A Pilgrimage to Medjugorje with Fr Larkin

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PLEASE NOTE THAT DOMESTIC AIRFARE ADD-ON PRICES ARE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL 120 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE. PLEASE WATCH YOUR INBOX FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. 

WE CAN NOT QUOTE DOMESTIC AIRFARE OR UPGRADES UNTIL 120 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE.

WE CAN ONLY QUOTE AIRFARE/UPGRADES ONCE. ALL QUOTES ARE GOOD FOR 24 HOURS AND MUST BE PAID IN FULL AT THE TIME OF BOOKING.

Friday, June 2, Day 9: MONASTERY OF OSTROG – MONTENEGRO – OVERNIGHT FERRY TO ITALY

This morning we enjoy a leisurely breakfast at our hotel before we check out and visit a local church to celebrate Mass. We cross the border into Montenegro, our third state on this trip to visit the Orthodox Monastery of Ostrog. The monastery is visited by over 100,000 pilgrims every year from all religions as it is known for the miraculous healing powers of St. Vasilije (St. Basil) whose relics we may venerate today. Lunch will be included in Koliba restaurant. On the way back to Dubrovnik we drive via Bay of Kotor to see the Catholic Monastery of St. George which sits on a tiny island in the Adriatic Sea. We stop for dinner on your own in one of the towns along the coast before boarding our ferry from Dubrovnik to Bari at 9:00PM arriving next morning at 7:00AM. Simple accommodations include cabins with bunk beds and a small private bath. Meals are not included on the ferry, but food may be purchased. Overnight on the ferry (B.L.)

Saturday, June 3, Day 10: BARI – MT. SANT’ANGELO – SAN GIOVANNI

In the morning we arrive Bari and disembark from the ferry to meet our Italian guide and driver. We visit the Basilica of St. Nicholas where pilgrims may pray at the Tomb of St. Nicholas, located in the Crypt of the Basilica. We stop for morning coffee and refreshments before driving to the Grotto of St. Michael the Archangel where we celebrate Mass. In the afternoon we drive to San Giovanni to visit the sanctuary and see the crucifix, in front of which St. Pio received the stigma-ta. Visit the confessional from where St. Pio spent an innumerable amount of hours listening to confessions and other sites associated with the life of Padre Pio and his work in San Giovanni. Settle into our hotel. You may join the Candlelight Procession at the Sanctuary of St. Pio at 9:00PM. Overnight San Giovanni. (B.D.)

Sunday, June 4, Day 11: LANCIANO – LORETO – ASSISI

After breakfast, we drive to Lanciano to celebrate Mass at the Church of St. Longinus. This Church is the site of the 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 of The Lord Jesus in the Eucharist. During the time of Mass, the monk, with doubt in his voice, said the “Words of Consecration” and the bread turned into living flesh, and the wine transformed into live blood. We continue toward the Adriatic coast to the great Marian shrine of Loreto to visit the Holy House of Nazareth, and the beautiful Madonna of Loreto. More than 50 Pope’s have made a pilgrimage to the house transported by angels to this hill in central Italy, in 1294. Tradition has it 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. Continue on to Assisi, the hometown of St. Francis. Dinner and overnight in Assisi. (B.D.)

Monday, June 5, Day 12: ASSISI

Our full day in Assisi includes the visit to Saint Mary of the Angels in the lower Valley where we explore the Basilica including the thornless Rose bush. Visit the upper and the lower Basilica of St. Francis, where we celebrate Mass in one of the chapels. A lovely walk through Assisi takes us to the Church of St. Clare, and to San Damiano. Dinner and overnight in Assisi. (B.D.)

Tuesday, June 6, Day 13: ASSISI – ORVIETO – ROME

We depart for Rome early this morning. En route we stop at the Basilica of Orvieto to see the Miracle of the Eucharist of Bolsena. Following lunch with local wine we depart for Rome. Settle into the hotel and enjoy an opportunity to visit the famous tourist sites of Rome including the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps the Pantheon and Piazza Novane. Dinner and overnight in Rome. (B.D.)

Wednesday, June 7, Day 14: PAPAL AUDIENCE – ROME

We arrive at St. peter’s square early this morning to take our place in preparation for the Papal Audience with the Holy Father Pope Francis. Following the Audience and lunch we have a visit of the Basilicas of Mary Major, John Lateran and the Holy Stairs. Dinner is at leisure tonight. Over-night in Rome. (B.L.)

