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Dedication of the Lateran Basilica Prayers of the Faithful Celebrant: Brothers and sisters, the Lateran Basilica in Rome is the symbol of the new Temple of Christ’s Mystical Body, the Church.  We celebrate its dedication to remind us that wherever we may be in the world, we are all part of the universal Church. In faith, let us offer these prayers to the Lord:           L. We pray for our parishioners, that we may acknowledge our own parish church as…

Jesus’ cleansing of the Temple took place in the Court of Gentiles in the Temple of Jerusalem. There, sellers of sacrificial animals and money changers had set up shop and doing business, thereby preventing people from giving due worship to God. Jesus drove them all out of the temple area, and in doing so, made a scene. Quoting Isaiah 56:7, Jesus said to them, “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations, but you have…