DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA Lectionary #671
This ancient basilica commemorates the first public site of the “mother church” of Roman Christianity—a large meeting hall on the Lateran Hill donated by the Emperor Constantine. It was dedicated in 324 under the title “Church of Our Savior.” Later, the ancient building was replaced by a new church dedicated to St. John the Baptist, popularly known as St. John Lateran. This is the pope’s church in his role as bishop of the city and province of Rome.
Entrance Rite
Because today's celebration focuses so strongly on the gathering of God's people to form the Church, the liturgy might appropriately begin today with the Rite of Blessing and Sprinkling of Holy Water, which recalls our common baptism. If this rite is used, consider using a setting of the sprinkling rite—one that your congregation can learn quickly and repeat enthusiastically. Otherwise, use a song which relates to the themes of church and baptism, such as "Church of God" (Daly) or "Out of Darkness" (Walker).
Settings of the Sprinkling Rite
Agua de Vida/Water of Life (Misa del Pueblo Inmigrante, Cortez) GP 78/FYC 76/JS 252
Asperges Me (Chant) JS 173
Asperges Me/Cleanse Me from Sin (Chant) WOR 270
Cleanse Us, Lord, from All Our Sins (Hughes) WOR 272
Cleanse Us, Lord, from All Our Sins (Sing Praise and Thanksgiving Mass, Joncas) CCH 147/PMB 456/WC 245
Cleanse Us, Lord, Make Us Whole (In Remembrance of You Mass, Willcock) GP 92
Cleanse Us, O Lord (Roff) LMGM 403/WOR 230
Come to the Water (Brown) JS 253
Drink Living Water/Tomen Agua Viva (Fulmer) GP 93
I Saw Water Flowing (Chant) PMB 112/WC 339
Lord, Cleanse Me from My Sin (Chant) BFW 635
Lord Jesus, From Your Wounded Side (Festival Liturgy, Hillert) WOR 271
May This Water (Uehlein) CBW 236
Rito de Aspersión de Agua (Marchionda) Cantos 257
Rito de Aspersión de Agua (La Misa Ranchera, Rubalcava) Cantos 258
Rito para la Benedición y Aspersión (Misa San José, Reza) FYC 2
Save Us O God (Celtic Mass, Walker) GP 2/JS 144
Send Us Flowing Water, Lord (Mattingly) WC 343
Springs of Water (DeBruyn) GP 90
Springs of Water (Haugen) CCH 158/GC2 155
Springs of Water (Hay) WC 342
Sprinkling Rite (Beneath the Tree of Life, Haugen) GC2 189
Sprinkling Rite (Mass in Honor of American Nuns, Kreutz) CH1
Sprinkling Rite (Mass for Cantor and Congregation, Sullivan) CH 11
Sprinkling Rite (Mass of the Angels and Saints, Janco) CCH 133/GC2 175
Sprinkling Rite (Mass of Creation, Haugen) CCH 91/GC2 135
Sprinkling Rite (Mass of Redemption, Janco) PMB 73/WC 230
Sprinkling Rite/Rito de Aspersión (Missa Luna, Kolar) WC 288
Streams of Living Water (Consiglio) JS 254
Water of Life (Dean) GP 91/JS 255
Waters of Life (Kutscher) WC 341
With Joy You Shall Draw Water (Haugen) CBW 237
You Will Draw Water Joyfully (Reagan) PMB 113/WC 344
Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12. The restored Temple is the source of life-giving water.
Psalm of the Day: Ps (45) 46
This is the first in a set of hymns called “Zion hymns” sung in praise of the Temple. God is presented as doing battle with the forces of chaos, represented by the churning sea. God’s victory turns the sea into a peaceful river.
The Lord of Hosts Is With Us (Murray/Gelineau) WOR 39
The Waters of the River (Schiavone) JS 1064
Or Common Responsorial Psalm: Ps (121) 122
Because there are not many settings of Psalm 46 available in the standard hymnals, you may want to substitute Psalm 122 from the Common of the Dedication of a Church (Lectionary for Mass, no. 703.5). Since today's feast falls during the last weeks of Ordinary Time, when the liturgy turns to themes of Christ's second coming, Psalm 122 would be a very appropriate choice.
