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Entry: Better to Blow Out One Candle than Curse the Light Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/better_to_blow_out_one_candle_than_curse_the_light#15866 Post contents: Mr. Zmirak, you bring back fond memories of Rome. I too have had the pleasure of visiting San Gregorio dei Muratori, Santa Maria in Trastevere, and San Benedetto in Piscinula. If I may offer some tips, I recommend the Capuchin bone church, not least of all because the earth there was transported from Jerusalem and because the heroic Zouaves of Porta Pia are buried there. Sant' Andrea della Valle is one of the most beautiful churches in Rome, and one of the paintings in the apse shows the translation of St. Andrew's head from Turkish-occupied Greece to Rome (the deposed heir to the Byzantine throne, who was loyal to the Union with Rome, had given it to Pope Pius II for safekeeping). There is also another Traditional Latin Mass offered by the Institute of Christ of the King-Sovereign Priest at the church of Gesu e Maria on the Via del Corso. Lastly, in case you want a pleasant (well, it's pleasant in the summer at least) walk through the Italian countryside, there is a pedestrian-friendly road, parallel to the Via Appia Antica, that goes north from the Catacombs of San Callisto to the church of the Quo Vadis. Speaking of which, you don't want to miss the Basilica of St. Cecilia, who originally was buried at San Callisto. But I could go on for pages . . . enjoy your pilgrimage! Sent at: 2008 07 20