Vere Dominus est in loco isto

A protestant once came with a friend of ours to visit us in Austria. He complained bitterly about not only the numbers of Churches he had to see, but also about the Catholic Church itself.

Our last visit of the day was the Abbey of Kremsmunster. As we entered the main courtyard, he pointed up to the Latin inscription. What does it mean?

"Indeed the Lord is in this place". Genesis 28:16

A silence descended and no more complaints were heard again.

The verse goes on "......et ego nesciebam......and I knew it not."

The full text of Jacob's Dream can be found here.