The season of Lent Prayers during the Lenten season Friday: 19.00 Stations of the Cross and Vespers (in Turkish) The Way of the Cross will be prayed following the steps of the martyrdom of Fr. Giuseppe Girotti op in Dachau. Giuseppe Girotti (Alba, 19 July 1905 – Dachau, 1 April 1945) was an Italian Dominican friar …
The Prayer of Taizé is postponed Dear friends, as you know our bishop Mons. Massimiliano, has called us to pray in the church of Santa Maria in Büyükdere on Thursday, February 1 at 7 PM. We have therefore decided to call off the prayer of Taize, which is usually held every first Thursday of the …
Terrae Incognitae Language and Culture in Medieval Crimea In the fourth appointment of the conference series ‘Middle Ages on the Move‘, Antonio Musarra will examine the Codex Cumanicus from a “Western” point of view and Nicole Kançal-Ferrari will focus on architectural diversity in medieval Crimea.Through this conference, we will seek to see the influences and reactions …
Pious Travelbooks Dominicans in Anatolia and in the Levant In the third appointment of the conference series ‘Middle Ages on the Move‘, Aysu Saban and Ahmet Deniz Altunbaş will tell us the story of the Dominican friars travelling through Anatolia and Mesopotamia. Who where they? Where did they go and why? What did they write in …
New Year Celebration Eucharistic Adoration In the church of Sen Piyer, we are waiting for the New Year in a different way than usual. Nowadays there is a huge need for prayer. We want, therefore, to inaugurate the Eucharistic Year with an adoration liturgy. On 31 December the church doors will open at 10.30 p.m.Eucharistic …
Christmas Time Our Mass times for the Christmas season: Fourth Sunday of Advent:Saturday, 23 December at 6:30 pm Christmas Eve:Sunday, 24 December at 6:30 pm Feast of the Holy Family:Saturday, 30 December at 6:30 pm Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God:Monday, 1 January at 6:30 pm Taizé Prayer:Thursday, 4 January at 8:00 pm Solemnity of …
Winter time begins New Mass Times From the Vigil of the first Sunday of Advent (December the 2nd) until the last Saturday before Pentecost (May the 11th), the Holy Mass will be held every Saturday at 6.30PM . The times for the Holy Masses within the week and for the visits to the church are …
Among the Infıdels Christians and Muslims in Indıa and Tibet In the second appointment of the conference series ‘Middle Ages on the Move‘, Melis Savaş and Simone Costanzo will tell us about the “discovery” of the Indian and Tibetan civilizations by Christians and Muslims in the Middle Ages. What were their first impressions, what did they …
Change of Opening Hours for Tourist Visits The church of Sen Piyer is open for visits on Friday and Saturday afternoons from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., with exceptions. It will remain closed on Sundays for pastoral reasons. Anyone wishing to book a visit to the church outside these hours can email info[at]senpiyer.org specifying the …
The Prayer of Taizé Every first Thursday of the Month The monthly ecumenical prayer meeting in Sen Piyer returns. In a dramatic time for the Middle East, it is important to come together to implore the gift of peace, uniting our languages in singing, listening to the Word and in a prayerful silence. We look …
