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, continue on to a place that has marked the lives of millions of pilgrims. Many have experienced the powerful and holy Presence of Mary, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

 We go to Medjugorje with hearts longing to discover that this gentle mother, the Queen of Peace, wants to enter our lives. That is the reason she says to us: "Dear Children, accept me in your lives, because I desire to bestow my love upon you."

Consider a journey that will retrace the steps of St. Francis, Ss. Peter and Paul, the ancient Romans, the Popes of history, and the throngs of others who have come to pray in the Eternal City and beyond.

Your Package Includes:

• Round-trip economy airfare: New York/Rome -Sarajevo/New York.
  (Please inquire about airfares from other cities in the U.S. or Canada)
• One way economy class airfare via Croatian Airlines Rome-Split, Croatia
• Ten (10) nights accommodations in tourist class hotels with private facilities
• Services of a Passages Tour Manager throughout your tour
• Breakfast daily, plus eight 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)

12-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!

12-Day Itinerary

Day 1 | Monday | Depart for Rome

Day 2 | Tuesday | 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 your hotel in Rome.

Day 3 | 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 4 | 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 5 | Friday | Tour of Christian Rome or Ancient Rome – PM/Rome - Medjugorje

Option I: Celebrate Mass at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, a magnificent Basilica built 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 to the Basilica of St. Mary Major, the largest Church in Rome dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Option II: Visit the Church of St. Peter in Chains, Roman Forum, Arch of Titus, the Arch of Constantine, the Trajan Column, then proceed to outside of the Coliseum for a fascinating explanation of its history. Celebrate Mass at the Franciscan Basilica of the Apostles. Visit the Trevi Fountain to toss in a coin to ensure your “Arrivederci, Roma.”

Group lunch today (due to late night arrival in Medjugorje).
This afternoon, you will be transferred to Rome’s Leonardo Da Vinci Airport for your continuing flight to Split, Croatia. Upon arrival board your comfortable touring bus and soon you will be on your way to Medjugorje (2-1/2 hour bus ride), for hotel check-in.

Day 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | Saturday - Wednesday | Medjugorje

Daily, you will experience the beauty and peace of this simple village. During your stay in Medjugorje you will have the opportunity to share the faith with pilgrims from all over the world. Your local guide will accompany you throughout your stay. Daily activities to share with fellow pilgrims include:

• Each morning assemble at St. James Church for the English-language Mass.

• Follow the pilgrim path up Apparition Hill where the visionaries first encountered Our Lady.

• Touch the Cross and pray in the place that commemorates the spot where the Blessed Virgin Mary first appeared to the visionaries.

• Each evening, join the villagers and pilgrims to pray the rosary and participate in the Croatian Mass, with Blessing of the Sick and religious items.

• Saturday and Tuesday, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Friday, Veneration of the Cross.

Meetings with the visionaries, at their own homes provided that they are in Medjugorje at the time of our visit, are subject to confirmation. Climb Krizevac Mountain, where in 1933 the villagers built a 30’ high cross. Visit and pray at the “Blue Cross”, at the base of Apparition Hill, which is a place of great healings and graces. Visit the community of Cenacolo, founded to help addicts overcome drug addiction through work and prayer.

Day 11 | Thursday | Medjugorje - Sarajevo

The morning will be at leisure for prayer and reflection. This afternoon, we depart Medjugorje for Sarajevo. Upon arrival we will check-in to our hotel. Evening at leisure. Celebrate Mass at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.

Day 12 | Friday | Return to the USA

This morning you will be transferred to Sarajevo Airport for our return flight to the USA.