Liturgical Information
The Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

Liturgical Color: White

Themes: Church, our ties to Rome, glory, holiness, joy, dwelling-place of God, people of God

Entrance Antiphon [Introit]:

I saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God,
prepared like bride adorned for her husband. Revelation 21:2

— or —

Behold God's dwelling with the human race.
He will dwell with them and they will be his people,
and God himself with them will be their God. Revelation 21:3

Deus in loco sancto suo: Deus, qui inhabitare facit unanimes in domo: ipse dabit virtutem et fortitudinem plebi suæ.
Ps. Exsurgat Deus, et dissipentur inimici eius: et fugiant, qui oderunt eum, a facie eius. Psalm 68:6,7,36,2 [Graduale Romanum, p.310]

Introibo in domum tuam, Domine: et adorabo ad templum sanctum tuum. [Graduale simplex, p.331]
Psalm 5, verses 1-8

Collect:

O God, who from living and chosen stones
prepare an eternal dwelling for your majes- ty,

in- crease in your Church the spirit of grace you have bestowed,
so that by new growth your faithful people
may build up the heaven- ly Je- rusalem.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Ho-ly Spirit,
one God, for ev-er and ev-er. A-men.

— or —

O God, who were pleased to call your Church the Bride,

grant that the people that serve your name
may revere you, love you and follow you,

and may be led by you
to attain your promis- es in heaven.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Ho-ly Spirit,
one God, for ev-er and ev-er. A-men.

Lectionary Readings:

Ezekiel 47:1-2,8-9,12 [I saw water flowing from the right side of the temple. /v.1]
Psalm 46:2-3 / 5-6 / 8-9 [R. The waters of the river gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High. /v.5]
I Corinthians 3:9c-11,16-17 [You are God's building, the temple of God. /v.9,17]
Gospel Verse: II Chronicles 7:16 [I have chosen and consecrated this house, says the Lord, that my name may be there forever.]
John 2:13-22 [Jesus was speaking of the temple of His body. /v.21]

Offertory Antiphon:

O Lord God, in the simplicity of my heart I have joyfully offered all things; and I have beheld with immense joy your people gathered here. God of Israel, preserve this good intention, O Lord God. I Chr 29:17-18

Domine Deus, in simplicitate cordis mei lætus obtuli universa: et populum tuum, qui repertus est, vidi cum ingenti gaudio: Deus Israel, custodi hanc voluntatem, Domine Deus. I Chr 29:17-18 [Graduale Romanum, p.401]

Bene fundata est domus Domini supra firmam petram. [Graduale simplex, p.291]
verses from Psalm 138

Prayer over the Offerings:

Ac- cept, we pray, O Lord, the offering made here,

and grant that by it those who seek your favor
may receive in this place
the power of the Sacraments
and the answer to their prayers.

Through Christ our Lord. A-men.

Preface of Dedication of a Church II: On the Anniversary of the Dedication. II. Outside the Church That Was Dedicated:
[The mystery of the Church, the Bride of Christ and the Temple of the Spirit]

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.

For in your benevolence you are pleased
to dwell in this house of prayer
in order to perfect us as the temple of the Holy Spirit,
supported by the perpetual help of your grace
and resplendent with the glory of a life acceptable to you.

Year by year you sanctify the Church, the Bride of Christ,
foreshadowed in visible buildings,
so that, rejoicing as the mother of countless children,
she may be given her place in your heavenly glory.

And so, with the all the Angels and Saints,
we praise you, as without end we acclaim::

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts…

Communion Antiphon:

Be built up like living stones,
into a spiritual house, a holy priesthood. I Peter 2:5 [Roman Missal]

Ierusalem, quæ ædificatur ut civitas, cuius participatio eius in idipsum: illuc enim ascenderunt tribus, tribus Domini, ad confitendum nomini tuo, Domine. Psalm 122:3-4 [Graduale Romanum, p.370]
Psalm 45:2ab,3,4,5,6,7,8,18ab -or- Psalm 97:1,2,3,4,5,6,11,12 can also be sung between repetitions of this antiphon.

Ierusalem, quæ ædificatur ut civitas, cuius participatio eius in idipsum: illuc enim ascenderunt tribus, tribus Domini, ad confitendum nomini tuo, Domine. Psalm 122:3-4 [Gregorian Missal, p.263]

Domus mea, domus orationis vocabitur. [Graduale simplex, p.334]
verses from Psalm 148

Prayer after Communion:

O God, who chose to foreshadow for us
the heavenly Jerusalem
through the sign of your Church on earth,

grant, we pray,
that, by partaking of this Sacrament,
we may be made the temple of your grace
and my enter the dwelling place of your glory.

Through Christ our Lord. A-men.

Solemn Blessing: [19. For the Dedication of a Church]

May God, the Lord of heaven and earth
who have gathered you today for the [anniversary of the] dedication of this church,
make you abound in heavenly blessings.
Amen.

And may he, who has willed that all his scattered children
should be gathered together in his Son,
grant that you may become his temple
and the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

And so, when you are thoroughly cleansed.
may God dwell within you
and grant you to possess with all the Saints
the inheritance of eternal happiness.
Amen.

And may the blessing of almighty God,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit,
come down on you and remain with you for ever.
Amen.

The English translation of the Entrance Antiphon [Introit], Collect, Psalm Refrain, Gospel Verse, Prayer over the Offerings, Preface, Communion Antiphon, Prayer after Communion and Solemn Blessing from The Roman Missal, © Copyright 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corp. All rights reserved.

Excerpts from the First Reading, Second Reading and Gospel are taken from the New American Standard Bible ® © Copyright 1973 The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

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