Southwestern Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre
13 Day Rome & Holy Land Pilgrimage with Fr. Felix
Rome - Vatican City - Mt. Beatitudes - Nazareth - Sea of Galilee - Jerusalem - Bethlehem - Old City
November 3 - 15, 2025
$4590 per person from Houston
Includes: Roundtrip Air Transportation from Houston, Deluxe Hotels, Double Occupancy, Daily Sightseeing, Daily Mass, 3 Meals A Day - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, Airport Taxes & Fuel Surcharges, & Tips To Guides, Drivers, & Hotel Staffs.
Spiritual Director
Fr. Paul Felix, Pastor
Church of the Annunciation - Houston, TX
Father recently spoke with Michele Malloy, Mistress of Pilgrimages, and assured Father that the pilgrimage group will be safe and not go anywhere near areas that will have conflict. Please direct any questions to her at 713.819.7318 or mmalloylaw@gmail.com.
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Itinerary
Day 1 - Monday, 11/3/25
Houston / Frankfurt
- Airport
Day 2 - Tuesday, 11/4/25
Frankfurt / Rome
- Tour of Rome including Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps
- Mass at St. Mary Major
Day 3 - Wednesday, 11/5/25
Rome / Papal Audience
- Papal Audience if Pope Leo is available
- Basilicas of St. John Lateran (the Cathedral of Rome)
- Holy Cross in Jerusalem
- Holy Stairs
- Mass at Santa Croce
Day 4 - Thursday, 11/6/25
Rome
- Vatican City
- Mass in the crypt or an altar on the main floor of St. Peter's Basilica, the largest church in the world
- Vatican Museum with its halls of paintings, tapestries, statuary
- Sistene Chapel
- Mamertine Prison, where Paul was imprisoned
- Roman Forum
- Coliseum
- St. Peters in Chains Church, containing Michelangelo's masterpiece - the State of Moses
Day 5 - Friday, 11/7/25
Rome
- Church of St. Paul Outside the Walls
- Quo Vadis
- Mass at the Catacombs of Priscilla
- Basilica of Sta. Maria Sopra Minerva
Day 6 - Saturday, 11/8/25
Rome / Tel Aviv / Mt. Carmel / Tiberias
- Caesarea, where the Romans held Paul prisoner
- Roman and Crusader ruins
- Mass at Elijah's Cave
- Stella Maris
- Carmelite Monastery with the Madonna of Mt. Carmel
- Jezreel Valley to Tiberias
Day 7 - Sunday, 11/9/25
Boat Ride / Sea of Galilee / Capernaum / Mount of Beatitudes / Mount Tabor
- Boat ride across the Sea of Galilee
- Capernaum to see synagogue and St. Peter's house
- Mount of Beatitudes where the Sermon on the Mount was given
- Tabgha - mosaic about miracle of the loaves and fishes
- Church of Peter's Primacy where Peter was told "Feed my lambs, feed my sheep"
- Mount Tabor, scene of the Transfiguration - Mass
Day 8 - Monday, 11/10/25
Cana / Nazareth / Basilica of the Annunciation / Jerusalem
- Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazarteh
- Church of the Angel Gabriel
- Cana - first miracle of changing water into wine. Couples may renew their wedding vows.
- Jordan Valley
- Judean hills to the Holy City of Jerusalem
Day 9 - Tuesday, 11/11/25
Church of the Visitation / Bethlehem / Church of the Nativity / Shepherds' Fields
- Village of Ein Karem: the birthplace of St. John the Baptist
- Church of Visitation, where the Blessed Virgin Mary visited her cousin, Elizabeth, and proclaimed the "Magnificat"
- Bethlehem - visit only Catholic University in the Holy Land
- Shepherd's Field where the angels announced the birth of Jesus
- Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem that stands upon the site where Jesus was born
- Mass at the Nativity
Day 10 - Wednesday, 11/12/25
Mount of Olives / Dominus Flevit / Gethsemane / Upper Room / St. Peter in Gallicantu
- Mount of Olives to walk the Palm Sunday Route
- Stopping at Dominus Flevit where Jesus wept over Jerusalem
- Gethsemane and the Rock of Agony
- Pater Noster
- Kidron Valley
- St. Peter in Gallicantu - where Peter denied Him thrice
- Cenacle - Upper Room of the Last Supper and celebrate Mass
- Dormition Abbey - Assumption of the Blessed Mary
Day 11 - Thursday, 11/13/25
Bethany / Jericho / Mt Temptation / Dead Sea
- Shrine of Our Lady of Palestine
- Jordan River where St. John baptized Jesus
- Jericho - excavations of the oldest city in the world
- Mt. Temptation
- Swim/float in the Dead Sea
Day 12 - Friday, 11/14/25
Stations of the Cross / Church of the Holy Sepulchre
- Via Dolorosa and Stations of the Cross
- Mass at the Holy Tomb
- Old City of Jerusalem
- St. Anne's Church - home of Virgin Mary and her parents
- Site of the Ecce Homo
- Audience with His Beatitude, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
Day 13 - Saturday, 11/15/25
Tel Aviv / Frankfurt / Houston
- Airport
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For more information
Michele Malloy, Mistress of Pilgrimages
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre Southwestern Lieutenancy
713.819.7318
mmalloylaw@gmail.com