He came to what was his own, but his own people did not accept him” (John 1:10-11). Joined with Jesus’ prediction of his Passion, the scene harkens back to the line from the opening of John’s Gospel, “He was in the world and the world came to be through him, but the world did not know him. In effect, by obliging him to pay the tax, they implied that they considered him a subject or a foreigner. They, therefore, thought he was subject to the tax. No Tax Loopholes, Not Even for Jesus: Jesus draws from Peter the admission that collectors of the Temple Tax did not consider him the Son of God, and that they did not consider the Temple the house of his Father. Petition: Lord, help me to acknowledge your greatness with my words and actions.ġ. I seek only to please you, without desiring any spiritual consolation for myself. I want this time with you to be a sign of my love for you. I know that you will always take care of me. Introductory Prayer: Lord God, I believe in your presence here with me as I begin this moment of prayer. Open its mouth and you will find a coin worth twice the temple tax. But that we may not offend them, go to the sea, drop in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. When he came into the house, before he had time to speak, Jesus asked him, "What is your opinion, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take tolls or census tax? From their subjects or from foreigners?" When he said, "From foreigners," Jesus said to him, "Then the subjects are exempt. When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax approached Peter and said, "Doesn't your teacher pay the temple tax?" "Yes," he said. Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and MartyrĪs Jesus and his disciples were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is to be handed over to men, and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day." And they were overwhelmed with grief.
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