A Jubilee Pilgrimage to Rome, Assisi & Montecassino
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A Jubilee Pilgrimage to Rome, Assisi & Montecassino
Pilgrimage Overview
DAY 1
Depart USA
Today we board our overnight flights to Rome with snacks and beverages served aloft.
DAY 2
Arrive Rome
Upon arrival we are greeted by our Representative who will accompany us throughout our tour. We transfer to the Basilica of San Paul Outside the Walls for Mass and to visit the tomb where St. Paul was laid to rest and walk through our first Jubilee Door. We then transfer to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Rome (Dinner)
DAY 3
Rome
After breakfast, the group will transfer to St. Peter’s Square early to get a good seat to attend one of the highlights of the trip, the Papal Audience. After the Papal Audience ends around 11 AM we will have some free time for lunch. In the afternoon, we visit the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the oldest basilica of the Western World. We then visit the Holy Stairs, believed to be those that led to the praetorium of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem, and the Basilica of St. Mary Major, one of the oldest and most important shrines in the world dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Overnight: Rome (Breakfast, Dinner)
DAY 4
Rome
Today we tour the Vatican Museums, where we will marvel at the sight of the incredible collections of art, we will see the Tapestry Gallery, Raphael Rooms, and Sistine Chapel. After we continue to St. Peter’s Basilica, built on the site where St. Peter the Apostle was martyred. Here, we will have the opportunity to pray at the tomb of St. John Paul II and view Michelangelo’s Pieta sculpture. Next, we begin our walking tour of Rome where we will view the famous Colosseum’s Exterior – the largest ancient amphitheater in the world and the site of countless gladiator games. Continue to the Roman forum, the administrative capital of the Empire and the site of some of the most famous speeches in history by the likes of Julius Caesar, Mark Anthony, and Cicero. We continue walking to marvel at the sight of the illuminated Trevi Fountain before returning to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: Rome (Breakfast, Dinner)
DAY 5
Rome- San Giovanni Rotondo
This morning, you will board the bus and enjoy the scenic route to the Abbey of Monte Cassino, the principal monastery of the Benedictine Order, founded by St. Benedict around 530 A.D. Continue on to San Giovanni Rotondo, where St. Pio of Pietrelcina (St. Padre Pio) lived for many decades and where thousands of people have flocked to be closer to this great saint and Our Lord. Dinner and overnight in San Giovanni Rotondo.
Overnight: San Giovanni Rotondo (Breakfast, Dinner)
DAY 6
San Giovanni Rotondo - Monte Sant' Angelo
Visit the Old Church of Our Lady of Grace and see the confessional from where St. Pio spent an innumerable number of hours listening to confessions. Next, you will board the bus and travel along the beautiful Gargano Peninsula to the Grotto of St. Michael the Archangel. Return for dinner and overnight in San Giovanni Rotondo.
Overnight: San Giovanni Rotondo (Breakfast, Dinner)
DAY 7
Lanciano & Loreto
After breakfast, we leave for Assisi. On the way, we stop in Lanciano for private Mass at the Church of St. Longinus- the site of a Eucharistic Miracle that occurred in the eighth century. At the time of the miracle, there was a Basilian monk, who struggled with the belief in the Real Presence in the Eucharist. During the time of Mass, the monk, with doubt in his voice, said the words of consecration, and the bread and wine transformed into physical flesh and blood. Leave for the Marian shrine of Loreto to visit the Holy House of Nazareth and the beautiful Madonna of Loreto. Tradition holds that this is the house in which Mary first prayed the Magnificat, in which Jesus grew to manhood, and in which the Holy Family lived, before it was transported several times by angels, to its current location. End the day in Assisi, hometown of St. Francis and St. Clare, with dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Overnight: Assisi (Breakfast, Dinner)
DAY 8
Assisi
Tour of the Basilica of St. Francis, where you will see the tomb of St. Francis, and have the opportunity to view a series of frescoes depicting his life, along with a few of the saint’s possessions. Next, you will visit the Santuario Della Spogliazione where Blessed Carlo Acutis’ tomb is, the first millennial to be declared Blessed. Continue the tour by walking through this picturesque town, where St. Francis and St. Clare both followed God’s call to rebuild his church. Enjoy some free time – for additional prayer, shopping, and lunch. After lunch, board the bus, which will take you outside of the walls of Assisi, to the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels. This Basilica is made up of two structures, both of which you will visit. The first structure is the “Porziuncola” and the second is the “Capella del Transito” which is the place where St. Francis died. Return to the hotel for dinner and a restful overnight.
Overnight: Assisi (Breakfast, Dinner)
DAY 9
Assisi, Orvieto & Rome
This morning, you will ride through the beautiful Umbrian mountains to Orvieto. This incredible town sits on a volcanic high rock formation. Here we visit one of the most beautiful and renowned Cathedrals in Italy. Because of its strategic location, its Christian history officially started in 1004, but Orvieto was built over preexisting Etruscan-era cave tunnels dating back 2,500 years, which some historians believe Christians used to celebrate Mass when Christianity was forbidden. Here we celebrate Mass. Transfer to Rome for dinner, last-minute souvenir shopping and overnight!
Overnight: Rome (Breakfast, Dinner)
DAY 10
Return Home
Today after breakfast, we transfer to the airport to board our return flights home with memories and keepsakes that will last a lifetime. (Breakfast)
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Roundtrip Flights
- 4-5 Star Hotels
- Excursions as per itinerary
- Overnight Accommodations
- Meals (per itinerary)
- Professional Catholic Spanish Speaking Tour Guide
- Spiritual Director
WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED
- Passport and Visas (Refer to the section below for Passports or Visas help)
- Gratuities
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