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had time to walk to the Chapel of the Holy relics, where we
saw in awe a good part of the Good thief ’s cross, the bone
of the index finger said to be the incorruptible finger of St.
Thomas, the finger as we know that he placed in the side
wound of the Risen Christ, two thorns from the Crown of
Thorns, three fragments from the True Cross and one nail
used in the Crucifixion. Also on display was the ‘Titulus
Crucis’, the inscription attached to the top of the True
Cross. We were blessed to see with our own eyes some of
the authentic instruments of the Passion of Christ.
12th October - Monday
We
started
our
second blessed day
with an early wake-
up call, due to the
long trip to Pompeii.
The
organizers
had reserved the
sanctuary della Beata
Vergine del Santo
Rosario in which
an Ethiopian Mass
was
programmed
to
be
celebrated
by his Excellency,
Bishop
Lesanu-
Christos
Matheos
and the homily to be
presented by Bishop Markos Gebremedhin Woldesenbet.
AfterMasswewouldbevisiting thefamousarchaeologicalcity
of Pompeii.
The
history
of
the Sanctuary is
told around that
of a man, Bartolo
Longo (1841-1926).
Visiting
Pompeii
one day while he
was in despair, a
voice told him,
“If
you seek salvation,
spread the Rosary.
It is the promise of
Mary: Whoever
spreads the Rosary
will
experience
salvation.”
He
moved an icon of
Our Lady of the Rosary into the old church; soon the site
produced miracles for those who came to pray there.
Rome Pilgrimage 2015
(continued)
This is a plaster-encased body of a child who was buried by the
ashes during the 79 AD eruption of the Vesuvius volcano.
Photo of a thermopolium which was the equivalent of a modern
day cafe/bar. Hot and cold food was sold from what was usually
an ‘L’ shaped masonry counter containing terracotta vessels
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Ethiopian Catholic Mass Celebrated by Bishop Lesanu-Christos Matheos at the
sanctuary della Beata Vergine del Santo Rosario in Pompeii
ArchbishopTommascoCaputo, prelate of Pompeii and Pontificate
delegate to the sanctuary, welcomes Vassula andTLIGPilgrims.