Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius · 52 of 80

Mysteries: Cleansing of the Temple

OF HOW CHRIST CAST OUT OF THE TEMPLE THOSE WHO WERE SELLING St. John writes Chapter 2 [13-18]. First Point. First: With a whip made of cords, He cast out of the Temple all those who were selling. Second Point. Second: He turned over the tables and money of the rich bankers who were in the Temple. Third Point. Third: To the poor who sold doves, He mildly said: "`Take these things from here, and make not My house a house of traffic.'"