Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran Like last week’s Commemoration of All Souls, this week another liturgical feast day supersedes the Ordinary Time Sunday. To explain this unique feast, I am sharing a bulletin insert from Liturgy Training Publications, written by Paul Turner. Whenever November 9 falls on a Sunday, many churchgoers are surprised to learn that the Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran has replaced the regular Sunday Mass. Christmas, Easter, even All Souls Day we understand. But John Lateran? The feast most nearly resembles Independence Day on the national calendar. It celebrates the freedom to worship and the dedication of a place to gather for it. Early in the fourth century, the persecution of Christians came to a close with the conversion of the emperor...