This feast day is important to me . It reminds us of where the Catholic Church has come from, and that through the thick and thin it has thrived by the grace of God. St. John Latern Basilica was once a Lateran palace where pagan gods were worshipped and it was secured by Emperor
Constantine the great who considered that his political and military successes where from the Christian God. And so Christian God , or as today’s Psalm puts it “The God of Jacob” has reigned and still is! The water from the Temple is not about to dry and “though the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam…” we will not fear because ” the God of Jacob is our fortress”. We thank God for the freedom He has given us to worship Him. Happy feast day