In the Footsteps of St. Dominic
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In the Footsteps of St. Dominic International Dominican Foundation June 5-17, 2016 Celebrate the 800th Jubilee of the Dominican Order on pilgrimage with International Dominican Foundation. Visit the holy sites of St. Dominic’s earliest days, travel with friends, and enrich your faith. www.internationaldominicanfoundation.org Pilgrimage includes: † Professional tour guides and escorts † Daily Mass † Luxury motor coach transportation † Roundtrip airfare † Luggage handling at hotels † 4-star lodging † Entrance fees per itinerary † Breakfast & dinner daily † Unforgettable experiences Cost per person (includes airfare): Spain / France / Italy: $5,165 Double Occupancy* $6,145 Single Occupancy* *Pricing subject to change pending departure location Canterbury Pilgrimages & Tours Inc. EXPERTS IN CATHOLIC PILGRIMAGES Register by phone, email or online at: 1-800-653-0017 or [email protected] www.canterburypilgrimages.com CODE: STDOMINIC_IDF2016 If you wish to travel with friends or with others from a particular ministry, please indicate so. *Tour dates and prices are subject to change. Fr. Demkovich International Dominican 800th Jubilee of the Order of Preachers Foundation www.internationaldominicanfoundation.org In the Footsteps of St. Dominic | Pilgrimage Itinerary | June 5-17 www.internationaldominicanfoundation.org Sunday, June 5 ~ Depart local airport for our overnight flight to Madrid, Spain. Monday, June 6 ~ The Dominican 800th Jubilee Pilgrimage begins! After arriving in beautiful Madrid, we’ll meet our pilgrimage guide and then have time to tour the neighborhood before gathering for the opening Mass and a special welcome dinner. Overnight Madrid Tuesday, June 7 ~ This morning after breakfast, we’ll visit St. Dominic’s Church in Madrid, where the baptismal font of St. Dominic is located. Generations of Spanish royalty have been baptized in the font, making it not only a religious, but a national treasure as well. We’ll then continue on Caleruega, the birthplace of St. Dominic, and one of the oldest walled cities in Europe. Dinner. Overnight Caleruega Wednesday, June 8 ~ Following breakfast, we leave Caleruega and travel to Burgo de Osma, where St. Dominic served as a young priest at the Cathedral. Dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, construction on this magnificent Cathedral began in 1232, and is considered one of the best examples of Gothic architecture in all of Spain. Dinner. Overnight Caleruega Thursday, June 9 ~ After breakfast, we travel to Toulouse, France, where St. Dominic and his first disciples founded the Order of Preachers in 1216. We will visit the house of Peter Seila, where Dominic established the first priory, the Dominican Studium and the Church of the Jacobins, where the relics of the great Dominican saint and Doctor of the Church, St. Thomas Aquinas now rest. Dinner. Overnight Toulouse Friday, June 10 ~ Today we will visit Albi, a Cathar stronghold during the middle ages, where St. Dominic converted the Albigensian heretics. You will find the Albi Cathedral magnificent and one of the best preserved medieval Churches in Europe. Dinner. Overnight Toulouse Saturday, June 11 ~ Following breakfast, we will visit the picturesque towns of Fanjeaux, Prouille, and Carcassone, all famous preaching sites of St. Dominic and his early disciples. Fanjeaux is where St. Dominic became a pastor of the local parish and established his first Monastery for Nuns. Prouilhe is famous for the Seignadou or“Sign from God,” in which Dominic was given a vision of a flame above the town’s Church, validating his efforts to convert the Albingensians. Carcassone is one of the best preserved walled cities in Europe, and the site of many triumphs for Christ won by St. Dominic. Dinner. Overnight Toulouse Monday, June 12 ~ After breakfast, our group will continue on with our flight to Bologna. Dinner and evening at leisure. Overnight Bologna For more information: www.internationaldominicanfoundation.org To reserve your space: www.canterburypilgrimages.com International Dominican 800th Jubilee of the Order of Preachers Foundation www.internationaldominicanfoundation.org In the Footsteps of St. Dominic | Pilgrimage Itinerary | June 5-17 www.internationaldominicanfoundation.org Monday, June 12 ~ Following breakfast at our hotel, we enjoy leisure time before boarding our flight to Bologna. Upon arrival, we transfer to the hotel for check-in. We’ll enjoy dinner and an evening at leisure. Overnight Bologna Tuesday, June 13 ~ Our Italy extension begins with a visit to the magnificent Basilica of San Domenico in Bologna. St. Dominic’s remains are inside the exquisite shrine Arca di San Domenico, designed by Nicola Pisano, and enhanced by Niccolo dell’Arca and the young Michelangelo. It is a particularly special place for us to pray, venerating St. Dominic’s relics and asking for the great saint’s interces- sion. From Bologna, we’ll travel to Florence and visit San Marco’s, where Fra Angelico, the renowned Dominic artist, painted some of his most famous frescos. We’ll also visit Santa Maria Novella and Santa Maria del Fiore, the cathedral of the Dominican St. Antoninus when he was bishop of Florence in 1446. Following dinner, we’ll take a leisurely walking tour through the beautiful Piazza della Signoria. Dinner. Overnight Florence Wednesday, June 14 ~ Following breakfast, we’ll make our way to Rome, stopping along the way at the charming city of Siena, birthplace of St. Catherine of Siena, famed Dominican and Doctor of the Church. We’ll stroll the Piazza del Campo, one of Italy’s finest squares, and visit the Basilica of St. Francis, containing the miraculous consecrated hosts that have remained intact since 1730. We’ll continue on to view a barely corrupt relic of St. Catherine at the Basilica of St. Dominic. Following our visit, we arrive in Rome. Dinner. Overnight Rome Thursday, June 15 ~ After breakfast, we’re off to St. Peter’s Square for a guided tour of the Vatican. Included will be the Vatican Museum, the Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter’s Basilica. Dinner and evening at leisure. Overnight Rome Friday, June 16 ~ Following breakfast, we’ll spend the day touring the worldwide headquarters of the Dominican Order. St. Dominic lived here for some time, and we’ll have a chance to view his cell. We’ll continue on to visit the famed Dominican school of theology, the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (a.k.a. theAngelicum ). After this inspiring day, we’ll gather for a farewell dinner to celebrate our time together with great Italian food! Remainder of the evening at leisure. Overnight Rome Saturday, June 17 ~ With an invigorated love of our Catholic faith and our patron, St. Dominic, we depart on flights to the USA. For more information: www.internationaldominicanfoundation.org To reserve your space: www.canterburypilgrimages.com International Dominican 800th Jubilee of the Order of Preachers Foundation www.internationaldominicanfoundation.org CANTERBURY PILGRIMAGES & TOURS RESERVATION AGREEMENT Event: Footsteps of St. Dominic Travel dates: June 5-17, 2016 Pilgrimage Code: STDOMINIC_IDF2016 CONTACT INFO - Please print: Name(s) (as it appears on Passport): 1. 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