Dulles airport

Photo of sign at airport
Airport

Day 2

St. Peters square
Papal Mass
St. Mary Major
St. John Laternoa
Holy Stairs
Holy Mass

St. MARY MAJOR

St. John Laternos

Diaconate Ordination

Day of Diaconate Ordination in St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican Museum

Lots of tourists since it is the only route to get to Sistine chapel.
St. Peters Basilica

St. Peter Outside the Wall

Catacombs Italy

Toured the catacombs. 26000 tombs, first cemetary, removed all the martyred saints to Milan. Could not take photos.
Montecassino

Benedictine abbey. It was destroyed 3 times, the last by Allied bombing in WWII. We celebrated mass with 4 of the 10 monks who reside there.
Mount Vesuvius

Photos of Mount Vesuvius and Italy countryside as we traveled to Padre Pio.
Trip end
October 11, 2024