Day 1

June 24th: Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist

Today we all arrived to Rome, although some of us were a bit delayed because of rescheduled flights.  Once we had all gathered at the Domus, we walked over to the Casa Santa Maria.  The Casa is the Graduate House of Studies for the North American College, where American Priests and Seminarians reside during their time in Rome.  

At the Casa we were greeted by Father John P. Cush, a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, who has kindly offered two days of his time to hosting us!  We prayed Vespers at the Casa before Father celebrated Mass for us.  

At the end of Mass he shared with us some of the history of the Casa.  The picture below captures that moment: