On the anniversary (in the church)

About this day

Mass texts for the anniversary of a church's dedication, celebrated in that church itself. There the anniversary is kept each year as a solemnity, recalling that the building has been set apart as the house of God.

Music

Mass

• Common of Dedication of a Church: On the anniversary – Propers (Organ) [13. Ded. Church. Propers. SANC. 09.02.19] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Offertory · Communion
• Saints of Thanksgiving Day to Dec 14 – St John of the Cross – Propers (English & Latin) [Propers. III. SANC full. 06.04.20] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · Offertory · Communion

From the Missal

• Entrance Antiphon — Roman Missal “Wonderful are you, O God in…” Ps 67: 36
• Communion — Roman Missal “You are the temple of God…” Cf. 1 Cor 3: 16-17