Attend the Beatification  of Padre Pio in Rome. May 2, 1999 For full story, click here

ITINERARY
April 30, 1999 ~ Depart from Toronto.
May 1, 1999 ~ Arrival in Rome. Transfer to “Pension dei ss Sergio e Bacco”. Bed and breakfast included daily. Lunch and dinner at extra cost.
May 2, 1999 ~ Attend Holy Mass Beatification of Padre Pio, celebrated by his Holiness Pope John Paul II at St. Peter’s Square. Yes we were there and it was an unforgettable experience.
 

And Bishop Roman arranged for our tickets to be very close to the front, well in front of the some 350,000 other pilgrims.

May 3 to May 9, 1999 ~ Daily Mass and Rosary. Sightseeing and places of interest were arranged.
 
 

Here we are at St. Paul's Basilica.

 

There was also time for play.

 

May 10, 1999 ~Depart for Garabandal.We arrive at Santander Airport. May 10,1999 ~ arrival in San Sebastian de Garabandal, Spain. Lodgings in the village, all meals included. May 11, 1999 ~ Daily Mass, Rosary, Stations of the Cross. Tour of Village. Mass was celebrated by Bishop Roman along with other priests daily in the village church.

 

May 12, 1999 ~ Excursion to Santo Toribio Monastery which houses the largest known piece of the True Cross. A moment to remember and to venerate the true cross! May 13, 1999 ~ Full day in Garabandal . Rosary at the Pines. Mass etc. May 14, 1999 ~ Depart Garabandal for airport for trip home. Welcome home. In Garabandal we stayed in the village with three meals a day provided

 

THE SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR FOR THIS SPECIAL PILGRIMAGE WAS BISHOP ROMAN DANYLAK. He also served as our special tour guide in Rome.

Check for future reports on this special pilgrimage and the wonderful graces,both spiritual and physical, received by many of the pilgrims.  Their stories will be presented soon.

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