Final Program for Pilgrimage to Rome, Italy, April 14 to 27 2011

Current to 6 April 2011

Day 1 - Thursday April 14th 

3.00 p.m. Arrive at Toronto Pearson International Airport and check in at Terminal One 

Departures level by check in counter post "K" – Please be on time! 

4.30 p.m. Private Mass at the Airport Chapel – a Mass of thanksgiving for all participants and families 

5.40 p.m. Parents say good bye and boys and leaders clear airport security check point

6.00 p.m. Arrive at gate to await aircraft boarding. 

6.40 p.m. Pre board Air Canada B767 as a large youth group 

7.10 p.m. Pushback from gate for departure to take off runway and nonstop flight to Rome Italy 

Flying time 8 hours and 30 minutes with a dinner after takeoff and a light breakfast before landing. We will encourage boys to sleep while on the aircraft! (we hope) 

Day 2 - Friday April 15th 

9.40 a.m. Arrive at Rome (5.40 am Toronto time eh!) Flumicino Airport 

9.50 a.m. Clear local customs 

10.20 a.m. Claim all baggage and clear baggage hall and meet greeting Italian Explorer Leaders 

11.00 a.m. Catch local airport train to main train station and then change trains at Rome Central train station to the small city of Soriano north of Rome 

Above photo of Italian Timber Wolves on a similar train ride to the camp in Soriano with their Akela. 

2.00 p.m. Arrive at local train station and then bussing to National Italian Explorer Camp just north of Soriano Italy 

3.30 p.m. Arrive at Italian camp in Soriano known as the FSE Italian National Centre 

3.45 p.m. Unpack and rest, prepare for dinner – local program activities till Italian boys arrive 

5.30 p.m. Explorers meet arriving Italian Explorers and commence camp. 

7.30 p.m. Timber wolves camp begins – St. Francis of Assisi meal 

Day 3 - Saturday April 16th 

7.00 a.m. Rise and shine, into uniforms, breakfast and arrival of Italian Timber Wolves (Italian Explorers are already at the camp). 

Italian Timber Wolves (just like ours) have fun with their Akela 

Our Timber Wolves will play and work with the Italian Timber Wolves all throughout the camp! 

Canadian Timber Wolves will be housed in cabins on bunk beds. The Italian Timber Wolves (two different groups) will visit one on the Saturday of camp and the other on Sunday due to local Palm Sunday celebrations. 

Eagle Explorers will camp with and cook with Explorers in tents away from the Timber Wolves at a location at the same camp. 

There will be patrol vs. patrol activities, cooking and building activities going on throughout camp. 

The Italian troop(s) will camp out throughout the entire weekend with our Explorers.

Day 4 - Sunday April 17th 


Sunday joint outdoor Mass or Mass inside a cave at the camp that acts as a chapel for Palm Sunday. 

Italian timber wolf showing off to his Canadian brothers that they too can build a snowman! 

Our timber wolves will be well challenged from a physical perspective as illustrated below. 

Our Explorers will need to know basic morose code and semaphore signals to be able to send messages! 

3.30 p.m. Camp ends and to Rome by train and then bus to the Legionaries of Christ Seminary in central Rome! 

7.00 p.m. Arrive at Seminary, boys assigned to facilities (bunk beds with sheets for each), uniforms to be washed for use later on in the week. Orientation and rules re behavior while in the seminary. 

8.30 p.m. Dinner, prepare lunch for the following day, prepare overnight bags for Assisi / Loreto trip (breakfast to be prepared by kitchen staff to tale on bus to eat on the way to Assisi). Catch up on sleep on the bus. 

9.30 p.m. Evening prayers and then off to bed for a well needed night’s sleep. Code of silence in effect once in bed. 




Day 5 - Monday April 18th 


5.00 a.m. Rise and shine 


5.30 a.m. Early morning departure to Assisi by coach liner, we will be staying overnight in Loreto. Eat breakfast on the bus.

8.30 a.m. Arrival in Assisi 

9.00 a.m. Mass at the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi at the Basilica of St. Francis 

http://sacredsites.com/europe/italy/assisi.html
  

We will be holding a private Mass at the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi pictured below! 

10.30 a.m. Visit to the Basilica of St. Clair of Assisi and then visit the town, 

Noon Picnic lunch and sightseeing in and throughout Assisi in teams 

http://www.lifeinitaly.com/religion/saint-clare.asp 

2.00 p.m. Depart for St. Mary of the Angels 

http://www.piercedhearts.org/treasures/holy_sites/portiuncula.htm 

5.30 p.m. Depart for Loreto 

http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Loreto,+italy&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Loreto+Ancona,+Marche,+Italy&gl=ca&z=13 

7.30 p.m. Arrive at Loreto and settle into hotel rooms 

8.00 p.m. Supper (in a restaurant) 

9.00 p.m. Night prayers, work on Diary 

9.30 p.m. To bed, code of silence in effect! 


