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Grand Italy Catholic pilgrimage |
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| Day 1 USA - ITALY, ROME We start with an overnight intercontinental flight to Italy, to Rome. Dinner and breakfast are served opn board the plane. |
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Day 2 ROME We will arrive to the Rome airport on time for afternoon start of our Christian tour of Rome. First to have on our schedule today is Holy Mass at St. Mary Major basilica and visit of St. John Lateran. This is the Cathedral of Rome and was Papal residence from the 5C until the papacy departed to Avignon in France. Today we will also see the nearby Holy Staircase (Scala Sancta) actual stairs that Jesus Christ walked on the day he went to Pilate. We will end our day in hotel for dinner and overnight. |
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Day 3 VATICAN, ST. PETER'S Today we have an early breakfast to be on time for the general audience with Pope Benedict XVI at the St. Peter's Square. Following is visit to the Vatican Museums where we will see art masterpieces of Michelangelo, Bernini… We will walk through Geographical maps Gallery, Sistine Chapel with the magnificent fresco of The Last Judgement and many more halls and rooms filled with Christian art, history and inheritance of all civilisation. Same day is our visit to the heart of Vatican State, St. Peter's basilica, and underground burial stones with the tomb of St. Peter, and Square dedicated to same saint. After some free time in the late afternoon for shopping we end our day in our hotel with dinner. |
 Pope Benedict XVI - General Audience |
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 Rome - Thousands years of history - Pantheon |
| Day 5 ROME - MONTECASSINO - SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO After the breakfast we leave Rome. After about 3 hours of drive we are at Montecassino, spectacular Benedictine abbey on the top of the mountain. This monastery was founded and built by St. Benedict (patron saint of Europe) around 529 on the remains of Roman fortification. After visit we continue to San Giovanni Rotondo, to the church of Our Lady of Grace with the tomb of the St. Pio. Dinner and overnight is in San Giovanni Rotondo. |
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Day 6 SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO - LANCIANO - LORETO After a sightseeing of the Shrine of St. Padre Pio we are on the way to Monte Sant´ Angelo to visit the Grotto where Michael Archangel had being appearing from 5th to 17th century. Short stop here and continue to Lanciano, one of the greatest Eucharistic Miracles. In the 8th century during the Holy Mass the wine turned into blood and the host into flesh. We will spend some time in the church where the relic is exposed and then continue to Loreto. In this beautiful Italian town of Loreto where the House of the Holy Family was miraculously transferred from Nazareth. "The Angel of the lord declared unto Mary, and She Conceived of the Holy Spirit" - words that in Loreto in the House of the Holy Family touch us even deeper. On the ruins of the house one can see the actual place of the event. Tonight late dinner and overnight stay in Loretto. |
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Day 7 LORETO - ASSISI After the visit and Holy Mass in the Basilica of Loreto sometime after lunch break we will drive to the Assisi to the city of Peace, to encounter with St. Francis and St. Claire. Group will have free visit the crypt with the St. Francis tomb, see the reliquary, frescoes made by Giotto and Cimbaue, early part of the evening is free until the dinner in our hotel. |
 Loreto - Holy Family basilica |
Day 8 ASSISI This morning we will continue exploring and learning about St. Francis and his lif. Our guided tour will start from church of Santa Chiara to see The Cross that spoke to St. Francis and pray his prayer before same Cricifix. We will learn more about St. Claire the founder of Poor Claires and see her incorrupt body. We will go down to the "Porziuncola" one of three restored churches by young Francis that nowadays is embraced by basilica of St. Mary of the Angels. Optional visit to hermitage of St. Francis, le Carceri is scheduled for later afternoon. Today private Holy Mass for group is in basilica of St. Francis. Dinner and overnight are in our hotel in Assisi. |
 Assisi - city of Peace, St. Francis Basilica |
Day 9 ASSISI - SIENA - PADUA Today we are leaving Assisi for Padua via Siena. We will walk through well preserved city of Siena, birthplace of St. Catherine Virgin and Doctor of the Church, we will stroll through the streets from the church hosting the relics of St. Catherine to the Piazza del Campo! In the Padua we will arrive in the late afternoon and time permitting visit the St. Anthony's basilica . Tonight we are in Padua for dinner and overnight. |
 Siena- Cathedral |
Day 10 PADUA - VENICE - PADUA Today is entire day excursion to Venice. Short boat taxi ride to the city and we start with the Holy Mass in the Cathedral of St. Marc. Sightseeing will include St. Marc Square with basilica, Bridge of Sighs and a walk to the Grand Canal. After about two hours tour there will be optional visit to famous murano glass factory. Shopping by Rialto Bridge with hundreds of souvenir shops, restaurants and unexplorable beauty of Venice is ours for the entire afternoon. In the early evening we will return to Padua. Dinner and overnight stay. |
 Venice - St. Marc's Square and Cathedral |
Day 11 PADUA - MILAN After morning Holy Mass in the basilica of St. Anthony of Padua and city tour of about 2 hours we will go for a three hours bus ride to Milan, city of St. Ambrose. Here we will visit Sforza palace seat of Dukes of Milan, Il Duomo or Cathedral of Milan, 357 feet high church with 3600 statues of different dimensions, Cathedral that had being built from 1386. On our walk through the centre we see the famous Opera House "Scala". In the late afternoon some free time for shopping. Our farewell dinner is in one of the typical Italian restaurants near Il Duomo and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele. * - For the groups we can organize visit to Santa Maria delle Grazie Renaissance church that hosts portrayal of "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci - requires additional day in Milan. ** - Saint of Milan, St. Ambrose and his basilica can be added to this tour as group visit |
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Day 12 MILAN - USA Our last day in Italy, transfer to Milan International airport, flight back home to the US. |
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The prayer of St. Francis before Crucifix Most high, glorious God Cast your light into the darkness of my heart. Give me Lord right faith, firm hope, perfect charity and profound humility, with wisdom and perception, so that I can carry out what is truly your holy will. Amen |
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| RATES FOR MIN 25 PAX: MARCH 9TH - 20TH, 2009 - DEPARTURE FROM MINNEAPOLIS - 3790.00 US$, APRIL 20TH - MAY 1ST, 2009 - DEPARTURE FROM MINNEAPOLIS - 3790.00 US$, JUNE 1ST - 12TH, 2009 - DEPARTURE FROM MINNEAPOLIS - 3945.00 US$, SEMPTEMBER 7TH - 18TH, 2009 - DEPARTURE FROM MINNEAPOLIS - 3995.00 US$, OCTOBER 26TH - NOVEMBER 6TH, 2009 - DEPARTURE FROM MINNEAPOLIS - 3995.00 US$, INCLUDES
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