We have all been anticipating the beautiful ship for our cruise. Today is the day! We started our day with Mass at the Cathedral of St. Dionysius who was the first bishop of Athens after hearing the preaching of Saint Paul. Next was a city tour of Athens on our buses before arriving to Mars […]
Read MoreSeventy of us pilgrims from Rome joined up with 60 new arrivals in Athens to embark on the ship tomorrow. This video is mainly for the family and friends of those pilgrims who are tracking their adventures. But it is a fun video anyway with our first glimpse of the Parthenon and the four wonderful […]
Read MoreEarly 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 […]
Read MoreNot 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 […]
Read MoreAfter 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 […]
Read MoreEvery 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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