Tucked away in a corner of the Piazza that bears its name,
St. Mary’s across the Tiber, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin,
can claim a connection to Christ stretching back to even before His
birth. According to legend, in 38 B.C. a spring of oil came out of the
ground here, later interpreted to signal the coming of the Savior. Some
centuries later, Pope St. Callistus I was cast into a well near this site
because of his profession of Christianity; a church marking the site of his
martyrdom stands just off the square, to the left as one faces the
basilica. He is traditionally the founder of a house church on this site,
the predecessor of this current structure. (From Prcedamous in Pacem, PNAC)
Collect
O God, who delight in innocence and restore it,
direct the
hearts of your servants to yourself,
that, caught up in the fire of your
Spirit,
we may be found steadfast in faith and effective in works
Through our
Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in
the unity of the
Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
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