<p><em>Fr. Cyprian Consiglio, OSB Cam, Prior</em></p>
<p />On November 18th we celebrate the anniversary of the dedication of two different basilicas, Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican and the Basilica of Saint Paul on the Ositian way in Rome. It's notable that liturgically Saint Peter never actually gets a feast all to himself. There is the feast of Saint Peter and Paul; then there is the Chair of Peter, which celebrates the primacy of the Petrine office. Even today when we celebrate his titular church it doesn't stand alone; he has to share it with Saint Paul. There's something right about that, though, for this reason: the Basilica of Saint Paul is usually referred to as Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls, because it was outside of the old city of Rome.