Canonizations: October 21st, 2012

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Join us for a once in a lifetime event, the Canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha and Marianne Cope. The ceremony will take place in Rome on October 21st, 2012, celebrated by our Holy Father Benedict XVI.

Your pilgrimage will begin upon arrival in Rome where we will visit the major basilicas of St. Mary Major, St. John Lateran and St. Peter's, including the tomb of Bl. John Paul the Great!

In addition, you will visit the Holy Stairs, the Pantheon, the Catacombs of St. Callistus, the Coliseum and Roman Forum, and much more.

Cost:    Est. $1195 +airfare

$800      May 30th 2012
Balance  July 15th 2012
Cancellation Fees

$400 after May 30th, 2012
No refunds possible after final payment
*flight cost will be confirmed with reservation
**Payment dates may be adjusted depending on actual departure dates
*** specific locations subject to change within the daily itinerary depending on actual dates of travel
+prices based on groups of 25pax minimum

Package  Includes

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Roundtrip airfare from your city to Rome, Transportation within Rome, two meals per day, budget hotel lodging, entrance fees, JMJ Youth guide from arrival to departure in Rome. Daily mass is also a part of the schedule.

Contact Jenna today to plan your pilgrimage: 1-320-266-4485

7 Day Itinerary

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Oct 16    Depart your city for Rome

Oct 17    Arrive in Rome, transfer to lodging, visit St. Mary's and St. John's and the Holy Stairs

Oct 18    Marvel at St. Peter's, the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, chance to visit Pope John Paul II's tomb and take a hike up St. Peter's Dome

Oct 19    Explore the Catacombs of S. Callisto, Witness the Coliseum and Roman Forum

Oct 20    Walking tour of Ancient Rome: Piazza Navona, Pantheon, II Gesu, Santa Maria Sopra Minerva and others

Oct 21    Canonization of Blesseds Kateri Tekakwitha and Marianne Cope at the Vatican

Oct 22    Depart Rome for your city
Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha was born to an Algonquin and Iroquois family in 1656 in upstate New York. After she survived the smallpax disease, which took the life of her parents and brother, she lived with her aunt and uncle. Although not baptized until she was 20 years old, she often went into the woods to speak to God and pray.

She became the village outcast because she would not renounce her new religion. After fleeing over 200 miles to a Catholic mission near Montreal, she spent the rest of her short life doing penance and serving God's people.

She died in 1680 at the age of 24 years old. Her beatification was in 1980 and her feast day is July 14th.
Blessed Marianne Cope was born in Germany in 1838 and immigrated with her family to the US in 1839. Her calling to the Sisters of St. Francis in Syracuse NY led her to profess her vows at the age of 24 years. Early in her mission, she worked as a teacher but soon after she began working in the hospitals to fill the need.

Her knowledge and talents in the medical field ultimately led her to Hawaii where she and a few other sisters ministered to lepers. She did great work for Maui and lived the last 30 years of her life serving the sick and poor in Hawaii.

She died of natural causes in August 1918 and was beatified in 2005.