On the anniversary (outside the church)

About this day

Mass texts for the anniversary of a church's dedication when it is celebrated elsewhere, as when the churches of a diocese keep the anniversary of their cathedral's dedication, which they observe as a feast.

Music

Mass

• Common of Dedication of a Church: On the anniversary – Propers (Organ) [13. Ded. Church. Propers. SANC. 09.02.19] DetailsIntroit (Entrance) · 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 “I saw the holy city, a…” Cf. Rv 21: 2
• Entrance Antiphon — Roman Missal “Behold God’s dwelling with the human…” Cf. Rv 21: 3
• Communion — Roman Missal “Be built up like living stones…” Cf. 1 Pet 2: 5
• Communion — Roman Missal “My house shall be a house…” Cf. Mt 21: 13; Lk 11: 10