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LIVING THE CALL TO HOLINESS TODAY: A PRAYERFUL STUDY PROGRAM IN ROME

25 May – 31 May, 2008

with Dr. Donna Orsuto

Tentative Program Agenda

Sunday, May 25

Arrival in Rome

Monday, May 26

Monday, May 26

Free morning

12:30      Arrival at the Lay Centre: Welcome and Introductions

1:00        Opening Lunch

2:00        Presentation: “Ordinary Maintenance for an Extraordinary Dwelling:

              Living Out Your Baptism”

  Donna Orsuto

3:30        Visit to the Baptistery of St John Lateran

   Robert White

4:30        Celebration of the Eucharist

   Rev. Anthony McSweeney, SSS

5:30        Opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation or Spiritual Direction

 

Tuesday, May 27

                        8:30        Departure from Lancelot Hotel by minibus for Tre Fontane

                        9:30        Sung Morning Prayer

                       10:00       Presentation: “John Henry Newman on Holiness and the Apostle Paul”

               Msgr. Roderick Strange & Donna Orsuto

12:00       Celebration of the Eucharist

               Msgr. Roderick Strange

Free afternoon

8:00        Evening Gala Dinner at the Residence of the Canadian Ambassador to the Holy

              See hosted by The Canadian Ambassador to the Holy See Donald Smith, Mrs Betty-

              Ann Smith & Peggy Brennan Hassett

 

Wednesday, May 28

                       Free morning (with the possibility of attending the weekly general papal audience)

2:00        Presentation: “Many Mansions: Exploring Holiness Through the Centuries” at the

   Redemptoris Mater Chapel in Apostolic Palace, Vatican City

   Donna Orsuto

                        4:45        Departure from the Vatican for the Collegio Internazionale del Gesù

                        5:30        Guided Visit to the Rooms of St Ignatius of Loyola

                                      Rev. William Oulvey, SJ

                        6:00        Celebration of the Eucharist at the Rooms of St Ignatius of Loyola

                                      Rev. William Oulvey, SJ

 

                       Thursday, May 29

8:00        Departure by minibus from the Lancelot Hotel for Subiaco

10:00      Morning of Recollection: “Holiness: Learning to Live in the Presence of the Lord”

  including Celebration of Sung Morning Prayer, the Celebration of the Eucharist

  and a Guided Visit to the Sacro Speco

  Abbot Edmund Power, OSB

1:00        Lunch at the Foresteria of S. Scholastica

3:00        Depart for Rome

6:00        Evening Presentation: "Joseph, a Holy Man in the Jewish, Muslim and Christian

              Traditions"

              Cenap Mustafa Aydin, Reuven Kiperwasser, Sergej Minov and Katri Tenhunen

7:30        Light buffet supper

 

Friday, May 30

 8:40        Departure from the Hotel Lancelot

 9:00        Presentation: “Beyond Basic Floor Plans: Contemporary Understandings of  

               Holiness”

   Rev. Jeremy Driscoll OSB

10:00       Coffee Break, Quiet Time and Opportunity to Celebrate the Sacrament of

               Reconciliation

11:15       Guided Discussion

   Donna Orsuto

12:00       Celebration of the Eucharist

    Rev. William Oulvey, SJ

1:00         Lunch at the Passionists’ Retreat House

4:00         (Optional) Guided Visit to the Roman Houses underneath the Basilica of SS

               Giovanni e Paolo

               Robert White

               OR

6:00         (Optional) Sung Vespers at the SS Trinità dei Monti with Jerusalem Community

 

Saturday, May 31

8:00         Celebration of the Eucharist at The Lay Centre

               Rev. William Oulvey, SJ

8:45         Departure from the Lay Centre to the Church of Santa Susanna

9:15         Finding the Holy in the Baroque Period: A Walking Tour

    Dr. Elizabeth Lev

(This afternoon will be very long, so make sure you have a good siesta!)

3:30          Witness to Christ: Martyrs Yesterday and Today

                Cardinal Walter Kasper, Fr. Philip Rosato, SJ, Dr.  Eamon Duffy, Msgr. Liam Bergin,

    Dr. Andrea Riccardi and Dr. Donna Orsuto

    for more information, visit: http://www.irishcollege.org/PDF/programma%20ragheed.pdf

19:30        Vespers at the Pontifical Irish College

20:15        Closing Dinner at the Lay Centre

 

PROGRAM FEES

 

The fee of this course us $950.00 (695 €) .

 

A non-refundable deposit of $250.00 (185 €) is due upon registration.

 

The tuition fee includes:

All lectures and handouts

In-depth site visits by experts

Transportation to and from the sites

Two lunches and one dinner

Coffee breaks

 

The tuition fee does not include:

Airfare and all other transportation not involved the site visits

Hotel accommodations: visit our lodging suggestions.

Travel insurance is left to the discretion of each participant

Meals other than those indicated in the schedule

 

REGISTRATION

 

Advanced registration is required. 

To register, simply:
1. Send us an email or fax with your (a) name, (b) address, (c) telephone number.
2. Payment of $250 (185 €) is due to secure your reservation. 
3. Please send this before
April 15, 2008.
4. The remainder of the payment is due before April 30, 2008.


Cancellation Policy
If for any reason the participant cancels his or her participation in the course, he or she forfeits the deposit paid.

Payment may be done in several ways:

Check in US Dollars
Payments may also be made in the USA via checks in US dollars.
These should be made out to "The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas" and sent to:
The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas
c/o Mr. James T. Cavanaugh, III
Cavanaugh Capital Management
501 Fairmont Avenue, Suite 300
Baltimore , MD 21286 , USA

 

Bank Transfer
Payments by bank transfer can be wired to:
The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas Institute
Unicredit Xelion Banca
Via Pompeo Magno
00192 Roma
ITALY
tel. +39 06 3265 8045

 

For international transfers:
SWIFT/BIC: UNCRIT2B (receiver) / ELIOTMM (sender)
IBAN: IT 77 W0321401600000008040777
 

For transfers within Italy:
SWIFT/BIC: UNCRIT2B
BBAN: M 02008 03399 000003945222

 

Check in Euro
Payments made via checks in Euro should be made out to "The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas" and sent to: The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas Institute, Via SS.
Quattro 7, 00184 Roma ITALY

 

Contact Information

 

Robert White, Assistant Director

The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas

Via SS. Quattro 7 • 00184 Roma, ITALY
tel +39 06 772 6761 • fax: +39 06 772 676 235
info@laycentre.org

 

FOR Lodging suggestions

 

FOR DIRECTIONS When arriving in Rome by plane

 

FOR DIRECTIONS WHEN ARRIVING IN ROME BY TRAIN
 

FOR DIRECTIONS WHEN ARRIVING IN ROME BY CAR

 

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