HOLY TRINITY APOSTOLATE'S

Journey to the Spiritual Masters PilgrimageSS. FRANCIS & CLARE | ST. PADRE PIO | ST. PHILOMENA

SS. BENEDICT & SCHOLASTICA | ST. BARBARA

OCTOBER 10 -19, 2015

St. Francis of Assisi

Fr. Darrell Roman

St. Isaac Catholic ChurchSt. Clair Shores, MI

Joan Lewis

Rome Bureau Chief for EWTN

Raymond L. Cardinal Burke

Patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

Msgr. Anthony Figuriedo

Spiritual Director at the North American College, Vatican

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• Eight (8) nights accommodations at 4 star hotels: 2 nights in Assisi, 2 nights in San Giovanni Rotondo and 4 nights in Rome

• Continental breakfast daily• Four (4) dinners, including a Welcome and Farewell Dinner• Luxury motor coach for airport transfers in Italy and specified sight-

seeing• Tour escort while in Italy• Local guides according to the itinerary • Sightseeing and entrance fees according to the itinerary• Daily Mass in unique and historical churches• Round-trip motor coach transfer to and from Detroit Metro Airport• Hotel taxes and porterage for 1 piece of luggage• City Taxes • Round trip scheduled commercial air from Detroit (DTW) to Rome,

including fuel surcharges and government imposed fees of $575 as of 03/02/15; final amount subject to change

St. Pio

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OCTOBER 10, SATURDAY - DEPART USAMotorcoach transfer from SS. Cyril & Methodius Slovak Catholic Church Activity Center to Detroit Metropolitan Airport on flights to Rome, Italy.

OCTOBER 11, SUNDAY - ARRIVE IN ROME | ASSISI Arrive at the Rome Airport and meet your European Tour Escort. Transfer to your luxury motorcoach and journey to Assisi. Celebrate Mass at the Basilica of St. Francis. Afterwards, check in to your hotel. Group dinner at your hotel and evening at leisure. Overnight in Assisi (itinerary today is dependent on flight arrival times). (D)

OCTOBER 12, MONDAY - ASSISICelebrate Mass this morning at the Church of St. Clare, followed by a visit to her tomb and time to pray before the San Damiano Cross. Afterwards, enjoy a walking city tour of Assisi

to see the art and architecture of this beautiful Umbrian town. Also, visit San Rufino Church, where St. Francis and St. Clare were baptized, and the gallery of John Paul II. Next, visit San Damiano, where St. Francis first received his miraculous calling in 1205, and where St. Clare died in 1253. Then, see Our Lady of the Angels Church and pray in the Porziuncola, stopping by the humble cell. This cell is now known as the Cappella del Transito, where St. Francis died October 3, 1226. Welcome Dinner at a local winery (subject to confirmation). Overnight in Assisi. (CB | D)

OCTOBER 13, TUESDAY - ASSISI | SHRINE OF ST. GABRIEL | SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO After breakfast, check out of your hotel for early departure to the Shrine of St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, the third largest shrine in Italy and within the top 15 most visited in the word. St. Gabriel, born in Assisi, was baptized in the same font as SS. Francis & Clare. Celebrate Mass at the High Altar of the Old Basilica, near the tomb of the saint. Afterwards, tour of the Old & New Basilicas, with time to visit the museum and Passionist gift store. Independent Lunch before continuing on to the region of Puglia to reach San Giovanni Rotondo, one of the most renowned pilgrimage destinations in Europe. Franciscan Padre Pio da Pietralcina lived, labored, and in 1968, died in San Giovanni Rotondo and was known for his extraordinary life and sanctity. Check in to your hotel. Independent dinner and overnight in San Giovanni Rotondo. (CB)

OCTOBER 14, WEDNESDAY - SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO | MONTE SANT’ANGELOCelebrate Mass at the altar of St. Francis in the Old Basilica, the Church of Our Lady of the Angels, where St. Pio celebrated Holy Mass from 1945-1959. Visit the tomb of St. Pio and the monastery of the Capuchin Friars, where Padre Pio lived until 1968. Afterward, hear about the life and works of St. Pio from the Franciscan friars. See Cell #5, where St. Pio wrestled with the devil and the Monastery of the Resurrection, home to the Clarisse nuns. Next, visit the Church of Sant' Orsola (“The Church of Purgatory”). Travel to Monte Sant'Angelo, one of the most ancient of Christian shrines, dedicated to the Archangel Michael, who appeared here in the 5th and 8th centuries. Time to pray and reflect. Dinner on your own and overnight in San Giovanni (all visits today are subject to confirmation). (CB)

