| LOYOLA - PAMPLONA
- XAVIER - MANRESA - MONTSERRAT - BARCELONA - ROME
Travelling in the Footsteps of Ignatius
the Pilgrim, will give us an opportunity to focus on
what made the man tick ,
and why he developed a spirituality which has stood
the test of time. As well as travelling to some most
interesting and beautiful places in Europe we shall
also be concentrating upon how the upbringing of Ignatius
affected the Exercises and what later became known as
Ignatian Spirituality.
In Rome we hope to have experts in Ignatian Spirituality
consider with us discernment, vocation and how Ignatius
himself lived the spirituality that today we call Ignatian.
Our base in Loyola will be the Centro
Arrupe. Run by the Jesuits as a hospitality centre for
those visiting the hometown of one of the Basque country's
most famous sons.
Day 1
Our arrival day, will be spend settling in to our accommodation
and taking a stroll around.
Day 2
We shall visit the Santa Casa, the family
house of Iñigo. We shall also visit the Sanctuary
and the nearby town of Aspeitia to the church where Ignatius
was baptised.
Day 3
We travel via Pamplona and those fateful
walls to Javier the quiet town with its castle where St
Francis Xavier was born.
Day 4
We begin following Iñigo on his pilgrimage.
Day 5
Over the narrowest part of Spain from the Basque area,
briefly through a Spanish speaking area to Catalunia and
the banks of the Cardoner.
We shall stay in the Jesuit Spirituality Centre at manresa.
The site overlooks the river Cardoner and the rugged crags
of Monserrat in the distance.
Day 6
A tour of the Ignatian sites of Manresa.
The Santa Cueva (Holy Cave)
The Hospital where he worked
and lived for some time,
and the great 'Seo' - Cathedral.
Day 7
We shall travel the short distance to Montserrat to see
the Black Madonna and hopefully to hear the celebrated
boys choir and to attend Mass with the monks.  From
Montserrat, like Ignatius we drop down to Manresa to see
the place where Ignatius struggled with temptations and
visit the Seo, the Cathedral where he he worshipped.
Day 8
A day to visit the great city of Barcelona with its old
Cathedral and centre and new Gaudí buildings.
Day 9
We leave Spain and travel to Rome.
Our accommodation in Rome is in Maria Bambina which is
entered from St Peter's Square. It couldn't be more central
and the centre is modern and spotlessly clean.
We shall do a walking tour of Rome by night; along the
Tiber, visiting the famous Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza
Navono. We might squeeze time for a cappucino and ice
cream in Giolitti's
Day 10
We hope to attend the Wednesday morning
Audience with the Holy Father in the Vatican.
In the afternoon we shall visit to the Gesú and
St Ignatius' rooms attached to this famous church and
celebrate Mass in his small chapel.
Day 11
The morning will be taken up by a visit
to the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel.
The afternoon will be free to see the sites. For those
who wish a walking tour to the Coliseum, forum and ancient
Rome will be offered.
Day 12
We hope to get permission to take those who wish to see
the excavations under St Peter's.
Also during this day we shall take a
stroll up to the Spanish Steps and leave those who wish
free to shop in this most exclusive area.
Day 13
Return to St Beuno's
ACCOMMODATION
We shall have accommodation in the Arrupe Jesuit Centre
in Loyola, the Jesuit Retreat Centre in Manresa and
with the Sisters of Maria Bambina in Rome. All accommodation
will be in single rooms, unless twin rooms are requested,
and most have en-suite facilities.
TRANSPORT OVERLAND
will usually be by hired minibus or coach, dependent
upon the number of people we are catering for.
FOOD
We guarantee half-board; breakfast and evening meal. Though
in most of our centres full board will be booked. Because
of itinerary sometimes it might be necessary to take a
light meal in a local restaurant.
We cannot guarantee that all special diets can be catered
for, but we shall do our best. Please let us know well
in advance of any particular requirements.
THE SMALL PRINT We
are reliant upon scheduled airlines who do not publish
their November schedules until June of the same year,
so the itinerary above remains provisional until July.
Please bookmark this page and return in July for your
intinery.
Because of UK Civil Aviation Authority
regulations, flights have to be charged directly to individual
customers. So you will be invoiced for the flight separately
from the rest of the programme. We shall book as a group.
In addition to your deposit we shall ask for £250
to pay for flights. We hope that it might be possible
to return some of this money to you for spending on the
pilgrimage if we can get the flights for less.
Participants who book the programme after
the end of May might have to pay a flight supplement.
INSURANCE: Travel and health insurance
is the responsibility of participants. We can take no
responsibility for theft or loss of property. Neither
can we be held responsible for cancellation or delay for
whatever reason by the airlines.
HEALTH CARD We recommend that EU travellers
carry the EU health card.
VISA REQUIREMENTS:
Both Italy and Spain are EU countries in the Schengen
area. It is likely that if you need a visa to get to the
UK, then you will need another one for this trip. One
visa is sufficient for both Spain and Italy, but it is
advisable to apply to Spain as the country of first entry.
Exempt countries include: Australia, USA, Canada, all
EU, most of Latin America except Colombia and Perú.
Countries that do need visas are most of Africa, Philippines,
Russia.
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