The place that the Sabbatical priests stay is called the Casa O'Toole. This is a very small kitchen for setting out food and then a dining room that is just big enough for us. The dining room is very loud. It is tight quarters and most of the guys are 60 or old so many have hearing problems. The rest of us will have hearing problems by the time we are done because of how noisy that dining room is. Here is the serving counter. I especially picked this night for a picture because we did not have pasta. We had spinach, shiscabobs, and an Italian version of tamales.
Then we take our plates and get the rest of the meal; bread, wine, salad and for dessert, fruit. this night we actually had a torte for someone's birthday. Actually I think it was left over from a seminary party. Most of our evening meals are the leftovers from the seminary lunches or pranza. It makes me feel right at home, except they call the evening meal, cena.
I am happy to say that all of the guys eat their vegetables.
These guys obviously didn't think they had enough for cena so they headed down for gelato for dessert. Oh yes I was there to take the picture so I had one also.
Oct. 4, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, is a holiday so I was able to take pictures of this military show with a marching band.
This is the sanctuary of the Church of St. Andrew at Quirinale
Mary and Jesus with some Jesuits.
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| Adoration of the shepherds. |
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| Adoration of the magi |
The visions of St. Stanislaus Koska
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| St. Stanislaus Kostka's tomb |
Sanctuary.
This is a typical exit. You come in the main doors and enter into this little closet like room. The doors that lead straight in are locked but the two doors on each side of the closet are unlocked for entrance and exit.
St. Francis Xavior chapel pictures.
These next pictures go back behind St. Andrew church to the Jesuit living quarters from St. Stanislaus Kostka's time. It shows the Jesuit lifestyle and his room.
These are images of St. Stanislaus' life that are painted on the walls of his room.
How he laid on his death bed?
Fancier Jesuit quarters.
Church of San Carlo (Carlino) alle Quattro Fontane or the Church of St. Charles
Borromeo next to the four fountains.
I think that this striped one was Episcopalian. It is always locked.
This is the Church of St. Prudenzia
This side wing was under construction.
Now the Basilica of St. Prassede
It has some of the oldest wall painting in town.
This is the Church of St. Alfonsus and they say they have the
original Our Mother of Perpetual Help picture.
These are the Church of St. Silvester and Martin on the Mount
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| St. Giusepe Marie Tommasi |
Side altar at SS. Silvester and Martin on the Mount
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| Here is that original. I had to come back because they were having Mass the first time I was there. |
Statue of St. Francis of Assisi and picture of St. Gerard.
After a long day of walking it is all uphill from the churches because the North American
College is on one of the highest hills in Rome. Above is looking up and below is looking down.
Our classes last week were on St. Paul with that main example being his letter to Philemon. On Thursday 10/6 we all went down to St. Peter's Basilica for the ordination of 35 young men from around North America as deacons. It was a three hour ceremony. The Pope did not do the ceremony. On Friday we started class with Msgr. Moroney on Liturgy. So now I know even more about the Mass. He continued on Monday and Tuesday of this week and now we are starting with Fr. Attard who is an expert on Moral Theology.
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