First of all I wish you a good day of celebrationof the solemnity of St. Peter and Saint-Paul.
And precisely, these two illustrious apostles, foundations of the Church, 00:27 well, it’s beautiful 00:29 let it be that day 00:30 that we will continue to meditate 00:32 on the splendor of heavenly Jerusalem 00:34 and on the heart of the great 00:36 priest who is Jesus. 00:38
Following Aaron 00:40 the high priest in The Old Testament. 00:42 You remember 00:43 where did we stop yesterday? 00:45 We have seen that the pectoral 00:46 that Aaron was to wear was set 00:48 of all gemstones. 00:50 The twelve tribes of Israel 00:51 are represented on it. 00:53 We will be back 00:54 for now in The Old Testament. 00:56 And it’s Aaron, the high priest 00:58 who should wear this, especially 00:59 when he officiates, 01:00 so we go 01:01 immediately continue 01:02 where we left off. 01:04 We always resume in chapter 28 01:06 from the book of Exodus. The rest of the passage. 01:09
I quote now 01:10 Listen very well. 01:12 “So Aaron will wear 01:15 the names of the Israelites 01:18 on the breastplate of judgment, on his heart. ” 01:23 You hear well “on his heart”. 01:27 When he enters the sanctuary, 01:30 as a memorial before the Lord always. ” 01:33 The role of the high priest, 01:35 it is to carry on him, on his heart, 01:38 the twelve tribes of Israel, 01:41 symbolized by its four 01:42 rows of three. 01:44 With all these precious stones. 01:46 And thus enter the sanctuary 01:47 to present Israel 01:50 to the Lord. 01:52 In his priestly ministry, 01:55 therefore. 01:58 They surrender, he continues, we insist, 02:00 they will be on Aaron’s heart 02:03 when he enters before the Lord 02:06 and Aaron will carry on his heart 02:10 the judgment of the Israelites 02:11 always before the Lord. ‘ 02:14 End of quote. 02:15
All this is the book of Exodus 02:17 that you will find 02:17 in chapter 28. 02:20 So you noted: 02:22 He wears the twelve 02:23 tribes of Israel on his heart 02:25 and presents them to the Lord. 02:27 So now, 02:28 we are going to do a transposition. 02:31 So the first big 02:32 priest, Aaron, brother of Moses, 02:34 bears on his heart 02:35 the twelve tribes of Israel. 02:37 When he stands before the Lord 02:39 in the exercise of his priesthood 02:40 and in doing so he intercedes for Israel 02:44 every time he shows up 02:45 before the Lord, 02:47 there is like an indissoluble bond 02:49 between the destiny of Israel 02:53 and the heart of the high priest, Aaron 02:56 which stands in the sanctuary. 02:59
So now, 03:01 we contemplate 03:03 the new eternal high priest, 03:06 that of the new covenant, 03:08 the same one that famous 03:09 the Epistle to the Hebrews, which is not 03:11 of Aaron’s offspring, he, 03:13 who is a priest not by rank, 03:15 but according to the order of Melchizedek, 03:16 Jesus who, 03:19 according to the letter to the Hebrews, 03:20 enter the true sanctuary, 03:23 not man-made, 03:25 to intercede on our behalf 03:28 with God. 03:30 The high priest who 03:31 intercede with God. 03:34
And so now here’s the analogy 03:36 with Aaron and the breastplate: 03:38 The new high priest 03:40 bears on his heart 03:41 not only the twelve tribes of Israel, 03:44 but also enlargement 03:46 universal of these twelve tribes, 03:48 in their accomplishment, 03:50 namely the Church 03:52 in glory, here identifiable 03:56 to Jerusalem above, 03:58 founded on the twelve apostles of the lamb. 04:02 You see now it is 04:03 the high priest Jesus 04:07 who carries Israel 04:08 expanded, say. Universalized. 04:11 In the presence of God. 04:13 He wears it on his heart, 04:14 on his sacred heart. 04:16
So there there really is 04:17 an identification 04:19 between heavenly Jerusalem 04:20 and the heart of Jesus. 04:22 The heart of the high priest. 04:23 And to underline all this, 04:25 I quote you now 04:26 a prayer to Jesus 04:27 through the intercession of Saint Marguerite-Marie, 04:29 That we find 04:30 in the chapel of the apparitions. 04:31 Listen carefully because 04:32 this is our theme: 04:34
“Lord Jesus Christ, 04:35 who revealed in a way 04:36 admirable to Saint Marguerite-Marie 04:38 the unfathomable riches of your heart, 04:40 do that by its merits 04:42 and following his example, we loved you 04:44 in everything and above all, 04:47 and that thus, we deserve to have 04:49 forever our home 04:52 in this heart, oh you 04:54 who reigns for ever and ever. 04:58 Amen.
Source: Fr Kars, see video below