Adriatic Pilgrimages 2023/2024

After breakfast, we will drive to Lanciano, where we will celebrate Mass at the Eucharistic Miracle shrine. Then, we will drive to San Giovanni Rotondo. Here, we will enjoy a guided tour of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie. We will visit also the crypt where the body of San Pio is preserved. Dinner and overnight are at the hotel. Day 8 - Monte Sant’angelo, Montecassino, Roma After breakfast, we will drive to the village of Monte Sant’Angelo. Here, we will visit the shrine consecrated by St. Michael. At this grotto, St. Michael appeared to a Bishop to assure him that his diocese would not be annihilated as he feared. Then, we will continue to Montecassino to visit the abbey founded by Saint Benedict in 1529. The abbey has been destroyed four times, most recently during World War II. Here, we will celebrate Mass. In the afternoon, we will continue to Rome. Dinner and overnight are at the hotel. Day 9 - Imperial Rome, Catacombs & Basilica of St. Paul Outside The Walls After breakfast, we will take a panoramic tour of Imperial Rome. We begin at the church of San Peter in chains, which houses the chains that held St. Peter when he was imprisoned in Rome and in Jerusalem. Then, walk down to the Coliseum (visit from outside) and walk past by the Roman Forum, the Traian Forum and column, to the Capitol Hill and Venice square. Break for lunch. Then, we will continue with a guided tour of the Catacombs of St. Callistus and Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls. Celebrate Mass. Dinner and overnight are at the hotel. Day 10 - Papal Audience & Basilicas Have an early morning transfer to St. Peter’s square to join pilgrims from all over the world to attend the weekly Papal Audience and Blessing. After lunch, we will visit the major basilicas of Rome: San John Lateran, Holy Stairs and Saint Mary Major. Celebrate Mass. Dinner and overnight are at the hotel. Day 11 - Vatican Museums, Baroque Squares After breakfast, we will visit the Vatican Gardens. Then, continue visiting the museums, which house what can be described as the most important collections of art in the world. Highlights include The Tapestry Gallery, The Raphael Rooms, and The Sistine Chapel, where we will gaze on Michelangelo’s incredible masterpiece. After lunch, we will enjoy a walking tour through the imposing baroque squares, fountains and churches of Rome. We begin at the Trevi Fountain, continue to the Pantheon and Navona Square with the famous Bernini’s fountain of the Four Rivers. Celebrate Mass at the Church of St. Augustin that houses the Caravaggio’s painting “Madonna dei Pellegrini” and the tomb of Santa Monica. Tonight, we will enjoy a farewell dinner at a restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 12 - Return to the USA Depart on flight back home.

“And when the hour had com e, He reclined at the table and the apostles with Him, and He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I shall never again eat it until it is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God.” “And when He had taken a cup and given thanks , He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves : for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the Kingdom of God comes.” And when He had taken some bread and given thanks , He broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given to you; do this in remembrance of Me.” And in the same way, He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.”

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