It is a pilgrimage in the Footsteps of Padre Pio, including visits to the Jubilee Sanctuaries
of
St. Michael the Archangel in Monte Sant’Angelo
& Santa Maria delle Grzie, San Giovanni Rotondo

Details of the package are:
Date:1st – 5th October 2025
€899.00 per person sharing.
Pilgrimage includes:
✓ Return flight from Dublin to Naples with Aer lingus
✓ Baggage allowance of 10kg to be checked in plus one item of hand luggage (that can fit under seat)
✓ Four nights accommodation in San Giovanni Rotondo
✓ Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner served in your hotel
✓ Lunch on day of arrival in Pietrelcina
✓ Free Wi-Fi in hotel
✓ Luxury air-conditioned coach throughout your itinerary
✓ All airport & local City taxes
✓ Daily Mass and Spiritual activities.
Notes:
✓ Single room supplement – €160.00 (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
✓ Price per person of €899.00 is based on sharing in twin rooms.
✓ Taxes, charges, and government levies are included.
✓ Pilgrimage insurance while abroad €40.00 up to 79 years of age. An extra €40 for pilgrims between
81-93 years.

Wednesday, 1
st October Pietrelcina
This morning, we will fly from Dublin to Naples and, upon arrival, meet our Marian Pilgrimages representative who
will remain with us for the duration of our pilgrimage. As we drive through the countryside to the town of
Pietrelcina, birthplace of Padre Pio, we will hear of Padre Pio’s years in his native town and of his desire from an
early age to become a “monk with a beard.” We will have lunch in a local restaurant and afterwards embark on a
walking tour of the town, which will include visits to the Forgione Family home where baby Francesco (future Padre
Pio) was born and the Church of Sant’Anna where he was baptised. We will celebrate the opening Mass of our
pilgrimage in the Church of the Holy Family and in nearby Piana Romana pray before the tree beneath which Padre
Pio received the first signs of the stigmata. We will continue our drive to San Giovanni Rotondo, home to Padre
Pio for over fifty years and after checking into our rooms have time to relax before dinner.
Thursday, 2
nd October English Office, Capuchin friary & Church of St. Pio of Pietrelcina
The English Office was founded by Fr. Alessio Parente to welcome English-speaking pilgrims arriving in San
Giovanni Rotondo. After the celebration of morning Mass, we will visit the English Office and learn more about the life
of Padre Pio before receiving a blessing with the glove and crucifix used by the humble friar.
Our afternoon will begin in the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, one of the sanctuaries appointed as a “Jubilee
Church” during this special Year of Hope. Our guide will take us to the capuchin friary where we will see the cell
where Padre Pio lived and died and the choir loft of the ancient church where Padre Pio received the stigmata.
Our day will conclude in the Church of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, where there will be time for private prayer before the
remains of the great saint of our time.
Friday, 3
rd October Shrine of St. Michael the Archangel & Way of the Cross
“Transito of St. Francis of Assisi”
After breakfast, we will drive to the town of Monte Sant’Angelo, the oldest shrine in Western Europe dedicated
to the Archangel Michael, also declared a Jubilee Church. Today, we will hear of the apparitions of the Archangel
Michael in the Gargano and have the privilege of celebrating Mass in the sacred cave. We will have time to stroll
through the cobbled streets of this quaint town. Before our return to San Giovanni Rotondo, we will stop at the
local cemetery and have time for prayer at the chapel where the remains of the parents of Padre Pio and Mary Pyle
are entombed. After lunch, we will walk the Way of the Cross, which will allow us as Christians to pause and enter
reflectively into those last moments of Jesus’s journey of love. After dinner, on this eve of the Feast Day of St.
Francis of Assisi, we will have the opportunity to return to the Church of Our Lady of Grace as the Capuchin friars
commemorate the “Transito of St. Francis of Assisi.”
Saturday, 4
th October Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi
In 1956, Padre Pio presented to the world his greatest gift, “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza” which today is one of
the most important hospitals in Italy and an important part in the story of Padre Pio. After morning Mass, we will
learn of the history behind what is regarded as Padre Pio’s greatest creation.
From the moment of his arrival in the southern Italian town, Padre Pio had a deep affinity for the local people of
San Giovanni Rotondo. His presence transformed San Giovanni Rotondo into what was regarded as a remote
agricultural town into a “Hospital City” and place of pilgrimage. Despite the transformation of the town, the
traditions have very much remained. In the afternoon, we will have free time to stroll through the cobbled streets
of the historical centre of San Giovanni Rotondo and hear of the history of the town, its unique traditions, and see
some of the places visited by Padre Pio. After dinner, we will have the opportunity to participate in procession held
through the town as we celebrate the life of St. Francis of Assisi.
There is also a plan for an evening Mass.
Sunday, 5
th October
This morning, we will depart San Giovanni Rotondo and drive to Naples airport for our return flight after having
walked in the footsteps of one of the great saints of our time.

For further details, please contact the Chaplaincy office at info@accdublin.com