Re-Dedication!!!

God and the Church always gives us the opportunities to re-dedicate our lives and our faith. The "Year of Faith" is a beautiful example right now. This observance is our opportunity to grow into a deeper, intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. It is also a time for us to reawaken, reinvigorate, revitalize our faith. Our lives and our faith are a work in progress. As it has been said, "Conversion is a life-long process." We are always growing and learning in life and how to live our faith. The Church celebrates the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica on this November 9. As one resource says, "The Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, the Cathedral Church of Rome and mother church of all churches in the Latin rite, has more than one layer of meaning. Its bricks and mortar remind us that we are living stones and, as such, our lives are meant to help build up the Church and give glory to God" (Commentary and General Intercessions, 468). The church building, the house of God, is where the faithful gather to praise and worship, where we are fed by God's word and nourished by the Body and Blood of Christ. What we receive at Mass, either on a daily or weekly basis, we are called to take with us and live it in the world and in our very communities. As the focus for this day reminds us, "We are to live in a way that helps build up the Church and gives glory to God" (468). This is a beautiful feast that the Church celebrates today and it reminds us that we need to live our calling everyday to be church, for we are the living stones, called to build up the Kingdom of God in our midst. May God bless us as we re-dedicate ourselves to living our faith to the fullest and bring the Good News to our brothers and sisters!!! Have a blessed day!!!