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Shrines of Italy SHRINES OF ITALY Rome * San Giovanni Rotondo * Assisi September 26 - October 6, 2016 $3,949 from Shreveport, LA With Optional Post Tour to Rome October 6 - 9 | $399 www.pilgrimages.com/daigle Padre Pio, Italy Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy Papal Audience, Rome, Italy Assisi, Italy St. Peters, Rome, Italy Sample Day by Day Itinerary: shop, before we board the bus to continue toward San Giovanni Rotondo, the hometown of Saint Padre Pio. Upon arrival in San Giovanni Rotondo, enjoy dinner and overnight at Day 1, Mon, Sep 26 – Depart for Rome your hotel. Make your way to Shreveport airport to board your overnight flight(s). Dinner and breakfast will be served on board. Day 7, Sun, Oct 2 - San Giovanni Rotondo - Monte Sant’ Angel (View incorrupt body of Padre Pio) Day 2, Tue, Sep 27 – Arrival in Rome Today after breakfast we will have Mass at the tomb of St. Pio. After Mass, we will tour the Welcome to Rome, also known as, “The Eternal City.” Upon arrival at Rome airport, you sanctuary, and view the crucifix, in front of which St. Pio received the stigmata. Visit the will collect your luggage in the baggage claim area, and continue to the arrival’s hall, where confessional from where St. Pio spent an innumerable amount of hours listening to confes- you will be greeted by a tour escort and/or driver. Make your way to the bus and transfer sions. Next, we will board the bus and travel along the beautiful Gargano Peninsula to the to your hotel. Following check-in, you will have time to explore Rome on your own. Your Grotto of St. Michael the Archangel, a shrine consecrated by St. Michael. At this grotto, St. tour escort may suggest places to visit. Later in the afternoon meet at the hotel lobby, as Michael appeared to a Bishop to assure him that his diocese would not be annihilated as we will make our way to Church to celebrate Mass, followed by a Welcome Dinner. After he feared. Following the visit to the grotto, enjoy free time. On the way back to San Gio- dinner, you will have the opportunity to walk to St. Peter’s Square for the Rosary vanni Rotondo view breathtaking views of the ocean and surrounding countryside. Upon (optional). arrival you will have time for devotion and reflect. Dinner and overnight. Day 3, Wed, Sep 28 – Rome: Papal Audience – Trevi Fountain / Piazza Navona – Basilica Day 8, Mon, Oct 3 - San Giovanni Rotondo – Lanciano – Assisi of St. John the Lateran and St. Mary Major – Holy Steps After breakfast, we will head to Lanciano. Upon arrival in Lanciano, we will celebrate Mass After a nice breakfast at your hotel, your first sightseeing day in Rome starts! The tour at the Church of St. Longinus. This Church is the site of the Eucharistic Miracle that oc- begins with the Papal Audience in St. Peter’s Square! The Audience is celebrated each curred in the eighth century. At the time of the Miracle, there was a Basilian monk who Wednesday by His Holiness, Pope Francis (pending the papal schedule). Following the struggled with the belief in the real presence of The Lord Jesus in the Eucharist. During the Papal Audience, we will make our way to the Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain). In the times time of Mass, the monk, with doubt in his voice, said the “Words of Consecration” and the of Ancient Rome, this fountain served as the terminal point of the Aqua Virgo, the main bread turned into living flesh, and the wine transformed into live blood. After Mass free aqueduct that supplied thermal baths. Following the Trevi Fountain, continue to the beau- time to explore Lanciano. Later continue toward Assisi, the hometown of St. Francis. Upon tiful, Piazza Novona. This square was built on the former Stadium of Domitian that held arrival in Assisi, check-in; enjoy dinner, before retiring to your room for a restful night’s many festivals and sporting events (86 A.D). At the center of this square, stands the Fon- sleep. tana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers). There are four figures constructed on this fountain that represent four rivers: the Nile, Ganges, Danube, and Rio de la Plata. Day 9, Tue, Oct 4 - Assisi (The Life of a Saint, that inspired a Holy Father) Next, you may enjoy free time for lunch, followed by a visit to the oldest of the four major This morning, enjoy breakfast followed by a full day of touring the hometown of St. Fran- basilicas in Rome, and the home to the relics of Peter and Paul, the Basilica of St. John the cis. St. Francis is the “Patron Saint of Animals and the Environment.” Additionally, he is