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UD Rome is committed to providing a complete on-campus spiritual life program for 所有的学生. To that end our Rome chaplains are present on campus several evenings a week throughout the semester, including Sundays, providing Holy Mass and 忏悔. During the chaplain's office hours, students also have the opportunity to receive vocational and spiritual direction, together with catechetical instruction for those preparing to enter the Catholic 教堂.
The chaplain's office organizes two optional retreats each semester, one for men and 一种是女性. Rome chaplains also participate in program-sponsored travel, including 希腊和意大利北部之旅. A special Chaplain's Lecture Series is offered each semester, which brings in internationally known guest speakers. 非正式的谈话 on various complex theological topics, called the 死亡神学家协会, meets 每周.
The majesty of the Roman Catholic 教堂 and the model of its pious saints provide an added stimulus to spiritual growth and religious reflection.
本地资源
- 罗马教廷 for a wide range of information about the Pope, Vatican and Roman Catholic 教堂
- 圣苏珊娜教堂 for visitor information, advice on organizing local weddings, hours and locations of local Masses in English, information about Papal Masses and Audiences, and much 更多的
- 地下墓穴 for a list of the catacombs of Rome, their history and location, and visiting hours
- 泽尼特通讯社 offers up-to-the-minute news bulletins on religious affairs within the Roman Catholic 教堂
- 美国驻罗马教廷大使馆 的官方网页.S. 驻梵蒂冈大使
- 罗马城市 for a list of major tourist sites and hours, including a comprehensive list of Rome's 大教堂和教堂
宗教仪式 & 活动
UD Rome's Office of Religious Life offers a range of activities and services aimed at nurturing the faith and spiritual well-being of its students. 这些包括:
每日弥撒和告解
Mass is held several days each week on campus, typically in the evenings. 之前 Mass, the Sacrament of Penance is available to students as well.
牧师的办公时间
Rome chaplains have regular office hours set aside for spiritual counseling and direction. Students may also meet with the chaplain either prior to Mass (on Mass days) or by 特别的约会.
任务aries of 慈善机构 Soup Kitchen 访问s
Once per week UD students lend a hand at the soup kitchen of the 任务aries of 慈善机构 of St. 加尔各答的特蕾莎修女在圣格雷戈里奥 al Celio在罗马报道, a soup kitchen and hostel located near the Vatican and run by the 任务aries of 慈善机构. As many as 100 people per day are fed, clothed and sheltered by the sisters 他们的志愿者.
死亡神学家协会
This is a series of regular gatherings between students and the UD Rome Chaplain and his guests for the purpose of discussing important theological issues of the day. Attendance is voluntary and the meetings are highly informal. 最近的主题 discussion have included the praying of Sacred Scripture according to the lectio divina and the writings of the Holy Fathers on the Sacred Liturgy. 聚会在 the Villa Salone, a reception room with comfortable couches and a welcoming atmosphere.
Scavi Tours of St. 彼得的坟墓
Each semester the Rome Chaplain typically organizes a visit to the excavations or 现在圣. 彼得大教堂. 这次旅行的亮点是参观 to ancient Necropolis of the Vatican, where St. 彼得的坟墓. 所有Scavi之旅 are voluntary, subject to scheduling limitations, and paid for by students themselves.
任务之旅
Outside of retreats and religious life activities on campus, the chaplain’s office also coordinates optional mission trips over the fall/spring break each semester. These service trips give students the opportunity to volunteer at orphanages, special needs centers, and elementary schools run by various religious congregations. 与 the help of the chaplaincy, students have the option to serve in countries such as Romania and Albania for all or part of their break. 这是一个有价值的附加 the religious life activities on the Rome campus, as it allows students to give back, serve others and experience different cultures.
撤退
Three days of peace, prayer, sacramental devotion and spiritual reflection-this is 罗马宗教静修的精髓.
守在美丽而幽静的地方 Casa Divin Maestro in the nearby town of Ariccia, these retreats promise students an intensive and valuable encounter with their faith-often like no other that they have yet experienced in life. The Rome Chaplain leads these retreats, with the help of his assistant chaplains, local deacons, members of the UD Rome staff, and distinguished guests from the religious 罗马世界.
UD's voluntary retreats are scheduled towards the end of the semester so as to give students the perspective and direction they may need in order to make the best of their short stay in one of Christendom's holiest cities. 一般来说，是女性的撤退 take place over the course of one weekend, followed by the men's retreat the next. Participation in the retreats is covered by Rome program fees.
Hundreds of UD students, faculty and staff have attended these retreats over the years.