year of mercy pilgrimage - golden eagle travel &...
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PRICE PER PERSON, double occupancy:$5000 Tour cost from New York/JFK $5100 Tour cost from Philadelphia/PHL $5400 Tour cost from Minneapolis/MSP Chicago/ ORD, Atlanta/ATL Los Angeles/LAX
(Plus gratuities/tips at $135 & mass donations sug-gested at $5 per person per mass)
Air add-ons from other cities by request
Single supplement $900 (Above rates are based on cash discount)
INCLUDED: • Round trip jet economy class via a scheduled airline. • 9 night accommodations based on two persons sharing a
room. • Breakfast buffet daily & 8 dinners per itinerary. • Round trip transfers by private motorcoach.• Sight seeing, including entrances per itinerary.• Qualified, licensed English-speaking escort & guides.• Porterage for one suitcase per person. • All hotel taxes and service charges.• Group travel insurance coverage during tour.• Entrance to Papal Audience and visits to all 4 Holy
Doors open for the Year of Mercy. It is our joy to invite you to join us on a pilgrim-age emphasizing the Year of Mercy and celebrating the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi.
We will walk where St. Francis lived and where the Apostles Peter and Paul died for the faith. We will have mass daily at holy sites and attend the Wednesday Papal Audience. Please give us the privilege of sharing this ex-perience with you. ~ Jeff & Emily Cavins
Year of Mercy
INSURANCE NOTE: See registration form for details.
A deposit by check for $750 per person and a completed reservation form are required to
make a reservation.($300 of deposit nonrefundable until March
25, $500 nonrefundable after March 25.)
Final Payment: June 1, 2016
Due to Vatican security, no registrations can be accepted after July 15, 2016.
NOT INCLUDED: • Tips for guide, driver, and hotel staff of $135 per person.• Items of personal nature, meals or beverages other than
specified, laundry, telephone calls, Internet, etc.• Donations to various churches we will visit for mass,
suggested at $5 per person per mass.• Trip cancellation insurance (options available on regis-
tration form.)• Air to departure city.
to Rome & AssisiSept 26 - Oct 6, 2016
† WITH JEFF & EMILY CAVINS ¢
† THE ROAD TO SIMPLICITY ¢
For Information Please Contact: Emily Cavins at 763-420-1074 [email protected]
or Travel Agents Bonnie or Tricia
Golden Eagle Travel 952-474-0903 [email protected] To download a registration form
including “Tour Terms and Conditions” go to “Pilgrimages” page at:
www.jeffcavins.com
Mail Registrations: GOLDEN EAGLE TRAVEL & TOURS
21250 EXCELSIOR BLVD EXCELSIOR, MN 55331
† JOIN JEFF & EMILY CAVINS ¢
Fr. Chris Walsh will serve as spiritual
director for the pil-grimage.
Pilgrimage
WED, SEPT 28 ~ PAPAL AUDIENCE We make an easy walk from our hotel to the Vatican to join others from around the world for the papal audience. The colorful Swiss Guard accompanies the pope’s entrance. After his brief address in several languages, Pope Francis con-cludes with a blessing. In the afternoon we will take Via Aurelia (Old Appian Way) to the Cat-acombs, where early Christians hid. B D
Year of Mercy Pilgrimage with Jeff Cavins
MON, SEPT 26 ~ NEW YORKWe gather in New York & depart for Rome on board our overnight flight.
TUE, SEPT 27 ~ ROMEMorning arrival in Rome to meet our tour staff and transfer to hotel. Lunch at leisure followed by afternoon touring visiting the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain & the Piazza Navona. Welcome dinner and Orientation at the hotel. Overnight Rome. D
MON, OCT 3 ~ ASSISIOur tour of Assisi begins with a ½ day walking tour. Though rich with ancient history, our main focus is the life of St Francis. The Basilica of St. Francis is important for its art treasures & as a religious center. The magnificent Basilica of Santa degli Angeli, the 7th largest Christian church, contrasts the simplicity preached by St. Francis. We also visit the primitive Porziuncola Chapel, the initial center of the Franciscan order. Overnight Assisi. B D
DAILY MASS
ON-SITE TEACHINGS ON SAINTS, APOSTLES, AND EARLY CHURCH
MEALS ONLY INCLUDEDAS INDICATED BELOW
(ITINERARY AND HOTELS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, PAPAL AVAILABILITY NOT
GUARANTEED)
ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS
SUN, OCT 2 ~ ROME, ORVIETO, ASSISI After a Papal Blessing we depart for Assisi via Orvieto, a medieval walled village. After mass & a visit to the Cathedral, we travel on to Assisi for dinner & overnight. B D
THU, SEPT 29 ~ ANCIENT ROME Rome claims a thousand churches. Highlights are visits to St. Mary Major Basilica, St John’s in Lateran, Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. The afternoon focuses on ancient Imperial Rome including the Colosseum & the Roman Forum. The tour orients us to the other sites of Rome to visit on our free time. We end at the 5th c. Basilica of St. Peter’s in Chains, built to house the chains that held Peter during his im-prisonment. Overnight Rome. B D
FRI, SEPT 30 ~ VATICAN TREASURES An independent state, the Vatican City has trea-sures from every era. The Basilica of St. Peter, the largest church in the world, is built over Nero’s circus where Paul died, and stands over Peter’s tomb. The Vatican Museums would take years to truly see. The highlight is Michelange-lo’s masterpiece, the frescoed ceiling of the Sis-tine Chapel. Free afternoon and Overnight Rome. B D
SAT, OCT 1 ~ FREE DAY Our free day offers many options to indepen-dently explore Rome or take an optional tour to Florence or House of St. Maria Goretti. Overnight Rome. B
THU, OCT 6 ~ HOME
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TUE, OCT 4 ~ FEAST DAY CELEBRATION Participate in the celebration of St. Francis by enjoying the folkloristic votive lamp parade. Lunch at leisure. In the afternoon we visit the Hermitage of St. Francis. Dinner and overnight Assisi. B D
WED, OCT 5 ~ ASSISI, SIENA, FRASCATIWe depart for Rome via Siena, the birthplace of St Catherine. After mass and a visit to the Cathe-dral, which contains the relics of Saint Catherine, we take a walking tour of this medieval city. Lunch at leisure. Travel to Frascati for farewell dinner at a winery. Overnight Frascati. B D