The Temple of Jerusalem was one of the greatest buildings the world had ever seen. Covered in brilliant white marble and gold, it stood as the center of Israel's worship for nearly five centuries. Yet Our Lord Jesus Christ foretold that not one stone would remain upon another—and His prophecy was fulfilled exactly.

In this powerful sermon, we discover why the Temple existed, why Christ called it "My Father's house," and how the Catholic Church fulfills everything the Temple foreshadowed through the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Most Blessed Sacrament.

The homily then turns to one of the most moving stories in Catholic history: the 16 Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne, who mounted the guillotine during the French Revolution singing hymns and asking their superior:

"Permission to die, Mother."

Their sacrifice became one of the most extraordinary testimonies of Eucharistic faith, religious life, and heroic courage in the history of the Church.

00:00 Opening Prayer
00:33 Christ Calls the Temple a House of Prayer
01:21 Why God Established the Temple
02:04 The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
03:31 The Presence of God Enters His Temple
04:36 Christ Prays in the Father's House
05:03 The Magnificence of Herod's Temple
05:54 Jesus Predicts Its Destruction
06:28 Josephus Describes the Temple
07:37 White Marble and Gold
08:18 The Enormous Temple Stones
09:01 The Golden Sanctuary
10:30 The Temple Points to Christ
11:18 The Catholic Church as the New Temple
12:08 Reverence for Catholic Churches Today
12:35 Churches Desecrated During the French Revolution
13:39 The Carmelite Sisters of Compiègne
15:24 The Guillotine and the Reign of Terror
16:41 Offering Their Lives to God
17:43 "What Do You Mean by Fanatics?"
18:45 Walking to Their Execution
19:37 Receiving the Mother's Blessing
20:26 "Permission to Die, Mother"
20:51 Singing the Veni Creator
21:38 The Final Martyr
22:19 Ten Days Later the Terror Ends
22:45 Final Words of Blessed Julie Louise of Jesus
23:18 Closing Prayer

Please say 3 Hail Marys for the priest

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