Just a thought. A year from today, if you were on this tour, this is what you’d be doing today in Rome… If you’re not already signed up, why don’t you come join us? It’s not too late!
“Today, if the Pope is in residence, we will attend the weekly Papal Audience. We will also visit the Basilica of St. John Lateran which is the oldest of the major basilicas and ranks first as the actual “parish church” of the Pope (Bishop of Rome). There we will learn about the Scala Sancta (Holy Stairs). Tradition has it that these steps, said to be the staircase leading once to the praetorium of Pilate at Jerusalem, are sanctified by the footsteps of Jesus Christ. Martin Luther made a point of ascending them when call by the Pope to Rome. Next, we’ll see the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls which was founded by the Roman Emperor Constantine I, over the burial place of the Apostle Paul. Other sites on today’s itinerary may include the oldest road from Roman times (the Appian Way), the Baths of Caracalla, the Arch of Drusus, and the ancient catacombs of Rome located on the outskirts of the city where early Christians hid themselves to avoid persecution. Tonight will be our final evening in the Eternal City.”
