![]() The dirt may be in the form of dust and other leftovers. Our churches may become dirty because of various causes. The children understood that there was a prohibition against dirtying the church. The two kids also wiped with the scarves wrapped around their necks. The kids' parents immediately used whatever cloth and handkerchief they had to wipe the wet floor. They were not careful to get it by hand to make the sign of the cross, and so some of the water splattered on the floor.Ī security man went approach to rebuke them because it was clearly dirtying the floor of the basilica. There was one time, among the pilgrims, there were two kids, a brother and his sister, who were taking the holy water in a vessel just at the entrance to the basilica. This basilica is visited daily by pilgrims from all over the world, as are other basilicas in Rome and elsewhere in Italy or abroad. ![]() ![]() This basilica serves as the cathedral of the Bishop of Rome, the Pope. ![]() This basilica is one of the four largest churches in Rome, Italy. Today the entire Church commemorates the blessing of the Lateran Basilica which is also known as Saint John Lateran Basilica. Our meditation today has the theme: Feeling Uncomfortable if the Church is Dirty. Delivered by Cecilia Liando from Maria Kusuma Karmel Parish, Archdiocese of Jakarta, Indonesia.
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