School Year 2021-2022 Calendar
Regular Spiritual Activities
Mornings:
- 6:30 a.m. Monday to Friday = English Mass with Italian Laudes (moved to 7:30 a.m. during breaks and final days of exams)
- 7:30 a.m. Saturday = English Mass with Italian Laudes
- 8:00 a.m. Sunday = English Mass
Evenings:
- 6:30 p.m. daily = all are encouraged to maintain an atmosphere of silence and prayer in PCF
- 6:30 p.m. Thursday = Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction
- 6:45 p.m. Tuesday = weekly Community Mass (at times in Latin), then cocktails and dinner
- 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Monday, Friday and Saturday = Rosary and Vespers in Italian
- 7:00 p.m. Wednesday = Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Vespers
- Third Fridays = Monthly Recollection (Friday 6:30 p.m. to Saturday 7:30 a.m. Mass)
- Confession and Spiritual Direction = personally scheduled
Other Regular Activities
- First Fridays every month = Council of Co-Responsibles’ meeting (called by the Coordinator as needed)
- Second Tuesdays every other month = Priests’ Assembly (called by the Coordinator as needed)
- Monthly Presbyterium Day (determined by batch)
- Birthdays and Anniversaries are usually celebrated at dinner. The celebrant may sponsor some special food to be cooked by the Collegio kitchen.
- Academic Conference (at least once a semester, usually on a Thursday 8:15 p.m. so that Filipino Community members could attend; suspended as needed during the Covid-19 pandemic)
- Refectory Services and Meal schedules (click here)
- PCF Laundry Services: the drop box is open from Sunday to 3:00 pm Monday. They will be in the laundry boxes or hangers by Wednesday at the earliest. Not allowed: socks, briefs, boxer shorts, dry-cleaning.
- There is also a laundry room
- for Priests on the first floor. Clothes you wash yourselves may be brought down for ironing from Tuesday to Wednesday.
Activities by Date
- Lead Commissions [indicated in brackets], assisted by others as needed: Worship [WC], Education [EC], Socials [SC], Temporalities [TC], Pastoral [PC]
OCTOBER 2021 | [UNDER CONSTRUCTION] |
SEP 30 Thu – OCT 3 Sun | Annual Community Retreat at Centro Mariapolis, Castel Gadolfo; with Mass of the Holy Spirit |
OCT 4 Mon | First Semester Classes Begin |
OCT 7 Mon | PCF Foundation Day Dinner and Tribute to OP Sisters (Our Lady of the Rosary) [SC] |
OCT 8 Fri | Council of Co-Responsibles’ Meeting: determine number of members per Commission, post sign up sheet and assign sub-tasks to members |
[reminder] | Update and follow up the PCF Economus regarding time frames for your board and lodging and University tuition payments (including deadlines to avoid fines), and scholarships and benefactors if any. |
[reminder] | Laundry: please turn in soiled clothes (separate light from dark) starting Sunday up to Monday 3:00 p.m. |
[reminder] | Commissions: ask Rector for relevant student lists for Masses, anniversaries, etc. Also make sure all are in Messenger groups. |
PENDING DATE & TIME | Community Picture Taking with Card. Tagle [SC], [TC] |
PENDING DATE & TIME | Dinner: Sophomores’ Treat to the Freshmen |
OCT 9 Sat from 16.30 to 18.30 | Early dinner for Amici del Collegio |
NOVEMBER | |
NOV 1 Mon | PCF Community Day Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica? then Rector’s Day (breakfast, parlor games, lunch, dinner); for Masses with Communities, best is to schedule them between lunch and dinner [WC], [SC] |
[reminder] | Those who wish to minister in an Italian parish during Christmas, Holy Week and Summer, you may contact the PUSC Chaplain by early November. He knows parish priests, and can gauge your knowledge of Italian if sufficient. (Parish Priests who need student Priests may also contact him.) |
NOV 5 Fri | Council of Co-Responsibles’ meeting |
NOV 9 Tue | Priests’ Assembly |
NOV 19 Fri | Monthly Recollection [WC] |
NOV 21 Sun | Solemnity of Christ the King |
DECEMBER | |
PENDING DATE & TIME | First Years set up Christmas decors, with the help of the community |
DEC 3 Fri | Council of Co-Responsibles’ Meeting (no Priests’ Assembly December) |
DEC 8 Wed | Immaculate Conception celebration at PCF (in the past, Community Mass is at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica) [WC] |
PENDING DATE & TIME | Christmas Party (scheduled early as some leave early) instead of Priests’ Assembly [SC] |
DEC 16 Thu to 24 Fri [PENDING TIME] | Aguinaldo Masses |
DEC 17 Fri | Advent Recollection (schedule early as some leave early?) [WC] |
DEC 23 Thu | Christmas Vacation starts (check exact date with your University) |
DEC 24 Fri | Christmas Eve Vigil Mass at 10:00 p.m. [WC] and celebration [SC]; see Knowledge Base for information |
DEC 31 Fri | Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Vigil Mass at 10:00 p.m. [WC] and New Year’s Eve celebration [SC] |
JANUARY 2022 | |
[reminder] | Renew Tessera Sanitaria, and email a scanned copy of the receipt and the card to the Rector. (See Knowledge Base for information, and for those who have other ways of paying medical bills.) |
JAN 10 Mon | Classes resume (check exact date with your University) |
JAN 14 Fri | Council of Co-Responsibles’ Meeting (first Friday was still vacation) |
JAN 18 Tue | Priests’ Assembly |
JAN 21 Fri | Monthly Recollection [WC] |
JAN 31 Mon | Last day for Second Semester Enrollment (check exact date with your University) |
JAN 25 Tue to FEB 10 Thu | First Semester Exam Period (check exact dates with your University) |
FEBRUARY | |
PENDING DATE & TIME | Winter Outing (fun) [SC] |
