ST. ANSELM PILGRIMAGE TO ITALY

January 2009

WE DID IT!
 


Dear Friends,

EVEN AFTER OUR TRIP, CHECK BACK AS I CONTINUE TO ADD FOOTAGE FROM THE PILGRIMAGE. THERE IS MORE COMING.

Enjoy!
-Fr. Gelfant

 

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Schedule with Main Highlights

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January 3rd & 4th - Assisi
  • Visit St. Mary of the Angels. See Statue of St. Francis
  • See the chapel where St. Francis gave the habit to St. Clare
  • Pray at the spot where St. Clare died.
  • See where the thornless roses bloom
  • Private Mass at the Basilica of St. Francis
  • Visit the tomb of St. Francis
     

OUR ARRIVAL

ASSISI

ASSISI 2

January 4th & 5th - Florence
  • Visit the Basilica of St. Clare.
  • Private Mass at the Church of St. Peter
  • Leave for Florence:
  • Visit the Accademia and visit the museums and view the art work of Florence.
  • Visit Il Duomo
  • Private Mass at the Church of the Holy Cross. After Mass we will visit the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli.

FLORENCE Pt.1

January 5th, 6th, & 7th - Rome
  • Enter the Eternal City.
  • Private Mass at the Church of St. Anselm
  • Visit the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls and St. Paul's tomb.
  • Visit St. John Lateran, the Cathedral of Rome.
  • Visit the Basilica of St. Mary Major
     
  • Private Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican
  • Audience with our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI - He will announce our attendance.
  • Visit the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel

ROME Pt. 1

EPIPHANY MASS @ ST. ANSELM

PAPAL AUDIENCE

ROME EXTRA'S
VISIT WITH FR. ANTHONY

MAJOR BASILICAS
coming soon

January 8th & 9th - St. Giovanni Rotondo - Naples
  • Visit the 5th Century Abbey of Montecassino, founded by St. Benedict in 529AD.
  • Private Mass at the Abbey of Montecassino
  • Visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Grace
  • Visit Padre Pio's cell, the old church where he received the stigmata, his confessional.
  • Visit the new church of Our Lady of Grace
    Private Mass at Our Lady of Grace
     
  • Visit Naples for the afternoon en route to Sicily.
    Take overnight ferry to Sicily.

PADRE PIO

SET SAIL
10 HOURS TO SICILY

 

January 10th, 11th - Sicily - Palermo, Erice, Trapani, Marsala, Corleone and Alcamo
  • Visit the city of Palermo
  • Private Mass at the Cathedral of Palermo.
  • Visit the city of Erice - Beautiful country side and mountains
  • Travel to Trapani & Marsala up in the mountains.
  • Private Mass at the Altar of Our Lady of Miracles in Alcamo.
  • Visit Corleone - Pay a visit to the Don!
     

ALCAMO

CORLEONE

January 12 - Back to New York - USA
 

WE HAVE ARRIVED