Italy/Medjugorje Pilgrimage – May 29 - Jun 11, 2020

May 29: USA - Munich

Depart USA for overnight flight to Munich. (Dinner and Breakfast will be provided on the international flight)

May 30: Munich - Medjugorje

After arriving in Munich, we will depart for our short flight to Sarajevo, where our motor coach will be waiting to transfer us to Medjugorje. We will check into our host home for dinner and you will have time to attend Mass and the evening program at St James.

May 31 - June 4: Medjugorje

We will be in Medjugorje for 5 days and 5 nights. Our guide, Miki Musa will set the schedule each day depending on what is happening in Medjugorje. Holy Mass will be celebrated each day at St. James Church. We will attend a private talk with the visionary, Mirjana and have a group photo taken with her. We will also climb Apparition Hill and Cross Mountain, attend talks by the other visionaries or priests, as available, and visit the Cenacolo Community and Mother's Village. We will attend Our Lady's Apparition to Mirjana on June 2. Every evening at St. James, there is Rosary, International Mass and healing prayers. Adoration is available each afternoon from 2 to 5 PM and two or three evenings each week. Reconciliation is available each evening at 5 PM. Breakfast and an early dinner provided each day while in Medjugorje.

June 4-5: Medjugorje - Split - Ancona

We depart Medjugorje in the afternoon and travel by private motor coach to Split, where we will catch our overnight ferry to Ancona, Italy.

Breakfast and Lunch will be provided in Medjugorje; Dinner will be provided on the ferry.

June 5: Ancona – Loreto – Lanciano – Rome

After breakfast, we will disembark the ferry in Ancona and travel by private motor coach to the Holy House of Loreto, alleged to be the house where Mary was born and raised. According to a 14th century legend, the Holy House was flown by angels to its present location to protect it from the Islam invasion of the Holy Land. Then we will continue to Lanciano to visit the site of the Eucharistic Miracle dating back to the 7th century. We will view a short film about the miracle and then Fr. Danda will celebrate a private Holy Mass for us at the Chapel of the miracle where we will have the opportunity to view and pray before the bread and wine that changed to the flesh and blood of Our Savior. After lunch, we will continue by private motor coach to our hotel in Rome.

Breakfast will be provided on the ferry; Lunch and dinner is on your own.

June 6: Church of Santa Croce - Holy Stairs - St. John
Lateran – Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel

The morning after we arrive in Rome, we will have breakfast and then travel by the Metro to the Basilica of St John Lateran where Fr. Danda will celebrate Holy Mass. After Mass we will visit Santa Croce (the Church of the True Cross) to see the relics of the Passion brought to Rome by St. Helen. Then we will take a short walk to climb the Holy Stairs. These stairs were brought from Jerusalem and are the very stairs that Jesus climbed for his judgement by Pontius Pilot. You will have the opportunity to climb them on your knees. We will then have lunch on our own. After lunch we will have a guided tour of the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel. Then you are free for dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast provided by the hotel; Lunch and Dinner on your own.

June 7: St John Lateran – St Paul Outside the Wall

We will have a free morning and after lunch we will go to St John Lateran for a guided tour of the Basilica. The tour will then to the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Wall where St Paul is buried below the altar. After the tour Fr. Danda will celebrate Holy Mass at the basilica of St Paul Outside the Wall.

After Mass you are free for dinner and overnight at the hotel.

June 8: Rome - Assisi - Rome

This morning, we will depart by train for a day trip to Assisi where Fr. Danda will celebrate a private Holy Mass at the Basilica of St. Francis. Then you can spend the remainder of the day enjoying the timeless beauty of Assisi, including a visit to the tombs of St Francis and St. Clare or the original San Damiano cross.

Breakfast provided by the hotel; Lunch and Dinner on your own.

June 9: St. Peter Basilica - Free Time

We will rise early and leave the hotel to go to St Peter's Basilica where Fr. Danda will celebrate Holy Mass. After Mass, we will have a guided tour of the Basilica. You will then have the remainder of the day free to explore Rome and visit any of the many sites such as the Coliseum, the Forum, Trevi Fountain or some of the other 700+ churches in Rome.

Breakfast provided by the hotel; Lunch and Dinner on your own.

June 10: Papal Audience - St. Mary Major

Today we rise early to go to Vatican Square to attend the papal audience with Pope Francis. After the papal audience we will have time for lunch on our own. After lunch we will visit the Basilica of St Mary Major. This is where Pope Francis goes prior to traveling, to pray in front of the Icon of Our Lady. After touring the Basilica, Fr. Danda will celebrate Holy Mass in one of the chapels. Afterward we can go to a small church near the Basilica that houses a piece of the pillar where Jesus was scourged. Then you have the evening free for dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast provided by the hotel; Lunch and Dinner on your own.

June 11

This morning we say goodbye to Rome and carry our many memories of Medjugorje and Italy home with us.