Finding
a Home at San Romano Martire
I
guess I have taken too long to settle down. In fact it is more than a month
since my last update. I haven’t said a word about my new place, people and
parish here in Rome. I don’t know why I waited so long. May be I did not know
where to begin and what to begin but waited rightly for a New Day of the New
Liturgical Year (27th Nov. 2011). Look at the lovely 1st
Sunday Advent candle lit at our parish church. With such sentiment I would wish everyone out there,
busy in one’s own right, a season of great hope, a time to reclaim our faith
and reaffirm our commitment to the Gospel.As for the parish, named San Romano Martire (St. Romanus Martyr) that’s where I find myself, I must say I am much impressed and edified in the practice of faith by the people in this parish. This is one parish in Rome where I found the Church is rightly used. We have four masses (plus the vigil mass on Saturday) celebrated on Sundays and every mass the Church is filled to its capacity. On week days too many people frequent both the masses – morning and evening. I found what is even more edifying to see people visiting the Blessed Sacrament all the day through. You hardly find the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament empty even though we do not have perpetual adoration (we have it every Thursday). You can drop in any day of the week at 6.00 pm to join in praying the rosary. Besides, the parish is engaged in numerous other activities and movements to take the parish forward both in faith and in the day to day life of the parish and parishioners.
A young and dynamic Parish
Priest Don Marco Fibbi is definitely the man pulling the string, keeping the
parish going strong and alive. He is assisted by his Assistant Don Julio and
two other student priests Don Ayad and me of course who lend him a helping
hand. I am more than happy to find myself here to offer my priestly ministry.You
definitely would like to know more about this parish. You can visit the site at
www.sanromano.org and find out more
about the parish. This picture is the interior of the church – the sanctuary
beautifully done in mosaic art. 
