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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

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,

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

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

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

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,

“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

On Saturday the 18th the community had its Marian pilgrimage. The school went to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeya. The Mass was presided by Fr. Enrique Tapia, L.C., rector of Mater Ecclesae. The Shrine was built by Beato Bartolo Longo at the end of 1800. After the Eucharistic Celebration the community consecrated to the Virgin offering their perseverance. Afterwards we went to the Chapel of

The first gathering of PCIMME alumni took place from October 18 to 24. Twenty-three priests from different generations participated. The reunion began with a welcome dinner. On Thursday, October 19, they were welcomed at the Ateneo with the university directors and again toured the halls of the university. Afterwards they were taken to the Sindone exhibition at the Ateneo. At noon the Eucharistic celebration was held. Lunch was held at

WE PRAY FOR PEACE AND REMEMBER THAT LIFE IS SACRED AND INVIOLABLE" (St. Francis). On Monday we joined as a college in prayer for world peace especially for peace in the Holy Land.