Scheduled for May 31 to June 10, the pilgrimage will offer participants the chance to visit Assisi, the birthplace of St. Francis, and Bagnoregio, the birthplace of St. Bonaventure - as well as Greccio, LaVerna, and Rome. Emily Dykman, a 1998 Viterbo graduate who now is an associate professor of religious studies, led the 2022 tour sponsored by the alumni association and found there was a depth to it that transcended sightseeing. A pilgrimage is about entering into the experience and the depth of the experience.. A Medieval sarcophagus lies to the right of the entrance. We then transfer to our hotel for dinner and overnight. 10 Days: A Franciscan Pilgrimage to Italy- Assisi, Rivo Torto, Greccio, Montecasale & more | Catholic Pilgrimage DAY 1: DEPART We depart for Rome. Something to consider: We recommend arriving early to Assisi. Food, service and views. The scenic St Francis Way walk will take you through "il cuor verde d'Italia", the green heart of Italy, visiting sites that are connected to the Saint. John's next Pilgrimage to Assisi and Rome, . When Francis was only 16, his father helped fund a revolt of the merchant class, prompting a tragic cycle of violence. Like the student trip, last years employee pilgrimage started at the Vatican, where pilgrims had some inspiring experiences, including a rare chapel service in St. Peters crypt and an audience with Pope Francis on St. Peter Square. (Subject to change a final itinerary will be sent to those accepted before the trip ). Each pilgrim will arrive at Hotel Giotto in Assisi, Italy by 3 pm on Sunday, June 23 and depart the Hotel Giotto on Sunday morning, June 30. Then we will visit a significant site in or around Assisi and have a presentation on the lives of St. Francis and St. Clare and their lessons of nonviolence, presented by Ken and Friar Michael. Meanwhile, Gregory made plans to construct a pilgrimage church to house Francis's remains. 2023 Wheaton Franciscans. di Roma 743352 - Trib. It is an itinerary on foot, by bicycle and on horseback that links together several "places" that bear witness to the life and preaching of the Saint of Assisi; a "new" pilgrimage route, which intends to reintroduce the Franciscan experience in the lands that the . Day 3 - Rome - Assisi. Conrada pilgrimage in the broad sense in which Fr. The retreat highlights their life events, spirituality, and writings, explored through talks, meditations, and practices, including questions for contemplation. Conrad gave the key to a fellow veteran who saw combat in Afghanistan and was then employed at a Franciscan college in western New York. Conrad explained, as long as the traveler is fully present and intent on understanding and embracing the people and the culture. A non-refundable deposit of $500 will be due within 30 days upon acceptance to the pilgrimage. Join Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service and the Franciscan Action Network on a powerful pilgrimage to Assisi, Italy in the summer of 2024 led by Franciscan Friar Michael Lasky and Dr. Ken Butigan. To join this pilgrimage all attendees must be 18 years of age or older. Assisi, located in the Umbria region of Italy, is the site of many a pilgrimage and a rare and special spot on earth linked in legend with its native son, St. Francis, a gentle saint who founded the Franciscan order and is remembered as a great lover of nature (his sermon to an audience of birds is one of the best-loved sermons of his life). Saturday, June 29, Presentation at hotel with Ken Butigan on Eremos della Carceri, St. Francis hermitage. Dinner is at our hotel. Both Rev. Walking through the same streets, seeing the same views, breathing the air in the same spaces as St. Francis helps to bring alive his transformed life that transformed the world. To maintain that atmosphere we request that each person attending be respectful of one another especially during prayer and Mass time and during sessions with Ken and Friar Michael so that we can encourage one another to make this not just a great vacation, but a spiritual pilgrimage into Gospel nonviolence and the footsteps of St. Francis and St. Clare. Pilgrimage to Santiago and Assisi wined. December 16, 2022 Franciscan Farewell On Sunday, October 30, 2022, the community blessed and sent forth 18 pilgrims on a 10-day pilgrimage to Assisi and Rome, Italy. The Way of St Francis is an important European pilgrimage route but many who walk it aren't religious because it also takes you through the best of Italy! I came back feeling like I can do better, like I can do more for the community, like I can serve my future students better.. the pilgrims of this pilgrimage automatically become co-founders! Mass with Friar Michael afterwards at San Damiano. After breakfast we transfer to the Rome airport for our return flight home. The Pilgrimage will begin on June 23 with a welcome, introductions and a Catholic Mass, then a social and dinner. Responding to Pope Francis encouragement for us to hear and respond to the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor, in 2019 Friar Michael founded Little Portion Farm in Ellicott City, Maryland. Subasio. For Francis, it was all mountains and music. DAY 4: ASSISI: CARCERI HERMITAGE & BASILICA OF ST. MARY OF THE ANGELS. Ken joined the Pace e Bene staff in 1990. 