Fr. Mike Schmitz

The outer court, that's where you'd more or less stay. The priests were the ones who go into the temple. And so we recognize all this gold, all this artwork, all these carved fruits and palm trees and the cherubim that were massive and incredibly impressive, 10 meters high, basically, I think is what that amounts to. We recognize that All of that was more or less unseen by the people.

The outer court, that's where you'd more or less stay. The priests were the ones who go into the temple. And so we recognize all this gold, all this artwork, all these carved fruits and palm trees and the cherubim that were massive and incredibly impressive, 10 meters high, basically, I think is what that amounts to. We recognize that All of that was more or less unseen by the people.

The outer court, that's where you'd more or less stay. The priests were the ones who go into the temple. And so we recognize all this gold, all this artwork, all these carved fruits and palm trees and the cherubim that were massive and incredibly impressive, 10 meters high, basically, I think is what that amounts to. We recognize that All of that was more or less unseen by the people.

And what does that highlight? One of the things that highlights is that all of this effort, all this work was simply for God himself. All this beauty, all this gold, all this wealth was put into place so that his house, right? So that the temple of the Lord would be extraordinary for the Lord. Now, we make churches now that can be beautiful.

And what does that highlight? One of the things that highlights is that all of this effort, all this work was simply for God himself. All this beauty, all this gold, all this wealth was put into place so that his house, right? So that the temple of the Lord would be extraordinary for the Lord. Now, we make churches now that can be beautiful.

And what does that highlight? One of the things that highlights is that all of this effort, all this work was simply for God himself. All this beauty, all this gold, all this wealth was put into place so that his house, right? So that the temple of the Lord would be extraordinary for the Lord. Now, we make churches now that can be beautiful.

I mean, there was an era where churches were remarkably beautiful, and sometimes they're built now that they are remarkably beautiful as well. And one of the things that we can criticize and say, oh my gosh, look at all this extravagance, look at all this beauty. That seems like maybe a waste. And yet, we recognize that This is a place not only for the Lord.

I mean, there was an era where churches were remarkably beautiful, and sometimes they're built now that they are remarkably beautiful as well. And one of the things that we can criticize and say, oh my gosh, look at all this extravagance, look at all this beauty. That seems like maybe a waste. And yet, we recognize that This is a place not only for the Lord.

I mean, there was an era where churches were remarkably beautiful, and sometimes they're built now that they are remarkably beautiful as well. And one of the things that we can criticize and say, oh my gosh, look at all this extravagance, look at all this beauty. That seems like maybe a waste. And yet, we recognize that This is a place not only for the Lord.

Like when we walk into a church, I mean, there's a guy, his name's St. John Vianney and St. John Vianney was, I mean, he was so poor. He didn't keep hardly any money for himself. St. John Vianney for the last, I don't know, 40 years of his life, something like this. He subsisted on a half a boiled potato and a cup of milk every day. I mean, he just, that's it.

Like when we walk into a church, I mean, there's a guy, his name's St. John Vianney and St. John Vianney was, I mean, he was so poor. He didn't keep hardly any money for himself. St. John Vianney for the last, I don't know, 40 years of his life, something like this. He subsisted on a half a boiled potato and a cup of milk every day. I mean, he just, that's it.

Like when we walk into a church, I mean, there's a guy, his name's St. John Vianney and St. John Vianney was, I mean, he was so poor. He didn't keep hardly any money for himself. St. John Vianney for the last, I don't know, 40 years of his life, something like this. He subsisted on a half a boiled potato and a cup of milk every day. I mean, he just, that's it.

And the Eucharist, that's all, that's all he ate.

And the Eucharist, that's all, that's all he ate.

And the Eucharist, that's all, that's all he ate.

he didn't buy anything hardly for himself but all of his wages that he got for being a priest he spent on just buying stuff for the church have beautiful vestments and beautiful like you know things whether they were overlaid with gold or just looked like they were gold i'm not sure but he wanted to make the church beautiful but in this case we recognize in the new covenant people actually enter into the church right we actually get to enter into the holy of holies

he didn't buy anything hardly for himself but all of his wages that he got for being a priest he spent on just buying stuff for the church have beautiful vestments and beautiful like you know things whether they were overlaid with gold or just looked like they were gold i'm not sure but he wanted to make the church beautiful but in this case we recognize in the new covenant people actually enter into the church right we actually get to enter into the holy of holies

he didn't buy anything hardly for himself but all of his wages that he got for being a priest he spent on just buying stuff for the church have beautiful vestments and beautiful like you know things whether they were overlaid with gold or just looked like they were gold i'm not sure but he wanted to make the church beautiful but in this case we recognize in the new covenant people actually enter into the church right we actually get to enter into the holy of holies

We actually get to approach the sanctuary and we get to see into that house of God. And so not only now are churches for God, right? So the beauty is there for him, but it's also there for us to have access to that. We actually get to be a part of, we get to participate. in the beauty of the churches that we're invited into, not to stand outside worship, but enter into worship.

We actually get to approach the sanctuary and we get to see into that house of God. And so not only now are churches for God, right? So the beauty is there for him, but it's also there for us to have access to that. We actually get to be a part of, we get to participate. in the beauty of the churches that we're invited into, not to stand outside worship, but enter into worship.