14. From the Book of LEVITICUS o not make idols or set up an image or a sacred stone for yourselves, and do not place a carved stone in your land to bow down before it. I am the Lord your God. Observe My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the Lord….
Category: MESSAGES ABOUT THE WORSHIP AND THE CULT OF GOD
13 – The cult of God curtailed to the limits of the absurd
13. From the Book of NUMBERS he Lord said to Moses, “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community at the tent of meeting by doing the work of the tabernacle. They are to take care…
12 – The uniqueness of the priestly dignity
12. From the Book of NUMBERS orah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and certain Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—became insolent and rose up against Moses. With them were 250 Israelite men, well-known community leaders who had been appointed members of the council. They…
11 – Church bells and processions
11. From the Book of NUMBERS he Lord said to Moses: “Make two trumpets of hammered silver, and use them for calling the community together and for having the camps set out. When both are sounded, the whole community is to assemble before you at the entrance to the tent of meeting. If only one…
10 – The exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10. From the Book of LEVITICUS aron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense; and they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord, contrary to his command. So fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord. Moses then said…
9 – The role of light in the liturgy
9. From the Book of Exodus ommand the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning. In the Tent of Meeting, outside the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law, Aaron and his sons are to keep the lamps burning before…
8 – Sacred objects and secular objects
8. From the Book of LEVITICUS hen the Lord said to Aaron, “You and your sons are not to drink wine or other fermented drink whenever you go into the Tent of Meeting, or you will die. This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come, so that you can distinguish between the holy…
7 – Ablution and consecration of the priest
7. From the Book of LEVITICUS hese are the regulations for the burnt offering: The burnt offering is to remain on the altar hearth throughout the night, till morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar. The priest shall then put on his linen clothes, with linen undergarments next to his body,…
6 – Priestly Garments
6. From the Book of Exodus Have Aaron your brother brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, so they may serve Me as priests. Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor. Tell all the skilled workers to whom I…
5 – The House of God
5. From the Book of Exodus he Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive the offering for Me from everyone whose heart prompts them to give. These are the offerings you are to receive from them: gold, silver and bronze; blue, purple and scarlet yarn and…
4 – The heart of the Temple – the Tabernacle
4. From the Book of Exodus ake an atonement cover of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. And make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. Make one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; make the cherubim…
3 – Reverence for the Word of God
3. From the Book of Exodus he Lord said to Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke. Be ready in the morning, and then come up on Mount Sinai. Present yourself to Me there on…
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