T11 - PILGRIMAGE TO ITALY & MEDJUGORJE
Saturday, September 13 – Thursday, September 25, 2008 • DETROIT/DETROIT $3,199.00
Plus Airport taxes $329 (Subj. to changes up to August 20, 2008)
Airport Taxes $275 * Insurance (optional) $271 • Single Room Supplement $599
Chaplain/Spiritual Director: Fr. Anthony Anokete • Tour Host/Coordinator: Maria L. Mikula
I T I N E R A R Y
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR TOUR
— Round-trip air
— Transfers and sightseeing in air conditioned motor coach
— Assistance of tour escort from time of arrival until time of departure
— Accommodation in first class hotels and superior tourist class hotels.
— Private homes in Medjugorje
— Daily breakfast and dinner
— Entrance fees, local taxes and luggage handling
NOT INCLUDED: Lunches, items of personal nature and gratuities |
DEPOSIT AND BOOKING
A deposit of $350.00 plus $271.00 insurance (optional) payable to Adriatic Pilgrimages is required per person at the time of booking, but not later than May 20, 2008. Balance is due on or before June 20, 2008. Any bookings after June 21, 2008 will be subject to availability and full payment is required plus late booking fee will apply.
Rates shown reflect discount for payment made by check. You may make your final payment with your credit card for 4% additional fee. |
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
All prices quoted in this flyer are based on airfares, land rates and exchange rates in effect January 2007 and on group rates of 32 passengers or more. All prices are subject to change without notice prior to departure due to major currency fluctuations, fuel prices and/or unforeseen economic circumstances.
Please complete the booking form with full names as they appear on passports, and mail it to us with your deposit of $350 per person plus insurance $271 (optional). Receipt of your deposit shall act as your agreement to the terms and conditions herewith. Balance is due 90 days before departure date.
Receipt of your deposit shall act as your agreement to the terms and conditions herewith.
Balance is due 90 days prior to departure.
If you cancel, the following cancellation charges per person will apply:
* 120 days or more before departure $25 pp;
* 119-91 days before departure $250 pp;
* 90-61 days prior to departure date $500pp;
* 60-46 days prior to departure date $750pp;
* 45-31 days prior to departure date $1,500 pp;
* 30-1 day prior to departure date or no show – No Refund.
* Pilgrims are responsible for ensuring that their passports are in order and for securing any Visas Necessary. |
Saturday, September 13, 2008
DEPART DETROIT
Our Spiritual Pilgrimage begins as we depart Detroit on our AF#373 flights to Venice Airport, Italy.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
VENICE(Airport)/PADUA
Upon arrival we will be welcomed to Italy by our Tour Escort. We continue to Padua, the home of St. Anthony, patron saint of things lost. Visit the richly decorated tomb inside the basilica that contains the remains of the beloved miracle-worker. Then to our hotel.
Monday, September 15, 2008
PADUA/SIENA/ORVIETO
Depart this morning to Siena, the birthplace of Saints Catherine and Bernardine. Here we will stroll the Piazza Del Campo; one of Italy’s finest squares and visit the Cathedral and the Basilica of St. Francis, containing the miraculous consecrated host that remained intact since 1730. Continue to Orvieto to see the Cathedral, located in the town’s main square and is the landmark of the tiny city. View the holy corporal containing the blood from the Eucharistic Miracle of Orvieto in 1263 that occasioned the proclamation of the Feast Corpus Christi.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
ORVIETO/ASSISI
Today we explore the hilltop birthplace of St. Francis. In the crypt of St. Francis Basilica lies the tomb of one of the most beloved saints of all time, St. Francis of Assisi. See the Basilica of St. Clare and the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the place where the miracle of the Eucharist of Assisi took place in 1240, and the Porziuncola (located on the lower plains of Assisi)
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
ASSISI/CASCIA/LORETO/ANCONA
Depart this morning to Cascia, the site of our next Eucharistic miracle. Visit the Basilica of St. Rita, the Chapel with St. Rita’s incorrupt body, the Eucharistic miracle, relics of St. Rita, including her wedding ring and habit in the Monastery of St. Rita, and the Crucifix from which St. Rita received the stigmata. We follow the Adriatic coast to the great Marian Shrine of Loreto to see the family home of Jesus, Mary and Joseph located inside the Basilica of Loreto, where it has been since 1294. We drive to Ancona and board with our bus the overnight ferry boat to Croatia. Thursday, September 18, 2008
SPLIT/MEDJUGORJE
Arrive Split in the morning, where we take our bus and drive to Medjugorje. We spend the afternoon exploring this peaceful place. After dinner, we can join villagers and pilgrims for the evening Mass and the blessing of the sick.
Friday, September 19, 2008
MEDJUGORJE
This morning we attend the English Mass at St. James Church and later we accompany our local guide as we follow the same path up the apparition hill where the young visionaries first encountered Our Lady. Our guide will arrange a meeting with one of the visionaries in front of their homes or a public place (subject to their schedule and health).
Saturday, September 20, 2008
MEDJUGORJE/SPLIT
After Holy Mass at St. James Church, we depart Medjugorje to Split. We will have a tour of the old city with its Roman heritage. Visit the Roman ruins and the Cathedral of St. Doimus, the town’s patron saint. Overnight ferry boat to Ancona.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
ANCONA/SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO
Arrive Ancona in the morning, where we take our motor coach and enjoy the drive to San Giovanni Rotondo. Afternoon in San Giovanni Rotondo for personal and religious activities.
Monday, September 22, 2008
SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO/MONTE SANT’ANGELO
We will spend the day in and around San Giovanni to see the places associated with St. Pio. Visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace that houses the tomb of Padre Pio. Later, we visit the Grotto of Michael the Archangel in Monte Sant’Angelo. Many Popes have knelt in prayer here seeking the protection of St. Michael.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
SAN GIOVANNI/MONTECASSINO/GENAZZANO/ROME
This morning we drive to Rome, stopping en route at Montecassino, a beautiful town founded by St. Benedict in 529, and later at Genazzano, a city rich in history and blessed with the presence of a miraculous painting of the Mother of Good Council, that has an amazing story. Arrive Rome in the afternoon.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
ROME/PAPAL AUDIENCE/VATICAN MUSEUMS
Transfer to the Vatican City for the weekly papal audience (subject to the Holy Father’s health and schedule). Following the audience, we visit the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel. After a panoramic tour of the city, we return to our hotel.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
ROME/BASILICAS
This morning we visit the heart, home and spiritual capital for Catholics around the world. Visit St. Peter’s Basilica, the crypt of Pope John Paul II, and then to the other major Basilicas of Rome: the Basilica of St. Mary Major, and the Basilica of St. John in Lateran plus the Holy Stairs. Afternoon at leisure.
Friday, September 26, 2008
ROME/USA
Transfer to Rome Airport to take our flights back home.
Itinerary is subject to change without notice |
