This memorable pilgrimage will feature the shrines and sights which have made Philadelphia one of the countries most inspiring and historically
rich cities. Groups can select from numerous itineraries that range from one to three days. At the National Shrine of St. John Neumann in a glass crypt lies the body of a saint to whom thousands of people travel every year to have their prayers answered. In eight extraordinary years as Bishop of Philadelphia, St. John Neumann aggressively reached out to minister to Catholics by building 80 churches and 40 schools as he pioneered the parochial school system. The lovely National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia was first established by the Augustinian Friars back in 1907. Wife and mother; widow and Augustinian nun; Saint of the Impossible and Advocate of Difficult Cases; Reconciler and Promoter of Family Harmony are some of the titles by which St. Rita is known and venerated by people everywhere. The National Shrine of St. Katharine Drexel which honors the foundress of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament who first opened the Motherhouse doors in 1891 to begin serving the Native and African Americans. Your itinerary can also include a guided tour through the Historic District of Philadelphia featuring Independence Hall, Liberty Bell and the Betsy Ross House, the historic Reading Terminal Market, the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, the Miraculous Medal Shrine and the beautiful gardens at Longwood and Winterthur.
rich cities. Groups can select from numerous itineraries that range from one to three days. At the National Shrine of St. John Neumann in a glass crypt lies the body of a saint to whom thousands of people travel every year to have their prayers answered. In eight extraordinary years as Bishop of Philadelphia, St. John Neumann aggressively reached out to minister to Catholics by building 80 churches and 40 schools as he pioneered the parochial school system. The lovely National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia was first established by the Augustinian Friars back in 1907. Wife and mother; widow and Augustinian nun; Saint of the Impossible and Advocate of Difficult Cases; Reconciler and Promoter of Family Harmony are some of the titles by which St. Rita is known and venerated by people everywhere. The National Shrine of St. Katharine Drexel which honors the foundress of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament who first opened the Motherhouse doors in 1891 to begin serving the Native and African Americans. Your itinerary can also include a guided tour through the Historic District of Philadelphia featuring Independence Hall, Liberty Bell and the Betsy Ross House, the historic Reading Terminal Market, the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, the Miraculous Medal Shrine and the beautiful gardens at Longwood and Winterthur.
