Today's Lenten Stational Church: Statio ad St Priscam

The Station for Holy Tuesday at Santa Prisca brings us to one of the most ancient and evocative sites of early Roman Christianity. Built upon what was likely a first-century Christian house—possibly associated with Priscilla and her household—the church stands as a witness to the hidden beginnings of the Church in Rome. Beneath it lies a Mithraic sanctuary, a powerful reminder that Christianity emerged not in isolation but in direct confrontation with the religious world it ultimately supplanted. The church itself developed from a titulus parish of the fifth century into its present form through successive restorations, particularly under Pope Paschal II and later Baroque interventions. Its architecture is modest but layered, with a Romanesque apse, a preserved crypt housing the relics, and structural adaptations that ensured its survival through fire, neglect, and even the devastation of the Napoleonic occupation. The true artistic and historical significance lies not only in its visible form but in the strata beneath—where pagan frescoes and early Christian remains coexist in silent testimony. At its heart stands the witness of Saint Prisca, a young martyr baptized by Saint Peter and put to death under Claudius. Her story—spared by the lion yet ultimately beheaded—embodies both divine favour and sacrificial fidelity. Celebrating the Holy Tuesday liturgy above her relics, the Church contemplates Christ the meek Lamb led to slaughter, and finds in Prisca a living reflection of that same mystery: innocence united to the Cross, and suffering transformed into victory. Latest Old Roman news https://www.nuntiatoria.org/ 0600 Angelus 0605 Morning Prayers 0800 Daily Mass 0900 Today's Stational Church 1200 Angelus 1205 Bishop Challoner's Daily Meditation 1500 Stations of the Cross (Mon/Wed/Fri) Sunday Lent Spiritual Conference 1700 Latin Rosary (live, 15 decades) 1800 Angelus 2100 Evening Prayers & Examen For more information visit. https://www.nuntiatoria.org/ 💰To support this apostolate: https://www.patreon.com/OldRomanTV To support the clergy: https://gofund.me/63af7b8d https://www.paypal.me/ArchbishopOfSelsey Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheOldRoman YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/OldRomanTV Twitter: https://x.com/OldRomanTV