A N E X C L U S I V E E X P E R I E N C E C U S T O M I Z E D F O R R E G I S T E R E D A T T E N D E E S & G U E S T S O F T H E F R . V A L M C I N N E S L E C T U R E B R O U G H T T O Y O U B Y M A R T Y R I A N J O U R N E Y S M I S S I O N A D V A N C E M E N T O F F I C E O F T H E P O N T I F I C A L U N I V E R S I T Y O F S T T H O M A S A Q U I N A S May 9-13, 2019 We Welcome You to the first-ever ANGELICUM "Homecoming" A L L P L A N S A R E S U B J E C T T O C H A N G E , D U E T O E X C E P T I O N A L C I R C U M S T A N C E S ( W E A T H E R , S E C U R I T Y R I S K S , E T C ) , O R D U E T O U N F O R S E E N L I T U R G I C A L E V E N T S P L A N N E D B Y T H E H O L Y F A T H E R JILL ALEXY Trip Director & Tour Guide +1.704.819.3756 [email protected] FR. BENEDICT CROELL OP Director of Development/Mission Advancement Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas [email protected] MR. ROB KEIGHRON Owner, Prestige Worldwide Travel Inquire for all bookings, payments, & policies [email protected] [email protected] STAFF Ludovico Tommasi Group Ambassador & Tour Escort Raphaela Pampaleo Group Travel Assistant PRICE LIST Full Weekend Program: 700Euros per person Full Weekend Program, family cost (1-2 parents & minor children): 2400Euros Full Weekend Program, ordained & religious: 575Euros Single Day Program (Friday, Saturday or Sunday): 350Euros per person Castelli Romani Extension Day Cost: 200Euros per person Vatican Library & Archives Additional Cost: 100Euros per person St Paul's Outside the Walls Guided Private Tour Cost: 65Euros per person Thursday, 9 May Included in Cost: Airport Transfer, Golf Cart tour, Colosseum Tour (No meals) Flights Arrive into FCO; guests will be met at the airport and enjoy private transportation to their accommodation in Rome. Please provide us with your flight information when booking, For those who would like us to reserve hotel rooms nearby the Angelicum, rooms are available at the Hotel Roma Luxus, a new boutique hotel, or the Inn at the Hotel Forum, a small budget hotel. Please inquire for rates.* Morning- Upon hotel arrival, trip assistant & visit coordinator, as well as students and staff from the Angelicum, will be on-hand to greet guests who have booked hotel rooms. 11:00 AM- Meet at Largo Angelicum for a short walking tour of the local neighborhood (to get oriented) and learn about customs in Rome 12:30 PM- Those who are interested will enjoy a light lunch nearby the hotel at the end of the tour* 13:30 PM- Return to your hotels for siesta & rest! 16:00 PM- Golf cart rides around Rome. Drive by the main highlights of the Centro Storico, Rome's Historical Center. 17:55 PM- Enter the Colosseum for a brief visit that includes walking out onto the Arena level! 18:55 PM- Return to the hotel on-your-own for an early evening and dinner* Friday, 10 May Included in Cost: Breakfast & Class at Angelicum, Val McInnis Lecture & Reception, Vatican Transfer & Tour & Pine Cone Courtyard Buffet (B, D) 09:00 AM- Option to attend a class at the Angelicum with Chairholder, Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP 10:30 AM- Breakfast reception at the Angelicum Sala di Riunione, with invited students Extra Option: Visit to the Vatican Library & Secret Archives (Additional cost, available first-come- first-served, transfers from Largo Angelicum will be included)* Afternoon: Free Time to rest & explore Rome (Alternately, an optional private, guided visit to Basilica of St Paul's-Outside-the-Walls is available at an additional cost*) 17:30 PM- Depart your hotel on foot for arrival to the Angelicum 18:00 PM- Val McInnis Lecture in Aula 11 (where Fr. Karol Wojtyla defended his dissertation in 1948) 19:00 PM- Reception & Sunset Aperitivo (optional tours around the cloister) 20:00 PM- Transit to the Vatican Museums in private car from Largo Angelicum 20:30 PM- Visit to the Vatican Museums, with light buffet dinner included in the Pine Cone Courtyard 23:00 PM- Exit Vatican Museums: return to hotel / lodging on your own, or stay in the neighborhood for a night-cap with friends (on your own). Saturday, 11 May Included in Cost: Basilica San Clemente Tour, Hoy Stairs Tour Coffee Break, Two Evening Transfers, Santa Sabina Tour & Reception, Santa Maria Sopra Minerva Dinner & Concert (D) 09:00 AM- Meet at the Basilica of San Clemente. Enjoy a special short prayer service with the Dominican community there, followed by a visit to the famous 3-layer excavations of the Basilica. 10:30 AM- Depart the Basilica San Clemente on foot for a visit to St John Lateran & the Holy Stairs. Inside the private garden of the Holy Stairs Shrine, we will enjoy a lovely coffee break. 12;30 PM- Lunch & afternoon on-you-own 16:30 PM- Vans depart Angelicum parking lot for transfer to the Basilica of Santa Sabina 17:00 PM- A brief visit, guided by the Dominican friars, to the Basilica & the room of St Dominic 18:00 PM- Enjoy an aperitivo in the convent with a welcome from the successor to St. Dominic, the Master of the Order of Preachers (toast) 18:45 PM- Transfer in vans to Piazza della Minerva (next to Pantheon) 19:15 PM- Gala Dinner with Evening Concert & Italian Compline inside the convent of the Minerva with the friars. 22:15 PM- Depart the convent at Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, and make your own way back to your hotels/lodging. Or stay in the area for a night-cap at a rooftop hotel. Sunday, 12 May Included in Cost: St Peter's Basilica Visit to Cupola, Brunch on Terrace of Residenza Paolo VI, Tour of catacombs, Tour of St Mary Major, One evening transfer, Closing Dinner (L, D) 07:15 AM- Meet at the Obelisk in St Peter's Basilica. Enter into the Basilica & enjoy quiet time on your own. 08:00 AM- Mass (in the crypts) 09:15 AM - Visit to St. Peter's Dome; there is time for a break for cappuccino & cornetto* & souvenir shopping on the roof of St Peter's Basilica ! 11:00 AM- Reconvene across the street at the entrance to the Paolo VI hotel. We will have brunch on the rooftop terrace, and enjoy the amazing view onto the Angelus blessing from the terrace. After brunch & Angelus, make your own way back to the hotel. 15:30 PM -Meet at the Catacombs of Santa Priscilla, enjoy a private visit to these amazing early Christian catacombs, complete with the earliest sacred image of Mary in the West ! 16:30 PM- Transit in private vans to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major. 17:00 PM- Visit the Basilica of Saint Mary Major 18:00 PM- After a guided visit of the basilica, enjoy an aperitivo & dinner on a rooftop terrace across the street. After dinner, make your own way back to your hotel/lodging. ' Monday, 13 May (Optional Extension Day)* Full Day Trip to the Castelli Romani (additional cost, available first-come, first-served, all transport and entrances and meals included) 11:00 AM- Depart Largo Angelicum for the Castelli Romani: first-stop will be Castel Gandolfo The Full-day excursion to the Castelli Romani will include: Special visits to the Apostolic Palazzo & Villa Barbierini gardens in Castel Gandolfo A tour of the Medieval treasures of Grottaferrata Abbey Exclusive access to Frascati Wine Tasting & Vineyard Tour A brief visit to Lake Albano A celebratory private tasting dinner in Frascati 21:30 PM- Return to Rome from Frascati * Indicates something that is not included in the cost of the Weekend Itinerary Package .