Rome's Hidden Churches: A Lenten Pilgrimage
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Play S1 E1Dr. Timothy O'Donnell explores the hidden history of Rome's Station Churches, where special morning and evening liturgical celebrations are part of a Lenten tradition dating back to the fourth century.
19991 season
Cast: Dr. Timothy O'Donnell
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28 episodes
1. Santa SabinaOn this Ash Wednesday, Dr. Timothy O'Donnell guides us through the first Stational Church, the Church of St. Sabina, now the mother church of the Dominican Order.CC10minFeb 17, 1999
2. Sts John and PaulOn the first Friday of Lent, Dr. O'Donnell's series continues with a look at the Church of Sts. John and Paul, who were martyred for refusing to worship pagan gods.CC10minFeb 19, 1999
3. St. John Lateran (1)The Lenten season starts in an official way on the first Sunday of Lent. Dr. Timothy O’ Donnell explores the church of St. John Lateran, which is associated with both John the Baptist and John the Evangelist and holds many sacred relics, including fragments of the skulls of St. Peter and St. Paul.CC10minFeb 21, 1999
4. St. Peter in ChainsOn the first Monday of Lent, Dr. Timothy O’ Donnell visits St. Peter in Chains, the ancient church which was believed to have been the site where St. Peter was arraigned before his death.CC10minFeb 22, 1999
5. St. Mary Major (1)On the first Wednesday of the first week of Lent, Dr. Timothy O'Donnell visits the Basilica of St. Mary Major, the largest of all the Marian churches in Rome.CC10minFeb 24, 1999
6. The Twelve ApostlesDr. Timothy O'Donnell explores the great stational churches of Rome on a Lenten Pilgrimage. He visits the church popularly known as I Dodici-the 12 Apostles on Friday of the first week of Lent.CC10minFeb 26, 1999
7. St. Mary in DominicaDr. Timothy O'Donnell journeys up the Caelian Hill to the Church of Santa Maria in Dominica, which is designated as the station for the Second Sunday in Lent.CC10minFeb 28, 1999
8. St. ClementeOn Monday of the second week of Lent, Dr. Timothy O'Donnell visits the church of St. Clement, who was the third papal successor to St. Peter.CC10minMar 1, 1999
9. St. Cecilia in TrastevereOn Wed of the second week of Lent, Dr. Timothy O'Donnell visits St. Cecilia, a church dedicated to the patroness of music, virgin and martyr, which was built right over her home.CC10minMar 3, 1999
10. Saint Vitalis in RavennaOn Friday of the second week of Lent, Dr. Timothy O'Donnell explores the church of San Vitalis. San Vitalis was a father who suffered martyrdom along with his sons.CC10minMar 5, 1999
11. St. Lawrence Outside the WallsOn Sunday of the third week of Lent, Dr. Timothy O'Donnell visits the Basilica of St. Lawrence Outside the Walls, where St. Lawrence himself, along with St. Stephen, the First Martyr are buried.CC10minMar 7, 1999
12. Saint MarkOn Monday of the third week of Lent, explore the church of Saint Mark with Dr. Timothy O'Donnell which according to tradition, St. Mark's request to the early Roman Christians composed his Gospel upon St. Peter's preaching.CC10minMar 8, 1999
13. St. Lawrence in LucinaOn Fridaay of the third week of Lent, come explore the great stational churches of Rome on a Lenten Pilgrimage with Dr. Timothy O'Donnell. Today he visits St. Lawrence in Lucina. Preserved in this church is the actual grill upon which St. Lawrence was roasted.CC10minMar 12, 1999
14. Holy Cross in Jerusalem (1)On Sunday of the fourth week of Lent, Dr. Timothy O'Donnell visits Santa Croce en Jerusaleme-the church of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, where lies the relic of the true cross and dirt from Calvary and Jerusalem brought to Rome by the Empress Helena, the mother of Constantine.CC10minMar 14, 1999
