Two Residents celebrate First Masses
Early in October, two newly-ordained residents celebrated their first Masses at Sant'Anselmo. Fathers Gregorio Carrizal, of Christ in the Desert, and John George, of the Abbey of Saint Gregory the Great, Downside, continued the Catholic tradition of blessing those in attendance. Photos of the Masses can be found on our Flickr account, here.
Fr. Elijah Owens Elected Abbot of Subiaco Abbey, USA
Father Elijah Owens, OSB, was elected by the monastic chapter on Thursday, 7 June 2022, as the eighth abbot of Subiaco Abbey. Abbot Elijah lived at Collegio Sant’Anselmo from 2014-2021 while he was studying at the Monastic Institute in the Faculty of Theology.
Mission to Ukraine
Fr. Benoit Alloggia OSB, guestmaster and nurse of our Abbey, went on a 2.500 km trip together with his friends. Here are some impressions of their visit to Ukraine. Story and photos here.
Sant’Anselmo Awards Michael Casey Honorary Doctorate
The Pontifical Athenaeum Sant'Anselmo celebrated the solemn conferral of the Doctorate Honoris Causa in Theology to Fr. Michael Casey, OCSO. Story and photos here.
Liturgy scholars publish on prayers and architecture
Research on the opening prayers of Mass and on arranging a church was featured in the presentation of two volumes at the Pontifical Athenaeum Sant’Anselmo on 23 March 2022. Photos, video and story here.
Solemnity of the Transitus of Saint Benedict
To celebrate the Solemnity of the Transitus of Saint Benedict, the Sant’Anselmo community was pleased to welcome S.E. Cardinal Angelo De Donatis to preside over the Mass and to join us for our festive lunch. Photos and story here.
H.E. Msgr. Gänswein ordains three Collegio residents
On 19 March, H.E. Msgr. Georg Gänswein, Prefect of the Papal household, ordained three Collegio residents, Gregorio Carrizal, OSB, Gregorio Vega, OSB, and Placido Schinagl, OSB, into the diaconate. Story and photos here.
2022 Meeting of the BCC
The Benedictine Commission on China brings together representatives from Benedictine monasteries throughout the world to exchange information about the work of their communities related to China and to discuss cooperation on projects for China. This year the meeting was held the morning of 5 March 2022.
