Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time

Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time

We continue to hear about the return of the Israelites from exile in Babylon in the first reading.  Today we hear about how the people are more interested in building their own nice houses and having their own nice stuff as opposed to worrying about making a suitable place for worship.  But the Prophet Haggai makes a point of saying that it is very important to have a place to come and worship.  This is not just any old place to come a worship either.  This is to be made out of the finest materials and to look the best.  This is calling us, then, to keep in mind the importance of prayer and worship.  It reminds us too to have a place specifically for prayer.  Go to your local church, a chapel, have a place at your house reserved for prayer.  This is the most important thing for our faith.