Lateran. This Basilica is where Pope Francis was installed as Bishop of Rome, and where he responsible for founding the Franciscan Order, and the inspiration for our Holy Father, officiates as the Bishop of Rome. Next, we will cross the street to visit the Holy Staircase. Pope Francis. He chose his name in admiration of the Saint of Nature, and Servant to the Tradition states that this staircase is from Pontius Pilate’s palace of Jerusalem during the Poor. Known for being a humble man himself, Pope Francis spent most of his life denying time of Jesus. It is also said that this Staircase was brought to Rome by St. Helen in the 4th the luxuries of life. He preferred to live in simplicity and humility, while giving up all other century. If time permits, you may climb the steps on your knees, in memory of Christ’s worldly possessions, just as St. Francis did. As we visit the birthplace of St. Francis, you will agonizing Passion. To conclude your day, we will proceed to the Basilica of St. Mary Major become captivated as the atmosphere has not changed since St. Francis began his minis- and celebrate Mass. This Basilica contains a relic from the manger of the Infant Jesus. try, in the early 13th-century. During the tour, you will have the opportunity to visit the Following Mass, return to the hotel for dinner and overnight tomb of St. Francis at his Basilica and have the opportunity to view a series of frescoes depicting his life, view a few of the saint’s possessions. As the tour continues, visit St. Mary Day 4, Thu, Sep 29 - Rome: Vatican Museum– Appian Way - Basilica of St. Paul Outside of the Angels Basilica. This Basilica is where St. Francis spent most of life, and is made up of the Walls - Catacombs two structures; both of which you will visit. The Porziuncola is where St. Francis founded This morning enjoy breakfast. We will celebrate Mass at the largest Christendom Church, his order of the Friar Minor (Franciscans), and the Capella del Transito, which is the place St. Peter’s Basilica. This Basilica was built on the site where St. Peter, the first Pope and of St. Francis’ death. During this visit, your group will have the opportunity to visit the Bishop of Rome, was martyred. Also, it was Our Holy Father, Pope Francis who was the beautiful Rose Garden where St. Francis and other friars lived, as well as the cave where first Pontiff to visit the necropolis since extensive archaeological excavations were con- the Saint retired to pray. Enjoy free time on your own, you may take this time for addition- ducted at the ancient site decades ago. At this Basilica, we will have the opportunity to al prayer, or shop in the gift shop. The last stop on your tour will be to the Church that view Michelangelo’s Pieta. This stunning marble sculpture depicts the Virgin Mary holding honors St. Clare, the foundress of the Poor Clare Sisters. This Saint followed the teachings Christ after His crucifixion, death, and removal off the cross before being placed in the of St. Francis very closely by also living a life of poverty and humility. Return to the hotel tomb. Continue to proceed to one of the many Vatican Museums. At the world-renowned for dinner and overnight. museum, you will see the most impressive of edifices, galleries, and awe-inspiring relics. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to observe the Tapestry Gallery, Raphael Day 10, Wed, Oct 5 - Assisi – Siena - Assisi Rooms, Sistine Chapel, and Michelangelo’s Masterpiece, the restored mural of the Last Start the day with breakfast, followed with travel to the Tuscan city of Siena. This medieval Judgment. The final stop on your Vatican tour is at the tomb of St. John Paul II. Afterward, city is the birthplace of the Doctor of the Church, St. Catherine, and the Apostle of Italy, St. enjoy free time for lunch on your own, or to purchase souvenirs from Vatican City. We will Bernardine. During your time here, we will stroll down one of Italy’s finest squares, the then begin the short journey down the Appian Way, the earliest road of Ancient Rome. Piazza Del Campo to the Cathedral and Basilica of St. Francis. This Basilica is the site of yet This road will lead to the Domino Quo Vadis Chapel, the Baths of Caracalla, the Arch of another miracle: In 1730, a ciborium of consecrated Hosts were stolen, but two days later Drusus, the Tomb of Cecilia Metella, and the catacombs of St. Callixtus. The day concludes the exact number of Hosts were found in the tabernacle, and since then these Hosts have with a visit to the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.
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