11-day Pilgrimage on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of St. Clement Parish
Sunday, July 22 to Thursday, August 2, 2018 (Fr. Erik Deprey, FSSP, Chaplain)
Registration form, copy of passport, and nonrefundable deposit of $500 is due on or before Palm Sunday, March 25, 2018. The balance of payment is due Tuesday, May 1, 2018.
Italy requires visitors to possess a passport valid for six months beyond the length of stay, which means the passport of pilgrims for Rome 2018 should not expire before February 2019.
Registering pilgrims without a current passport are asked to start the process of
acquiring one without delay.
Please make cheques payable to “Chartres Pilgrimage”
For more information please contact Helena Champion at
Transportation to all events and activities is by public transport or on foot. This assumes pilgrims are in good physical shape, don’t mind a challenge, and are able to manoeuver their own luggage.
Pilgrimage Highlights:
❖ Accommodation in Rome 1 km from St. Peter’s Square
❖ Daily Mass in the Extraordinary Form
❖ Sunday Angelus and Apostolic Blessing
❖ Visits to St. Peter’s, the Vatican Necropolis, the Vatican Gardens, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, St. Paul Outside-the-Walls, St. John Lateran, the Scala Sancta , St. Mary Major
❖ Visit and Mass at FSSP parish SS. Trinita dei Pellegrini
❖ Tour of St. Clement Basilica, the Catacombs, ancient Roman sites
❖ Two days in the town of Assisi
The cost of the pilgrimage is $3,300 per person* and includes:
❖ Return overseas flight Ottawa to Rome (via Montreal), departing late afternoon July 22nd and returning August 2nd
❖ 8 nights’ accommodation in Rome
❖ Travel between Rome and Assisi
❖ Breakfast and evening meal each day
❖ Tour escort
❖ Entrance fees and guided tours
The cost does not include:
• transportation to and from airport in Canada
• travel and health insurance
• lunches
• alcoholic beverages
• tips
*additional fees apply for pilgrims wishing to have a single room
The 2018 pilgrimage to Rome is a not-for-profit initiative of St. Clement Parish, Ottawa. The organizers reserve the right to make changes to and/or substitute items on the itinerary due to circumstances beyond their control. Please note that pilgrims under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
“To go on pilgrimage really
means to step out of ourselves
in order to encounter God
where he has revealed
himself…”
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI