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The week and the day at Casa Kerigma
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
The pilgrim's typical week
Seven days at Casa Kerigma Jerusalem, on the events of the Upper Room, in the places where they happened.
The week we propose here retraces the events of the Upper Room where they happened: from listening to the kerygma on the Mount of Olives to the mission to the ends of the earth. The programme is tailored to the story and needs of the people welcomed.
First day
Listening to the kerygma, on the Mount of Olives
- Morning
- Listening to the kerygma: the eschatological discourses on the Mount of Olives. The handing over of the Our Father. Baptismal catechesis.
- Afternoon
- The entry into Jerusalem: prayer for sceptics and non-believers (Dominus Flevit).
Second day
The discourses at the Temple, the pool of Saint Anne
- Morning
- The discourses at the Temple, near the Esplanade.
- Afternoon
- The pool and the sign of healing (Saint Anne).
Third day
Gehenna; the Upper Room: the Eucharist and the washing of feet
- Morning
- Crossing Gehenna.
- Afternoon
- The Upper Room and Christian Zion: the Eucharist as memorial. The washing of feet as a style.
Fourth day
Passion and solitude: Gethsemane, Gallicantu
- Morning
- The time of passion and solitude: from the Upper Room to the Garden of Olives (Gethsemane).
- Afternoon
- The time of passion and solitude: from the Garden of Olives to the cave of imprisonment (Saint Peter in Gallicantu).
Fifth day
The Via Dolorosa, the Holy Sepulchre
- Morning
- Towards Calvary: along the Via Dolorosa, from the Flagellation to Calvary.
- Afternoon
- The Holy Sepulchre. The empty tomb: absence and resurrection.
Sixth day
The Consoler, the nascent Church, Mary
- Morning
- The Upper Room and Christian Zion. Mercy and the Consoler. The nascent Church under the action of the Spirit.
- Afternoon
- The community life of the apostles and the presence of Mary as an ecclesial style.
Seventh day
The mandate, the Ascension, the mission
- Morning
- The proclamation of the kerygma: the mandate to preach. On the Mount of Olives: the Ascension.
- Afternoon
- Mission to the ends of the earth.
And in Ephesus?
At Casa Kerigma Ephesus the week has the same rhythm, in the places of Paul, John and Mary: the Basilica of Saint John, the House of Mary, ancient Ephesus. The programme is built with the house.
This is the outline published by Attendiamoci for Casa Kerigma Jerusalem: the order of the stages adapts to the feasts, the group and the situation in the city.
Fifth day
The Holy Sepulchre. The empty tomb: absence and resurrection.
From the pilgrim's typical week
The Easter celebrations in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre
The day
A day at Casa Kerigma
A simple rhythm, between prayer, holy places and fraternal life.
The day opens with prayer and unfolds in the alternation of shared moments and personal time. The house offers a space in which to listen, study, rest and share life, taking part also in the everyday gestures of welcome.
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Lauds and Holy Mass
Prayer nowEntrusting the day to the Lord and letting oneself be accompanied by his Word.
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Breakfast
The table nowBreakfast together, before the day begins.
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Morning activities
Holy places and service nowChores in the house, visits to the holy places and personal prayer, according to the agreed path.
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Preparing lunch
Caring for the house nowThose who stay in or return to the house help in the kitchen and at table.
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Shared lunch
The table nowA simple time of encounter and familiarity.
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Rest
Personal time nowRoom for quiet and recollection.
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Personal time and afternoon activities
Personal time nowStudy, spiritual reading, service, prayer in the holy places or agreed conversations.
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Community prayer
Prayer nowVespers and, according to the programme, biblical lectio, adoration or a moment of prayer inspired by the events of the Upper Room.
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Preparing dinner
Caring for the house nowTaking care together of the life of the house.
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Community dinner
The table nowSharing the table and the experiences of the day.
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Fraternity
Fraternity nowConversation, exchange, the story of the day and moments of play.
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Compline
Prayer nowPrayer closes the day and leads into rest.
The heart
Not a holiday home: a fraternal, Upper Room life
Casa Kerigma is neither a holiday home nor a place of mere hospitality. It is a house where, for a few days, one lives a fraternal, “Upper Room” life, like the apostles with Mary after Easter: listening to the Word, celebrating the Eucharist, eating and working together, going out to the places of the Gospel and, in the evening, sharing what each one has received.
One comes to rediscover one's vocation, to recover from the fatigue of ministry, study and life, to regain a taste for the essential and go home with new eyes. Whoever arrives is not a customer but a brother or sister entering a temporary family, with the rule of a shared life.
How to come
The houses are not booked: one asks to be welcomed. First read the proposal designed for you, then tell us who you are, the period you wish and what you are looking for; the house normally replies within three working days.