Our Pilgrimage begins today as we depart on an overnight flight(s) to Rome. Meals and refreshments are served on your flights.

Meals and refreshments served on the plane

Today we will arrive in Rome, we will collect our bags then head to the hotel for check in. In the evening we will head to St. Peters Square for a welcome Mass. Overnight in Rome.

Today we will participate in Cultural, artistic, and spiritual activities throughout the city of Rome as part of the Jubilee of Youth. Overnight in Rome.

Today, we take a day trip to Assisi. After arriving by bus, we will visit the Basilica of St. Francis where we will celebrate Mass and the Chapel of St. Clare. We will break for lunch, followed by free time to explore the town. We will visit the Shrine of the Renunciation, where the millennial saint Blessed Carlo Acutis’ body is interred, and learn more about his life and spirituality. We will return to our hotel in Rome in the evening.

Today we will visit and have an opportunity to walk through the Holy Doors at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, the Basilica of St. Mary Major, and the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran which symbolizes passing into the presence of God by way of our Lord Jesus, who called himself the “gate.” Those who pass through a Holy Door can also receive a plenary indulgence. At the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran we also will have the opportunity to climb the Lateran Steps and attend Mass. Bedore we return to the hotel we will visit Circus Maximus and have the opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Overnight in Rome.

After breakfast we will head to Tor Vergata to participate in events for the Jubilee of Youth, including
Entertainment, welcome with music and testimonies. In the evening we will participate in a Vigil with the Holy Father before returning to our hotel.

In the morning we will head to Tor Vergata for the Canonization Mass presided over by Pope Francis. After Mass we will head to St. Peter’s Square for the historic canonization ceremony of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. Today we will witness him becoming Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati! We will also gather for the Angelus and the Popes Apostolic Blessing. After the canonization ceremonies and lunch, we will board our bus and visit the Trevi Fountain together, free time after we visit the Trevi Fountain. Dinner on your own, overnight Rome.

This morning, we transfer to the airport for our flight back to the USA. We will return home with renewed faith and lasting memories of our pilgrimage.