Join M and M Travel on a Pilgrimage to: Greece

& Italy: Fr. Bob Newbury

In The Footsteps of St. Paul

October 14 - 23, 2014

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For more information please visit: www.pilgrimages.com/mandmtravel INTRODUCTION & SAMPLE DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY Day 1: Tuesday, October 14 - Depart Denver Day 7: Monday, October 20 - Athens - Rome Evening departure from Denver for your overnight flight to Greece. After breakfast we make our way to Athens Airport where we will Dinner and breakfast will be served on board. board our plane that will bring us to Rome. Upon arrival, your escort will warmly greet you this afternoon and welcome you to Italy. Trans- Day 2: Wednesday, October 15 - Arrive Thessaloniki, Greece fer to your Hotel and enjoy a free afternoon for rest, relaxation, or Connect flight to Thessaloniki. You will be met and transferred to your exploration. Your tour escort can suggest sights or a walk for you to hotel. Time to relax, meet your fellow pilgrims, dinner and overnight in enjoy. Dinner and overnight. Thessaloniki. Day 8: Tuesday, October 21 - Rome (Full Day of touring Chris- Day 3: Thursday, October 16 - Phillippi, Kavala, Thessaloniki tian Rome) Visit Philippi where Paul delivered his first sermon in Europe, sowing Following breakfast, we will depart for a sightseeing tour entitled the seeds of Christianity. "And from there (he went) to Philippi, which "Christian Rome" which includes: the Basilica of St. Mary Major, the is the leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman Colony. most important and the oldest church dedicated to Our Lady. St. Mary We remained in this city some days..." (Acts 16:12-18) Here Paul Major contains a relic from the manger of the infant Jesus. Next, the baptized a certain woman named Lydia, the first Christian convert in Basilica of St. John the Lateran, the Pope’s cathedral church where Europe. The Roman forum, completely excavated, is from after Paul's relics of both Peter and Paul remain under the main altar. It was here time. Among the ruins, located on the rocky ledge above the town's that Pope Francis was formally installed one year ago as Bishop of main road is the prison where Paul and Silas were thrown. Continue Rome. Next we cross the street to see the Holy Staircase which is into the modern port city of Kavala, ancient Neapolis, where Paul believed to be a staircase from Pilate’s palace in Jerusalem and accompanied by Silas, Luke and Timothy, first set foot in Europe. brought to Rome by St. Helen in the 4th century. Stop for lunch, and Dinner and overnight in Thessaloniki. then we will continue on to visit St Paul, Outside the Walls, here we celebrate Mass. Continue our tour via the Appian Way -- the oldest Day 4: Friday, October 17 - Thessaloniki, Meteora: Thessaloniki road from Roman times--plus the famous Domino Quo Vadis Chapel; City Tour see the ancient Baths of Caracalla, Arch of Drusus; Tomb of Celilia Paul preached in Thessaloniki during the winters of 49-50 AD and Metella, and the catacombs of St Callixtus where the early Christians wrote two epistles to the ancient Thessalonians. See the ramparts of hid themselves to escape persecution. We will conclude the day by the city, the triumphal Arch of Galerius starting at the Via Egnatia, visiting the famous, Trevi Fountain. Built in the 15th Century to mark once a strategic artery of the Roman Empire. Depart for Kalambaka, the ending destination of the Aqua Virgo (a manmade channel erect- Meteora Monasteries. Dinner and overnight in Kalambaka. ed in 19 B.C. to bring fresh water to Roman bathhouses.) The water comes from the Salone Springs, eight miles outside of the city. Leg- Day 5: Saturday, October 18 - Kalambaka - Athens end has it, by tossing a coin into the fountain, it will guarantee a re- Visit Meteora Monasteries. Among striking scenery, perched on top of turn trip to Rome. Dinner and overnight. huge rocks, that seem to be suspended in mid-air, stand ageless monasteries where you can see exquisite specimens of Byzantine art. Day 9: Wednesday, October 22 - Rome (Papal Audience and Vati- Continue to Delphi, the center of the ancient world (navel) of the can Museum Tour) earth, whose prestige extended far beyond the boundaries of the Hel- Following breakfast, we will prepare for today, which we will have in lenic world. On the slopes of Mount Parnassus, in a landscape of our minds for many years to come. We will make our way to St. Pe- unparalleled beauty and majesty, lie the ruins of the Sanctuary of ter’s Square to attend the Papal Audience, led by His Holiness, Pope Apollo Phthios. Visit the site and the museum and continue to Ath- Francis. (Papal Audience: Is scheduled to take place every Wednes- ens.“ Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are religious. day, pending the schedule of Pope Francis). Following the audience, For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I visit of the Vatican Museums, containing a group of the most impres- found also an altar with this inscription “ to an unknown God”. What sive edifices with hundreds of galleries filled with art treasures. See therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you…” (Acts awe-inspiring relics, and works of art donated throughout centuries as 17:22-31). Athens, is one of the most glorious cities in the world and tributes of faith. We'll cover The Tapestry Gallery, The Raphael the cradle of western civilization as we know it today. Dinner and Rooms and the most overwhelming Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo's overnight at our hotel. Masterpiece, restored mural of the Last Judgment. Later, enter the largest church in Christendom, St Peter's Basilica, built on the site Day 6: Sunday, October 19 - Athens - Excursion to Corinth where St Peter was martyred. Unsurpassed in beauty, a monument to After breakfast we will visit the Acropolis to see the ruins of the Par- the long history of the Catholic Church, to which pilgrims come from thenon, Erectheum and Propylae. For twenty five centuries, the pano- around the world, St Peter's is the grandest of the world's churches. rama of this city is dominated by the rock of the Acropolis; we see the Marvel at the Pieta and Bernini's amazing bronze canopy. Pope Fran- ruins of the Parthenon, the Erectheum and the Propylae. Afterwards, cis visited the tomb of St. Peter, following his elevation, for a visit of we will ascend Mars Hill where Paul spoke to the ancient Athenians devotion that lasted 45 minutes. He is the first Pontiff to visit the ne- about the one and only God. From here we have an excellent view of cropolis since extensive archaeological excavations were conducted the ancient agora; former center of the Athenian public life. We con- at the ancient site decades ago. We will also visit the tomb of Pope tinue for a drive through the city to see the House of Parliament on John Paul II located at the Vatican. Dinner and overnight. Syntagma Square, the evzones in their picturesque uniforms guard- ing the Presidential Palace and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Day 10: Thursday, October 23 - Rome - Denver We also see the Library, the University, the Panathenaic Stadium Following breakfast, we will board our bus that will bring us to the where the first Olympics of the modern era were held, the temple of Rome Airport for our return flights home to Denver. We will bid fare- the Olympian Zeus and Adrian’s Arch. This afternoon we continue our well to our new friends and to a Pilgrimage which will be in our memo- tour to Ancient Corinth. Here, under the shadow of the towering ries and hearts for a long time to come. We depart for Rome Airport Acropolis, St. Paul preached and lived for two years. The vigorous and fondly say, Arrivederci Italia! and mostly Gentile Church he founded here in 50 AD caused him much grief and prompted him to write, at least, four letters to them. Visit the ruins of the ancient city where Paul worked with Aquila and Priscilla. See the remains of the first century shops, the agora where Paul's trial by Gallio took place, the Fountain of Peirene, Temple of Apollo and the Bema. Return to Athens for dinner and overnight.

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Your Trip Includes: Round-trip air from Denver or New York (other US city fares: www.206tours.com/addon/) All Airport Taxes and Fuel Surcharges 8 nights at centrally located first class hotels as follows: (or similar) ~ 2 nights: October 15 - 17: Hotel Capsis, Thessaloniki, Greece ~ 1 night: October 17 - 18: Kalambaka, Greece ~ 2 nights: October 18 - 20: Athens, Greece ~ 3 nights: October 20 - 23: Hotel Cicerone, Rome Transfers as per itinerary Breakfast and Dinner Daily Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach Assistance of a professional local Catholic guide(s) Sightseeing and admissions fees as per itinerary Catholic Priest available for Spiritual Direction Mass daily & Spiritual activities Luggage handling (1 piece per person) Admission to Vatican City and Vatican Museum Flight bag & portfolio of all travel documents Not Included: Lunches, Beverages not mentioned, Tips to your guide & driver, 3.5% credit card processing fee, Items of personal nature.

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