Jubilee of Hope Pilgrimage to Italy
Jubilee Year Pilgrimage to ItalySeptember 1-10th, 2025
Travel on a pilgrimage to Italy for the Jubilee Year titled "Pilgrims of Hope" visiting Rome, Assisi, Lanciano, Monte Sant'Angelo, San Giovanni Rotondo, Pompeii, Amalfi & Naples
Syversen Touring invites you to join us on a pilgrimage to Italy to celebrate the Jubilee Year "Pilgrims of Hope" proclaimed for 2025. Tour the "Eternal City" of Rome and avail yourself of the graces granted by the Church by crossing the threshold of the Holy Doors of Rome. Then travel through the Italian countryside to Assisi, home of Saints Francis and Clare and also the newly canonized Carlo Acutis. Admire the life of St. Francis depicted in the famous Giotto Frescos in the Basilica of St. Francis. See the San Damiano Cross displayed in the Basilica dedicated to St. Clare. Travel north to Monte Sant'Angelo to see the cave of Saint Michael and to San Giovanni Rotondo, home of Padre Pio. Then head south to Pompeii (a UNESCO world heritage site), Amalfi, with its iconic coastline, and the great city of Naples.
Highlights
- Celebrate the 2025 Jubilee Year in Rome passing through the Holy Doors of St. Peter's Basilica
- Papal audience with Pope Francis
- Basilicas of St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major
- Assisi, home to Saints Francis and Clare and the soon-to-be canonized first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis
- San Giovanni Rotondo and the monastery of St. Padre Pio and special blessing with his glove
- Mont Sant'Angelo and the Cave of St. Michael
- Ancient ruins at Pompeii UNESCO World Heritage site
- Drive along the iconic Amalfi coast and a visit to St. Andrew's Cathedral in Amalfi
- Naples Cathedral of Saint Januarius, Jesuit Church of the Gesu Nuovo and the tomb of Giuseppe Moscati
- Abbey of Monte Cassino
Tour Itinerary
Day 1
Late afternoon departure from New York JFK on an overnight nonstop flight to Rome on American Airlines. Dinner served on board.
Day 2
Morning arrival in Rome's Fiumicino Airport. Meet our guide and board our coach for a wonderful week in Italy. Our first stop this morning will be at the magnificent Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls. Built in the 4th Century over the site of St. Paul's burial, marvel at the amazing lineup of Papal medallions (266) starting with the first Pope, St. Peter, and continuing to Pope Francis, showing the continuity of the Succession of Popes. Also view the incredible architecture and see the chains that bound St. Paul as a prisoner of Rome. Then continue to the historical center of Rome and enjoy a panoramic tour taking in many of the sites from the coach including the Circus Maximus, the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, the Arch of Constantine. Midafternoon check-in at Ponte Sisto Hotel wonderfully located and within easy walking distance to the Piazza Farnese, Piazza Navona, the bustling Trastevere and the Vatican. Dinner and overnight in Rome.
Day 3
Full day to enjoy Rome. This morning there will be an opportunity to attend the weekly Papal Audience on St. Peters Square (pending the Holy Father's schedule). Afternoon excursion to Rome's other Major Basilicas, St. Mary Major and St. John Lateran. First stop on Esquiline Hill, site where the Blessed Mother appeared to Pope Liberius (352) in a dream requesting a basilica be built with a snowfall in August indicating the location. Visit St. Mary Major Basilica which has some of the most exquisite artwork in the world. See the golden ceiling, which is an architectural marvel, and the treasure of the relics from Bethlehem. It was here that the dogma of the Immaculate Conception was proclaimed by Pope Pius IX in 1854. Next stop—St. John Lateran, the oldest of the major basilicas and the designated Cathedral of Rome, the official seat to the Pope. Approaching the basilica by foot, pass by the notable monument to St. Francis of Assisi representing the arrival of Francis and his followers in Rome in 1209 to meet with Pope Innocent III to seek approval for their new order. After initially refusing permission, the Pope had a dream showing Francis holding up a falling church. Realizing that Francis would be instrumental in saving the church, he gave his approval. Crossing the street from the Lateran is Scala Santa (Holy Stairs) which were brought from Jerusalem by St. Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine. Here you can climb the Holy Stairs that are known to be ones that Jesus walked on the way to face Pontius Pilate. Dinner and overnight in Rome.
