Medjugorje Silver Jubilee Anniversary
Pilgrimage 18 June - 3 July 2006

 

Visit to Shrine of the Queen of Peace, Medjugorje

Our Lady of Medjugorje - Painted by a young boy from a poor village near Medjugorje

Our New Zealand Group

(Left to right): Patricia Parsons – Hamilton (Tour Leader)
Judith Gill – Hamilton
Bob Gill – Hamilton
Father Trevor Murray –  Hamilton (Spiritual Director)
Theo Van der Heijden – Hamilton
Mary D’Souza – Auckland
Theresia Stapels - Christchurch
Kathy Parton – Palmerston North

Monday 19 June

Rome. What better way to begin our group pilgrimage than with a visit to the eternal city!

Not for us a busy, noisy hotel.  We had the luxury of staying at a quiet convent close to a medieval church and within easy walking distance to Saint Peter’s Basilica.

Food, service and accommodation at the convent were first class, with access to the convent’s beautiful chapel an added bonus.

Saint Peter's Basilica located in Vatican City, across the River Tiber, west of Rome's centre. Vatican State is completely surrounded by the city of Rome.

 

Tuesday 20 June

Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (Basilica of Saint Mary Major)

The Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore is the largest church in Rome dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

It is one of the four major basilicas and the most important place of prayer dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

 

 

Basilica di San Giovanni Battista (Basilica of Saint John the Baptist)

A very ancient church, dating to before the 9th century. It was demolished and rebuilt as we see it today in 1683 by the architect Pietro Grossi. The 9th century bell-tower has two lines of large single light surmounted by two and three-light windows.

San Giovanni in Laterano (St John at the Lateran)

The Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano — is the cathedral church of Rome and the official ecclesiastical seat of the Pope. It is the oldest and ranks first (being the only cathedral in Rome) among the four major basilicas of Rome, and holds the title of ecumenical mother church among Roman Catholics.

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