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8 DAYS ITALY
PILGRIMAGE
NOVEMBER
10-17, 2008
DAILY
ITINERARY:
Monday, November 10 - Day 1 - USA/ROME
- This evening, we depart Buffalo or Toronto to
connect with our overnight flight to Rome aboard a
wide-bodied jet. We are served complimentary beverages,
in-flight movies, dinner and breakfast aloft.
Tuesday, November 11 - DAY 2 – ROME -
Following a morning arrival in Rome, we are met and
begin to tour her sites. We start with the Basilica of
St. Mary Major and the Church of St. Peter in Chains to
view Michelangelo’s possibly most celebrated sculpture,
the “Moses.” We have lunch on our own and then transfer
to our hotel for dinner and overnight. (D)
Wednesday, November 12 - Day 3 – ROME
- This morning, we make our way to St. Peter’s for
an audience with Pope Benedict XVI, if he is in
residence. This afternoon, we visit the Holy Stairs and
Basilica of St. John Lateran. We continue to St. Paul
Outside the Walls. The huge, imposing Basilica, second
only to St. Peter’s and one of the largest churches in
the Christian world, contains an unusual gallery of
papal portraits: 265 tablets portraying the popes of the
past. We conclude our day at one of the Catacombs,
burial place of early Christians. We celebrate Mass here
and view the 2 nd
and 3rd
century fresco
paintings. Dinner and overnight at our hotel. (B, D)
Thursday, November 13 - Day 4 –
ROME/ASSISI – .This
morning, we go to the Vatican, where we celebrate Mass
below St. Peters. Afterwards, we see the treasures of
the Vatican Museum. We marvel at Michelangelo’s restored
frescoes in the Sistine Chapel and the wonders of St.
Peter’s. This afternoon, we travel north through the
Umbrian countryside. Our first stop is in the lower town
at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, and the
Portiuncula, Francis’ Church of the Little Portion.
Afterwards we continue to the hilltop village of Assisi
for dinner and overnight at our hotel. (B, D)
Friday, November 14 - Day 5 - ASSISI
- This morning, we begin with Mass at the Basilica of
St. Francesco. After our visit of the Basilica and the
tomb of St. Francis, we begin our walking tour of the
village. Included, is a visit to the Church of St. Clare
to view the crucifix that spoke to St. Francis. We pass
by the famous Temple of Minerva in the Piazza del Comune.
This afternoon, we can enjoy this picturesque hillside
village on our own. Dinner and overnight at our hotel.
(B, D)
Saturday, November 15 - DAY 6 - ASSISI/ORVIETO/ROME
- Following an early morning departure from Assisi,
we travel south through the Umbrian countryside. We stop
at Orvieto for a visit and Mass at the breathtaking
Cathedral, which is known as the jewel of Italian
architecture. Inside the Cathedral is the Chapel of the
Corporal, which houses the chalice cloth, involved in
the Eucharistic Miracle which occurred in nearby Bolsena.
In the 13 th
century a pilgrim
priest named Peter of Prague was celebrating Mass at the
crypt of St. Christina. He was having a faith crisis
concerning the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist
and while speaking the words of the consecration, blood
started to drip from the consecrated Host. Subsequently
Pope Urban instituted The Feast of Corpus Christi.
Afterwards we continue to Rome for dinner and overnight
at our hotel. (B, D)
Sunday, November 16 - Day 7 - ROME -
Following Mass at or near our hotel, today is ours for
shopping, personal adventure or optional excursions to
Florence, Assisi, Sorrento, Capri or elsewhere. (B)
Monday, November 17 - Day 8 - RETURN TO
U.S. - Today we make our way home with memories of a
lifetime.
B=Continental
Breakfast D=Table d’hote dinner
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