Beginning next week we are going to bring you highlights of a 29-day pilgrimage to Italy from a couple departing the U.S. on September 15th and arriving in the โEternal Cityโ the following day. ย This is their 6th personal โSpiritual Pilgrimageโ. ย It is an ambitious itinerary filled with beautiful Shrines and Sacred Sites and we are truly blessed that they were willing to share their special pilgrimage with us. ย Join us each day as we travel along with them on their Journey of Love for Our Lord and His Blessed Mother. ย Please keep them in your prayers.
Tuesday Sept 17th ย Cascia (Saint Rita of Cascia)>>>>>>>>Rocca Porena (Sanctuary of St. Rita, Rock of St. Rita)>>>>>>>>>Trevi (Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tears, Church of St. Emiliano).
Wednesday Sept 18ย ย ย Cortona (Margaret of Cortona)>>>>>Castiglion-Fiorentino (Noceta) Our Lady of the Bath>>>>>>>>Arezzo (Our Lady of Consolation, shrine of Saint Donato)
Tuesday Sept 17th ย Cascia (Saint Rita of Cascia)>>>>>>>>Rocca Porena (Sanctuary of St. Rita, Rock of St. Rita)>>>>>>>>>Trevi (Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tears, Church of St. Emiliano).
Wednesday Sept 18ย ย ย Cortona (Margaret of Cortona)>>>>>Castiglion-Fiorentino (Noceta) Our Lady of the Bath>>>>>>>>Arezzo (Our Lady of Consolation, shrine of Saint Donato)
Thursday Sept 19ย ย Siena (Eucharistic Miracle of Siena, Saint Catherine of Siena)
Friday Sept 20ย Montenaro (Basilica of Our Lady of Grace)>>>>>>>>>ย Pisa (Leaning tower of Pisa, Square of Miracles)
Saturday Sept 21 ย Orta (Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Garden)>>>>>> Rapelloย Genoa (Basilica of Our Lady of Montallegro)
Sunday Sept 22 ย Genoa Mount Figogna ย (Sanctuary of Our Lady of ย the ย Guard) ย Ceranesi (Chapel of the Apparitions)>>>>>>>San Damiano
Monday Sept 23 ย Crema (Della Croce) ย (Basilica of Our Lady of the Cross)>>>>>>>>Caravaggio (Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Miraculous Fountain)>>>>>>>>Rho (Sanctuary of the Afflicted Mary)
Tuesday Sept 24ย Sacre Monte Di Vareseย (Mountain Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary)>>>>>>>>Sacro Monte Ossoccio (Sacred Mountain in Ossuccio)
ย Wednesday Sept 25 ย Sant Omobono (Sanctuary of Our Lady of Cornabusa)>>>>>>>Terme (Sanctuary of John XXIII)>>>>>>>Brescia (Shrine of Our Lady of Grace)>>>>>>>Montichiari/Fontanelle (Our Lady of Rosa Mystica)
Thursday Sept 26 Monte Baldo (Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Crown)>>>>>>>>Monte Berico (Sanctuary of Our Lady of Monte Berico)
Friday Sept 27 ย Camposampiero (Convent of the Sanctuary of Saint Anthony)>>>>>>>>>Arcella (Our Lady of Arcella, Santuary of Little Anthony of Bethelehem)>>>>>>>>>>.Padua (Saint Anthony of Padua)
Saturday Sept 28 ย ย ย ย Reggio Emilia (Basilica of the Virgin of Ghiara)>>>>>>>>>Bologna (Basilica of Our Lady of the Guard)>>>>>>>>>Imola (Sanctuary of Our Lady of Piratello)
Sunday Sept 29 ย Osimo (Basilica of St. Joseph of Cupertino)>>>>>>>>>>Loreto (Holy House of Loreto)>>>>>>>>>>>ย Macerta (Basilica of our Lady of Mercy)
Monday Sept 30 ย Manoppello (Basilica of Our Lady of the Holy Face)>>>>>>>>>San Severo (Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help) ย (Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption)
Tuesday Oct 1 ย San Giovanni Rotondo ย (Padre Pio)>>>>>>>Monte Saint Angelo (St Michaelโs Cave)
Wednesday Oct 2 ย Foggio (Basilica of the Crowned Mother of God)>>>>>>>>>>Valleverde (Sanctuary of Our Lady of Valleverde in Bovino)
Thursday Oct 3 ย Avellino (Mountain Sanctuary of the Virgin Mary) ย (Sanctuary of Saint Philomena)
Friday Oct 4 ย PompeiโNaples (Sanctuary of Our Lady of Pompeii)>>>>>>>>>>>Oliveto Citra (Our Lady of the Castle)
Saturday Oct 5 ย Oliveto Citra (Church of Our Lady of Mercy, torchlight procession)
Sunday Oct 6 ย Itri Mount Fusco (Sanctuary of the Madonna della Civita)>>>>>>>>>>>Genazzo (Parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel, incorrupt body of Blessed Stefano Bellesini)>>>>>>>>>>> Mentorella (Mountain Sanctuary of Our Lady of Grace, Holy Stairs of St. Benedict of Norcia)
Monday Oct 7 ย Nettuno (Our Lady of Graces, Saint Maria Goretti, Shrine of Saint Neptune)>>>>>>>>>Rome outskirts (Basilica of St. Paulโs Outside the Walls, Tre Fontane, St. Lawrence Outside the Walls)
Tuesday Oct 8 ย Rome (Catacombs of St. Callixtus, Basilicas of St. Mary Major & St. John Lateran, Holy Stairs, North American College.
Wednesday Oct ย 9ย Rome Weekly papal audienceโฆlunch with Pope Francisโฆ(not really but we can hope), St. Peterโs Basilica, Tomb of Pope John Paul II.
Thursday Oct 10ย Open day
Friday Oct 11ย ย ย ย Viterbo (Basilica of Our Lady of the Oak, Ad Rupes Basilica, Chiasa Santa Maria Della)
Saturday Oct 12 Orvietoย (Church of St. Andrea, Caves of Orvieto, Cathedral of Orvieto)>>>>>>>>>> Bolsena (Eucharistic Miracle of Bolsena)
Sunday Oct 13 ย Vatican City (Pope Francis to consecrate the world to Our Blessed Mother (statue of Our Lady of Fatima returns to Fatima) ย (Sanctuary of Our Lady of Divine Love)
Sunday Oct 13 ย Arrivederci Roma!
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