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Who it's for

Seminarians and priests

Seminarians and candidates for ministry looking for a sober, concrete formation; priests and religious who need a time of rest, spiritual renewal and discernment.

The deacons of the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova at Mass in the Holy Sepulchre
The deacons of the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova at Mass in the Holy Sepulchre

What you live

  • 1

    The day of the Upper Room: the Word of the day, the Eucharist as memorial, the washing of feet as a style, prayer for those who do not believe.

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    The city: the places of the passion, the resurrection and Pentecost, retraced with those who live in Jerusalem all year round.

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    The fraternal life of the house: meals prepared together, service, silence, sharing.

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    In Ephesus: retreats, ongoing formation for the clergy and a rereading of one's vocation in the places of Paul, John and Mary.

Casa Kerigma is neither a holiday home nor a place of mere hospitality: it is a few days of fraternal, “Upper Room” life, to rediscover one's vocation and recover from fatigue.

The week and the day at Casa Kerigma →

How long and when
In Jerusalem the recommended stay is 7-15 days, all year round, on request. In Ephesus residential weeks for groups of seminarians or priests, to be agreed with the house.
With whom
Fr Valerio Chiovaro, a fidei donum priest with the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, with the Consolatio fraternity that lives in the house; meetings with the Church of Jerusalem.
Where
Casa Kerigma Jerusalem, for five guests, 35 minutes on foot from the Holy Sepulchre; Casa Kerigma Ephesus, up to twenty people, a few minutes from the Basilica of Saint John and the House of Mary.
What is asked
A donation to Attendiamoci ODV ETS for accommodation only, suggested at €40 per person per night and proposed only after the house confirms: food is brought from home or bought locally; taking part in the common life. We ask seminarians to agree the period with their seminary.

How to come

Tell us who you are, the period you wish and what you are looking for: the house reads the request and replies, normally within three working days. If it welcomes you, you receive a personal link to the stay form.

Groups, dioceses and institutes can write to kerigma@attendiamoci.it.

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