Tuesday Feast of St. John Lateran

 Rebuilding the Church

The Church of St. John Lateran is the oldest public church in Rome and the oldest basilica in the Western world. 

And thus the Pope’s first church. 

Pope Innocent had a dream that his church,

St. John Lateran was falling down. 

And in that dream he saw St. Francis

Holding up the church. 

The Church in every age faces its difficulties. 

And this age is no different. 

But what can we possibly do?

We are not St. Francis. 

We can’t go to Rome and help rebuild the Church. 

What can we do for the Church where we live?

We can rebuild the church, not just one brick at a time. 

But more importantly,

One prayer, one sacrifice, one act of charity at a time.