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Rome Pilgrimage – Three Interesting Churches

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Michael

Santa Andrea delle Fratte is located in central Rome.  St. Maximilian Kolbe said his first mass in this beautiful Basilica.   Santa Andrea delle Fratte is also know for the appearance of Our Blessed Mother to Guesta Cappella (an avowed atheist) … Continue reading →

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Rome Pilgrimage – Sunday Angelus and Catacombs

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Michael

Our day started at Saint Peter’s Square with the Sunday Angelus of Pope Francis.  The square was filled with tens of thousands of people.  Pope Francis spoke of the need to “pray always, without growing weary.”  The readers of my … Continue reading →

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Rome Pilgrimage – St. Paul

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Michael

Today our pilgrimage brought us to Roman churches associated with St. Paul.  In the morning we visited the Basilicas of Santa Prassede and Santa Pudenziana.  These basilicas are decided to the two daughters of Pudens (2 Timothy 4:21).   Pudens was … Continue reading →

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Rome Pilgrimage

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Michael

My blogs for the next week will feature some of the churches I am visiting on a pilgrimage to Rome. Today we visited two churches in district of Trastevere, the Basilica of Santa Maria and St. Cecilia Church.  In the … Continue reading →

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