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Continuation + of the Holy Gospel according to Luke

Luke 19:1-10

At that time, Jesus entered and was passing through Jericho. And behold there was a man named Zacchaeus; and he was a leading publican, and he was rich. And he was trying to see Jesus, Who He was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, Zacchaeus, make haste and come down; for I must stay in your house today. And he made haste and came down, and welcomed Him joyfully. And upon seeing it all began to murmur, saying, He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner. But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, I give one-half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold. Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, since he, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.

Tomorrow, November 9, 2025, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, marking the anniversary of its dedication in 324 A.D. by Pope Sylvester I, who established it as the cathedral and residence of the Bishop of Rome.

This basilica, located in Rome, is the cathedral of the Bishop of Rome, the Pope, and holds the primacy among all churches in the world, known as the "Mother and Head of all the churches of the city and of the world".

Sincerely yours in Christ

Canon Raphael Ueda

A NOTE FROM THE VICE-RECTOR 

Dear Faithful,

Happy Feast of our Mother-Church! Commonly referred to today as St. John Lateran, the Archbasilica of the Holy Savior, as the cathedral church containing within its walls the throne of the Bishop of Rome, the Pope, may also rightly be called the cathedral of the Universal Church, which is why this church rightly proclaims on its walls Omnium urbis et orbis ecclesiarum mater, et caput - “Mother & Head of All Churches of the City and of the World.”

In this diocese, the Feast of the Dedication of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph takes place just days before, as we celebrated this first-class feast last Tuesday, November 4th.

In the Liturgy, the Office for the Dedication of Churches is rich in symbolism, drawing its texts from inspired verses of both the Old and New Testaments, from Jacob’s Vision where he marked God’s presence with an anointed stone, to the dedication of Solomon’s Temple, to the Gospel of St. Luke where Christ brings salvation to the house of Zacheus, to the apocalyptic vision of St. John of the Heavenly Jerusalem, the eternal dwelling of God with His People forever. As the church, with its focal point being the sacred anointed altar stone, is a symbol of Jesus - the Anointed Messiah, both High Priest and Victim, whose Sacred Humanity is both the Altar of the New Covenant and the Cornerstone of the Kingdom of God - the feast of the church’s dedication is considered as a feast of Our Lord.

This all blends perfectly with the theme of the current liturgical season - the Communion of Saints that forms the Mystical Body of Christ, the Church with a capital C, of which Christ is the Invisible Head. Let us pray especially today with filial love for the Visible Head of the Church, Christ’s Vicar, the Holy Father, as we celebrate the feast of his cathedral, as well as for our Bishop, shepherd of the flock of the Diocese of San Jose. Oremus pro Pontifice nostro Leone, et pro Antistite nostro Ansgario.

In Christ the King and the Virgin of Guadalupe,

Canon Bryan Silvey

November-December  2025

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