Jesus said: “cleanse first the inside of the cup, so that the outside also may be clean.” Obviously, He uses the metaphor of the cup, but what Jesus wants us to do is to look into our souls and cleanse whatever needs to be cleaned or to remove it. There are many people who pay more attention to the rubrics of the liturgy to see if it’s the way it is supposed to be. They debate if Communion should be received on the tongue or on the palms of the hands, or standing, or kneeling. There are people who receive Holy Eucharist but, in their hearts, make wrong judgments about others, or don’t talk anymore to a neighbor or a relative. Jesus addressed His words to those of us who are like that -- “cleanse FIRST the inside…”
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