Early morning departure to Assisi by coach liner, we will be staying overnight in Loreto. 


Eat breakfast on the bus. 




Day 6 - Tuesday April 19th 


6.00 a.m. Rise and shine 

6.30 a.m. Breakfast 

7.15 a.m. Departure for Mass 

8.00 a.m. Mass at the Basilica of the Holy House 

11.00 a.m. Depart for the Adriatic Sea (via Alvata) to swim and play sports 

1.45 p.m. Lunch 

2.45 p.m. Departure for the Seminary 

6.30 p.m. Arrive at the Seminary 

Showers then rest and work on diary 

Pick up clean uniforms and prepare for wearing next day and make lunches for next day 

8.30 p.m. Supper 

9.30 p.m. Bed and Code of Silence 




Day 7 - Wednesday April 20th 


6.00 a.m. Rise and Shine and get into full and complete spotless uniform 

6.30 a.m. Breakfast 

7.10 a.m. Depart for St. Peter’s (by train) 

8.30 a.m. Arrive at St. Peter’s 

Historical facts, rosary in teams, Trivia in teams. 


10.30 a.m. General Audience with the Holy Father at the Vatican! 

12.00 Lunch – while in line for entrance into the Vatican Museum 

12.45 p.m. Vatican Museum one of the best in the world by far, so much to see and take in for all ages! 

Visit to the Sistine Chapel to contemplate the sheer beauty and the meaning of the Last Judgement. 

(It is here that the new Pope’s are selected by the Cardinals after the death of a Pope). 

http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/CSN/CSN_Main.html  

5.00 p.m. Shopping for your family members and yourself to bring back treasures to share 

with loved ones and to treasure for decades to come highlighting your once in a life time Pilgrimage 

6.45 p.m. Mass in Church by St. Peter’s Train Station. 

7.45 p.m. Train back to the Seminary 

8.30 p.m. Dinner 

9.15 p.m. Evening prayers 

9.30 p.m. Showers 

10.00 p.m. Bed and code of silence in effect! 




Day 8 - Thursday April 21st – Holy Thursday 


6.00 a.m. Rise, Morning Prayer, meditation 

6.30 a.m. Breakfast 

7.10 a.m. Departure to train station 

9.00 a.m. Praying and reflecting at the Holy Stairs, going up on our knees 

http://www.medjugorjeusa.org/holystairs.htm for prayers on each step 

10.00 a.m. Depart to Holy Cross in Jerusalem Church 

10.30 a.m. Visiting the relics: thorns of Christ’s crown, the sign on the cross – "Jesus, the King of the Jews" 

Visit to the Church of the Holy Cross (where we will see pieces of the cross that 

Jesus was crucified on plus a name and the sign on the cross plus 2 thorns 

from the crown of thorns placed on his head. 

http://www.rome.leosoftbg.com/churches-in-rome/basilica-of-santa-croce-in-gerusalemme.html 

11.30 a.m. Depart for St. John Lateran’s Basilica 

Noon Lunch 

12.30 p.m. Visit to St. John Lateran’s Basilica 

Visit this website for a real taste of what we will see – AWESOME! 

http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/san_giovanni/vr_tour/index-en.html 

1.00 p.m. Depart for St. Mary Major Basilica 

1.30 p.m. Visit to St. Mary Major Basilica 

http://www.romanhomes.com/your_roman_vacation/quarters/monti-basilica-st-mary-major.htm 

2.30 p.m. Rosary prayers 

3.30 p.m. Termini train back to the Seminary 

4.30 p.m. Showers, into full uniform and preparation for Mass 

6.00 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Seminary 8.30 p.m. Dinner 

9.15 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration 

10.00 p.m. Bed and code of silence 




Day 9 - Good Friday – April 22nd 


8.00 a.m. Rise, morning prayer 

8.30 a.m. Breakfast 

9.15 a.m. Morning Meditation, Jesus Trial before Pilate 

9.45 a.m. Movie: The Passion 


11.45 a.m. Snack 

12.15 p.m. Shroud of Turin Tour http://www.theholyshroud.net 

1.15 p.m. Diary Time 

1.30 p.m. Jesus – Seven last words talk 

2.00 p.m. Lunch (hot) 

3.00 p.m. Depart for Basilica of St. John Lateran 

5.00 p.m. Passion of our Lord at St. John Lateran 7.00 p.m. Depart for Coliseum area 

8.00 p.m. Packed supper at Coliseum 

8.30 p.m. Rosary 

9.15 p.m. Stations of the Cross with Pope Benedict 16th http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9IkIu8v6DI&feature=related 

11.15 p.m. Depart for the Seminary 

11.40 p.m. Bed and lights out Holy 




Day 10 - Saturday April 23rd 


8.30 a.m. Rise and morning prayers 

9.00 a.m. Breakfast 

9.45 a.m. Talk in the Chapel (Jesus is NOT present) 

