The Levels of Christianity

Posted by: Deacon Bruno Nwachukwu

8 January 2015

We began the day with our usual Italian breakfast. Then, we hopped on the city bus twice heading down town to meet with our tour guide for the morning session. In the course of our tour, we saw and received detailed information on the ancient architectural buildings of the Church of San Clemente (St. Clement), the Coliseum, and the Roman Forum. It was very impressive to see all these buildings, especially the various levels of the church of San Clemente from the 1^st Century to the present.  

The Romans of the ancient period had a high respect for god. This was reflected even in their culture and even in their architecture. 

During our evening Mass, we were inspired by the homily given to us by Deacon John Powers, who encouraged us to always be good witnesses of God’s love. 

A few minutes after the Mass, we all trekked down to the Church of Santa Maria in Trastevere where we visited and learned about the life and charism of the Lay Community of Sant’ Egidio. This community is a lay movement of men and women whose charism is based on a life of prayer, service/ love for the poor, and to work for peace. One of the things that stood out for me and I guess for my fellow deacons was that a good life of prayer enables one to serve the poor better. We ended the day by joining them in their Italian evening prayer, and then, walked to a nearby Italian restaurant to eat dinner.

It was indeed a full day of good experiences. God bless our two speakers and all that made our day a fruitful one. Please continue to pray for us while we do the same for you here in Rome. Long Live Rome, the Eternal City! Ciao.