St. Anastasia died on Christmas day in the year 300 AD and the Pope used to visit Sant’ Anastasia al Palatino at dawn every Christmas day to commemorate […]
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007 – Let’s Play Catchup
This past week has been great. Attending mass at 7am rocks, but I have come to the realization that going to the station church masses is not very […]
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006 – Santa Maria dell’Anima
Today’s journey was only an hour away, a rather refreshing change of pace (literally). Plus the studentToday’s station church: Santa Maria dell’Anima. Just a stone’s throw away from […]
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005 – San Pietro
Whenever I visit St. Peter’s, I make sure to visit the GOAT. Fun fact, the giant piece of artwork above the altar is a mosaic, not a painting. […]
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004 – San Giorgio and a Couple Quick Stops
The same routine this morning. Wake up at 5, crush some water and start walking until it feels like you have stress fractures everywhere. It was a cold […]
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003 – An Ash Wednesday Adventure
Every year during Lent, it is tradition to attend mass daily at different churches all across Rome. The Pontifical North American College holds a 7am mass while the […]
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002 – Mass with Papa Frank at St. Peter’s Basilica
A great perk of jet lag is the ability to be up naturally at 7am full of energy. That happened today, so I decided to head to St. Pete’s […]
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001 – Arrivaderci America!
001 – Dulles -> Dublin -> Roma – We are so back. 02/09/24 On March 18th, 1995, Michael Jordan, the goat, announced his return to basketball in epic […]