Jubilee Pilgrimage
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Pricing Info:
Pilgrimage with airfare:
Double Occupancy: $4,825
Private Room: +$950
Pilgrimage - LAND ONLY
Double Occupancy: $3,550
Private Room: +$950
Deposit:
Non-refundable deposit of
$300 per person is due at registration.
Final Payment:
Final balance is due by:
Friday, October 11, 2024 -
What's Included:
- Scheduled roundtrip transatlantic flights
- Services of a professional English-speaking tour escort/guide
- Local guides in each city
- Listening Headset for entire tour
- Daily Holy Mass
- All breakfasts and dinners
- Deluxe motor-coach for scheduled transfers and sightseeing
- First-class accommodations at all hotels
- Admission fees for all included sightseeing
- Porterage for one suitcase per person
- All Tips for Drivers and Guides
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Not Included:
- Travel Insurance / Additional Medial Insurance
- (ETIAS) Visa needed for all pilgrims
- Meals not mentioned
- Items of personal nature, private transportation or other expenses not included in the itinerary
- Stipends to the churches
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Jubilee Pilgrimage
to Italy13 DayJoin the parish communities of
Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine, Freehold and
St. Thomas More, Manalapan
Spiritual Directors: Msgr. Sam Sirianni & Fr. Daniel Peirano -
Day 1. Friday, January 3: Transatlantic flight to Rome, Italy
Day 2. Saturday, January 4: Rome
Welcome to Rome airport, where you will be greeted by a tour escort. You will make your way to the bus and transfer to the city center. Arrive at the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Wall. After lunch enjoy a visit and Mass. Transfer to your hotel. Free time before dinner and overnight. (D)
Day 3. Sunday, January 5: Rome
Morning Mass at St Peter’s Basilica. After Mass, we tour St. Peter’s Basilica, built on the site where St. Peter the Apostle was martyred. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to view Michelangelo’s Pieta sculpture, pray at the tombs of Pope Benedict XVI and St. John Paul II. Next you will visit the Vatican Museums, where you can see the Tapestry Gallery, Raphael Rooms, and Sistine Chapel. Dinner and overnight. (B, D)
Day 4. Monday, January 6: Rome
Attend the Epiphany Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica with the Holy Father. After time for lunch on own, we will make our way to our Ancient Rome tour where we will see the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. Access the Palatine Hill and discover the hill where Rome was founded at the beginning. Then reach the Colosseum and be amazed by this monument that is the symbol of Rome in the world. The Amphitheater created to entertain ancient Roman citizens with bloody shows of gladiators, animals and cruel games, is now one of the most fascinating landmarks of the city. Dinner and overnight. (B, D)
Day 5. Tuesday, January 7: Rome
After breakfast, you will visit the oldest of the four major Basilicas in Rome, and the home to the relics of Peter and Paul, the Basilica of St. John the Lateran. This Basilica is where Pope Francis was installed as Bishop of Rome, and where he officiates as the Bishop of Rome. Next, we will cross the street to visit the Holy Staircase. Tradition states that this staircase is from Pontius Pilate’s palace of Jerusalem during the time of Jesus. It is also said that this Staircase was brought to Rome by St. Helen in the 4th century. If time permits, you may climb the steps on your knees, in memory of Christ’s agonizing Passion. To conclude your day, we will proceed to the Basilica of St. Mary Major. This Basilica contains a relic from the Manger of the Infant Jesus. Balance of the day at leisure. Mass will be celebrated at St Mary Major. Dinner and overnight. (B, D)
Day 6. Wednesday, January 8: Rome/Pompeii
Tickets pending, we will attend the Papal Audience and afterwards depart for the Pomeii area. Stop en route to Montecassino. Passing through the Roman countryside is known for its villas and vineyards. During the bus ride, your tour escort will share interesting information regarding the spiritual, historical, and cultural aspects of Italy. Montecassino, the principle monastery of the Benedictine Order, was founded by Saint Benedict around 530 A.D. Dinner and overnight. (B, D)
Day 7. Thursday, January 9: Pompeii
After breakfast, visit Pompeii, the famous ancient city buried by the ashes of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD. You will walk through one of the most important and interesting archeological museums in the world. This is a preserved site of excavated ruins of streets and homes that pilgrims can freely explore. Visit the Shrine of the Rosary of Pompei “La Madonna Del Rosario”, one of the most visited Catholic Shrines. The painting of “Our Lady of the Rosary” with its bronze gilt frame is presented to the pilgrims on the high altar. The venerated painting depicts the Virgin Mary and Child Jesus presenting the Rosary to Saint Dominic and Saint Catherine of Siena. Inside the shrine, there are also two very important relics belonging to the Passion of Christ; a thorn from the Crown of Thorns and a small piece of the Holy Cross. Afternoon at your leisure. Dinner and overnight. (B, D)
Day 8. Friday, January 10: Pompeii – Amalfi Coast
Today you will tour the Amalfi Coast, widely considered one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world; deemed a UNESCO World Heritage site as an outstanding example of a Mediterranean landscape. You’ll follow the 34 miles of winding roads, making a quick stop to view the breathtaking panoramic view of Positano. Continue on through Praiano where you will drive by St. Gennaro Church, to Amalfi, one of the four maritime Republics of Italy, and view the beautiful Amalfi Cathedral consecrated to its patron, Saint Andrew. Some free time for lunch before your return to Pompeii, where you will enjoy dinner and overnight. (B, D)
Day 9. Saturday, January 11: San Giovanni Rotondo
After breakfast, depart for San Giovanni Rotondo, where St. Pio of Pietrelcina (St. Padre Pio) lived for many decades and where thousands of people have flocked in order to be closer to this great saint and to Our Lord. Dinner and overnight in San Giovanni Rotondo. (B, D)
Day 10. Sunday, January 12: San Giovanni Rotondo/Monte Sant’Angelo
Visit the Old Church of Our Lady of Grace, 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. (B, D)
Day 11. Monday, January 13: Lanciano / Loreto / Assisi
After breakfast, you we leave for Assisi. On the way we stop in Lanciano for private Mass at the Convent/Church of Saint Francis built on top of the antique 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 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. Dinner and overnight. (B, D)
Day 12. Tuesday, January 14: Assisi
After breakfast, you will start your tour at the St. Francis Basilica, visit his 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. Followed by a visit to the Santuario Della Spogliazione where Blessed Carlo Acutis’ tomb is placed. Carlo is the first millennial to be declared Blessed who loved the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. From there, you will continue on a walking tour through this picturesque town, including the birthplace of St. Francis, and end with a tour of the Church that honors St. Clare, the foundress of the Poor Clare Sisters. This Saint followed the teachings of St. Francis very closely by also living a life of poverty and humility. Balance of the day at your leisure. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight. (B, FD)
Day 13. Wednesday, January 15: Assisi / Rome / USA
Early transfer to Rome Fiumicino airport for our flight home. (B)
Buffet Breakfast (B); Dinner (D); Farewell Dinner (FD)
*In case of unforeseen events, this itinerary is subject to change.