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Rome and Assisi November 3-13, 2014 Join Fr. Chris Podhajsky on a Pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi November 3-13, 2014 $4,529 per person from Cedar Rapids, IA G ROUP C OORDINATOR: M ARY J OHNSTON CALL 319-560-5138 OR EMAIL BLESSU45@GMAIL. COM www.pilgrimages.com/johnston Sample Day-by-Day Itinerary Inclusions & Reservation Application Day 1, Mon Nov 03:Depart for Italy erty and humility. We will visit these two saints' tombs before returning to Depart Cedar Rapids for your overnight flights to Rome. Dinner and breakfast Rome for dinner and overnight. will be served on board. Day 7, Sun Nov 09:Rome:Scavi (AM),Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, Pan- Day 2, Tue Nov 04:Arrive Rome theon and Piazza Navona (PM) Upon arrival in Rome Airport you will find your luggage and exit the baggage This morning will start by taking Scavi tour.The “Scavi” are the excavations of claim into the arrivals hall where you will be greeted by your tour escort and/ the underground necropolis under St. Peter’s Basilica. The Vatican Necropolis, or driver. After a warm welcome to Italy, we will visit Churches of Santa Maria lies under the Vatican City, at depths varying between 5–12 meters below della Vittoria and San Lurge de Francesci. Lunch on your own and transfer to Saint Peter's Basilica. The Vatican sponsored archeological excavations under your Hotel. In the afternoon enjoy relaxed walk through the downtown of Saint Peter's in the years 1940–1949 which revealed parts of a necropolis Rome. Tonight we will enjoy a delicious Italian dinner! dating to Imperial times. The work was undertaken at the request of Pope Pius Day 3, Wed Nov 05:Papal Audience and Vatican Museum Tour XI who wished to be buried as close as possible to Peter the Apostle. It is also Wake up in Eternal City, one of the greatest centers of Western Civilization and home to the Tomb of the Julii, which has been dated to the third or fourth the first truly cosmopolitan city on earth! It is also spiritual capital for all the century. The necropolis was not originally one of the underground Catacombs Catholics around the world. Today is truly a day we will have in our minds for of Rome, but an open air cemetery with tombs and mausoleums. Less than a many years to come. This morning we go to Vatican City to attend a special block away from the Pantheon, behind it sits the only Gothic church in all of Papal Audience or Blessing given by His Holiness, Pope Francis (pending papal Rome, the Santa Maria Sopra Minerva. It houses Michelango's Christ the Re- schedule). Following the audience, visit of the Vatican Museums, a group of deemer statue, finished in 1521. The Church is also the resting place of several most impressive edifices with hundreds of galleries filled with art treasures. popes of the Medici line, and Renaissance artists. It also boasts some wonder- See awe-inspiring relics and works of art donated throughout centuries as ful stained glass windows which should not be missed! In front of the church is tributes of faith. We'll cover The Tapestry Gallery, The Raphael Rooms and the Giovanni Bernini's statue Pulcino della Minerva, with a Egyptian obelisk and a most overwhelming Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo's Masterpiece, restored mural playful elephant that will delight children. Stop for lunch, and then we will have of the Last Judgment. Later, enter the largest church in Christendom, St Pe- the remainder of the day to visit Pantheon and Piazza Navona. The Pantheon in ter's Basilica, built on the site where St Peter was martyred. Unsurpassed in Rome is a remarkable building architecturally. Basically a cylinder with the beauty, a monument to the long history of the Catholic Church, to which pil- floating dome on top of columns, it is the largest masonry vault ever built. In grims come from around the world, St Peter's is the grandest of the world's the center of this dome is a hole bringing in a shaft of light to show the beauty churches. Marvel Pieta and Bernini's amazing bronze canopy. Pope Francis of this building and its relatively simple, open interior. Being inside the Panthe- visited the tomb of St. Peter, following his elevation, for a visit of devotion that on feels very special. Originally built in 27 BC and rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian lasted 45 minutes. He is the first pontiff to visit the necropolis since extensive in 120 AD, the temple has been damaged and plundered over time. In 609 AD archaeological excavations were conducted at the ancient site decades ago. We it became a Christian church dedicated to the Madonna. In the 17th century will also