Eucharistic Miracles Pilgrimage with
The National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe at Marytown

Led by Fr. Lawrence Zurek, OFM CONV., Rector and
Fr. Thomas Czeck, OFM CONV., MI National Spiritual Assistant

10-Day Pilgrimage to Italy | September 30–October 9, 2026

Dear Friends,

We are excited to invite you on a 10-day Eucharistic Miracles Pilgrimage to Italy in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the XXVIII International Eucharistic Congress in Chicago, which initiated the building of our Perpetual Adoration Chapel at Marytown. Our tour will begin in Orvieto, where the Eucharistic Miracle of Bolsena is conserved, and Siena, with its “Miraculous Hosts.” Walk in the foosteps of St. Francis and St. Clare in Assisi, where St. Clare founded the Order of the Poor Clares and performed the most famous of her miracles. We’ll stop in Cascia, the town of St. Rita, “Saint of the Impossible,” and view the relic of the Eucharistic Miracle of 1330. Continue to Lanciano, where the host was transformed into Flesh and the wine into Blood, and visit Manoppello’s Sanctuary of Volto Santo to worship an image of Christ believed to be divine.

Our pilgrimage will conclude in Rome, where we’ll tour the sites of ancient and Christian Rome, from the Roman Forum to the Vatican Museum and Papal Basilicas. Enter the heart of Christendom for an audience with our Holy Father and enjoy a festive farewell dinner and wine tasting at a local restaurant.

Best of all, we will be celebrating our faith, forming deeper bonds of friendship, and enjoying the food and customs of another culture! There is nothing like sharing such experiences with friends and family in faith. Please consider joining us!

Fr. Lawrence Zurek and Fr. Thomas Czeck