Day 4
Celebrate the 2025 Jubilee in Rome with the theme of "Pilgrims of Hope". The Holy Door in St. Peters Basilica was opened on Dec 24, 2024 and will remain open until January 6, 2026. All those who pass through receive a plenary indulgence and an opportunity for spiritual renewal. The other three major Basilicas of Rome will also have Holy Doors opened. Free morning allowing for time to return to St. Peters to enter the Holy Door and take time to visit on your own.
Early afternoon departure from Rome to Assisi. Upon arrival, visit the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels which stands prominently in the valley below Assisi. Within the basilica is the Portiuncula Chapel (first Franciscan dwelling) and the Chapel of Transit (where St. Francis died). Then continue to upper Assisi for check-in at the Hotel Windsor Savoia just steps from Basilica of St. Francis in the walled city of Assisi. Dinner and overnight.
Day 5
Full day to enjoy Assisi. Morning walking tour to the Basilica of St. Francis (venerate his relics in the crypt chapel and see the famous Giotto Frescos depicting his life). Next take in the Basilica of St. Clare (tomb of St. Clare and San Damiano Crucifix). St. Francis lived and died in Assisi over 800 years ago. Inspired by Francis, a young Italian teenager by the name of Carlo Acutis became the first Millennial apostle of Christ to be beatified and will be canonized a saint for his great love for the Eucharist, charity towards neighbors, young and old alike, and for his stellar virtue in pursuing a life dedicated to evangelizing through the use of technology, computers and the internet. He has become a model especially for young people by embracing technology for good and for navigating the dangers it presents. Struck with leukemia, he was called home to the Lord at the age of 15 on October 12, 2006 and his desire to be laid to rest in Assisi was granted. His relics can be venerated in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Assisi. Afternoon free to enjoy the city on your own.
Day 6
Time to make a farewell visit to the tomb of beloved St. Francis. Depart Assisi and travel southeast to Lanciano to visit the site of a Eucharistic Miracle which took place in the year 750 in the Basilian Monastery of St. Longinus. Wavering in his belief in the Eucharist, a priest consecrating the host witnessed the host transformed into actual flesh and blood. Here you can see the monstrance holding this same host. Then continue to Monte Sant’Angelo on the Gargano overlooking the Adriatic. Here check in at the Casa Del Pellegrino located above the cave where St. Michael appeared in around 490 AD. Time to visit the Basilica and Cave of St. Michael. Overnight in Monte Sant'Angelo.
Day 7
Morning departure for San Giovanni Rotondo. Full morning to visit San Giovanni Rotondo and the Monastery of St. Padre Pio. Here visit his rooms in the original monastery and then walk to the new church containing his tomb. Meet with one of the monks to get a blessing with a glove of St. Padre Pio. Take some time to enjoy the monastery surroundings including the Stations of the Cross and the hospital that St. Padre Pio had built to care for the local people on the Gargano. Later drive to Naples area for dinner and overnight.
Day 8
Full day excursion to Pompeii and a drive along the magnificent Amalfi Coast. In Pompeii visit the Pontifical Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii for the Feast of the Nativity of Mary and the UNESCO archeological site of the ancient city of Pompeii. Then take a drive along the magnificent Amalfi Coast with a stop at the Cathedral of St. Andrew the Apostle. Return to Naples for dinner and overnight.
Day 9
Check out and departure for a day of touring in Naples. See the Cathedral of Saint Januarius and the Jesuit Church of Gesu Nuovo to see the tomb of St. Giuseppe Moscati. Midafternoon departure for Fiumicino to check in to hotel. Time permitting make a stop at the Abbey of Monte Cassino, founded by St. Benedict in 529. Continue to Hotel Isola Sacra near Rome’s Fiumicino Airport. Check-in and farewell dinner.
Day 10
Mid-morning departure for nearby Rome Fiumicino Airport. Early afternoon departure from Rome on American Airlines nonstop flight to New York JFK.
Tour Details
Cost: $3995.00 (double room occupancy)
A limited number of single rooms available at an additional $750.00
Includes:
Roundtrip air on American Airlines
Eight nights in 3 & 4 star tourist class hotels
Touring as list on itinerary
Breakfast & Dinner daily
Entrance fees for the Pompeii Archeological Site, St. Andrews Cathedral (Amalfi)
Arrangements for Daily Mass
Assistance of tour manager/guide throughout
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