ABOUT THE PILGRIMAGE:

John Paul II guided the Catholic Church through difficult times for over a quarter of a century until 2005. He was instrumental in the fall of communism, traveled throughout the world as pastor of the church, staunchly defended the sanctity of life and left a legacy that will long be remembered. Our pilgrimage will take us to the places important to him in his lifetime, from Wadowice, Kracow, Warsaw and Czestochowa in his native Poland, to Rome where he served as Pope and was laid to rest in St. Peter’s Basilica.

UNDER THE SPIRITUAL DIRECTION:

ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH | ALEXANDRIA, VA

ST. MICHAEL CATHOLIC CHURCH | ANNANDALE, VA

THE TRIP DETAILS:

POLAND TRIP HIGHLIGHTS:

	PILUSKA PARK & OLD TOWN, WARSAW The park which was the scene of the famous Mass during his first pilgrimage as Pope in 1979 while Poland was still under Communist rule.
	KRAKOW Where John Paul II lived during the Nazi occupation of Poland and later was priest and bishop.
	CATHEDRAL OF KRAKOW His residence on Wawel hill during his time as Archbishop of Krakow.
	AUSCHWITZ Concentration camps where St. Maximillian Kolbe & St. Theresa Benedicta of the Cross met their death.
	WADOWICE The house where John Paul II was born and the church where he was baptized.
	KALWARIA ZEBRZYDOWSKA Baroque pilgrimage site of 42 chapels and churches where he and his father often visited.
	SHRINE OF THE DIVINE MERCY Often visited where St. Faustina, whom he would later canonize, lived and had her apparitions of Christ.
	ST. PETER'S Where John Paul II spent nearly 27 years as pope and where we will visit his tomb and attend the canonization of Blessed Brother Andre.
	PIAZZA NAVONA The beautiful square in central Rome, where Bernini's fountain stands in front of St. Ages Church.