Binding and Loosing
"‘I tell you solemnly, whatever you bind on earth shall be considered bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth shall be considered loosed in heaven."
– Matthew 18:18, which is part of today's Gospel.
Jesus imparts authority to his Church to govern the community, and this is expressed by the Church's Canon Law. St Raymond is patron of canon lawyers, and he is thus shown holding a key as a symbol of this authority of the Church.
Binding and Loosing
"‘I tell you solemnly, whatever you bind on earth shall be considered bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth shall be considered loosed in heaven."
– Matthew 18:18, which is part of today's Gospel.
Jesus imparts authority to his Church to govern the community, and this is expressed by the Church's Canon Law. St Raymond is patron of canon lawyers, and he is thus shown holding a key as a symbol of this authority of the Church.