Rome & Assisi

2 - 11 September 2016

Spiritual Director: Fr Emil Blaser OP

Pilgrimage to the Canonisation of

Mother Teresa of Kolkata

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Friday, September 2:We meet at Johannesburg International Airport to depart on our flight at 21:45.

Saturday, September 3:We arrive at Fiumicino Airport and transfer to our accommodation where we willenjoy some leisure time.

Sunday, September 4:Today is the big event: the canoniSation ceremony of Blessed MotherTeresa of Kolkata, the founder of the Missionary Sisters of Charity. Born on 26 Au-gust 1910 in Skopje, present-Macedonia, Mother Teresa became known as anAngel of Mercy for her care for the ill poor on the streets of Calcutta (as it wascalled then). She died on 5 September 1997. Blessed Mother Teresa was beatifiedby St John Paul II in 2003. In December 2015, Pope Francis recognised a secondmiracle that cleared the way for her sainthood. Pope Francis will preside over thecanonisation of one of the most significant and popular Catholic figures of the20th century. There will be pilgrims from all over the world in St Peter’s Square,waving the flags of their countries. Let’s proudly fly our South African flag!

monday, September 5:Today we explore Rome. We visit the basilicas of St John Lateran, the pope’scathedral as Bishop of Rome, St mary major, one of the oldest churches in theworld, having originally been built in the 5th century. There we can see the fa-mous Marian icon which Pope Francis prays at whenever he makes a foreigntour. We also visit the church of alphonsus Liguori, the mother church of theRedemptorist order, with the original icon of our Lady of Perpetual Help.After lunch we discover the Rome of the renaissance: the trevi Fountain, Piazzadi Spagna with its theatrical staircase of the Trinity of Mounts (also known as theSpanish Steps), navona Square, and so on, as well as the Pantheon, which wasbuilt in the second century.

tuesday, September 6:Today is our Vatican day! We visit St Peter’s Basilica with its many religious andartistic treasures, including the tombs of Saints John XXIII and John Paul II. Wevisit the Vatican museum, which houses the Sistine chapel and some of themost important art collections in the world. We will have reservations to skipthe long tourist lines at both St Peter’s and the Vatican Museums.In the afternoon we see the Basilica of Santa Sabina, the mother Church of theDominican order, to which our Fr Emil belongs. From its gardens we have a mostbeautiful panoramic view of Rome.

St Peter’s Square and Rome

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at an audience

Michelangelo’s dome in St Peter’s Basilica

The Basilica of St Paul’s Outside the Walls

Wednesday, September 7:We are going to see the pope again — and this time more close up — during hisweekly general audience in St Peter’s Square. Before the audience Pope Francis isdriven in the popemobile all around St Peter’s Square, so we can get a good lookat him. In the afternoon we tour Christian Rome. After the audience we havetime for leisure and shopping. We then visit St Paul’s outside the Walls, wherearchaeologists have found the tomb of St Paul and where every pope in history isdepicted in mosaic medallions.

thursday, September 8:After a morning of leisure, we are going to assisi, in honour of Pope Francis whonamed himself after the great saint of Assisi. On our drive, take in the beautiful Um-brian countryside. The old city of Assisi has hardly changed in the past few centuries,and is known to be one of Italy’s loveliest towns — and to us, as Catholics, a sourceof faith. Inside St mary of the angels, the small church in the meadow that St Francis re-stored, the Porziuncola, is perfectly preserved. To the side is the cappella deltransito, the small room where St Francis died on 3 October 1226. Also see thefamous rose Garden, the last remains of the ancient wood in which St Francisand his friars lived. Here he talked to the turtle doves, inviting them to praise theLord. Doves have been nesting since times immemorial in the hands of the statueof St Francis there.

Friday, September 9: We visit the Basilica of St Francis, a great symbol of Christianity which recountsthe life of the saint through the frescoes by Cimabue and, above all, the cele-brated cycle of the life of St Francis by Giotto. The Basilica of St claire houses thecrucifix which, according to tradition, spoke to St Francis. We can also see artifactssuch as the genuine cloaks worn by St Francis and St Claire. After lunch, we visitthe eremo delle carceri, the small hermitage where St Francis went to pray.Nearby at a stone bridge there is an oak that still exists from St Francis’ time, inthe branches of which the birds to whom the saint preached lived.

