<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Seminarian in Rome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seminarian In Rome]]></description><link>https://adunsy.wixsite.com/seminarian-in-rome/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:01:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://adunsy.wixsite.com/seminarian-in-rome/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Monte Cassiono]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monte Cassiono is a monastery on top of a of  hill about two hours drive south of Rome. It was was set up by St Benedict in the sixth century and is still a functioning monastery today. It has had a turbulent history and most recently it was destroyed in WW2 by the allied forces as it was thought to be a strategic position for the Nazis when they controlled Italy. It was rebuilt to its original form and can be visited now.]]></description><link>https://adunsy.wixsite.com/seminarian-in-rome/post/monte-cassiono</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69932e06e309287c716bb162</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:14:49 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>adunsy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vespers with Leo]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the 6th of October at Domus Australia l was fortunate enough to be able to celebrate vespers as a deacon to Pope Leo XIV. The celebration was for the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, and was for the rededication of the Domus Australia chapel to Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii. What made it special was an image of our Lady of the Rosary which was given to the chapel many years ago by soon to be canonized Blessed Bartolo Longo, which Pope Leo blessed before vespers started. Sitting with...]]></description><link>https://adunsy.wixsite.com/seminarian-in-rome/post/vespers-with-leo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698189e8855cbe41d33a824d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:55:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a96e8_0db1cc16f7c549ffab838dac10449202~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>adunsy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ordination]]></title><description><![CDATA[After three years of study in Rome and a journey that started five years ago with the diocese. 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Most famous for its statue of David by Michelangelo. The...]]></description><link>https://adunsy.wixsite.com/seminarian-in-rome/post/florence-day-2-accademia-gallery-basilica-di-santa-croce</link><guid isPermaLink="false">674dcfc86ff89b2a05b9a2c3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:22:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a96e8_c99c1108021141c98a21e8b1e767016d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>adunsy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florence - Day 2 The Duomo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Duomo, the main cathedral in Florence, the Santa Maria del Fire. It is one of the largest Churches in the world at 153 meters long...]]></description><link>https://adunsy.wixsite.com/seminarian-in-rome/post/florence-day-2-the-duomo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">674dc8686ff89b2a05b99ab9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:01:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a96e8_4e8b110c6a434ae79933216976659e9a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>adunsy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florence - Day one]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mid term break is upon us already and another chance to get out of Rome for a few days. A city at  the heart of the renaissance was...]]></description><link>https://adunsy.wixsite.com/seminarian-in-rome/post/florence-day-one</link><guid isPermaLink="false">673309abbba4fd5f1dac2269</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 14:46:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a96e8_faab38b0d65645e180d45cdc6099f3b0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>adunsy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beda Diary 2024/25]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new term has started and after a European Summer back home in my diocese of Port Pirie I have returned to Rome to start my third year...]]></description><link>https://adunsy.wixsite.com/seminarian-in-rome/post/beda-diary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">671bf59944befd56c3d2fb63</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:28:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a96e8_a1418086fff5405897f65b96140482f8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_784,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>adunsy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copa di San Paolo, (Saint Paul's Cup).]]></title><description><![CDATA[In April Beda College with the help of the Scott College saw the inaugural seven a side soccer competition between seminarians take...]]></description><link>https://adunsy.wixsite.com/seminarian-in-rome/post/copa-di-san-paolo-saint-paul-s-cup</link><guid isPermaLink="false">662f2793e4ac772e04ad570e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 08:28:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a96e8_5e7efb7fa774495fa48ba7820ceca9b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_914,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>adunsy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medjugorgie- Day 5, Rosary on Apparition Hill.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saturday morning we set off after breakfast to Apparition Hill and said a joyful mystery of the Rosary. 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