Con Qué Alegría/Let Us Go Rejoicing (Cortés) FYC 263/JS 102
I Rejoiced When I Heard Them Say (Batastini/Black) CBW 17
I Rejoiced When I Heard Them Say (Batastini/Gelineau) WOR 966/RS 165
I Rejoiced When I Heard Them Say (Dean) GP 268/MI‑BB/SP1 91
I Rejoiced When I Heard Them Say, vss 1,2,3 (Englert) WC C373/PC3 4
I Rejoiced When I Heard Them Say (Jordan) LMGM 503
I Rejoiced When I Heard Them Say (Kreutz) PSS 64
I Rejoiced When I Heard Them Say (Marchionda) WC C371/SMM5 146
I Rejoiced When I Heard Them Say (O'Carroll) CH 159
I Rejoiced When I Heard Them Say (Reagan) CH 160
I Rejoiced When I Heard Them Say (Walker) GP 269/SP2 62
I Rejoiced When I Heard Them Say (Warner) WC 434
I Was Glad (Haas) GC 121/RS 166
Let Us Go Rejoicing (Englert) WC B375/PC1 58
Let Us Go Rejoicing (Harbor) LMGM 542/WC 253
Let Us Go Rejoicing (Haugen) PCY1 83
Let Us Go Rejoicing (Hurd) JS 101
Let Us Go Rejoicing (Joncas) G 53/GC 120/GC2 68/RS 167
Let Us Go Rejoicing (Moore) SMM1 84
Let Us Go Rejoicing (Roberts) LMGM 543
Let Us Go Rejoicing (Schalk) SO 71
Let Us Go Rejoicing (Walker) PFS 60
Let Us Go Rejoicing (Young/Black) CBW 114
Qué Alegría/I Rejoiced (Cortez) FYC 261
Qué Alegría Cuando Me Dijeron (Grajeda) FYC 262
Qué Alegría Cuando Me Dijeron (Manzano) GP 270
We Shall Go Up with Joy (Murray/Gelineau) WOR 67/CBW 588
With Joy I Heard Them Say (Hughes) PAS 125
1 Corinthians 3:9c–11, 16–17. As he will use the analogy of the body later in this letter to describe relationships within the church, so here Paul uses the analogy of a building to describe how God, working through Paul, built up the church in Corinth.
John 2:13–22. Jesus purifies the Temple.
Songs for the Liturgy
A Mighty Fortress (Ps) GP 617/JS 709/WOR 575, 576/GC 607/GC2 594/RS 741/WC 804
All Are Welcome RS 846/GC 753/GC2 741/WC 870
All People That on Earth Do Dwell WOR 669, 670/RS 849/GC 747/GC2 746/GP 535/CBW 578/WC 916/JS 604/MI‑BB/LMGM 304
Arise and Shine CBW 341
Bless the Feast GP 532/GC 752/MI‑BB
Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation WOR 617/RS 778/GC 662/GC2 642/CBW 430/WC 746/JS 780/MI‑BB/CH 485
Christians, Lift Up Your Hearts CBW 585
Christ’s Church Shall Glory CH 487
Church of God RS 783/GC 664/GP 571/CBW 581/JS 533/MI‑BB
Come, Host of Heaven's High Dwelling Place GC 751/GC2 747
Come to the House GP 531/MI‑BB
For Builders Bold RS 891
From East and West GP 567/MI‑BB
Gather Us In WOR 665/RS 850/GC 744/GC2 743/CBW 587/WC 869/MI‑BB/CH 624
Gather Your People GC2 742/GP 529/JS 798/MI‑BB
God Is Here! As We His People WOR 667/RS 844/GC 741/GC2 737/WC 866/JS 796
How Blessed Is This Place WOR 710/RS 893/JS 534
I Rejoiced When I Heard Them Say RS 851
I Was Glad LMGM 303
In This Place GP 533
Let All the World in Every Corner Sing WOR 536/CH 582
Let Us Go to the Altar GP 539/JS 800
Living Stones CH 484
Moved by the Gospel, Let Us Move RS 801/GC 685
O Christ, the Great Foundation WOR 618/RS 781, 782/CBW 527/CH 488/GC2 646
Only Begotten, Word of God Eternal WOR 666/RS 852/CH 495
Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty CH 496
Out of Darkness JS 663, 765/GC 689/GP 574/MI‑BB
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow LMGM 306/WC 922/JS 603
Psalm 84: How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place
Sing a New Church JS 376/GP 572/MI‑BB
The Church's One Foundation CH 489/MI‑BB/CBW 526/WC 743/GP 573/GC 661/JS 779
This Alone GP 621/JS 689/MI‑BB
Those Who Seek Your Face GP 447/JS 128/MI‑BB
Though the Mountains May Fall (Ps) JS 715
We Love Your Temple, Lord CH 486
What Is This Place WOR 709/RS 892/GC 748/GC2 746/GP 538/JS 799/MI‑BB
Who Are We That Stand Together? CH 490