Sunday, June 17, 2007

Spirituality Course, II- Part at St. Severa and visit to nearby places


The Spirituality Course for Redemptorists throughout the world took place at the Center run by nuns at St. Severa,named Casa Ferfierie, near Marianella north of Rome, roughly a hundred kms. away.

Me and Fr. Felix Catala, the main in-charge of the program.

Me and Mung, a participant from Vietnam, he works among the ethnic communities in the uplands of Vietnam.



Felix chats with Eddie, richard, Toos and Ives at the front of the retreat house.



Me and Robert from Slovakia and Peter from the Caribbean.


Me and Sebastian from Indonesia.






Me and James Narisma and
James Gaspar from India.






Me and James Gaspar and Anton from Sri Lanka.







In an Indian ethnic costume.







The Mediterranean Sea seen from the second floor of the retreat house at St. Severa.











The front of the retreat house.






The sign along the road.







The main building of Casa Ferferie.




The statue of Mary by the sea.












The port city near Marianelli, 20-minute ride from St. Severa.




The ruins of the city were restored and here is a wall along the port with papal coat-of-arms.











The ruins restored. Richard and James survey the place.









The port as viewed from the site of the restored ruins.



A statue of a Japanese trader to came to this place during the Middle Ages.



Me with Isaac and James, both from India.




Anton with the three confreres from India.






The fort that has been restored by the port.
























A church can be seen from the ruins.






Another church seen from the ruins.






















Photo taken of a reflection on a glass door with me and James.






















At the bus stop in front of the local church. We checked the schedule of the bus returning to St. Severa.



The facade of the church.






Inside the chapel at Casa Fermierie during our course at St. Severa.



Communion time.








Fr. Barrie O'Toole from England presides at the Mass.
He is the oldest of the group, but truly young at heart.









The group of Luyen, Mung, and Scott did a role play in one of the sessions.













The participants from Africa did an impromptu dance in one of the evening sessions.

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