A homily reflecting on the Lateran Basilica dedication and the image of Ezekiel’s river flowing from the temple — now fulfilled in Christ, the true temple. What begins as a small trickle of mercy from the side of Jesus grows into a life-changing flood that purifies and renews.

Believers are urged to receive that grace in worship and take it into a world that is dry and divided, letting forgiveness, beauty, and love transform ordinary spaces and relationships.