Dedication of the Lateran Basillica

Friday 9th November

Tomorrow we celebrate the Dedication of the Lateran Basillica.  An inscription at the entrance of the Basilica tells us that it is the Sacred Lateran Church, "the mother and head of all the churches of the city and the world". 

Lateran Basillica, Rome: Note the statues of the Apostles on the roof

Curious about ...
Earlier this week in the Curious about series ... Canon Stephen Shield talked about the Medieval Counsels which included four Lateran Counsels.  Like other counsels, the Lateran Counsel responded to the needs of the Church at that time and helped to guide the people by making clear statements about what the Church believed.  

CCC 253  The Trinity is One. We do not confess three Gods, but one God in three persons, the "consubstantial Trinity". The divine persons do not share the one divinity among themselves but each of them is God whole and entire: "The Father is that which the Son is, the Son that which the Father is, the Father and the Son that which the Holy Spirit is, i.e. by nature one God." In the words of the Fourth Lateran Council (1215), "Each of the persons is that supreme reality, viz., the divine substance, essence or nature."

For dates and full programme of the Curious about ... what happened before Vatican II click here  

If you aren't able to attend the talk tomorrow then why not follow the links and go on a virtual tour of  Westminster Cathedral

In the inscription at the Lateran Basillica you can see the Keys of St Peter, when you next visit the Cathedral, see how many keys you can find.

The Apostles Creed
Monday 11^th November 2012:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth
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