Copy of Canonization Activities in Rome

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Paris & Rome Pilgrimage Itinerary

Walking in Her steps...

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May 26, 2007 Saturday

Leave 7:35 am Los Angeles to Boston to Paris
(AAAA-SC-Bahay Maria Group - other groups i.e., AAAA-Washington D.C., another AAAA-SC, Vancouver, etc...not included here. If blog administrator receives info she will upload)

May 27, 2007 Sunday
Arrive 7:55 am, Paris Charles De Gaulle International Airport

DECISION TO BE MADE:

Transport from CDG to Hotel

Go to this site (click) and decide, let me know your preference.

My suggestion is the Shared and Private Shuttle Vans for 8 people. Click on the picture below to read info.

Here is the caveat on rail public transport:

"...A note of caution — Senior citizens, travelers with heavy luggage, disabled persons, or families with small children in tow are forewarned that this method of transportation may require considerable effort, when navigating from Roissy/CDG to one's hotel:
Transfers from subterranean RER platforms to connecting métro lines in Paris can involve several steep sets of stairs and some very long walks, particularly at Gare du Nord and the gargantuan Châtelet Les Halles complex.
Since RER B does not connect directly with five of the métro lines (3, 8, 9, 12, 13), a second transfer is required to reach hotels situated near those lines. .."

May 28, 2007 Monday
Philippine Contingent: Arrive Paris morning
Gemeralate: Paris at 17 Rue De L'Assomption
Click to view Hotel Poussin to La "maison mère" (Mother House).

May 29, 2007 Tuesday
Hotel Poussin in Paris to Lisieux to Auteuil (Mother House) to Paris

May 30, 2007 Wednesday
Paris – Nevers – Paray le Monial – Taize – Ars – Lourdes
Mark & Shirley to Germany (via TGV), will meet up with Group in Rome (via Alitalia)

May 31, 2007 Thursday
Lourdes, France - Rome, Italy

June 1, 2007 Friday
Arrive in Rome at 8am or 9am.
Go to Hotel
Visit St. Peter’s and visit the Tomb of Pope John Paul II.
Visit Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museum.
Afternoon: Rest or visit the Basilica of St. Paul outside the walls and the Catacombs

June 2, 2007 Saturday
PRE-CANCNIZATION Activities begin at 8:00 AM at the Basilica of St. John Lateran.
8 a.m.: Eucharist presided by Msgr. Duthel (Postulator for the Cause of MME)
9 a.m.: Launching of the pilgrimage:
The Young – “Following the footsteps of Peter, Paul and John”
The Adults – “Following the footsteps of the first Christians” (Catacombs, St. Clement)
8:15 p.m.: Vigil

Bahay Maria:

St. John Lateran,. Santa Scala, Maria Maggiore, etc. (City tour)
Via Merulana Mass at 8am.
See Schedule of Walking with Peter, Paul and John

Visit Palatino Hill. The seven hills and the churches in these places
Visit Colliseum and the Forum and the Pantheon

St, Anastasia, St. Peter in Chains, Moses of Michelangelo

June 3, 2007 Sunday

CANONIZATION Activities at St. Peter’s Basilica
9 a.m.: Solemn Eucharistic Celebration of the Canonization preceded by an animation by the different Congregations
4 p.m.: Gathering of the Sisters
5 p.m.: Gathering with the friends, alumnae/I and Assumption families followed by a cocktail dinner
8:30 p.m.: Musical evening, in homage to Marie Eugénie, animated by the young

Bahay Maria:

St. Peter’s Basilica Leave early at 7.00am for Bus to enter.
Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museum.
Festival in the Evening.

June 4, 2007 Monday

POST-CANONIZATION Activities at St. Peter’s Basilica
8:30 a.m.: Thanksgiving Eucharist for the pilgrims
10:30 a.m.: Audience with the Holy Father
3 p.m.: Visit Christian Rome (by bus)

Bahay Maria:

Thanksgiving Mass and Audience with the Pope
Program of visiting Christian Rome (what is this?)
Visit Via Venetto, Santa Rita de Cascia, St. Catherine of Sienna, Gesu of St. Ignatius and St. Francis Xavier preserved Hand.

June 5-6-7, 2007 Tue-Wed-Thu
Free days, itinerary TBD
Suggested sites:
June 5 Genezzano, Subiaco, lanciano, Assisi (sleep over) Florence
June 6 Napoli (Casapessena), St. Padre Pio (San Giovanni di Rotonda) Rome
June 7 Rome to shop and make a visit to places of personal interest.
St. John Lateran and Maria Maggiore. Feast of Corpus Christi Benedict XVI
June 8, 2007 Friday
Leave 6:30 am Rome Leonardo Da Vinci Airport to London to Los Angeles

Other Informational Sites:

Sacred Destinations Travel Site (Interactive)

Welcome

The intent of this Blog was originally to help reconnect with former classmates and schoolmates of Assumption Iloilo's Class of '76. As it turned out this Blog will be used as an informational resource to assist in the coordination of Assumption Alumnae / Bahay Maria (Philippines) trip to Paris & Rome in May-June 2007.

The Blog will still be able to help us "reconnect" but in a different manner.