After squeezing by with our "spitalian" (Spanish and Italian) to order our food, Zack made a mistake with his language that we will never let him forget. When asked by our Italian waitress how our food was Zack accidentally responded "Multe Bella" instead of "multe bene". Zack had no idea that he had just told our waitress that she was very beautiful until we all laughed as our waitress asked "perdone!" after lunch we made our way to the basilica of St. Clement. This basilica was built many years ago but only within the last hundred or so years did they discover that there was an entire church below the current basilica dating back over a thousand years! As they continued escavating they have since discovered that even below that underground church there was an ancient roman house with a flowing stream inside of it! Who know, maybe the next time we come they will have found yet another layer! After San Clemente we made our way to the Coliseum! It was truly incredible to see this remarkable piece of architecture where so many faithful Christians gave up their lives for their faith! We continued our walking pilgrimage to the very prison where Ss. Peter and Paul were kept before they were martyred! We walked in the very room, touched the very floor where Saints Peter and Paul were kept before they laid down their lives for the sake of our faith which two thousand years later we still believe and celebrate! Praised be Jesus Christ! From the prison we walked to a beautiful piazza where we would eat an incredible 5 course Italian meal stopping in a couple of the very beautiful churches along the way. One of the basilicas we stopped in was the only Gothic basilica in Rome. This beautiful churches roof was painted by Michaelangello and contained one of his original statues as well as the body of the great Saint Catherine of Sienna! We then enjoyed a nice cappuccino and terimisu on a piazza with an incredible fountain topped by an obelisk from ancient Egypt! This place is truly amazing. Everyone seems to agree that it really has a feeling of home for all of us. It feels like we have lived here our entire lives. It is crazy for us to think we have only been here for two days! We praise God constantly as He is pouring out his many blessing upon us. We will remember you all in our prayers tomorrow morning as we offer holy mass in St. Peters basilica! Please pray for us! May God bless you! Pace!
Friday, August 5, 2011
Feast of the Dedication of St. Mary Major
Yet again the Lord has blessed us with another incredible day. We were so blessed to be able to attend the mass of the dedication of St. Mary major basilica at St. Mary major! The mass was absolutely beautiful. Celebrated by cardinal Law and concelebrated by many priests and bishops, we attended the sacred mass amongst the faithful from the US, Spain, France, Italy and all over the world. We were truly able to witness the Church universal and the beauty of her language as all of us, who spoke many different languages, were able to pray as one. The music and the beauty lifted us up to heaven and brought us to tears as we experienced in a very tangible way the Glory of Heaven and the Love of our Savior Jesus Christ. We were also able to venerate the crib of Christ which is present under neath the main altar at St. Mary's. After mass we Split into groups to eat lunch and my group found an awesome little pizzeria.
After squeezing by with our "spitalian" (Spanish and Italian) to order our food, Zack made a mistake with his language that we will never let him forget. When asked by our Italian waitress how our food was Zack accidentally responded "Multe Bella" instead of "multe bene". Zack had no idea that he had just told our waitress that she was very beautiful until we all laughed as our waitress asked "perdone!" after lunch we made our way to the basilica of St. Clement. This basilica was built many years ago but only within the last hundred or so years did they discover that there was an entire church below the current basilica dating back over a thousand years! As they continued escavating they have since discovered that even below that underground church there was an ancient roman house with a flowing stream inside of it! Who know, maybe the next time we come they will have found yet another layer! After San Clemente we made our way to the Coliseum! It was truly incredible to see this remarkable piece of architecture where so many faithful Christians gave up their lives for their faith! We continued our walking pilgrimage to the very prison where Ss. Peter and Paul were kept before they were martyred! We walked in the very room, touched the very floor where Saints Peter and Paul were kept before they laid down their lives for the sake of our faith which two thousand years later we still believe and celebrate! Praised be Jesus Christ! From the prison we walked to a beautiful piazza where we would eat an incredible 5 course Italian meal stopping in a couple of the very beautiful churches along the way. One of the basilicas we stopped in was the only Gothic basilica in Rome. This beautiful churches roof was painted by Michaelangello and contained one of his original statues as well as the body of the great Saint Catherine of Sienna! We then enjoyed a nice cappuccino and terimisu on a piazza with an incredible fountain topped by an obelisk from ancient Egypt! This place is truly amazing. Everyone seems to agree that it really has a feeling of home for all of us. It feels like we have lived here our entire lives. It is crazy for us to think we have only been here for two days! We praise God constantly as He is pouring out his many blessing upon us. We will remember you all in our prayers tomorrow morning as we offer holy mass in St. Peters basilica! Please pray for us! May God bless you! Pace!
After squeezing by with our "spitalian" (Spanish and Italian) to order our food, Zack made a mistake with his language that we will never let him forget. When asked by our Italian waitress how our food was Zack accidentally responded "Multe Bella" instead of "multe bene". Zack had no idea that he had just told our waitress that she was very beautiful until we all laughed as our waitress asked "perdone!" after lunch we made our way to the basilica of St. Clement. This basilica was built many years ago but only within the last hundred or so years did they discover that there was an entire church below the current basilica dating back over a thousand years! As they continued escavating they have since discovered that even below that underground church there was an ancient roman house with a flowing stream inside of it! Who know, maybe the next time we come they will have found yet another layer! After San Clemente we made our way to the Coliseum! It was truly incredible to see this remarkable piece of architecture where so many faithful Christians gave up their lives for their faith! We continued our walking pilgrimage to the very prison where Ss. Peter and Paul were kept before they were martyred! We walked in the very room, touched the very floor where Saints Peter and Paul were kept before they laid down their lives for the sake of our faith which two thousand years later we still believe and celebrate! Praised be Jesus Christ! From the prison we walked to a beautiful piazza where we would eat an incredible 5 course Italian meal stopping in a couple of the very beautiful churches along the way. One of the basilicas we stopped in was the only Gothic basilica in Rome. This beautiful churches roof was painted by Michaelangello and contained one of his original statues as well as the body of the great Saint Catherine of Sienna! We then enjoyed a nice cappuccino and terimisu on a piazza with an incredible fountain topped by an obelisk from ancient Egypt! This place is truly amazing. Everyone seems to agree that it really has a feeling of home for all of us. It feels like we have lived here our entire lives. It is crazy for us to think we have only been here for two days! We praise God constantly as He is pouring out his many blessing upon us. We will remember you all in our prayers tomorrow morning as we offer holy mass in St. Peters basilica! Please pray for us! May God bless you! Pace!
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Wow. You are blessed. Our prayers and love are with and for you. May Our Lord continue to bless you and Our Lady be your guide. St.Joan of Arc pray for us. See you in Madrid.
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