Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? (1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110924.cfm
The cathedral of the City of Rome is the Lateran Basilica, NOT the Basilica of Saint Peter. But church buildings represent all of us. For as Saint Paul points out, we “are the temple of God.” Of course, the early church had NO buildings at all (Christianity was not a “tolerated” religion in the Roman Empire). Unfortunately, we tend to think of the church building as the church. Actually, WE are the church, the building is simply where we, the church, gather to celebrate our Lord.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome, November 9