Thursday, June 8, Day 15: CORPUS CHRISTI FEAST DAY – CHRISTIAN ROME

Today we join in the Corpus Christi Procession through the streets of Rome. We celebrate Mass, and visit St. Peter’s Basilica. The rest of the afternoon is at leisure to explore Rome on your own. Tonight we have a farewell dinner in Rome. Overnight Rome. (B. Special dinner)

Friday, June 9, Day 16:: RETURN TO USA

Following breakfast this morning we transfer to the airport and our flight back to Denver. (B)

Friday, June 2, Day 9: MONASTERY OF OSTROG – MONTENEGRO – OVERNIGHT FERRY TO ITALY

This morning we enjoy a leisurely breakfast at our hotel before we check out and visit a local church to celebrate Mass. We cross the border into Montenegro, our third state on this trip to visit the Orthodox Monastery of Ostrog. The monastery is visited by over 100,000 pilgrims every year from all religions as it is known for the miraculous healing powers of St. Vasilije (St. Basil) whose relics we may venerate today. Lunch will be included in Koliba restaurant. On the way back to Dubrovnik we drive via Bay of Kotor to see the Catholic Monastery of St. George which sits on a tiny island in the Adriatic Sea. We stop for dinner on your own in one of the towns along the coast before boarding our ferry from Dubrovnik to Bari at 9:00PM arriving next morning at 7:00AM. Simple accommodations include cabins with bunk beds and a small private bath. Meals are not included on the ferry, but food may be purchased. Overnight on the ferry (B.L.)

Saturday, June 3, Day 10: BARI – MT. SANT’ANGELO – SAN GIOVANNI

In the morning we arrive Bari and disembark from the ferry to meet our Italian guide and driver. We visit the Basilica of St. Nicholas where pilgrims may pray at the Tomb of St. Nicholas, located in the Crypt of the Basilica. We stop for morning coffee and refreshments before driving to the Grotto of St. Michael the Archangel where we celebrate Mass. In the afternoon we drive to San Giovanni to visit the sanctuary and see the crucifix, in front of which St. Pio received the stigma-ta. Visit the confessional from where St. Pio spent an innumerable amount of hours listening to confessions and other sites associated with the life of Padre Pio and his work in San Giovanni. Settle into our hotel. You may join the Candlelight Procession at the Sanctuary of St. Pio at 9:00PM. Overnight San Giovanni. (B.D.)

Sunday, June 4, Day 11: LANCIANO – LORETO – ASSISI

After breakfast, we drive to Lanciano to celebrate Mass at the Church of St. Longinus. This Church is the site of the 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 of The Lord Jesus in the Eucharist. During the time of Mass, the monk, with doubt in his voice, said the “Words of Consecration” and the bread turned into living flesh, and the wine transformed into live blood. We continue toward the Adriatic coast to the great Marian shrine of Loreto to visit the Holy House of Nazareth, and the beautiful Madonna of Loreto. More than 50 Pope’s have made a pilgrimage to the house transported by angels to this hill in central Italy, in 1294. Tradition has it 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. Continue on to Assisi, the hometown of St. Francis. Dinner and overnight in Assisi. (B.D.)

Monday, June 5, Day 12: ASSISI

Our full day in Assisi includes the visit to Saint Mary of the Angels in the lower Valley where we explore the Basilica including the thornless Rose bush. Visit the upper and the lower Basilica of St. Francis, where we celebrate Mass in one of the chapels. A lovely walk through Assisi takes us to the Church of St. Clare, and to San Damiano. Dinner and overnight in Assisi. (B.D.)

Tuesday, June 6, Day 13: ASSISI – ORVIETO – ROME

We depart for Rome early this morning. En route we stop at the Basilica of Orvieto to see the Miracle of the Eucharist of Bolsena. Following lunch with local wine we depart for Rome. Settle into the hotel and enjoy an opportunity to visit the famous tourist sites of Rome including the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps the Pantheon and Piazza Novane. Dinner and overnight in Rome. (B.D.)

Wednesday, June 7, Day 14: PAPAL AUDIENCE – ROME

We arrive at St. peter’s square early this morning to take our place in preparation for the Papal Audience with the Holy Father Pope Francis. Following the Audience and lunch we have a visit of the Basilicas of Mary Major, John Lateran and the Holy Stairs. Dinner is at leisure tonight. Over-night in Rome. (B.L.)

Thursday, June 8, Day 15: CORPUS CHRISTI FEAST DAY – CHRISTIAN ROME

Today we join in the Corpus Christi Procession through the streets of Rome. We celebrate Mass, and visit St. Peter’s Basilica. The rest of the afternoon is at leisure to explore Rome on your own. Tonight we have a farewell dinner in Rome. Overnight Rome. (B. Special dinner)

Friday, June 9, Day 16:: RETURN TO USA

Following breakfast this morning we transfer to the airport and our flight back to Denver. (B)