15. Four Crowned MartyrsOn Monday of the fourth week of Lent, Dr. Timothy O'Donnell visits the Church of the Four Crowned Saints, which was named after four unnamed soldiers who were martyred for their faith.CC10minMar 15, 1999
16. St. Paul Outside the WallsOn Wednesday of the fourth Lenten week, Dr. O’Donnell gives a rather graphic description of the death of St. Paul at the hands of the Romans. He also describes the area what the significance of "Outside the Wall" was to Rome and is today.CC10minMar 17, 1999
17. Sts. Martin and Sylvester ai MontiOn Thursday of the fourth week of Lent, come explore the great stational churches of Rome on a Lenten Pilgrimage with Dr. Timothy O'Donnell. Today he explores the church of St. Martin and St. Sylvester on the Mountain.CC10minMar 18, 1999
18. St. EusebiusOn Friday of the fourth week of Lent, a visit to the Church of Sant’Eusebio with Dr. Timothy O'Donnell. Saint Eusebius was a devout Roman Catholic priest who refused to embrace the Arian heresy, which denied Christ's divinity.CC10minMar 19, 1999
19. St. Peter in the VaticanWeek five of Lent, Dr. Timothy O'Donnell visits the actual burial place of St. Peter, the Mother Church of all Christendom. The actual Papal altar with its baldachino was designed by Bernini and lies directly over the tomb of the Prince of the Apostles.CC10minMar 21, 1999
20. St. ChrysogonusMonday of week five, Dr. Timothy O’ Donnell explores the church of St. Chrysogonus. The church is named after a martyr who refused to deny the faith and was beheaded at the command of Emperor DiocletianCC10minMar 22, 1999
21. St. MarcellusOn Wednesday of week five, Dr. O'Donnell explores the Church of San Marcello, or St. Marcellus, a pope, who for his witness to Jesus Christ, was condemned to martyrdom working in the stables of the imperial household. He was put at hard labor, difficult, menial tasks.CC10minMar 24, 1999
22. St. John Lateran (2)Dr. Timothy O'Donnell continues his Lenten tour of the great stational churches of Rome with a visit to St. John Lateran's on Palm SundayCC10minMar 28, 1999
23. St. PrassedeOn Monday of the Holy Week, Dr. Timothy O'Donnell visits the church of St. Praxedis. She was a daughter of a Roman Senator who greeted St. Peter upon his arrival to Rome and received the faith at his hands. She was martyred by Nero.CC10minMar 29, 1999
24. St. Mary Major (2)The Wednesday after Palm Sunday, Dr. O'Donnell revisits St. Mary Major. There, he describes some of the architecture and art in this beautiful basilica dedicated to Our Lady.CC10minMar 31, 1999
25. St. John Lateran (3)On Holy Thursday, Dr. O'Donnell goes back to St. John Lateran. There he recalls how at the Last Supper, St. John, the Beloved Disciple, rested his head on Our Lord's bosom.CC10minApr 1, 1999
26. Holy Cross in Jerusalem (2)On Good Friday, Dr. Timothy O'Donnell visits the Church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, where a relic of the actual cross is held.CC10minApr 2, 1999
27. St. John Lateran (4)The last stop on Dr. O'Donnell's Lenten pilgrimage, on Holy Saturday, is St. John Lateran. This is a day in which we think of Our Lord lying lifeless in the tomb and await the great glory of the Resurrection.CC10minApr 3, 1999
28. St. Mary Major (3)In the Eastern Church, there's a tradition that the first person Christ appeared to after His resurrection was His Mother. On Easter Sunday, Dr. O'Donnell visits St. Mary Major, the great basilica built in Her honorCC10minApr 4, 1999
Rome's Hidden Churches: A Lenten Pilgrimage
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Dr. Timothy O'Donnell explores the hidden history of Rome's Station Churches, where special morning and evening liturgical celebrations are part of a Lenten tradition dating back to the fourth century.
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