From July 29 to August 2, the Dominican Family will live a unique experience in preparation for the Jubilee of Youth in Rome. Friars, sisters, and lay youth have prepared a program open to all, to share the Dominican charism through celebrations, encounters, and service.
The activities will take place in two emblematic sites of the Order: the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, near the Pantheon, and the Basilica of Santa Sabina, on the Aventine Hill. Each day, language groups will collaborate with logistics and space organization. Volunteers are warmly encouraged to join the team. The event will culminate on August 2 with a multilingual Eucharist at Santa Sabina—a sign of communion and hope. You can find the full program in the document below.
General indications
Dominican programme during the Jubilee of Youth in Rome.
29 July to 02 August
General
- This programme has been created by a team composed of friars, nuns and young lay people as a proposal to share together our charism as a Dominican family, but it is not an exclusive space and is open to all those who want to participate.
- As described in the programme, the activities will take place mainly in two of the Order’s flagship churches in Rome:
Basilica minor Santa Maria Sopra Minerva Piazza della Minerva, 42
00186 Rome RM.
300 m from the Pantheon.
Basilica minor Santa Sabina
Piazza Pietro d’Illiria, 1 00153 Roma RM.
150 m from the Giardino delle Arancie.
Logistics
- There will be a logistical team ready to provide information and guide the young people to the appropriate locations for each activity. However, due to the overflowing logistical work there will always be room for volunteers who wish to be part of this team.
- In order to maintain order in the spaces to be used and to ensure their cleanliness, we ask for the cooperation of the following linguistic groups:
- 29 July: 12.15 [Hall of the Popes] English groups
12.15 [Basilica] Italian groups - 30 July: 12.30 Spanish groups
21.30 pm French groups - 31 July: 12.15 [Basilica] Italian groups
12.15 [Hall of the Popes] English groups
09:30 pm English groups - 01 August: 12:30 pm French groups
09:15 pm – Santa Sabina – all attendees.
- 29 July: 12.15 [Hall of the Popes] English groups
The timetables coincide with the last activities of each day. The organisation and cleaning instructions will be given by the student friars of the Roman Province.
- For technical matters required in each space before each activity [sound, lighting or other], the student friars of the Roman Province will be available for any questions or eventual requests.
Liturgy
- The liturgical texts [for the Eucharist and the Divine Office] will be taken from the applications for each language: CEI for Italian, CEE for Spanish, Universalis for English, AELF for French.
- Liturgical ministry during the Masses [choir, lectors, and others] will be carried out by each language group according to the language of each Eucharist.
- As stated in the programme, the closing Mass will be held on 2 July in the Basilica of Santa Sabina. The liturgy will be organized by a representative group from each language group.
