Custom-designed pilgrimage for those in The Madeleine Community.
Celebrate The Jubilee Year of the Church at the Shrines of Italy: Assisi | Rome | San Giovanni Rotondo
- September 18–28, 2025 (Optional 6-day extension to Medjugorje, Bosnia-Hercegovina & Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Priest: Fr. Bonaventure Rummell
- Escorted by: Maria and Michael Kissinger (In cooperation with 206 Pilgrimage Travel)
- Sign up? Questions? More information? Download our official brochure with order form or contact Maria Manzo at The Madeleine: mmanzo@themadeleine.edu
Join us on this amazing trip! Deposit due by March 18
Join us on this custom-designed pilgrimage for The Madeleine Parish! Don’t delay—space is limited. $500 deposit due by March 18 to hold your spot.
Highlights of your Itinerary:
Assisi
After arriving in Rome, we begin our Pilgrimage in Assisi, Italy—the heart of the Umbria region and the hometown of St. Francis. With its picturesque cobblestone streets and geranium window baskets, Assisi IS Italy! We will spend 3 nights in Assisi, where we will visit the Basilica of St. Francis, pray at the tomb of St. Francis and view the famous Giotto frescoes depicting his life. We will also visit the Basilica of St. Clare where Francis was called to rebuild his church. Finally, we will pray at the Church of St. Mary of the Angels, which houses the original church of St. Francis. There will be free time to enjoy the spirituality and beauty of Assisi and the surrounding area at your leisure. Optional day trip by train to Florence, Italy.
San Giovanni Rotondo
Travel from Assisi to San Giovanni Rotondo for an overnight trip to celebrate the Feast of St. Padre Pio. Join thousands of Pilgrims in a candlelight procession and mass at the Sanctuary of St. Pio. As we travel along the beautiful Gargano Peninsula we will stop for mass at the Grotto of St. Michael the Archangel and other holy sites as time allows. Our Pilgrimage continues in Rome, where we will spend the next several days immersed in this majestic city.
Rome
While in Rome, we will celebrate the Jubilee Year of the Church (the Year of Hope) with pilgrims from all over the world. This is an opportunity of a lifetime! In addition to our scheduled itinerary we will have an opportunity to join in special activities specifically for the Jubilee Year. Among our scheduled activities, we will attend the Papal Audience at St. Peter’s Basilica, with guided tours of the Basilica of St. Peter and the Sistine Chapel. We will also visit and celebrate Mass at the Catacombs of Priscilla, where the early Christians worshipped. Our Pilgrimage will also include guided visits to The Basilicas of St. Paul Outside the Walls, St. John Lateran and the exquisite Church of Santa Maria Maggiore. It is said that Pilgrims who walk through the doors of these Holy churches during a Jubilee Year receive special graces! We will also have an opportunity to see the Pantheon, Colosseum, Piazza Navona, and throw a coin in the Trevi Fountain before traveling back to the USA or to Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Optional Extension; Medjugorje & Dubrovnik—
We arrive in Dubrovnik and travel to Medjugorje—nestled in the hills of Bosnia- Hercegovina. Medjugorje is a place of peace and prayer like no other on earth. Our time in Medjugorje will include such activities as daily Holy Mass; climbing Cross Mountain and Apparition Hill for those that are able; attending talks with the visionaries (if available); or just spending time with the locals and sharing in the faith journey of others—a true spiritual experience. From there, the final two days of our optional extension will be spent in the beautiful city of Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Information: Maria Manzo, mmanzo@themadeleine.edu.