visit the grave of Pope John Paul II located at the Vatican. Stop for some of its bronze ceiling was taken and melted down for use in St Peter's lunch at your own leisure. Later in the day, we will return to our hotel for din- Basilica. Important figures such as King Victor Emmanuel II and the artist ner and overnight Raphael are buried in the Pantheon. Day 4, Thu Nov 06:Rome:Santa Maria Maggiore, St. Peter in chains Day 8, Mon Nov 10:Rome:Coloseum and Roman Forum (AM), Santa (AM); Saint Paul outside the Walls and Catacomb of St Sebastian (PM) Maria en Araceli (PM) This morning we depart for a sightseeing tour which includes: the Basilica of Explore the first and second tiers of this A-list attraction with a guide, learning St. Mary Major, one of the oldest shrines dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, a about the gladiators who competed in the Coliseum’s gory gladiatorial games. shrine that contains a relic from the Manger of the infant Jesus and St Peter in Finish with a tour of the Roman Forum in Ancient Rome and admire incredible chains. This 5th-century church is named for the chains that held St. Peter ruins, like the Temple of Julius Caesar. when he was imprisoned in Rome and in Jerusalem. The chains are on display After lunch on your own we’ll visit Santa Maria en Araceli Basilica. Built on the in a reliquary at the confession in front of the high altar. The church is however foundations of the ancient temple of the Roman goddess Juno, this church St. best known for the statue of Moses that Michelangelo created for the tomb of Mary of the Altar of Heaven is one the oldest basilicas in Rome. The foundation pope Julius II.Stop for lunch, and then we will continue on to visit St Paul Out- of a first house of worship may have been laid here as early as the sixth centu- side the Walls, which houses the remains of St Paul under its main altar; and ry, when it was built in the style of an ancient basilica. At that time, the wor- the Appian Way -- the oldest road from Roman times--plus the famous Domino shippers would have followed the Greek rite. However, the building was taken Quo Vadis Chapel; see the ancient Baths of Caracalla, Arch of Drusus; Tomb of over by the papacy in the tenth century and was given to the Benedictines. In Celilia Metella, and the catacombs of St Callixtus where the early Christians hid 1249 pope Innocent IV passed it on to the Franciscans who remodeled and themselves to escape persecution. We’ll visit the Catacomb of St Sebastian, a expanded the church in 1320. series of underground passages containing the tombs of the early Christians. Day 9, Tue Nov 11:Rome:Santa Cecilia in Trastevere and Castel Sant Dinner and overnight. ’Angelo (AM) Day 5, Fri Nov 07:Rome:San Giovani Lateran, Holy Steps and Santa Today we’ll start by visiting anta Cecilia in Trastevere. This Church was con- Croce in Jerusalem structed between 817 and 824 AD, on the site of an earlier fifth-century build- Today we’ll visit the Basilica of St. John the Lateran, the former residence of ing, and features a grand courtyard, garden, twelfth-century bell tower and a the popes prior to their return to Rome in 1377. It is also the where Pope Fran- gothic tabernacle by Arnulfo di Cambia. The real treasure are the 13th century cis was formally installed as Bishop of Rome, and honored the Blessed John frescoes by Pietro Cavallini. Will continue our day with a visit of Castel St An- Paul II by arriving a half hour early to bless a plaque renaming a corner of the gelo that inside retraces its history. The castle has various exhibits ranging piazza outside the church after him. We continue on to the Scala Sancta (Holy from Renaissance paintings and pottery to antique military weapons. A huge Stairs), famous for being the steps that led up to the Praetorium of Pontius spiral ramp ascends upwards the Castel Sant Angelo for about 400 feet. As in Pilate in Jerusalem, which Jesus Christ stood on during his Passion on his way the last act of Tosca, admire the beautiful view from the terrace but don't to trial. Sixtus V had the steps transferred in 1589, to their present site, before throw yourself off - go for a coffee instead in one of the rampart towers. the Sancta Santorum (Holy of Holies). Enjoy lunch on your own at your leisure. Next we’ll visit Basilica of the Holy Cross. Santa Croce is well worth a visit for Day 10, Wed Nov 12:Rome:Church of Sant Agostino and Catacomb of its extraordinary collection of relics from the Holy Land, its full-sized replica of St Priscilla (AM) the Shroud of Turin, the shrine of a young girl who is being considered for Saint Monica is one of the most admired saints.
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