me…