Early spring in Rome
Early spring in Rome
Already since the beginning of February, nature in Rome begins to bloom slowly, and with it the pilgrimage traffic in our house and in the whole Eternal City is also "blooming". At the beginning of the month, a parish- group from Šumperk traveled with their parish priest Father Slawomir, one of the participants was Mrs. Borisa, the oldest pilgrim in our house (90), who managed the demanding program with amirabile ease. Half of February traditionally belongs to the celebration of the Slavic apostles St. Cyril and Methodius, who are in the Roman Church on the calendar 14.2. This year's solemn Holy mass at the grave of St. Cyril in the Basilica of St. Kliment was organized by the Pontifical Colledge Nepomucenum in the cooperation with the czech ambasador to The Holy See Mr. Kolaja, the main celebrant was the administrator of the Olomouc Archdiocese, Bishop Nuzík. On the last weekend of February, Velehrad made a rare experience - young Dominican sisters from various congregations from all over Europe came together and experienced their formation meeting in the reception hall in the form of a conference with workshops. In March, several school and parish groups from various parts of the Czech and Slovak Republics, eastern and western rites took turns at Velehrad. Spring vacation time brought whole families to us, even grandmothers with grandchildren…