7 talking about this. It is completely FREE so that everyone can experience a pilgrimage during this tough year of 2020. While no changes are anticipated, there might be occasions when certain alterations become necessary to this itinerary due to changes in airline schedules or for other reasons. Looking for ideas for the Italy pilgrimage? Matt Russick, TOR on a pilgrimage to Assisi and Rome. This morning we meet our local guide at the Piazza near St. Clare's Church and take taxis up the winding road (buses cannot make these sharp turns) to the Eremo delle Carceri (Hermitage), secluded some 2 1/2 miles outside the town of Assisi. Several weeks before the trip, we will also hold a zoom orientation for all those attending the pilgrimage. Lunch and afternoon at our leisure to walk the streets of this medieval town and absorb the spirit of Saints Francis and Clare. Conrad has found a lot of comfort in Assisi, helping other veterans, including many military-aligned students sponsored by Viterbo, find comfort by leading them on pilgrimages to Assisi. Meals and drinks served aloft. Theres just this energy. Fr. Br. Outside of our scheduled activities you are responsible for your own transportation. Detailed maps and route descriptions, and several mobile phones with GPS capacity. Lunch and afternoon free. Viterbos employees go as part of a group of 30 pilgrims from institutions belonging to the Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities. Conrad entrusts a key to one of them, someone hes sure will take care of his comrades and bring them all home. On one pilgrimage, Fr. Dinner is at our hotel. : 102.000,00 i.v. Soc. You can contact Br. The Veterans Wellness Pilgrimage to Assisi, Italy, is a 9-day Franciscan pilgrimage where student veterans are given time for reflection, conversation, and leisure and while visiting sacred Franciscan places in Assisi and Rome. He began his pastoral and . He has been a journalist for more than 20 years and has travelled the world full time since 2011. You will be inspired by the participants and the significant historical site. Lynn S. The Assisi Pilgrimage has inspired me to continue Francis and Clares journey of nonviolence and peace in my journey of working for peace and justice in our chaotic world. Ellie V. Friar Michael Lasky is a Franciscan Friar Conventual currently living in Rome, Italy. At the airport in Rome, the USA-based group met Sr. Magdalena Schmitz and Sr. Emma Sitorus from the General Council of our international congregation and the pilgrimage leaders. From our base in Assisi, you will venture toother cities in Umbria and beyond that echo with significant Franciscan history, legends, and miracles including Greccio where Francis enacted the first living Nativity, and La Verna where Francis received the stigmata. Box 29086 Washington, D.C. 20017-9086 (855) 500-3345 (FFHL) Pilgrimage is a practice well-suited to those who find themselves at an inflection point in their lives and who wish to explore wheres life journey may lead them next. The final three days were spent visiting holy sites in Rome, and a marvelous lunch, prayer service, and photo opportunity at the Generalate, the general headquarters for our international congregation. Group reflection, dinner and social beginning at 5:30pm. Before joining FAN, in 2021, Micheles career focused on the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy, including nearly 20 years in the U.S. Department of State as well as heading programs focused on peace, human rights, and democracy in the Middle East at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. We walk throughthe narrowalleysand the steep slopes of the historical centre to fully enjoy the medieval atmosphere, visit the monumental Church of St. Francis and learn about the legend of St. Francis and Brother Wolf. Conrad picked was Rick Trietley, now entrusted with leading Viterbo University as its 10th president. Our Community includes people of faith who connect with our spirituality. Day 4 - Assisi - La Verna - Florence. Overnight. Conrad talks about how Franciss first followers were combat veterans, and in Assisi the veterans build their own sense of brotherhood, of community, by all staying together in a pensione (boarding house). Theres a distinction between a pilgrimage and a tour, said Sr. Laura, who leads student pilgrimages every two years. In the spirit of balancing activity with contemplation, there is a mid-week break during each pilgrimage. For a friar, it was like coming home, he said. la Credenzial, the technical guide of the route, with translation into English, hat and brooch with logo. Join Pilgrimage Leaders Margaret Benefiel and Chuck McCorkle to experience the awe-inspiring town of Assisi where pilgrims have sought wisdom for centuries. How do you learn about what it means to be Franciscan other than walking where Francis and Clare walked? said Laura Nettles, FSPA, Viterbos executive director of mission and social justice and an assistant professor of religious studies. In the spirit of balancing