Join Fr. Kondayya Mocherla & Fr. Salvador Ledesma in his exciting pilgrimage to Italy A 12 days 10 nights Pilgrimage (October 6-17,2025)
Join Fr. Kondayya Mocherla & Fr. Salvador Ledesma in his exciting pilgrimage to Italy
A 12 days 10 nights Pilgrimage
From October 6-17 of 2025
St. Francis of Rome Catholic Church, Riverbank, CA, USA
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Lathrop, CA, USA
START TIME
10/06/2025
END TIME
10/17/2025
PRICE
$4,590 Double Room $5450 Single Room
INCLUDED
- Airline Ticket- Round trip Flights
- Accommodation at 4-star hotels
- Two Meals per day (Breakfast and Dinner)
- Transportation in Deluxe Motorcoaches with Air Condition
- Professional Tour Guide all through
- Handling of luggage at the Hotels.
- Daily Mass at all Holy sites
NOT INCLUDED
- Transpiration to and from airport in USA
- Travel Insurance (Optional)
- Tips
- Alcoholic Drinks
ITINERARY
1
Oct.6: USA – VENICE
2
Oct. 7: VENICE
Arrival at the airport to take the flight to Venice. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Dinner and
accommodation.
3
Oct.8: VENICE
Breakfast. Visit to Venice, highlighting St. Mark’s Square, the Doge’s Palace, the Clock Tower, the
Rialto Bridge, or the majestic St. Mark’s Basilica, where we can attend Holy Mass. Return to the
hotel, dinner, and accommodation.
4
Oct. 9: VENICE – FLORENCE - ASSISI
Breakfast. Visit to the historic center of Florence to see places like the Cathedral of Santa Maria
del Fiore, the Baptistery and the Gates of Paradise, Piazza della Signoria, the Loggia, or the Uffizi
Gallery, Piazza della Repubblica, the Straw Market, or the iconic “Ponte Vecchio.” Free time.
Arrival in Assisi, dinner, and accommodation.
5
Oct. 10: ASSISI
Breakfast. We will start with the Church of Santa Clara in Assisi, friend of St. Francis and founder
of the Poor Clares, where the original cross of San Damiano is located, and where his incorrupt
body can be venerated. We will visit the Roman temple of the goddess Minerva and reach the
Basilica of San Francisco where his tomb is located. Celebration of Holy Mass. In the afternoon,
we will visit the Porziuncola, a small church rebuilt by St. Francis. Return to the hotel, dinner, and
accommodation.
6
Oct. 11: ASSISI – CASCIA – LANCIANO – SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO
Breakfast. Departure to Cascia, where we can visit the Church of Santa Rita and learn about her
history. Continuing to Lanciano where we will adore the first and greatest Eucharistic Miracle of
the 700s. Free time. Arrival in San Giovanni Rotondo, dinner, and accommodation.
7
Oct. 12: SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO
Breakfast. Visit to the Sanctuary and monastery complex. Eucharistic celebration. Father Pio,
Capuchin Saint who received, among many other graces, the stigmatization of Christ. We will
visit the monastery where he ministered and the new sanctuary that keeps his body exposed to
the faithful. We will continue to Monte Gargano to visit the cave of the Archangel Saint Michael
where, according to tradition, he appeared to the bishop of the time. Arrival in Rome and
accommodation.
8
Oct. 13: SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO – MONTE CASSINO - ROME
Breakfast. Departure to Montecassino where the Montecassino Abbey is located, the place
where Benedict of Nursia established his first monastery, the source of the Benedictine order,
and the site of several battles towards the end of World War II. We can celebrate Holy Mass.
Arrival in Rome, dinner, and accommodation.
9
Oct. 14: ROME (CLASSICAL AND BAROQUE):
Breakfast. Visit to Classical Rome: The Church of San Pietro in Vincoli, the Colosseum and the
Roman Forum, the Palatine, the Capitoline Hill and the imposing monument to Vittorio
Emmanuelle II and the Trajan’s Forum. In the afternoon, we will visit Piazza Navona, Piazza della
Rotonda, the Trevi Fountain, and Piazza di Spagna. Return to the hotel, dinner, and
accommodation.
10
Oct. 15: ROME - VATICAN – PAPAL AUDIENCE (ONLY ON WEDNESDAYS)
Breakfast. Transfer to St. Peter’s Square to attend the papal audience. Free time. In the
afternoon, we will visit the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, where the conclave is held
to elect the successor of Peter. We will end the visit by seeing the interior of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Free time. Return to the hotel, dinner, and accommodation. Notes: The Papal Audience will only
take place if that day is Wednesday.
11
Oct. 16: CHRISTIAN ROME
Breakfast. The first stop is on the Esquiline Hill, where the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is
located. Continue to the Holy Stairs, the Lateran Palace, the Basilica of St. John, and the Basilica
of St. Paul Outside the Walls. Lunch. In the afternoon, transfer to a catacomb. Possibility of
celebrating Mass. Dinner in the popular Trastevere district. Return to the hotel and
accommodation.
12
Oct. 17: ROME – USA
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport to take the flight back to the origin city.