2012 Padre
Pio Pilgrimage
Padre
Pio Pilgrimage to Padua, Assisi & San Giovanni Rotondo
(Visiting
Shrines of 7 Capuchin & Franciscan Saints)
Led
by Fr John Mockler
02
October ~ 7 nights
€819
inc.
DAY 1: Tuesday, 02 October
Depart Dublin at 07:20a.m. for our
flight to Venice. On arrival, our coach will take us to Padua where we will
stay in the Hotel Giotto for 1 night with breakfast and an evening meal.
Padua is an old university town with
an illustrious past. Pilgrims come here from all over the world to venerate St
Anthony, the Franciscan hermit. Born in Lisbon in 1195, Anthony joined the
Franciscan Order when he was 25. He is famous for his preaching and as an
extraordinary miracle worker. St Anthony died in Padua at the age of 36 and the
magnificent Basilica di Sant'Antonio holds his tomb and relics.
Because St Anthony was buried on a
Tuesday (and many miracles accompanied his funeral), Tuesday is a special day
to honour him and many pray a novena to him on thirteen consecutive Tuesdays.
Whilst in Padua, we also visit the tomb of St Leopold Mandić, who is known as the Saint of Confessional - a man for our time.
DAY 2: Wednesday, 03 October
We Depart Padua for Assisi, visiting
Loreto en route. According to tradition, the house of Nazareth in which Our
Lady lived at the time of the Annunciation, now stands in Loreto. A fifteenth
century basilica contains the house, encased in a marble shrine beneath its
dome.
We continue on to Assisi where we
will stay for 3 nights in the Porziuncola hotel with dinner each evening. We
visit the Porziuncola, the little chapel located within the Basilica of St.
Mary of the Angels. St. Francis restored several ruined Churches including the
Porziuncola. This little Chapel was much loved by St Francis and became the
cradle of the Franciscan Order. St Francis died in his cell near the
Porziuncola in October 1226 and from that moment on the Porziuncola has never
been abandoned by the friars.
DAY 3: Thursday, 04 October
Today we celebrate the Feast of St
Francis. We visit the impressive 13th century Basilica of St Francis and also
the Basilica of St Clare.
Day 4: Friday, 05 October
Today we visit Citta di Castello and
the shrine of the Capuchin nun, St Veronica Giuliani. St Veronica was a mystic
who received the Stigmata. We also visit the shrine of Blessed Angela of
Foligno. We return to Assisi for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 5: Saturday, 06 October
Depart Assisi for San Giovanni,
stopping in Cascia on the way. Cascia owes its fame to St Rita, the patron Saint
of hopeless cases. We visit the monastery where St Rita lived as an Augustinian
Nun for 40 years. We also visit the Basilica, which houses the incorrupt body
of the Saint. We continue on to San Giovanni Rotondo, where we stay in Centro
di Spiritualità Padre Pio (the Centre of Padre Pio’s Spirituality) for 3 nights
with Breakfast, lunch and dinner each day.
DAY 6: Sunday, 07 October
This morning we have our
introduction to San Giovanni. We visit the English Office where we will hear
about the incredible life of St Pio.
We also the visit main sights in San
Giovanni including the Friary, the cell where Saint Pio lived and died, the Crucifix
before which Saint Pio received the Stigmata, the old and new Churches and the
Way of the Cross.
In the afternoon, we visit the
shrine of Mont Sant'Angelo where Archangel Michael appeared in the 5th Century.
This shrine has been an important pilgrimage site over the centuries; many Saints;
Popes and Emperors have visited the cave to pray to ask for St Michael’s
protection, among them St Francis, St Pio and Blessed John Paul II. We
celebrate Mass there.
DAY 7: Monday, 08 October
Today, our last day, we visit more
places associated with the life of St Pio, including the tomb of St Pio.
Day 8: Tuesday, 09 October
Morning departure from San Giovanni
to Naples, for our return flight to Dublin, arriving in Dublin at approximately
2.55p.m.
Transport & Accommodation Included:
• Dublin-Venice/Naples-Dublin air
transportation.
• 1 night accommodation on a half board
basis in Hotel Giotto, Padua.
• 3 nights accommodation on a half
basis in the Hotel Porziuncola, Assisi.
• 3 nights accommodation on a full
board basis in Centro di Spiritualità Padre Pio (the hotel: Centre of Padre Pio’s
Spirituality), San Giovanni Rotondo.
• Luxury air-conditioned coach for all
transfers and tours.
Tours & religious programme included:
• Visit Padua and Basilica of St
Anthony.
• Visit Shrine of St Leopold Mandić in Padua.
• Visit Assisi and the Porziuncola Chapel.
• Visit Basillicas of St Francis and St
Clare.
• Visit relics of Blessed Angela of
Foligno in Foligno.
• Visit Basilica of St Rita in Cascia.
• Visit shrine of St Veronica Giuliani
in Citta di Castello.
• Visit Holy House of Nazareth in
Loreto.
• Visit the Capuchin Friary in San
Giovanni Rotondo.
• Visit Padre Pio's tomb.
• Visit Sanctuary of St Michael
Archangel in Mont Sant’Angelo
Notes:
• Price per person sharing twin/double
rooms with facilities.
• Price is inclusive of taxes and
charges.
• Single rooms are on request at a
supplement of €30 per night.
• A non-refundable deposit of €200 is
required for booking.
• Full assistance of Joe Walsh Tours
representative for the duration of the tour.
Itinerary and flight details may
be subject to change
Contacts:
Joe
Walsh Tours,
143
Lower Baggot Street,
Dublin
2.
Tel:
(01) 2410816
Ann
Mockler,
Clogher
East,
Kilmallock,
Co
Limerick.
Tel:
(063) 90564
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