activity with contemplation, the Wednesdays of each of the two pilgrimage weeks are free days. We retrace Francis and Clarestravels from Assisi to other cities withimportant Franciscan legacies: In each location, we are immersed in thesignificant stories, miracles and eventsof each saints life and their resonancefor our lives. Moving to Long Island, he founded the Franciscan Circle, a progressive, interfaith gathering of clergy and lay people who seek to journey in mind and heart with the witness and wisdom of the Saints of Assisi, Francis and Clare. In 2022, in response to the war in Ukraine, Friar Michael began organizing Franciscan Social Theatre Trainings in Poland, where Ukrainian actors and actresses were taught how to facilitate social theatre for children suffering from war trauma. Married since 2002, and professed Secular Franciscans (Third Order Franciscans) since 2006, they currently live in Loreto, Italy with their three children. I came back with this lightheartedness and joy, walking with a lighter step. Here we celebrate Mass. Your email address will not be published. 1-800-447-3986; viewer@ewtn.com; Catholicism. Two transfers: from Spoleto to Trevi, and Bevagna to Eremo delle Carceri. The pilgrimage brings together leaders of various faith traditions form Franciscan colleges and universities across the U.S. to reflect on and learn form the vision and values of saints Francis and Clare of Assisi. You will go via Assisi, the home of the saint, and end in the classic and Eternal City of Rome. There will also be time for quiet reflection and group discussion, as well as personal check-ins. In the classes before the pilgrimage, Graham said, the students soaked up the shared knowledge but didnt often volunteer their own perspectives. On Oct. 3 in the year of Our Lord 2020, Pope Francis made a pilgrimage to Assisi to celebrate a Mass at the tomb of St. Francis and immediately afterward signed his encyclical Fratelli Tutti on social friendship and care of our common home. to the town down below. You cant help but get into it. We will learn the story of his ministry and martyrdom in Rome. Join us to take an inside-out approach to photo-making, inspired by Franciscan spirituality, that combines contemplative and creative practices. Soak up the sun in the piazza with a cappuccino or gelato. The Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word celebrate Mass from the Our Lady of Angels Chapel in Irondale, AL. All around St. Peter Square are people struggling with destitution and homelessness. Lunch and afternoon free. Conrad views sacred travel. The trip to Italy was a gift to the kidney donor who saved my life, my brother. Ken has published six books, includingNonviolent Lives: People and Movements Changing the World Through the Power of Active NonviolenceandPilgrimage through a Burning World: Spiritual Practice and Nonviolent Protest at the Nevada Test Site. Ps: as an alternative it is possible to organize a farewell dinner with or without music in a local restaurant. The Assisi, Italy Peace & Justice Pilgrimage June 23 - 30, 2024 Sponsored by Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service and the Franciscan Action Network Led by Pace e Bene's Dr. Ken Butigan and Friar Michael Lasky, OFM Conv. A route to reach Assisi following in the footsteps of St Francis, whether leaving from the North (La Verna) or the South (Rome). The commune of Assisi donated land, and at the end of April 1228, the Pope sent out an appeal to the Christian people requesting funds for the project. Sunday, June 23, Registration and check-in at Hotel Giotto from 1-3pm. Details of the trip include: A five-day, six-night walking pilgrimage to Assisi, Sept 25 . Hes also a spiritual director, bishop, priest, chaplain, retreat leader, author, crisis counselor for the homeless, and past president and executive director ofthe Psychotherapy & Spirituality Institute, which draws together the inspiration of the church with the wisdom of psychological care. Yet Assisi is not exclusive. and was part of the leadership team that reimagined/redesigned the AP for the age of Zoom. I keep reminding myself of that joy, and I stay centered in doing my work with lightheartedness.. FROM $3,999. Exploring Francis transformation with a group of people committed to peace and nonviolence make todays efforts to wake up the world more alive.. di Roma 743352 - Trib. Day 6: Walking out of Assisi, we enjoy a ring walk taking us to Santa Maria degli Angeli, where the Franciscan movement was born. We then visit the lower church, orBasilica Inferiore and the lower sanctuary, the Crypt of St. Francis housing his monumental tomb. My faith was really reignited. May 8 - 18, 2023. with Michele Dunne, OFS, Executive Director of the Franciscan Action Network. Group reflection/sharing time facilitated by the ministers every evening before dinner. The application for the May 2023 Assisi Pilgrimage is now open! The Assisi, Italy Peace & Justice Pilgrimage. The College offers students two 10-day opportunities to experience pilgrimage to Assisi & Rome. Over the course of their friendship, they have designed, delivered, and mentored a variety of retreats and educational programs for Franciscan communities, 12-step communities and the Education for Ministry (EFM) program of the Episcopal Church. Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, OFM, better known as Francis of Assisi (Italian: Francesco d'Assisi; c. 1181 - 3 October 1226), was an Italian Catholic friar who founded the Franciscans.He was inspired to lead a life of poverty as an itinerant preacher.One of the most venerated figures in Christianity, he was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 16 July 1228. Its hard to even find the words to describe it.. Father Conrad has been accompanied on the pilgrimages by co-leader Bill Reese, a Vietnam veteran who was a Viterbo religious studies professor from 1995 to 2018, and a psychologist. For most of its history, FSPA members dominated faculty and staff positions, and until the 1940s all the students were FSPA members, too. Ken Butigan is a strategist and consultant for Campaign Nonviolence. Date of stay: October 2018 2023 Viterbo University 900 Viterbo Drive La Crosse, WI 54601, Assisi Pilgrimages Help Keep Viterbo's Franciscan Connection Strong, Student pilgrimages start in Rome, including a visit to the Vatican. As the General Delegate for Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of Creation for the Franciscan Order, he spends most of his time in the grassroots working with friars on social justice initiatives and offering formation programs on the social teachings of the Church and Franciscan spirituality. Assisi is this beautiful village that takes you in and embraces you, said Hedrick-Erickson, who joined the Viterbo faculty in 2001. Sede legale: 58, Via Cavour - 00184 - Roma - Italia - Tel. We make our way to the Catacombs of St. Calixtus. All are welcome. The Eremo dell Carceri is a sanctuary amidst the forest andcaves where St. Francis spent some of his annual 40-day retreats, and where its saidhe wrote his Rules of Life. Assisi and Rome April 18-27, 2023 With Fr. It is said that in the year 352, four holy men from Palestine came to visit the shrines of Rome. Let the spirit of our Community support you on your journey. Franciscan University of Steubenville is no ordinary university, and a Franciscan education is no ordinary education. Join other pilgrims for food and fellowship. The chapel's origin is a thing of legend. preparation before the pilgrimage, including practice walks, setting our personal intentions for the journey, and background reading on St. Francis and the spiritual practice of pilgrimage. Assisi Pilgrimage Online : A Virtual Journey of Peace and Nonviolence In the Footsteps of Francis and Clare A Six-Week Online Series Sponsored by Pace e Bene Tuesdays, 4-6pm Pacific / 5-7pm Mountain / 6-8pm Central / 7-9pm Eastern If you are on another time zone, find your start t . The council also sponsors an annual Mayo/Franciscan Leadership Pilgrimage to Assisi and Rome, Italy, which serves to strengthen leaders' understanding of Franciscan tradition and spirituality. Assisi Pilgrimages Help Keep Viterbo's Franciscan Connection Strong Thursday, February 23, 2023 The Dancing Francis statue on Viterbo's Assisi Courtyard is one of the visible signs of the university's Franciscan heritage. His first task, as a result of a vision he had, was to restore ruined chapels in the vicinity of Assisi. We then have free time for lunch in the Vatican area. Drawing inspiration from Francis life and ministry, as well as from the Umbrian countryside that he considered sacred, we will reflect on our connection to the Earth, to one another and to our own souls. Francis of Assisi's unexpected invitation came in the form of an entire year spent as a prisoner of war. Several sessions of spiritual (and physical!) He is also the director of the Conventual Franciscan website: FranciscanVoice.org. : 04207971005 - Cap. Its hard to deny that its a place that has some spiritual power. Camino de Santiago: Pamplona to Santiago de Compostela, Group walk: Florence to Assisi, September 1-17, 2023, Group walk: Assisi to Rome September 24-October 10, 2023, Group walk: Lucca to Siena May 28-June 5, 2023, Group walk: Great St Bernard Pass from Lausanne to Aosta August 4-14, 2023, Walk with Efrn Gonzlez in 2023 on the Camino de Santiago. Keep in mind, we are limited to 30 participants. In Assisi, the "Assisi" scroll is removed at the end of the pilgrimage. A 1995 graduate of Viterbos nursing school, Hedrick-Erickson left for Italy with her second grandchilds birth imminent. Join Franciscan University Pilgrimages as we visit destinations throughout the world where faith is strengthened, spirits are encouraged, and souls are renewed. Dinner will be at the hotel. Cathedral of San Rufino Cathedral of San Rufino. St. Francis of Assisi is the first person recorded who received the stigmata. Assisi under the Nazis. He is a member of the Province of St. John the Baptist (Cincinnati, Ohio) of the Order of Friars Minor and citizen of Canada. We arrive in Rome and are met by our experienced tour manager who will accompany us throughout our journey. Discover Assisi like Francis and Clare did - on foot. About John Quigley. Day 7- Rome. It is here that St. Francis