Saturday, September 10:We visit a very special area which few English-speaking pilgrims go to: thebeautiful rieti Valley in the Lazio region, where St Francis and companionsmoved to after they left Assisi. Here we visit the Santuario Francescano del Pre-sepio in Greccio, where St Francis invented the nativity Scene, and Fontecolombo with the San Michele Church, where St Francis wrote the Rule for hisorder and where we can see the rock he used as a bed. From the Rieti Valley we then drive to Fiumicino Airport to catch our flight homeat 18:30.

Sunday, September 11:We land at OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg, with bags full of great memories —especially of the once-in-a-lifetime event of witnessing the canonisation of thismuch loved saint!

The Porziuncola, the church which St Francis renovated

Basilica of St Francis in Assisi

Fonte Colombo

St Francis’ Sanctuary at Geccio

The Canonisation pilgrimage will be led by FrEmil Blaser OP, director of South Africa’s onlyCatholic radio station. The Dominican priestknows Rome very well, and plans to relay record-ings from this pilgrimage to the listeners ofRadio Veritas. sion since 1976. He has led fourFowler Tours pilgrimages in the past

Est. Price: R 37,671 (incl. airport taxes ex-JHB; subject to currency and pricefluctuations, based on 21 travelling. Calculated at R17,23 to the Euro)

Includes: All flights ex-Johannesburg (incl. airport taxes), accommodation in 3-star hotels or better (sharing) with breakfast and dinner, travel insurance, trans-fers, travelling on air-conditioned luxury buses, English-speaking tour guides, tourdirector, entrance fees as per itinerary, preparation material, daily Mass.

Excludes: Tips (these are set and mandatory), visas, personal expenses, travelto and from O.R. Tambo Airport/Jhb

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Enclosed is my NON-REFUNDABLE deposit of R3,800 per person to secure my booking on the pilgrimagespecified below. Payment is to be made to:

account name: Fowler Tours Bank: Standard Bankaccount no: 07 307 5353Branch code: 026509name of trip: Mother Teresa Canonisation Pilgrimage

Rome & Assisi: Led by Father Emil BlaserDuration: 2-11 September ex-Jhbcost: Estimated: R37,671 (subject to fluctuations)

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THE PILGRIMAGE PRICE INCLUDES:• Roundtrip airfare from Johannesburg return; final amount subject to change• Airport taxes• Full accommodation as stated in the itinerary • Breakfast and dinner• Travel insurance (surcharge applies for travelers aged 69+)• Roundtrip airport transfers in destinations and luxury coach for all touring • Services of a certified local tour director• Services of local tour operator• Masses • All entrance fees as per itinerary

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PAYMENT TERMS: In order to meet deposit schedules with suppliers for this tour, Fowler Tours charges a non-refundable deposit.Full invoice is issued 60 days before departure; payment of which is due within FIVE DAYS.

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PASSPORT: A valid passport is required of all passengers. Please apply for your passport immediately as passports are taking along time to process. Make sure to have it in your possession at all times while on tour. It must be valid for 6 months following thereturn date of the trip or boarding may be denied or entry into the destination may be forbidden. Please provide Fowler Tours with acopy or clear scan of the inside page of your passport (showing your name and photo) at the time of reservation. Fax copies not ac-ceptable.

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DOMESTIC TRAVEL TO JOHANNESBURG: You are responsible for your own arrangements to and from Johannesburg ORTambo Airport.

ITINERARY: The Itinerary is tentative and represents what we are planning for you, however it is subject to confirmations frommany organisations. Because of changes in local schedules, we may need to alter specified events, dates and/or venues to better fitthe overall plan.

TIPS: Gratuities for your guides and driver, and hotel taxes are excluded. These are mandatory. You will be advised of the total costof these before departure, and all monies will be collected by the tour leader who will then distribute them to the various recipients.

ROOMS: Tour prices are per person sharing. Single rooms at an extra rate are limited and are available first come-first served untilthe supply is exhausted.

LUGGAGE: Baggage is at owner’s risk throughout the tour.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS: Travellers must be medically and physically fit for this tour. This tour requires significant walking, asmotor coaches are not permitted to pick up and drop off in front of major attractions. The tour is not wheelchair accessible. Any spe-cial limiting medical conditions or equipment must be advised in writing, for evaluation of feasibility, at the time of making your reser-vation.

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