10.30 a.m. Sports tournament 

Noon Snack 

12.20 p.m. Sports tournament continued 

1.15 p.m. Swim 

2.15 p.m. Lunch 

3.15 p.m. Chaplet of the Divine Mercy in Song 

3.45 p.m. Mandatory nap / rest period on bunks 

5.00 p.m. Showers and into full uniform 

5.30 p.m. Board games 

7.30 p.m. Spiritual talk 

8.00 p.m. Dinner 

9.30 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass with Legionaries After Mass ends immediately to bed, lights out and code of silence in effect 




Day 11 - Easter Sunday April 24th 


6.30 a.m. Rise and shine and breakfast and in full and complete spotless uniform 

7.15 a.m. Depart for Mass 

10.30 a.m. Easter Sunday Mass with the Holy Father and 100,000 plus other people! 

12.30 p.m. Return to the Seminary 

1.15 p.m. Lunch with the Legionaries – a GREAT EASTER SUNDAY FEAST! 

2.30 p.m. Change into beach clothes and depart for Santa Marinella 

3.30 p.m. Swim in the Mediterranean Sea 

6.00 p.m. Supper by the Sea at a resort managed by the brother of Father Thomas as we 

overlook the sea! 

7.45 p.m. Return to the Seminary 

8.30 p.m. Prepare lunch for the next day and evening prayers 

9.00 p.m. Bed and code of silence in effect 




Day 12 - Easter Monday April 25th 


5.45 a.m. Rise and Shine and pick up meals for the day 

6.35 a.m. Departure by train to St. Peter’s Basicalla 


8.00 a.m. Morning Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica 

http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/necropoli/scavi_english.html 

The location below is where we will have Mass on Monday morning! 

8.45 a.m. Breakfast on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica (the largest church in the world!) 

9.15 a.m. Tour of the Basilica http://saintpetersbasilica.org 

Visit to the Tombs of the Popes http://saintpetersbasilica.org/Grottoes/JPII/Tomb%20of%20John%20Paul%20II.htm 

11.30 a.m. Visit to the Cupola at St. Peter’s Basicalla (climb up to the top) 

View from the top of the Cupola the highest point in Rome http://www.panoramicearth.com/501/Rome/St_Peter's_Basilica_-_View_from_Cupola 

12.30 p.m. Lunch with bathroom break 

1.00 p.m. Walk to Pantheon, Chiesa di Gesu, Gelato (ice cream), Piazza Navona etc. 

After lunch visit to Chiesa di Gesu (to view relics of St. Francis Xavier and Ignatius Loyla and the original Sacred Heart painting as illustrated below. http://www.chiesadelgesu.org/index_en.html 

Visit to Piazza Navona (Church of St. Agnes) 

http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/rome-sant-agnese 

6.45 p.m. Train to return to seminary 

7.15 p.m. Swim and then showers 

8.30 p.m. Dinner 

9.30 p.m. Night prayers, bed and code of silence in effect 




Day 13 - Easter Tuesday April 26th 


6.30 a.m. Rise and Shine and morning offering 

7.00 a.m. Breakfast 

7.45 a.m. Departure on bus to the Catacombs 

9.00 a.m. Mass in the Catacombs (St. Callixtus ) 

http://www.catacombe.roma.it/en/dettaglio.html 

10.00 a.m. Tour of the Catacombs 

11.00 a.m. Depart for St. Paul Outside the Walls 

11.30 a.m. Lunch 

Noon Visit this AWESOME web site to help make this visit come alive! 

http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/san_paolo/vr_tour/index-en.html 

2.00 p.m. Depart / return to Rome 

2.30 p.m. Visit to Mammertime Prison – the place that St. Peter and Sr. Paul were imprisoned in Rome and St. Peter in Chains http://www.scholarscorner.com/museums/mamertin.htm 

5.00 p.m. Return to the Seminary 

6.00 p.m. Award ceremony, slide show and testimonies 

8.00 p.m. Dinner and final testimonies 

9.30 p.m. Final packing, night prayers, to bed and code of silence Visit to St. Paul Outside the Walls 




Day 14 - Easter Wednesday April 27th 


6.45 a.m. Rise and shine, into full uniform and final packing 

7.30 a.m. Breakfast 

8.15 a.m. Depart for airport 

9.00 a.m. Arrive at airport and check in 

Visit Chapel if time allows 

Final buying of gifts to take home / snacks 

11.30 a.m. To gate 

12.30 p.m. Board aircraft 

1.10 p.m. Depart on Air Canada flight 891 at 1.10 p.m. Rome time (7.10 am Toronto time) 

Flying time – 9 hours and 40 minutes 

They will feed us a hot lunch and a snack before landing (so be prepared as the boys 

will be hungry for dinner when they get home). 


4.50 pm Arrive at Toronto Pearson and clear Canada Customs and claim baggage 


5.15 pm Clear baggage hall and greet parents and other family members with great joy and go home! Parents – check with Air Canada to be sure that the flight will be on time before heading out to the airport!