D75 — CANONIZATION OF BLESSED DAMIEN
15-Days Pilgrimage to Italy and the Holy Land
Including the celebration of the Canonization of Father Damien
Monday, October 5 – Monday, October 19, 2009 • HONOLULULU/HONOLULU - $3,799.00
Plus estimated airlines taxes $150.00 • Insurance (optional) $271.00
Chaplain/Spiritual Director: Fr. Sebastian Chacko
I T I N E R A R Y
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WHAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR TOUR
— Scheduled flights on scheduled airlines
— Transfers and sightseeing in private motor coach
— Services of a professional tour director/guide
— Accommodation in first class hotels and superior tourist class hotels
— Daily Breakfast & Dinner
— All entrance fees and local taxes
— Holy Mass and Religious Services arranged according to each group
NOT INCLUDED: Insurance, Lunches, gratuities and items of personal nature
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DEPOSIT AND BOOKING
A deposit of $350.00 plus $271 insurance (optional) is required per person at the time of booking payable to Adriatic Pilgrimages. Balance is due on or before 90 days before departure. Rates shown reflect cash discount for payment by check only. You may make your final payment with your credit card for 4% additional fee. Non-US Citizens require visas to all the countries covered in this program. US Citizens require visas to Egypt (issued upon arrival with a fee)
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
All prices quoted in this flyer are based on airfares, land rates and exchange rates in effect February 2009 and on group rates of 32-36 persons 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 $350.00 plus $271 (optional) Insurance. Receipt of your deposit shall act as your agreement to the terms and conditions herewith. Balance is due 90 days before departure date. If you cancel, the following cancellation charges will apply:
* 120 days prior to departure $25 pp;
* 119-91 days before departure $250 pp;
* 90-61 days prior to departure date $1,000 pp;
* 60-31 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.
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Monday, October 5, 2009
DEPART HONOLULU
Our pilgrimage begins as we depart on our Delta Airlines flight at 9:15pm to New York via Salt Lake City
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
DEPART NEW YORK
We depart this evening on our Delta Airlines non-stop flight to Rome, Italy.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
ROME/BASILICAS
Arrive Rome Airport at 8:25 where we will be welcomed to Italy by our tour escort and motor coach driver. We drive to celebrate Holy Mass in the Basilica of the Holy Cross. Then visit the relics of the Holy Cross preserved in the Basilica. Later, we visit two of the other major Basilicas of Rome: St. Mary Major and St. John Lateran. Transfer to the hotel to check-in and the rest of the afternoon at leisure for rest.
Thursday, October 8, October 8, 2009
ROME/VATICAN MUSEUM
After breakfast, we drive to the Vatican City and visit the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel to admire the works of Michelangelo. Then we visit St. Peter’s Basilica and the crypt of Pope John Paul II. Time at leisure around the Vatican City for personal visits and activities. Return to the hotel.
Friday, October 9, 2009
ASSISI
We depart Rome this morning and drive to Assisi to explore the hilltop birthplace of St. Francis. After Holy Mass, we visit the Basilica and the crypt of St. Francis, one of the most beloved saints of all time. Then visit the Basilica of St. Clare and the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels in the lower plains of Assisi. Return to our hotel in Rome.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
ROME
Our full day in Rome will include visits to the Abbey of the Three Fountains, the place of Paul’s martyrdom, where tradition has it that three different springs gushed out at each spot touched when St. Paul’s head fell down. Then to the Appian Way to visit the Catacombs of San Sebastian; we will celebrate Mass at the Franciscan Church close to the Catacombs. Then we visit the Basilica of St. Paul’s Outside the Walls, and the Benedictine Abbey. Afternoon tour at leisure around the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountains.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
CANONIZATION CELEBRATION/ROME
Transfer to the Vatican City to join pilgrims from all over the world and celebrate with them the canonization of our beloved Father Damien de Veuster. After the canonization, we will visit the Millennium Church. This is the church wanted by Pope John Paul II to celebrate the Jubilee.
Monday, October 12, 2009
ROME/TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM
Transfer to Rome Airport to take our flight to Tel Aviv, where we will be welcomed by our tour guide and motor coach driver. Transfer to our hotel in Jerusalem.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
MOUNT OF OLIVES/BETHLEHEM/EIN KAREM
We start our day with the Mount of Olives, Church of Pater Noster, down to Dominus Flevit and St. Mary Magdalene Church, and the Garden of Gethsemane. On to Bethlehem to visit the Church of the Nativity, Holy Manger, the Basilica of St. Catherine, the Milk Grotto and the Shepherds’ Field. On the way back, we stop in Ein Karem to visit the Church of the Visitation.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM/MOUNT ZION
We enter the Old City to visit the Church of St. Anne, Pools of Bethesda and follow the Stations of the Cross to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Visit Golgotha and the Burial and Resurrection place of Jesus. We walk through the Cardo to the Western Wall. On to Mount Zion, visiting the Room of the Last Supper, House of Caiaphas and Church of St. Peter.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
BETHANY/JERICHO/DEAD SEA/QUMRAN
After breakfast, we drive to Bethany, known as the place where Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. We visit the Franciscan Church, built on the traditional site of the House of Mary and Martha. As we continue our drive down through the Judean wilderness, we arrive Jericho to see the excavations, Elijah’s Fountain and Mount of Temptation. After rest and lunch (not included), we continue to Qumran, the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Return to Jerusalem.
Friday, October 16, 2009
EMMAUS/JERUSALEM
In the morning we drive to Emmaus. At Emmaus, Jesus met Cleophas and Simon after His Resurrection and ate with them. The Franciscans built a church on the spot where Cleophas’ house was believed to have stood. We visit the Franciscan Basilica with its stained glass windows and spend quiet time in prayers and meditations before returning to Jerusalem. The rest of the afternoon at leisure for personal activities and shopping.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
JERUSALEM/CAESAREA/HAIFA/MT. CARMEL/NAZARETH
This morning we depart Jerusalem and drive to Caesarea on the Mediterranean Sea, where St. Paul was imprisoned and St. Peter preached to the first gentiles. Visit the Roman aqueduct and then on to Haifa and Mount Carmel for a beautiful view. Visit the Stella Maris Carmelite Monastery and Elijah’s Cave. We conclude the day in Nazareth, visiting the Church of the Annunciation, the Holy Grotto and the Church of St. Joseph.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
CANA/GALILEE REGION/CAPERNAUM/MT BEATITUDES/RIVER JORDAN/AIRPORT
In the morning we visit the church in Cana where Jesus performed His first public miracle at the wedding. Then we will explore the sites along the Sea of Galilee. Capernaum where Jesus preached in the synagogue, St. Peter’s House, Mount of Beatitudes and Tabgha, where Jesus multiplied the loaves of bread and fish, and the baptismal site at the River Jordan. We will also enjoy a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. After dinner, transfer to Tel Aviv Airport. Depart on Delta Airlines at 11:35pm to Atlanta.
Monday, October 19, 2009
ATLANTA/HONOLULU
Arrive Atlanta Airport at 6:50 and connect with DL803 departing Atlanta at 10:15am, arriving Honolulu at 1:30pm
Itinerary is subject to change without notice
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