Mater Mea, Fiducia Mea

Today was a great day.

We started off with Mass at the Roman Seminary located at the Lateran University. This is Monsignor Callaghan's Alma Mater. Located there in a small chapel called "Capella Fiducia" is an image of "Our Lady of Confidence" (Mater Mea, Fiducia Mea translates into "My Mother, My Confidence"). This is the image after which the lovely new statue of Our Lady in our seminary chapel was modeled (if you havn't seen it, you should stop by! We also have a brand new one of St. Joseph).

Next, we went to the Roman Rota, which is the "high court" or tribunal of the Universal Church. A very kind American Monsignor guided us and explained things. He knows Monsignor Callaghan (and shared a story!).

Later, we went down to Castel Gondolfo, which is where the Holy Father lives during the hot summer months of Rome. It is less than an hour south of Rome by train. There we saw a few sights and then met and visited with representatives of the Focolare Movement.

Here are a few photos:

Mater Mea, Fiducia Mea:



Fr. Hoffman and Deacon Campbell at the altar:



The altar with the image in top and center. It is a bit difficult to make out here, but you'll get an idea of the altar and image as a whole:



The Roman Rota:





Focolare reps and us: