A Temple of The Holy Ghost

Reading:

• There are two sisters who were sent to a all girls catholic school because really into boys and not school
• when girls describe that they call each other Temple 1 and 2 came from a woman telling them to tell boys they are the temple of Holy Ghost.  The mom says they are and second cousin seems to be content and happy with that
• second cousin daydreams of being the leader of the boys and denying them in war.  She makes them out to be tall and gorgeous, but they turn out to be short and not attractive.
• second cousin very stubborn and sarcastic, defends cousins when they sing a song and boys don't appreciate it 
• sisters go to fair with boys while second cousin imagines being a martyr over and over again
• when child does something bad or gets distracted from praying she thinks on Jesus journey to Calvary
• girls talked about one of the freak that was both man and woman and told no one to laugh because thats how God made it, child confused
• child daydreams that it said that the temple is a holy thing and God would strike anyone down who desecrated the temple
• they took girls back to convent and their the girl prayed not to be so mean and sass people
• priest holds up monstrance ( a symbol of communion) and the center or the host which is sacramental bread in communion is ivory like the sun that she described on her way to convent
• thought about the freak and how he talked about God wanting Him to be that way
•   while going home the cab driver says how the preachers had the fair shut down and the child then describes the sun as a Host covered in blood over the sky

Interpreting:

There are several times where the girl describes symbols of Jesus dying

1. When she has done something bad she thinks about Him dying on cross, so this shows how He forgives and through this ultimate sacrifice He does so
2. She talks about the sun being ivory and this turns out to be the same for the Host and then the girl talks about how the freak said thats how God made him and his body is a temple of the Holy Ghost.  Then when she hears the preacher had the freak show shut down the sun is now red like sacramental bread covered with blood representing that there is nothing wrong with this man that Jesus loves him and died for him as well.  This could also represent how He will forgive those preachers to.
3. While praying in the church the girl asks for God to help her not to be so mean and sass people and then she starts to go off again, but the priest holds up monstrance and she sees the ivory and is reminded of Jesus and Him being perfect and all loving
4. She gets very defensive when the boys make fun of the song the girls sings which in english translates to:

Down in adoration falling,
Lo! the sacred Host we hail,
Lo! o'er ancient forms departing
Newer rites of grace prevail;
Faith for all defects supplying,
Where the feeble senses fail.

To the everlasting Father,
And the Son Who reigns on high
With the Holy Ghost proceeding
Forth from Each eternally,
Be salvation, honor, blessing,
Might and endless majesty.
Amen.
V. Thou hast given them bread from heaven.
R. Having within it all Sweetness.
V. Let us pray: O God, who in this wonderful Sacrament left us a memorial of Thy Passion: grant, we implore Thee, that we may so venerate the sacred mysteries of Thy Body and Blood, as always to be conscious of the fruit of Thy Redemption. Thou who livest and reignest forever and ever.
R. Amen.

This hymn talks about worshiping God for all He has done


This story represents this girl who always is told and knows she is not perfect, but she is reminded always that she is the Temple of the Holy Ghost God and she will always be forgiven and no one should ever make fun of who she is or how she is because that is God's temple.

Criticizing:  We should always be reminded, as well, that we can be forgiven and not always worry and be scared that we have done something wrong.  God has grace and loves us always, we just have to remember and one way is through the cross.  And when we remember the love that is always there and can take hold of it.