Where is the holiest spot on the planet?

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The Sancturary in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, that would be my guess. 😛
 
MartyrForJesus said:
The Sancturary in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, that would be my guess. 😛
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Its hard to top that. 😃

I suppose the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (in Jerusalem) is worth mentioning, since it not only has the Blessed Sacrament but is also the location of Christ’s crucifixion, burial and resurrection.
 
I’d vote for the Holy Sepulcher as well; although doubtless there are some who will say that it’s in the wrong location; there is another tomb associated with HIM outside the city.

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Dale_M said:
Its hard to top that. 😃

I suppose the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (in Jerusalem) is worth mentioning, since it not only has the Blessed Sacrament but is also the location of Christ’s crucifixion, burial and resurrection.
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Is this the same as “The Temple” in Jerusalem?
 
Just a guess but “where ever two or more are gathered” in His name?

God bless
 
No. The temple no longer exists, having been destroyed by the Roman army in AD70. Today, the Muslim Dome of the Rock stands where the Jewish Temple once stood.

The Holy Sepulcher is a few hundred meters from there. It is built over the sites of our LORD’s crucifixion and tomb (which are maybe fifty meters apart). While mostly hidden behind other buildings, it is arguably the center of Christendom.

GOD Bless and ICXC NIKA.
 
I would say that an Adoration Chapel is one of the holiest places on earth, if you want to define holiness as the presence of Christ. It is important to remember that Christ himself redefined the concept of holiness when he spoke the sermon on the mount.

The Jews were concerned with obedience to the Mosaic law, and that obedience to the law of Moses was what defined holiness. The belief was that only when all Jews became perfectly obedient to to the Mosaic law would the Messiah come.

Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. (Matthew 5:17)

But the Messiah did come, and he redefined holiness. In the sermon on the mount, Christ assumes the role of Rabbi and begins using a rabbinical teaching technique to contrast the old law of obediece with his new law of love. The formula for his teaching technique is, “You have heard that it was said (from the law of moses)… But I say to you (from the new law of love)…”

*You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, “You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment.” But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment. (Matthew 5:21-22)

You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. (Matthew 5:27-28)

**It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a bill of divorce.’ But I say to you, whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful) causes her to commit adultery, **(Matthew 5:31-32)

You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on (your) right cheek, turn the other one to him as well. (Matthew 5:38-39)*

Jesus radically redefines holiness for the Jews, from how we worship externally and how we obey the law, to how we treat each other. How we treat each other - the new law of love - is what defines holiness for the Jews.

So I would say the holinest place on earth is where one of the Sisters of Charity bathes and feeds a dying person in the slums of Calcutta. And where a volunteer stands in the St. Vincent de Paul and hands out food to the poor. And when we drop a large bill in the second collection for the poor. When we help another human being, we bring Christ into the world, and make that a holy spot, right then and there.

-Tim-
 
Dear Friend,

I would think the Holiest place on earth is a place where you meditate or you make a part of your house to go to talk, or pray to Jesus. I’ve heard of a man that would pull up a chair in front of him as he sat too, and that is where he would “talk” to Jesus. Sometimes, I make a place on my couch for Jesus to sit so I can talk to him. Mostly cry. 🙂

I believe too, there are several places mentioned that are sanctioned to be Holy.

Yet, most heartily I want to say the place where I truly believe is Golgotha the place where Jesus was crucified and the place where He was buried. Jesus dying was for the forgiveness of our sins and out of Immense Love that God did for us.

Love ya’ll,
Sheila
 
Many good answers here which call into question just what a ‘holy place on Earth’ really means.

That being said, after taking into account the presence of God the Holy Spirit in the world, and the real and substantial presence of Christ in the tabernacle of every Catholic Church, I would answer the question with these:
  1. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre. According to Christian tradition this has always been acknowledged as the holiest place. Unfortunately the constant infighting among Christians over the church also emphasises how badly the earthly church fulfils her heavenly mission in practice… perhaps this is God’s way of showing us that we should prioritise orher things than mere places.
  2. St. Peter’s, Rome. No other church has a higher-ranking saint under her main altar, and the bodily presence of Peter, the Rock on which the Church is built, against whom the gates of hell shall not prevail, make this the holiest site outside Jerusalem.
 
TuAutem said:
Many good answers here which call into question just what a ‘holy place on Earth’ really means.

That being said, after taking into account the presence of God the Holy Spirit in the world, and the real and substantial presence of Christ in the tabernacle of every Catholic Church, I would answer the question with these:
  1. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre. According to Christian tradition this has always been acknowledged as the holiest place. Unfortunately the constant infighting among Christians over the church also emphasises how badly the earthly church fulfils her heavenly mission in practice… perhaps this is God’s way of showing us that we should prioritise orher things than mere places.
  2. St. Peter’s, Rome. No other church has a higher-ranking saint under her main altar, and the bodily presence of Peter, the Rock on which the Church is built, against whom the gates of hell shall not prevail, make this the holiest site outside Jerusalem.
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I have to agree on both of the above, in that order. After that, I would have to say any Catholic Tabernacle that houses the Body of Christ is the next best thing to both of the top two. For those of us that will never get to visit the first two, it’s a great comfort to be able to spend some time in front of the Tabernacle. 👍
 
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