A PERFECT BLEND OF FUN! CULTURE! HISTORY! & SPIRITUALTY!

Sunday 14 May Gaithersburg {Departure} PM Depart from St Rose of Lima parish to a convenient int’l airport {overnight flight TBA}

Monday 15 May Rome FCO—Orvieto—Assisi {Arrival} Arrival at Rome FCO Airport w/ transfer to Orvieto where we will enjoy lunchlunch. Welcoming Mass will be celebrated in the iconic medieval Duomo of Orvieto, built in recognition of the 1263 Eucharistic Miracle of Bolsena, and associated with the Feast of Corpus Christi (Corpus Domini). Continuing to Assisi, check-in at Hotel Domus Pacis Hotel Domus Pacis followed by dinnerdinner. (Lunch,Dinner)Lunch,Dinner)

Tuesday 16 May Assisi {Tomb of St. Francis & Sightseeing} Daily hotel breakfastsbreakfasts. Mass at the Tomb of Saint Francis followed by a detailed visit to the frescoed Basilica and the town of Francis and Clare. Independent lunches w/ time for shopping - in-house dinnerdinner (Breakfast,DBreakfast,D)

Wednesday 17 May Assisi & Hermitage {Explore Assisi & Umbria} AM visit San Damiano, Mass will follow at the Carceri Hermitage, where Francis and his followers lived, worked and prayed. PM free to relax and explore. Plans are being developed for a Wine TastingWine Tasting excursion to Montefalco - DinnerDinner (B,Wine Tasting,DB,Wine Tasting,D)

Thursday 18 May Assisi—Subiaco {In Transit to Subiaco} Morning Mass at Sta Maria degli Angeli, including a visit to Porziuncola, the tiny chapel within the huge Shrine. Free time to relax and explore before proceeding to Subiaco for check-in at La Foresteria Religious HouseLa Foresteria Religious House.

Dinner Dinner and Retreat tonight expanding the Pilgrimage theme. (B,DB,D)

Friday 19 May Subiaco {Sacro Speco & Retreat} AM Mass at Sacro Speco and a visit to ancient Subiaco. St’s Benedict & Scholastica were both active in this mountainous region, and the medieval frescoes within the Shrine include a famous portrait of St Francis. Lunch Lunch together before this afternoon’s Retreat and dinnerdinner. (B,L,DB,L,D)

Saturday 20 May Subiaco—Tivoli—Rome {In Transit to Rome} Head out to Tivoli today for a guided visit to Hadrian's Villa with free time for lunch before arriving in Rome for check in at our Hotel Prati. Hotel Prati. Mass TBA. Welcome-to-Rome dinner dinner in a local trattoria! (B,DB,D)

Sunday 21 May Rome {City Sightseeing w/ Sunday Papal Blessing} AM free—at noon, head over to St Peter’s, where His Holiness offers the Angelus and a Papal Blessing to those assembled in the Piazza on Sundays! PM “Rome 101” detailed sightseeing will include the Colosseum and Forum (substantial walking today!), plus a visit to Michelangelo’s Moses Statue followed by Mass at St Peter in Chains. Independent meals are planned today to allow participants to experience the famed Roman cuisine! (BB)

Monday 22 May Rome {Tomb of St Peter—The Great Basilicas} Early departure on foot to the Vatican for Mass at the Tomb of Peter, followed by time for prayer at the tomb of St John Paul II. Today’s program will include a guided visit to Rome’s Great Basilicas; St John Lateran, St Mary Major, and St Paul outside the Walls, including

lunchlunch. Dinners on your own this evening (a list of restaurants will be provided). (B,LB,L)

Tuesday 23 May Rome {Vatican Museums—Sistine—NAC} Early Vatican Museums visit (Sistine Chapel & Basilica) followed by free time to shop & explore. PM to visit the NAC, Father Justin’s Seminary - Mass and dinnerdinner. (B,DB,D)

Wednesday 24 May Rome {Udienza Papale—Catacombs} We will participate in the Weekly Papal Audience this morning. Afternoon guided visit to the Catacombs of Santa Domitilla w/ closing Mass. Farewell dinnerdinner. (B,DB,D)

Thursday 25 May Rome—Gaithersburg {Return} Transfer for flights home, reaching the parish today by bus. (BB)

Fr Justin Huber, Assoc Pastor, St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church Gaithersburg MD Invites You!

Terms & Conditions [T&C]Terms & Conditions [T&C]

You are invited to join Father Justin on a Pilgrimage to Italy next May. The cost of the 10-night Italian Pilgrimage is projected at $3,750 $3,750 per person (share basis, two-to-a-room). (+ $525 $525 for Single) Your Pilgrimage subscription will include: round trip airfares (in coach—Premium Economy and Business Class seating is available on request), transportation by charter bus, nightly accommodations in Religious Houses and moderate grade hotels with A/C and private bath. Our Rome hotel will be walkable to the Vatican. Also included are daily breakfasts, principal meals and wine tasting as per the detailed itinerary (included meals are indicated in BoldBold), personalized guided touring of Orvieto, Assisi and environs, the Vatican & Rome’s main sights including the Great Basilicas. Holy Mass will be celebrated each day by Father Justin in a significant chapel and a Spiritual Retreat will be designed by Fr Justin on a special theme in Subiaco. All taxes and gratuities are included, and a thorough Pre-Trip Briefing will acquaint Pilgrimage-goers with the ins-and-outs of travel to Italy. The Pilgrimage will be escorted by a multi-lingual professional, and the projected price has been estimated according to expected 2017 airfares and exchange rates. A minimum of 20 participants is required to lock the price. We welcome your interest and to assure your spot, a deposit of $500 per person is requested ASAP. Payments by check please payable to

Bethesda Travel Center LLCBethesda Travel Center LLC (cc adds 3.5%) and will be freely refundable until 15JAN17, when the 2nd deposit of $1,500 is due. Balances due 15MAR17. Trip insurance is strongly encouraged and will be made available to all participants. Please understand that Guido ADELFIO, President of Bethesda Travel Center LLC reserves the right to make itinerary changes and improvements. Thank you and we truly look forward to your interest in this unique and fulfilling Pilgrimage! All parishioners and family/friends are invited!

Fr Justin HUBER is Associate Pastor of St Rose of Lima Ca tho l i c C hu rc h i n Gaithersburg MD. Fr Justin earned a degree in Civil Engineering from UMD in 2004. Subsequently he studied philosophy at Mount St Mary’s in Emmitsburg MD for 2 years. Then Fr Justin was then assigned to the Pontifical North American College (NAC) in Rome, where he studied Theology for 5 years. He was ordained in 2010 and served

at Annunciation and the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Washington, and Holy Redeemer in Kensington before coming to St Rose of Lima.

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