Dedication of the Lateran Basilica - Remembrance Sunday

9 November 2014

Entrance	Eternal rest (mtgf)
Penitential Rite	St Gabriel (mtgf)
Gloria	Angels and Saints (Steven Janco)
Psalm 45	The waters of a river (mtgf)
Gospel Acclamation	Salisbury Alleluia (Christopher Walker)
Preparation of Gifts	Locus iste (Bruckner)
Eucharistic Acclamations	Creation (Marty Haugen)
Lamb of God	Angels and Saints (Steven Janco)
Communion Antiphon	Be built up like living stones (mtgf)
Communion	In Paradisum (Fauré)
Final	Christ is made the sure foundation

I like the feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica. From what may at first regard seem an obscure celebration there is richness about the here and now, and the heavenly Jerusalem - November themes. Though we were also marking Remembrance Sunday - the readings from the feast and as already noted I don't think there is a clash between the two.

For those wondering the Dedication replaces the Sunday because it is a Feast of the Lord (like the Presentation earlier this year) - the original dedication of the Lateran is to Christ the Saviour. I had not noticed before but GIRM 357 suggests that such Feasts are raised to Solemnities - it is one way of indicating the differences between a Feast and a Sunday or Solemnity.

We were joined by the University Choir. This seemed a good opportunity to sing Locus iste and In Paradisum as well as being a popular choice offered a connection between feast and remembrance.

This was also the first morning Mass that our new (part-time) Chaplain had celebrated.