St. Paul Cruise 4: Lanciano Eucharistic Miracle, Catacombs, Flight to Athens
by Steve Ray on October 11, 2024
Early start today because we’ve got a lot to accomplish. The Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano is a highlight of this pilgrimage. We had Mass in front of this oldest and most spectacular of the Eucharistic Miracles. In the 700s a priest was doubting the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and when he held […]
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St. Paul Cruise 3: Across Italy to the Volto Santo in Manoppello
by Steve Ray on October 9, 2024
Not such an early start this morning and we packed up to leave the Michelangelo and drive east across Italy to Manoppella and then spend the night at Lanciano. Lunch in Manoppello at L’Angolino. Manoppella is the city up in the mountains that houses the great treasure which Padre Pio said is one of the […]
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Exploring Ancient Rome Day 2 St. Cruise & Pilgrimage
by Steve Ray on October 8, 2024
After a good night sleep, everyone felt better today. After a great breakfast, we walked one block to Mass at a church with a long name: Santa Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri! From there to Saint Peter‘s Square where we got in line for the security. Our two guides Liz and Daniele […]
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Pilgrim Arrivals in Rome; Day 1 of St. Paul Pilgrimage & Cruise
by Steve Ray on October 7, 2024
Every two years we do this marvelous pilgrimage and Saint Paul Mediterranean Cruise through Italy, Greece, and Turkey. We will be hitting 15 biblical sites along the way. The group arrived today and everyone’s excited to get going. We started out by visiting Tre Fontane, which in Italian means “Three Fountains” where Saint Paul was […]
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Join My Walk Around the Vatican Walls & St. Peter’s Square
by Steve Ray on October 4, 2024
Today I took a walk around the Vatican walls and all through Saint Peter Square explaining everything along the way. In the old days I used to run around these walls every day while I was in Rome, but now I walk. Hope you can join me by video and hope you enjoy it.
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Divine Mercy Mass at Divine Mercy Chapel on Divine Mercy Sunday – Join us!
by Steve Ray on September 27, 2024
We couldn’t believe that we got tickets for the actual Divine Mercy Mass at the Chapel with the Sisters on Divine Mercy Sunday 2025. This is an incredible opportunity. Click here for the interactive map, itinerary, and brochure. The dates for this “Modern Saints of Poland Pilgrimage” are April 23-May 2, 2025. We will especially […]
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