Tour Description

Journey to the sacred sites of our faith, as you visit the Sistine Chapel and the basilicas of Christian Rome. In the heart of Christendom, you will attend a Papal Audience, and tour the Mother Church, St. Peter’s Basilica. Travel to Assisi where you can celebrate Mass at the Tomb of St. Francis, and see the shrines and vast collections of art dedicated to the saint. The religious art, music, and architecture of Italy help create a pilgrimage experience that you will never forget. Then, we will continue our journey to Poland to visit significant sites such as Wadowice, the birthplace of Karol Józef Wojtyla, and the Black Madonna Shrine at Częstochowa, which attracts pilgrims throughout the year, and was frequently visited by Blessed John Paul II. As we recall Blessed Pope John Paul II’s apostolic motto, Totus Tuus, we hope that you will imitate his deep Marian devotion and say, “Yes” to journey together under the protection of The Blessed Virgin Mary.

Your Package Includes:

• Round-trip economy airfare: New York/Rome /Krakow-Warsaw/New York.
• (Please inquire about airfares from other cities in the U.S. or Canada)
• Eight (8) nights accommodations in tourist class hotels with private facilities
• Services of a Passages Tour Manager throughout your tour
• Breakfast daily, plus seven dinners.
• Meeting and assistance upon arrival and departure.
• Transportation in private motor-coach including airport transfers.
• Sightseeing as per itinerary with a professional licensed English-speaking guide
• Porterage at hotels throughout your tour.
• Entrance fees to all sites as per itinerary
• Coordination of all Liturgies.
• Hotel upgrade available upon request
• Portfolio of travel documents, including a Passages Flight Packet.

One FREE package for group leader for every 25 participants (based on a minimum of 30 participants)

10-Day Pilgrimage priced from $2,995
	from New York, double occupancy + $500.00 departure taxes/fuel surcharge March, April, September, October or November For other travel seasons, please inquire. Contact us today for your custom designed pilgrimage program and detailed proposal!

10-Day Itinerary

Day 1 | Sunday | Depart for Rome

Day 2 | Monday | Arrive Rome

Your journey begins in Rome! Upon arrival in the “Eternal City,” your panoramic tour will reveal Roman ruins, 15th century churches, 17th century palaces and 20th century monuments. You will see how history evolved over 2,500 years! Check-in at hotel in Rome.

Day 3 | Tuesday | Tour of Christian Rome | PM/At Leisure

Celebrate Mass at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, a magnificent Basilica buil on the site of St. Paul's tomb. Continue to the Cathedral of St. John Lateran, Christendom's earliest basilica and home of the Popes for a thousand years. End your morning tour with a visit the Basilica of St. Mary Major, one of the four major Basilicas built by Pope Sixtus III (AD 432-440).   Afternoon at leisure in Rome, to shop for religious articles to be blessed at the Holy Father’s General Audience.

Day 4 | Wednesday | Papal Audience – Tour of the Vatican Museum; Sistine Chapel & St. Peter’s Basilica

The highlight of your pilgrimage to Rome is the opportunity to receive a Blessing from the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. Following the Papal Audience and an independent lunch, view the vast art collections of the Vatican. See the famous “Pinacoteca,” housing religious works by the Masters. Marvel at Michelangelo’s frescoed ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and his renowned “Pieta,” enshrined at St. Peter’s Basilica. Celebrate Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica.

Day 5 | Thursday | Excursion to Assisi - Sites of St. Francis & St. Clare

Celebrate Mass at the Basilica of St. Francis, upon arrival in the charming Umbrian town of Assisi. Visit the Basilica of St. Clare with its miraculous crucifix. Tour St. Mary of the Angels with its famous Porziuncola and Capella Del Transito. Pray in the Shrine, inspired by Giotto’s frescoes of the life of St. Francis. Return to Rome.

Day 6 | Friday | At Leisure – Tour of Ancient Rome – Evening/Rome - Krakow

Morning at leisure.  Celebrate Mass at the Church of St. Peter in Chains, and  see the original chains in which St. Peter was brought captive to Rome. Then, we continue to the ancient Roman Forum, the Arch of Titus, the Arch of Constantine and proceed to outside of the Coliseum.  Continue on to the monument of King Victor Emmanuel II, often called the “Wedding Cake.”  See the Trajan Column and the Market. Visit the Trevi Fountain to toss in a coin to ensure your “Arrivederci, Roma.” This evening, you will be transferred to Rome’s Leonardo Da Vinchi Airport for your continuing flight to Krakow, Poland.

Day 7 | Saturday | AM/At Leisure – PM/Highlight tour of Krakow

Morning at leisure. This afternoon, take a walking tour of Krakow to see sites associated with the life ob Bl. Pope John Paul II. Start at Wawel Cathedral where Father Wojtyla offered his first Mass in the Crypt of St Leonard. Walk along Kanonicza Street, where Father Wojtyla lived while he was a priest and bishop.  Next we will visit and celebrate Mass at the Franciscan Church, where Father Wojtyla loved to come and spend some quiet time in prayer. Your tour will end at the Old Town Square with a visit to the Church of St. Mary.

Day 8 | Sunday | Divine Mercy Shrine – Wieliczka Salt Mines & Wadowice

This morning you will be transferred to the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy, to celebrate Mass. Then, enjoy a tour of the Shrine and visit the Monastery of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, St. Faustina’s congregation. The convent houses both the relics of St. Faustina and the original miraculous image of the Merciful Jesus. This afternoon, visit the world famous Salt Mines of Wieliczka.  Continue to Kalwari and Wadowice, the birthplace and boyhood home of  Karol Wojtyla. See his boyhood  home, and the Basilica of the Presentation of Our Lady, where young Karol was baptized and attended Mass as a child.

Day 9 | Monday | Czestochowa - Warsaw

Depart Krakow for Warsaw, with a stop to visit the Paulite Monastery in Czestochowa; The Black Madonna Shrine, visited by Blessed Pope John Paul II. Celebrate Mass in the Monastery, at the Chapel of the Virgin, where the sacred icon is housed. Continue to the beautiful Basilica of the Holy Cross and the Nativity of Mary. Continue on to Warsaw.

Day 10 | Tuesday | Return to the USA

This morning, you will be transferred to Warsaw Airport for your return flight to the USA