July 31. Shirley said, “When I was a child we were often encouraged to “pay a visit” and pop into church and say hello to Jesus in the tabernacle. “Is that only for Catholics?”  Mrs Jansen asked, “I was brought up as a Methodist and we never did that.” “We believe that Jesus is truly present there in a special way in the consecrated hosts that are kept there. Just like in the Old Testament Tabernacle for the Jewish people.”    

Scripture:    Moses erected the tabernacle, he laid its base and set it up in frames, its poles and pillars and spread the tent over it.   He brought the Ark of the Covenant into the Tabernacle.  Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting and the glory of the Lord filled it. In the daytime the cloud of the Lord was seen whereas at night fire was seen in the cloud.  Exodus 40; 16-21.  Pope Francis: We can say that alongside revelation contained in sacred Scripture, there is a divine manifestation in the blaze of the sun and the fall of night.   Paying attention to this we learn to see ourselves in relation to all other creatures.  I express myself in expressing the world. In my effort to decipher the sacredness of the world, I explore my own.  LS 85   JUBILEE: The Jubilee will thus be a Holy Year marked by the hope that does not fade, our hope in God. May it help us to recover the confident trust that we require, in the Church and in society, in our interpersonal relationships, in international relations, and in our task of promoting the dignity of all persons and respect for God’s gift of creation. May the witness of believers be for our world a leaven of authentic hope, a harbinger of new heavens and a new earth (cf. 2 Pet 3:13), where men and women will dwell in justice and harmony, in joyful expectation of the fulfilment of the Lord’s promises.  SNC 25. Act and pray. For the needs of families, especially grandparents and the elderly.