FEB 14 Mon | Second Semester Classes begin (check exact date with your University). |
FEB 17 Fri | Council of Co-Responsibles’ Meeting (remind all to plan and look for parishes for Holy Week and summer, Annual Retreat) |
FEB 19 Fri | Monthly Recollection [WC] |
MARCH | |
MAR 2 Wed | Ash Wednesday [WC] |
MAR 4 Fri | Council of Co-Responsibles’ Meeting: plan Collegio Day |
PENDING DATE & TIME? | Lenten Recollection facilitated by PCF, open to all Filipino Communities; invite to meeting for Collegio Day planning [PC] |
PENDING DATE & TIME? | Meet Filipino Community Leaders to plan Collegio Day [PC] |
PENDING DATE & TIME | Community Pilgrimage (prayers) [WC] |
MAR 8 Tue | Priests’ Assembly: present Collegio Day plans |
MAR 18 Fri | Lenten Recollection [WC] |
APRIL | |
APR 1 Fri | Council of Co-Responsibles’ Meeting |
APR 10 Sun | Palm Sunday (and Holy Week Activities) [WC]; see Knowledge Base for information |
APR 14 Thu | Holy Thursday Mass – with Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Basilica, followed by special lunch at PCF (please invite friend Priests)? |
APR 16 Sat | Easter Vigil Mass at 10:00 p.m. [WC]; See Knowledge Base for information |
APR 17 Sun | Easter Sunday [WC] |
APR 18 Mon | Lunedì dell’Angelo (holiday) |
APR 18 Mon to 24 Sun | Easter Break (optional pilgrimage) |
APR 28 Thu | Collegio Day Triduum: 1st day [WC] |
APR 29 Fri | Collegio Day Triduum: 2nd day [WC] |
APR 29 Fri | Tribute to House Staff and Volunteers on the Feast of Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus [SC] |
APR 30 Sat | Collegio Day Triduum: 3rd day [WC] |
MAY | |
MAY 1 Sun | Collegio Day [WC] [EC] [SC] [TC] [PC] |
MAY 5 Thu | COMELEC Preparatory Meeting |
MAY 6 Fri | Council of Co-Responsibles’ Meeting: finalize CCR elections |
MAY 10 Tue | Priests’ Assembly: finalize CCR elections |
MAY 11 Wed | Day 1: Nominations (a.m.) and Elections (p.m.) of Council of Co-Responsibles’ Coordinator, Vice-Coordinator, Secretary and Treasurer |
MAY 12 Thu | Day 2: Nominations (a.m.) and Elections (p.m.) of Council of Co-Responsibles’ Commission Heads |
MAY 19 Tue | Community Mass and Induction of New Officers [WC] |
MAY 20 Fri | Monthly Recollection [WC] |
MAY 27 Fri | New Council of Co-Responsibles’ Meeting: Plan Pamana Night, Annual Retreat |
MAY 31 Tue | Pamana Night [SC] |
JUNE | |
JUN 1 Wed | Second Semester Exam Period (check exact dates with your University) |
JUN 17 Fri | Monthly Recollection [WC] |
TIPS:
- For Licentiate students: your term papers and other submitted work could eventually form part of your thesina; you might wish to work on topics somewhat aligned with your field of interest whenever possible.
- For Licentiate students: during the second semester of your penultimate year, you might wish to start looking for a topic and a thesina moderator, and come up with an outline as well as the introductory part. It might be possible to devote some time during summer to gather materials for your thesina, especially if you go the US, in between visits, where public or university libraries are accessible, and where summer pastoral work is at a minimum. This will help you avoid cramming for the thesina (which demands hard work) and other papers during the final year, and give you more time to review for the comprehensive exams on your final semester.
IN PREPARATION FOR FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR 2022-2023
- Online Enrollment: usually by early or mid-September (check exact dates with your University)
- Enrollment in Rome : usually starting last week of September (check exact dates with your University)
- Annual Retreat 2022: Sep 29 Thu (after breakfast) to Oct 2 Sun (after breakfast) *
- Classes begin: October 3 Mon (check exact date with your University)
THE ANNUAL RETREAT
* The Annual Retreat is part of any Priests’ on-going formation program. All Collegio Priests are expected to attend the Annual Retreat organized by the Collegio, even if some might have already attended, or plan to attend, other retreats. This is because our retreat underlines points for reflection specific for priestly life as student residents of the Collegio here in Rome. “The student-priests must always make time for their spiritual monthly recollection, and annual retreat, absence from any of which could only be premised on truly grave reason(s)” (Ordinances, I. SPIRITUAL LIFE. 3. Retreat and Recollection). More on the annual retreat at: https://pcfroma.org/kb/sep-oct-retreat/.
For those with Italian lessons or Italian exams, classes, program orientation, etc., overlapping with the annual retreat: the PCF Rector writes the institutions concerned regarding our retreat. He explains that:
- there is no other period during the school year where the Collegio may schedule the retreat (students do pastoral work, review for the exams or have other plans during Christmas, New Year, Holy Week, Easter and summers)
- other Collegios hold the retreat in other periods and the students also have to skip classes
- the retreat not only tackles spiritual matters, but also serves as an introduction to life in the Collegio for the incoming school year; and thus the students should attend the whole retreat and not miss any session
- as per past experiences, the Italian exams may be moved to the Wednesday before the retreat, while class and program orientation organizers excuse the students, as they very well understand the need for the retreat, and they also say that this is a yearly experience they are used to having, as many Collegios have their retreats or other activities on these days.