ABOUT THE PILGRIMAGE:

This melting pot city was home to many Catholic immigrants from Ireland and Italy and their heritage is well represented by St. Patrick’s Cathedral in mid-town Manhattan and the Shrine of Mother Frances Cabrini in northern Manhattan. These are two of the many religious sites we will visit during our overnight stay in New York City. We will sample the flavor of New York in its restaurants, sights, excitement and entertainment (optional Broadway show) and walk the streets in take in the feel of this great city.

TRIP DETAILS:

-$549 Per Person (Double Occupancy)

-October 21-22, 2010

-Transportation by Luxury Euro-Coach

-Park Central Hotel, Midtown Manhattan

-Four Meals Included

 

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS:

SAINT FRANCIS CABRINI SHRINE

"Visit the shrine honoring the first US citizen to be canonized"

-The final resting place of St. Frances Cabrini

-Her body is glass enclosed underneath the alter in the chapel.

-Displays of personal effects

 

GUIDED TOUR, THE CLOISTERS MUSEUM

"Revisit a time when Christians in Europe were united and expressed their love for God in magnificent art and architecture"

-Original medieval chapels and monastic cloisters from the 12th to 15th centuries.

-Unicorn Tapestries, frescoes, stained glass, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts and altar pieces.

 

SAINT PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL

"The Seat of the Archdiocese of NY"

-Highlights: The Lady Chapel, the great rose window designed by Charles Connick, The Stations of the Cross & the Pieta.

-The largest Cathedral in the USA

-Construction began in 1879

 

SAINT FRANCIS CHURCH

"The Franciscian Friars"

-Beautiful historical church (Circa 1891) and one of the busiest in the nation

-Several shrines to Our Lady

-Shrines to Saints Francis, Anthony, Jospeh, and Monica

 

SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH

"The Capuchin Friars

-Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament and the Congregation of Notre Dame

-National Shrine of Saint Anne since 1892

-Magnificent Baroque Altar

 

SAINT VINCENT FERRER CHURCH

"The Dominican Friars

-Magnificent French Gothic church. Stained glass windows designed by Charles Connick

 

BROADWAY SHOW