One of the finest priests you will ever meet in Rome or the Vatican is this man, Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro-Carámbula.
Monsignor Barreiro is the director of the HLI Rome office and does a lot of good for a lot of people. If one word describes him it is "wisdom." Monsignor is always cheerful, nice to everybody, available for advice and consultation and welcomes Rome students to make use of his fine office library.
Monsignor is from Uruguay, has two doctorates, speakes a lot of languages and was a diplomat in the foreign service of Uruguay for some years and worked at the U.N. John Card. O'Connor ordained him priest in 1987 and since 1998 Monsignor has been director of the HLI Rome office. He is a theologian, diplomat and pastor.
One of my best Rome memories is back in the nineties attending the Sunday morning Porta Portese market and then walking to the Mass in Trastevere that Monsignor offered at Santa Maria della Pace, where he celebrated Holy Mass according to the Usus Antiquior every Sunday morning.
Today, Monsignor celebrates Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form every Sunday morning at the Rome Church of San Giuseppe a Capo Le Case, located near the Spanish Steps (where via Francesco Crispi meets via di Capo Le Case), at 11 a.m.
Impressive sounding!
ReplyDeleteThis wonderful Monsignor and priest is the most wonderful of
ReplyDeletepriests! Everything that has been said of him is true and more, to be sure! I was privileged to attend his daily masses at HLI, in Front Royal, VA, while he was here with us for
several months. What an incredible gift and grace it truly
was! I can not say enough about this holy and orthodox priest.
We miss you Monsignor, you are in our prayers for a speedy
recovery of your illness and a return to robust health!
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph, that many blessing be showered
upon this priest, this blessing from God, to our world!
Sharon Miller