Beautiful Catholicism - A Pilgrimage to , Assisi & Rome p r e s e n t s . . . August 27 - September 7, 2014

in cooperation with ... Troy Hinkel, PhD Holy Family School of Faith Fr. Pat Sullivan, Pastor, Annunciation Parish Fr. Andrew Strobl, Associate Pastor, Prince of Peace Parish "Blessed are those whose hearts are set on pilgrimage" Pslam 84 Highlights… An opportunity to experience the breathtaking beauty of our Catholic faith, through its art and spirituality, including St. Peter's and the Vatican, the of St. Francis in Assisi and the in Florence; Papal Audience in St. Peter's Square with the Holy Father; day trips to Siena and Orvieto, with Daily Mass, Meditations and Catechesis.

Day 1 Wednesday August 27 Bon Voyage • Depart for Rome, overnight flight. Dinner and breakfast enroute

Day 2 Thursday August 28 Arrive in • Arrive Rome and transfer by deluxe motor coach to Florence • After lunch on your own the afternoon is free to explore Florence • Early evening Mass followed by Welcome Dinner

Day 3 Friday August 29 Firenze • Visit San Marco’s Convent to view the frescoes of Fra Angelico • Visit Accademia to view ’s “” • Tour Duomo of Florence and see the Baptistry doors • Lunch on your own • Tour Uffizi Gallery, one of the Europe's foremost art museums • Mass at al Monte overlooking Florence

Day 4 Saturday August 30 Siena and Assisi • Mass at St. Catherine of Siena’s home with a meditation • Visit St. Dominic’s to venerate St. Catherine’s relics • Lunch on your own – time for shopping • Tour Duomo with its inlaid floors and masterpieces by “All the darkness in the world cannot Donatello, Bernini and Michelangelo extinguish the light of a single candle.” ― • Depart late afternoon for Assisi – overnight 3 nights Assisi St. Francis of Assisi, Day 5 Sunday August 31 Assisi • Tour Santa Maria degli Angeli with St. Francis’ Portiuncula – the original motherhouse of the Franciscans • Lunch is on your own • Late afternoon Mass at the Hermitage with time for meditation in the footsteps of St. Francis

Day 6 Monday September 1 Assisi • Tour Basilica including the chapel of St. Joseph of Cupertino. • Mass in Basilica • Lunch on own • Visit Santa Chiara Church with time for meditation • Afternoon free to wander this lovey Umbrian hill town

Day 7 Tuesday September 2 Orvieto and Roma • Depart Assisi for Orvieto and tour Duomo • Mass in Chapel of Eucharistic Miracle • Arrive Rome late afternoon • tour St. Peter’s with Archdiocesan Seminarian • Group Dinner in the Borgo Pio – a tiny medieval neighborhood adjacent to the Vatican Day 8 Wednesday September 3 Papal Audience • arrive early for Papal Audience that begins at 1030 • Lunch on own after Audience • Tour St. John Lateran, a Papal basilica and Rome’s cathedral • View the Scala Santa (Holy Stairs) • Walk to Santa Croce to venerate the True Cross • Mass at St. Maria Maggiore, another of the four Papal • Visit St. Praxedes to venerate the Column of Christ’ Flagellation • Group dinner in the medieval neighborhood of Trastevere

Day 9 Thursday September 4 Vatican Museum • Early Mass at St. Peter’s in the catacombs • Tour Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel • Afternoon free "... upon this rock I will • Dinner on your own build my church." Mt 16:18 Day 10 Friday September 5 Rome • Mass at St. Paul Outside the Walls, the fourth Papal basilica • Visit Santa Maria Sopra Minerva to view Michelangelo’s Risen Christ • Visit St. Peter in Chains to view Michelangelo’s Moses • Visit the Pantheon; tour ends at Piazza Navona • Dinner on your own

Day 11 Saturday September 6 Catacombs of Santa Priscilla • Catacombs tour including oldest known Marian paintings • Mass in the Catacombs • Tour of the Colosseum with private tour guide • Afternoon free for local sightseeing

Day 12 Sunday September 7 Arrividerci Roma • Hotel check-out after breakfast • Transfer to airport for flight departure to USA

$4250.00 per person (double occupancy) includes: roundtrip airfare from Kansas City; 10 nights in 3* hotels & hotel porterage; breakfast daily; 4 dinners; airport transfers in Italy; tours and entrance fees (as noted in the itinerary); gratuities for meals, guides, and bus drivers; and all taxes. The price, except for a change in airport taxes or fuel surcharge, is guaranteed with a minimum of 40 persons. Itinerary is subject to change. Not Included: Cancellation Waiver/Trip Insurance $250 per person; ground transportation to/from KCI; personal items; meals, except as indicated; and beverages.

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