From the REC
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All Souls 2 November 2025
The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) First Reading: 2 Maccabees 12:42-45 Sacrifice for the Dead Second Reading: Philippians 3:20 -21 Christ will transfigure our bodies into copies of his glorious body. |
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9 November 2025 The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica First Reading: Ezekiel 47:1-2. 8-9. 12 The water from the temple brings life. Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:9-11. 16-17 You are God’s temple. Gospel: John 2:13-22 Jesus drives the money-changers from the temple. |
I would like to recall an element connected to this week's reading. On my recent pilgrimage to Rome, I was blessed to visit the Basilica. It is known as the Pope's Basilica, as the Bishop of Rome, and was the first church to be built in Rome.
Mrs Christine Meharg
REC Coord/Environmental