Basilicas of St. Peter & St. Paul

Two of the four major basilicas in Rome have a special feast day today. The Universal Church remembers the Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Peter and the Basilica of Saint Paul, Outside the Walls. These two saints are very important and wherever you look in Rome, you see the two together. Saint Peter was the first pope of the church and Saint Paul became one of the church's great evangelizers. It is not often that the Catholic Church marks the dedication of a church, unless it has special significance. Earlier this month, the church celebrated the Feast of the Lateran Basilica, the Mother Church of Christendom. Even though we call to mind the structures that have been built for the praise and worship of God, we cannot forget that the church is made up of people, the living stones. Perhaps these feast days are a call for us to re-dedicate ourselves to living our faith to the fullest and continuing the mission of the church that has been entrusted to us. May Saint Peter and Saint Paul intercede for us as we journey towards the Kingdom of God. Have a blessed day!!!