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The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

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The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

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Season: Ordinary Time · A

Holy day of obligation: No national obligation
General territorial calendar norm, not a personal obligation/dispensation determination. Local exceptional orders are outside this national scope.

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  • First reading: Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12
  • Second reading: 1 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17
  • Gospel: John 2:13-22
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