Saints + Scripture: Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

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'Tis the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (324; the Cathedral of the Most Holy Savior & of Saints John the Baptist & the Evangelist in the Lateran, A.K.A. the Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran): Archbasilica-link ūnus, Archbasilica-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Wayback Machine. Quoth the Holy Redeemer bulletin:

Today the Church celebrates the feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome, the oldest & highest-ranking of the four major basilicas in Rome. The Basilica of St. John Lateran is the cathedral of the diocese of Rome, the official ecclesiastical sea of the Holy Father, the Bishop of Rome, not St. Peter's Basilica, as so many mistakenly believe.

Wikipedia-link Major Basilica, Wikipedia-link Diocese, & Wikipedia-link Pontiff

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
The Book of Ezekiel, chapter forty-seven, verses one, two, eight, nine, & twelve;
Psalm Forty-six, verses two & three, five & six, & eight & nine;
The First Letter to the Corinthians, chapter three, verses nine(c), ten, eleven, sixteen, & seventeen;
The Gospel according to John, chapter two, verses thirteen thru twenty-two.

Commentary: Reflection by Bishop Robert Barron (Word on Fire):

Friends, when reading today’s Gospel passage, we shouldn’t be surprised that Jesus, at the climax of his life, came into the Temple and made a ruckus. He was not just being a rabble-rouser. He was rectifying the Temple so as to rectify the people Israel.

When pressed for a sign, he said that he would tear the Temple down and rebuild it in three days. He was talking, as John tells us, of the temple of his body. He was saying that this old Temple, which had served its purpose relatively well, would now give way to a new and definitive Temple. His own body, his own person, would be the place where divinity and humanity meet, and hence the place of right praise.

Video reflection by the Reverend Anthony Pogorelc, P.S.S.: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

'Tis also the festival of Saint Ursinus of Bourges, Bishop (floruit third century): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

'Tis also the festival of Saint Benignus of Armagh, Bishop & Abbot (died 467, "Saint Patrick's psalm-singer;" also spelt Benen): Saint-link & Wikipedia-link.

'Tis also the festival of Saint Pabo, Religious (died 510, A.K.A. "Pabo Post Prydain" [Pabo the Pillar of Britain]), founder of Saint Pabo's Church: Saint-link & Wikipedia-link; Wikipedia-link Church.

'Tis also the festival of Blessed Ludovico Morbioli (1433-1485): Blessed-link & Wikipedia-link.

'Tis also the festival of Blessed George Napper, Priest & Martyr (1550-1610, also spelt Napier), martyred in the reign of the Anglo-Scottish king James VI & I, one of the Martyrs of Douai: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link; Martyr-link Douai & Wikipedia-link Douai.

Papal Quote o' the Day

"A Christian who is really Catholic must be an apostle: with prayer, with example, with oblation, with suffering, with activity, with discipline, with organization. A widespread effort of faith is the duty of this hour for every member of the Mystical Body of Christ."
—Pope St. Paul VI (1897-1978, feast day: 26 September)

Little Flower Quote o' the Day

"You returned to Your realm of light, & still remain hidden here to nourish us, in our vale of tears, with Holy Communion."
—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church (1873-1897, feast day: 1 October)

Catholic Quote o' the Day

"Between sinners & the righteous there is an association, for there are no righteous ones at all."
—Gertrud von Le Fort (1876-1971)