persuaded Pope Innocent III to give permission to begin the Franciscan Order. Contemplative Pilgrimages. Buffet Breakfast. We then depart Assisi for Rome, stopping first at the medieval town of Greccio, set on a beautiful mountaintop. St. Francis of Assisi; St. Clare of Assisi; Mother Mary Adelaide; Jubilarians 2022; Leadership Team 2021-2025; In Memoriam; Mission & Vision. Allowing after-hours activities illustrates Fr. Its about seeing people.. Afternoons will be free for lunch, rest, getting to know other participants, and further sight-seeing. He developed and for several years directed Pace e Benes From Violence To Wholeness program, and was actively involved in creating Pace e Benes Engage: Exploring Nonviolent Living program. Sunday morning, June 30, Pilgrims are on their own to return to Rome for their departing flight or any other personal travel arrangements they may have. With Franciscan friars and expert guides, you will have the opportunity to learn more about our Catholic heritage and its roots. Assisi is the birthplace of St. Francis, founder of the Franciscan order and one of the patron saints of the university. - C.C.I.A.A. This fee covers the hotel stay for seven nights at Hotel Giotto in Assisi along with breakfast and dinner each night at the hotel and local ground transportation to and from the various sites that day. Conrad entrusts a key to one of them, someone hes sure will take care of his comrades and bring them all home. On one pilgrimage, Fr. Your flight is not included and participants will be responsible to book their own flights and arrive on time. Assisi, Italy is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the birthplace of St. Francis, the founder of the Franciscan Order and St. Clare the foundress of the Poor Clare's. It's a beautiful, peaceful, medieval village in Italy. Hardies have a personal connection to this region of Italy and are eager to share their knowledge of Italian culture, Franciscan spirituality, as well as the spiritual practice of pilgrimage. After starting in Rome, the group will visit Assisi, Viterbo, Greccio, and Gubbio. Its hard to even describe the feeling of being there, she said. This May, after a record number of applicants stepped forward, six Viterbo employees will make the journey to Assisi. IVA/C.F. Franciscan Pilgrimage The focus was experiencing the culture of the places we visit. A few years later after he set out to join a Papal army, but changed his mind after hearing a voice in a dream. Viterbo students going on Assisi pilgrimages enroll in a semester-long class in which they delve into the history of St. Francis and Clare, both of whom gave up lives of privilege to live simply and serve those on the margins, including the lepers cast out of Assisis city walls. He is delighted to collaborate again with PaulKimmerling, for all of the reasons that Paul mentions below! 4pm we will begin with welcomes, introductions, overview of the week, presentation with Ken Butigan and evening Mass with Friar Michael. Yoga and massage can be arranged. We visit as well the Church of San Francesco dAssisi a Ripa, built in the 13th century on the site of a hospice for travelers where St. Francis lived during his stay in Rome. Walking pilgrimage is a spiritual practice that encourages deep reflection on our life journey. Participation in pilgrimages to Assisi, Italy, bring a less visible connection to the university's Franciscan roots to campus. In it were buried tens of martyrs, 16 popes and many early Christians. This morning, we enjoy an excursion to Gubbio, the city that first welcomed the Saint admiring his virtues and recognizing him as a man sent by God. Ken lives in Chicago with his spouse Cynthia Okayama Dopke and their daughter. I had a kidney . Viterbo faculty member Laura Nettles of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration knows the critical importance of study abroad experiences in education. And, he emphasized, pilgrimages are supposed to be fun.. You'll have the opportunity to visit the birthplace of St. Francis and see where he began his ministry. We make our way to the Vatican City to attend the General Papal Audience (subject to the Holy Fathers schedule). Buffet Breakfast. Monday, June 24, We will spend the morning at the Basilica and grave of St. Francis, and have reflections in the upper church with Ken and Friar Michael on the life of St. Francis. 15. Required fields are marked *. Buffet breakfast. September 22, 2022 - Assisi to Spello (easier: 13.8km/8.6miles; harder: 17.6km/10.9miles) - The climb on Assisi's Mount Subasio offers spectacular views of the Tiber River Valley. Francis and Clare to nurture an encounter with Jesus Christ through the spirituality of place. . See where he heard his call to poverty, where he spoke to the Pope, where he received his vision and look at a letter written in his own hand. Those under 18 may also be accepted if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. In 2019, Paul led Through Beginners Eyes, a photography retreat to foster new ways of seeing the world and encourage greater creativity in photo making.

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