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A Poem To Sit With
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome
November 9, 2014


Jesus answered and said to them,
"Destroy this temple and in three days
I will raise it up." (Gospel)


Neither the pearl
nor the diamond

is diminished
by day or night

nor graced through
ownership

nor changed by price

purity is its
birthright

which craft
cannot create

only cherish
or destroy


J. Janda
J. Janda's poems have appeared in newspapers, magazines, anthologies, and literary publications, as well as in books of his own poetry.
The present poem comes from the Janda's book,
IN EMBRACE.
If you wish to order a copy go to http://www.lifeinchrist-newsletter.com/
Art by Martin Erspamer, O.S.B.
from Religious Clip Art for the Liturgical Year (A, B, and C).
Used by permission of Liturgy Training Publications. This art may be reproduced only by parishes who purchase the collection in book or CD-ROM form. For more information go to: http://www.ltp.org/