At Collegio Sant’Anselmo we have the joyful and instructive custom of celebrating Mass in a foreign language once a month. The Masses and subsequent festive suppers are organised by our Language Groups and serve as a multicultural exposure to their home countries.
On 20 January, the feast of Saint Sebastian, we celebrated Mass in Catalan, courtesy of the Iberian / Latin-American Language Group. The Mass itself was celebrated in Catalan, but Spanish and Portugese were included in the chants, readings and intentions. The Mass was presided over by the president of the Pontifical Institute of Liturgy, Jordi-Agustà Piqué, of the Abbey of Santa Maria de Montserrat in Catalonia, Spain.
After Mass, the community celebrated a festive meal with the traditional Catalan tapas Pa amb tomaquet i pernil, (tomato and ham bruschetta); Espinacs a la Catalana, (Catalanian spinach); Seques amb butifarra, (beans and sausages); and a dessert of Crema Catalana, (Catalan cream). Afterward, each Language Group gathered and socialised in various meeting rooms throughout the Collegio.
Altre Notizie
Each year, the officials of Collegio Sant'Anselmo take their annual "gita", or outing, to a place of interest near Rome. This year, on 25 June, Prior Mauritius Wilde chose the Exarchic Greek Monastery of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata. Story and photos here.
On Wednesday, 28 April 2021, the African Language Group produced "Messa Africana" as part of Collegio Sant'Anselmo's custom of celebrating Mass in different languages every month. Story, photos and video here.
The week of 19-23 April was a busy week for the rector of the Pontifical Athenaeum Sant'Anselmo, Rev. Fr. Bernhard A. Eckerstorfer. On Monday, 19 April, the community celebrated the "octave" of his 50th birthday. Then on Wednesday, 21 April, the Solemnity of Sant'Anselmo, Fr. Bernhard celebrated the Solemn Mass, delivered the homily and hosted the festive lunch afterward. More information, links, photos and homily.
