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Peter's Way Tours Inc St. Ann’s Parish Pilgrimage Led by Fr. Andrew Carrozza, Pastor Majestic Italy Inspired by Saints for Changing Times 12-Day Pilgrimage: July 7 – 18, 2015 Padua Venice Bologna Florence Siena Assisi Rome Become our friend on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/peterswaytours Peter’s Way Tours Inc. email: [email protected] • www.petersway.com 500 North Broadway, Suite 221 • Jericho, NY 11753 • 800-225-7662 • 516-605-1551 • Fax: 516-605-1555 Day 6 July 12, Sunday: Siena - Assisi Breakfast at your hotel. This morning, we leave Florence. Our day will focus on the beauty of Siena, where Saint Catherine (1347-80) lived as a lay-affiliate of the Dominican Order. St. Catherine is well known for her intellect and mystical visions of Christ. Her house and shrine is in her hometown, which occupies the site of her family home. Visit the Basilica of St. Dominic, just up the hill from her childhood home, which contains the incorrupt head of this beloved Patron saint of Italy. Celebrate Mass at the Shrine. Continue to the Dear Friends, Duomo, a gleaming marble treasury of Gothic art, built between 1215 and 1263 in the form of a Latin cross, with a dome and bell tower. The I would like to take this time to personally invite you, your relatives and friends to Cathedral contains valuable pieces of art including the “Feast of join us on our special trip to Italy’s greatest cities and special places dear to Herod” by Donatello and works by Bernini and the young Christian hearts. Michelangelo. Independent lunch. Our leisurely walking tour of Siena continues to the Piazza del While in Rome, this pilgrimage will take us to the sacred sites of our Catholic faith, Campo (Il Campo), the site of the famous Palio horse races. The beauty of Siena is best experienced by walking through its historic including the Sistine Chapel, the Basilicas of Christian Rome and the Catacombs. streets. Perhaps you will enjoy relaxation and refreshment at one of We will also take in the historic venues of ancient Rome. We will celebrate daily the outdoor cafés in the Piazza del Campo. Mass and have the exciting opportunity to attend the Holy Father’s general audi- Late afternoon, we leave Siena to Assisi, one of the high points of any ence! pilgrimage experience. After a beautiful scenic ride, you will see Assisi on a mountaintop. The narrow lanes, the Shrines of Saint You will visit, walk and pray at locations where St. Dominic, St. Thomas Aquinas, Francis and the overwhelming art dedicated to its young friar who St. Francis, St. Clare, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Anthony, and many others before us established an order that has grown through the centuries. Check-in came closer to God. Visiting Venice, Padua, Bologna, Florence, Siena, Orvieto, to hotel in Assisi. Greccio and Assisi rounds out what promises to be an enriching and unforgettable Dinner and overnight at hotel in Assisi. (B,D) experience. Day 7 July 13, Monday: Assisi - Visit the Sites of St. Best of all, we will be celebrating our faith, forming deeper bonds of friendship, Francis & St. Clare and enjoying food and customs of another culture! There is nothing like sharing Early morning walk to the Basilica of St. Francis to celebrate Mass at the Tomb of St. Francis. Return to your hotel for breakfast. After such experiences with friends and family in faith. Please consider joining us! breakfast, our local guide will take us to explore the Basilica complex, composed of two churches built one atop the other. Beneath both Sincerely in Christ, churches is the crypt that houses the tomb of St. Francis. The lower Fr. Andrew Carrozza Basilica dates from 1228 to 1230, and is richly decorated with beautiful stained glass windows, and paintings done by some of the most important artists of the 13th and 14th centuries. In the upper Basilica, built from 1230 - 1253, you will marvel at the monumental frescoes painted by Giotto, which depict scenes from the life of the saint. Independent lunch. July 7, Tuesday: Depart for Italy This afternoon, visit the Basilica of St. Clare, the first and most Day 1 important heroine of the Franciscan movement. View her remains This evening depart New York’s JFK International Airport on your pilgrimage to Italy. and see the miraculous Crucifix. Then we will visit the Basilica of Complimentary meals and beverages will be served aloft. (D) Santa Maria degli Angeli, a great Basilica built in 1569 and crowned by the magnificent dome designed by Alessi. It encloses the shrine of Day 2 July 8, Wednesday: Arrive Venice – Padua the "Porziuncula", or the Little Portion Chapel, around which the first Upon arrival at Venice Airport, proceed through Passport Control, claim your luggage, and a Franciscan