OCTOBER 15, THURSDAY - SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO | MONTE CASSINO | ROME

This morning, depart to Monte Cassino to visit the Benedictine Abbey set high atop a mountain. The abbey and first Benedictine monastic community was founded by Saint Benedict of Norcia in the 6th century and still serves as home to the Benedictines. Some time to shop in the Gift Store before continuing on to Rome where you enter the Eternal City via the ancient Appian Way, the traditional pilgrims’ route followed by Peter and Paul. Celebrate Mass. Late dinner on your own. Overnight in Rome. (CB)

OCTOBER 16, FRIDAY - PASSIONIST MONASTERY | MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY | NAC

Today, celebrate Mass at the Passionist Monastery, seeing the Museum of the Passionist Saints: relics and clothing of St. Maria Goretti, St. Gemma Galgani, St. Paul of the Cross, & St. Gabriel. After, walk next-door to see the Missionaries of Charity. Enjoy an independent lunch. Next, tour of Santa Maria in Campitelli, which houses relics of St. Barbara and St. Giovanni Leonardo, Patron of Pharmacists. The church contains an icon of the Virgin Mary dating back to the 11th century, which

was believed to have saved Rome from plague in 1656 when it was carried in procession through the streets. Blessing with the relic of St. Barbara (subject to confirmation). Next, see the Church of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, which houses the panel from the Cross, two thorns, a nail, a piece of the true Cross, and more. Transfer to the North American College for Evening Vespers, followed with a teaching by Monsignor Anthony Figueiredo. Dinner with Monsignor Anthony before returning to your hotel and overnight in Rome. (CB |D)

OCTOBER 17, SATURDAY - ST. PETER’S BASILICA | MUSEUM OF HOLY SOULS OF PURGATORY | TRASTEVERE

This morning, celebrate Mass at the altar of St. John Paul II at St. Peter’s Basilica, followed by a tour, including young Michelangelo’s masterpiece, the deeply moving, magnificent Pieta. Then, visit the Museum of the Holy Souls in Purgatory. The museum holds a collection of bibles, prayer books, tabletops, and articles of clothing said to have been signed by

the hands of souls in purgatory. Afterwards, transfer to Trastevere, “across the Tiber”. Trastevere is a charming medieval area in Rome filled with narrow lanes, cobble stone streets, and delightful shops and restaurants. Stop at the Basilica of San Chrysogono to venerate the holy remains of Blessed Anna Maria Taigi in the Chapel of the Madonna. Blessed Anna Maria Taigi, “Wife, Mother, and Mystic” was chosen by God to draw souls to Him; to be a victim of expiation, to avert great catastrophes, all by the power of her prayers. Afternoon free to shop and explore Trastevere. Farewell dinner in Trastevere with Cardinal Burke (pending confirmation). Return to your hotel for overnight in Rome. (CB | D)

OCTOBER 18, SUNDAY - NOON ANGELUS | QUO VADIS | CATACOMBS OF ST. PRISCILLA (possible Canonization Day)Enjoy the morning free to explore on your own. Then, attend the Noon Angelus as the Pope Francis speaks from his window over St. Peter’s Square and recites the Angelus. The Angelus is accompanied by the ringing of the Angelus bell, which is a call to pray and spread good will to everyone on Earth. Independent lunch after. Next, visit Chiesa del Domine Quo Vadis (literally, the Church of "Lord, Where Are You Going?"), a small church on the Appian Way, located on the spot where tradition says Saint Peter had a vision of the risen Christ while fleeing persecution in Rome. The two footprints on a marble slab at the center of the church are said to have been miraculously left by Jesus. Next, celebrate Mass at the Catacombs of St. Priscilla, which sit on the Via Salaria. The entrance is in the convent of the Benedictine Sisters of Priscilla. Because of the great number of martyrs buried within it, it was called “Regina Catacumbarum – The Queen of the Catacombs.” St. Philomena’s mortal remains were discovered in 1802 in the catacomb belonging to Priscilla. The first records of St. Philomena begin with the finding of her tomb in Priscilla’s catacombs, to the translation of her body to Mugnano del Cardinale, the beginning of her providential influence in Church life. Dinner on your own. Overnight in Rome. (CB)

OCTOBER 19, MONDAY - DEPART ROME | ARRIVE USAFollowing breakfast, transfer to Rome Airport for your flights home. Though your pilgrimage draws to a close, its blessings will last a lifetime, and its graces are certain to draw you closer to the Lord.

. JOURNEY TO THE SPIRITUAL MASTERS PILGRIMAGE TO ITALY ITINERARY* ,

*Itinerary is tentative and subject to changeCB=Continental Breakfast, D=Dinner