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Religious Dimensions of Rome

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Rome is the center of the Roman Catholic Church. Throughout the semester, DePaul provides opportunities for students to experience the religious life of the city and to make of their time in Rome a genuinely spiritual experience. Those who take advantage of this will find their time here enriched by getting in touch with the deep religious traditions of Rome.

• Celebration of Mass

• Morning and Evening Prayer

• Religious Traditions of the City

• Vincentians in Rome
  
  
  

Celebration of Mass

Mass is celebrated daily in the over 300 churches around the city of Rome. In addition, on Sundays Mass is celebrated in many different languages and styles. For those Christians who are not Roman Catholic there are Sunday celebrations in many different traditions throughout the city, often in English. There is also a prominent Synagogue and Mosque here for Jews and Muslims.

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Morning and Evening Prayer

Students from all Christian traditions are encouraged to participant in the ancient prayer of the Church, celebrated here in Rome since the late 30s of the first century. This is the practice of praying the Psalms in the morning before beginning the day and in the evening after finishing.

There is a small chapel next to Italiaidea where students can join with the small community of nuns to pray this prayer in Italian at 8am and at 7pm every day. This will not only be an enriching spiritual experience but also an introduction to a particularly Italian style of this prayer (and it will help your Italian).

Religious Traditions of Rome

There are many different forms of Christian spirituality that have developed in the city of Rome over the centuries. Most religious orders have their main offices here as well. Throughout the semester, we will provide opportunities for learning more about some of these traditions, from the ancient monastic rule of St. Benedict to the modern lay community of Sant'Egidio.

The Congregation of the Mission - St. Vincent de Paul in Rome

The General Curia of the Congregation of the Mission, the order founded by St. Vincent de Paul, is located in Rome on the Via dei Capasso. There are also other activities of the Vincentians in the city. Throughout the semester, the students are given opportunities to learn more about the Vincentians in Rome. We have in the past also been able to visit with the Superior General, Fr. Gregory Gay, CM.