community was centered, the place where Clare received Peter's Way Tour Manager will meet you upon your exit from Customs. Board your comfortable the habit from Francis, and the Capella Del Transito, which marks the touring bus and soon you will be on your way to the lovely town of Padua. We will visit the spot where the Saint died. You will see the statue of Saint Francis in Basilica of St. Anthony, with its famous Chapel of the Relics. The Basilica also contains a the courtyard where thornless roses bloom. mixture of Gothic, Romanesque and Byzantine architecture, holding a huge collection of art Dinner and overnight at hotel in Assisi. (B,D) treasures. Celebrate Mass at the Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua. Check-in at hotel in Padua or Mestre near Venice. Day 8 July 14, Tuesday: Orvieto – Greccio - Rome Dinner and overnight at hotel in Padua or Mestre near Venice. (B,D) Breakfast at your hotel. After breakfast, leave Assisi for Orvieto, July 9, Thursday: AM/Half-day Tour of Venice - PM/At Leisure which stands dramatically on top of an island of volcanic rock in the BreakfastDay 3 at your hotel. After breakfast, you will be transferred to St. Mark's Square, via water middle of the Tiber Valley. Visit the cathedral which houses the taxi, to explore this lovely and famous Lagoon City on the Adriatic Coast. Our day begins with relics of the Miracle of Bosena (Miracle of the Host). Celebrate Mass a walking tour at Venice's hub of activity, Piazza San Marco, which is lined with galleries, shops at the Shrine. Independent lunch in Orvieto. and charming cafes. Dominating the Square is the magnificent Basilica of St. Mark, where the This afternoon, travel through the Rieti Valley to visit the Franciscan mixture of Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic styles reflect Venice's history. Marvel at the Shrine of Mount Lacerone, overlooking Greccio, where St. Francis shimmering mosaics, precious sculptures and rare marbles. The Campanile, has simple lines built himself a shelter between two birch trees. On this spot, a which contrast sharply with the sumptuous decor of the Church and Clock Tower, where commemorative Chapel rose in 1792. Going along a narrow corridor famous Moors have been striking the hours for over 500 years. Continue to the Bridge of Sighs, we will reach the Chapel of St. Lucia, built out of the grotto, where St. which connects to the Doges' Palace and the Piombi Prisons. The bridge is so named because of Francis, commemorating the divine mystery of the Nativity before a the sad laments of the prisoners as they were led across it to certain torture and possible death. crowd of faithful from Greccio and the nearby towns on the night of Following our morning tour we will celebrate Mass at St. Mark’s Basilica. Independent lunch Christmas in 1223, instituted what was to become the tradition of the followed by leisure time. Don't miss out on an optional gondola trip, gliding along the Christmas creche. In the same area, there are four Franciscan shrines picturesque canals with a local troubadour to serenade you. Independent dinner. in the Valley that are called: Sanctuary of Poggio Bustone, Sanctuary Overnight at hotel in Padua or Mestre near Venice. (B) of the Forest, Sanctuary of Columbus Spring. Late afternoon continue to Rome, the "Eternal City". July 10, Friday: Bologna – Florence Check-in at hotel in Rome. BreakfastDay 4 at hotel. Today we depart Venice and drive south to Florence. En-route we stop to Dinner and overnight at hotel in Rome. (B,D) visit Bologna, the gastronomic capital of Italy. Independent lunch upon arrival in Bologna. We visit the Basilica of San Dominic, the Arca di San Domenico (Ark of Saint Dominic), a mon- July 15, Wednesday: AM/Papal Audience – ument containing the remains of Saint Dominic. Visit the cell where St. Dominic died and the PM/TourDay 9 of Christian Rome Priory. Celebrate Mass in the Shrine. Time will be given to explore Nettuno Square, with its Breakfast at your hotel. During the month of July and August the elaborate Baroque fountain. Then, we continue through the gentle Tuscan hills that for cen- Holy Father Audiences are at Castle Gandolfo (subject to confirmation). turies have inspired saints, artists and admirers of beauty, to the Renaissance city of Florence. Independent lunch. This afternoon, visit the magnificent Basilica of St. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Florence. (B,D) Paul Outside-the-Walls. The basilica was built by Constantine in the 4th century on the site of St. Paul's tomb. After having been destroyed Day 5 July 11, Saturday: AM/Academy of Fine Arts; Highlights of Florence by fire in 1823, it was rebuilt on the original basilican plan of early BreakfastDay at your hotel.
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