CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM THE RECTOR
“Hope does not disappoint” (Rom 5, 5). With these words of the apostle, Pope Francis wanted to set the tone for the Holy Year 2025, the ‘Jubilee of Hope’. The encounter with Christ and with his mercy gives the real meaning to the event of the opening of the Holy Door. As the Pope explains, with this act the Church invites us “to an intense experience of the love of God
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM THE RECTOR
Dear friends: “Hope does not disappoint” (Rom 5, 5). With these words of the apostle, Pope Francis wanted to set the tone for the Holy Year 2025, the ‘Jubilee of Hope’. The encounter with Christ and with his mercy gives the real meaning to the event of the opening of the Holy Door. As the Pope explains, with this act the Church invites us “to an intense experience of the love of
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM THE RECTOR
Dear friends, “Hope does not disappoint” (Rom 5, 5). With these words of the apostle, Pope Francis wanted to set the tone for the Holy Year 2025, the ‘Jubilee of Hope’. The encounter with Christ and with his mercy gives the real meaning to the event of the opening of the Holy Door. As the Pope explains, with this act the Church invites us “to an intense experience of the love of
Conferment of the ministries of the acolyte and lectorate
In the celebration of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the ministries of the acolyte and lectorate were conferred on the seminarians of the Latin rite. His Excellency Archbishop Andrés Gabriel Ferrada Moreira, Archbishop Secretary of the Dicastery for the Clergy, conferred the ministries on this occasion. In his homily he invited us to see our vocation through the eyes of Mary, with her same goodness and dedication to
Cultural visit to the city of Florence
This past Saturday, some priests, deacons and seminarians in formation at the Maria Mater Ecclesiae College had the opportunity to visit Florence, a city known for being the cradle of the Renaissance, located in the region of Tuscany. Upon arrival, after a two and a half hour drive from Rome, the imposing cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore was what first caught our attention. According to what was explained to us,
VISIT OF H.E.R.H. MONS. ANDRES GABRIEL FERRADA, SECRETARY OF THE DICASTERY FOR THE CLERGY, TO THE PONTIFICAL INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE MARIA MATER ECCLESIAE.
Last Friday, October 4, feast of St. Francis of Assisi, we were visited by Archbishop Andrés Gabriel Ferrada, Archbishop Secretary of the Dicastery for the Clergy. He came mainly to meet the seminarians and priests who had recently arrived at Mater Ecclesiae. That evening, in addition to the meeting, Archbishop Andrés presided at Vespers, imparted the Eucharistic blessing and had dinner with the community. The meeting was held in two parts. Before
VISIT OF H.E.R.H. MSGR. JUAN MANUEL TORO, BISHOP OF GIRARDOTA, COLOMBIA, AT MATER ECCLESIAE
From September 13 to 15, the new bishop of the Diocese of Girardota, Colombia, Bishop Juan Manuel Toro Vallejo, who traveled to Rome to participate in the course organized by the Holy See for new bishops, stayed with the community of the Pontifical International College Maria Mater Ecclesiae. Bishop Juan Manuel accompanied the new seminarians on their pilgrimage to Assisi on Saturday, September 14 and presided at the Eucharistic concelebration
“Theology of the Body” course for 2nd and 3rd year theology seminarians.
After the summer vacation period and in preparation for the 2024-2025 course, 2nd and 3rd year theology seminarians attended an intensive course on the theology of the body. The course was held from September 2 to 6. The theme the Theology of the Body was directed by Fr. Brian Wilson LC, based on the teachings of St. John Paul II, which seeks to integrate body, love and spirituality from a
Next stop, Rome
My formation process was going on normally in my beloved Archdiocese, when suddenly, at the beginning of this year, a proposal changed all the “human plans” I had. Indeed, it was the possibility of continuing my theological studies in Rome. At that moment I remembered that phrase of Ratzinger “the ways of the Lord are not comfortable, but neither are we created for comfort, but for great things”. In this way,
EXPERIENCE IN THE AUDIENCE WITH POPE FRANCISCO ON AUGUST 28TH OF THIS YEAR.
“One crosses seas and deserts in order to reach a land where one can live in peace and security.” Pope Francis August 28th is a very special day for my formation life, since this date was the first time that I had the joy of meeting the Vicar of Christ, His Holiness Pope Francis. This experience made me reaffirm my vocational response. The reasons were simple, but of enormous significance. One of