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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading
DESCRIPTION:THE LIVING STONES \nOF THE CHURCH \nFrom a homily by Origen \n◊◊◊ \nAll of us who believe in Christ Jesus are called “living stones” in the words \nof Scripture: “You\, too\, are living stones\, built as an edifice of spirit\, into a holy \npriesthood\, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus \nChrist.” \nYou know that in the case of earthly stones the builder takes care to lay \nfirst the strongest and most massive stones as the foundation\, so that the whole \nweight of the building can then rest upon them. The next stones\, of not quite \nsuch good quality\, are laid upon the foundation stones; and so on according to \nthe strength of the stones: the weakest are laid at the top\, near the roof. The \nsame is true of living stones\, some of which are the foundation of our spiritual \nbuilding. Who are these stones that are laid at the foundation? “The apostles \nand prophets.” This is Paul’s teaching: “You form a building which rises on the \nfoundations of the apostles and prophets\, with Christ Jesus himself as the \ncapstone.” \nTo prepare yourself more zealously to construct this building\, to be one of \nthe stones near the foundation\, you must realize that Christ himself is the \nfoundation of the building which we are describing. Paul the apostle declares \nthis to be so: “No one can lay a foundation other than the one that has been laid\, \nnamely Jesus Christ.” Happy are they who have built holy\, religious buildings\, \non such a noble foundation! \nNow in this building which is the Church there must be an altar. \nMoreover\, I believe that there are among you those who as “living stones” are \nable to become an altar – those of you who have resolved to dedicate yourselves \nto prayer\, to offer God supplications day and night\, and to immolate your \nsacrifices – and that it is with you that Jesus builds his altar. \nThink of the worth to be discerned in altar stones. “Joshua built an altar to \nthe Lord\,” says Scripture\, “of unhewn stones on which no iron tool had been \nused\, in keeping with the command of Moses.” What do you think these unhewn \n(whole\, perfect) stones represent? It is for each one’s conscience to say whether \nwe have integrity\, whether we are without impurity or spot… \nTo my mind these whole\, spotless stones must be the holy apostles who \ntogether form but one stone because of their unity of heart and soul. Indeed\, it is \nsaid that “all with one accord devoted themselves to constant prayer\,” and that \nthey said: “O Lord\, you read the hearts of men.” For those who can pray with one \naccord\, with one voice and one spirit\, are indeed worthy to have been built \ntogether into a single altar on which Jesus offers sacrifices to his Father. But we\, \nfor our part\, must strive to “agree” in what we say\, “united in spirit and ideals; \nnever acting out of rivalry or conceit\,” but “be united in mind and judgment\,” so \nthat we too may try to become altar stones.
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