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| Italia Bellissima ) | Dates: Sep 28th (Mon) to Oct 8th (Thu) 2026 | Registration for this tour is now closed. Details » |
Italia Bellissima"Most Beautiful Italy" with Bari, San Giovanni Rotondo, Monte Sant'Angelo, Lanciano, Manopello, Our Lady of Loreto, Assisi, and Rome Join Mater Dei with Msgr. Richard Gilles, rector of the cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman, in the Diocese of La Crosse, WI) on this amazing and beautiful pilgrimage to Italy visiting unforgettable places like Rome, Assisi (land of St. Francis and St. Clare), San Giovanni Rotondo (St. Padre Pio), Monte Sant'Angelo (St. Michael the Archangel), Bari (St. Nicholas) and unforgettable Lanciano (oldest Eucharistic Miracle of the Church)! Also visits to Manopello (Veronica's Veil), the beautiful areas of Abruzzo as well as the Holy House of Nazareth in Loreto and so much more! As with all Mater Dei pilgrimages to Italy, top-notch visits of Rome and Vatican City are included! Remember that the most amazing gift of a Plenary Indulgence is offered to those pilgrims meeting all the traditional requirements and pray at specific Franciscan Shrines (for the Jubilee Year of St. Francis) as well as any of the Patriarchal Basilicas of Rome. CHAPLAIN: Msgr. Richard Gilles, Rector of the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman, in the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin. TOUR DIRECTOR: Dennis Gaetano, True Catholic Pilgrimages, Mater Dei's affiliate. DEPARTURE CITIES: Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport - Other airports may be available. Please call for possible add-on price. This pilgrimage registration deadline has passed! But we may still be able to get you in as land-only! To join as land-only, send in your registration now!!
Amazing pilgrimage to Italy during the Year of St. Francis!! [1 bus only] |
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| Themes: Rome, Vatican, and the Holy Father, St. John Paul the Great, Pope Francis, Footsteps of a Saint, Twin Cities Pilgrimages | Location: Italy | |
| Poland, Land of Mercy, Land of Saints + Lithuania | Dates: Oct 10th (Sat) to Oct 20th (Tue) 2026 | Details and Registration Form » |
BelgiumBruges, Antwerp, Leuven, Brussels, Dion-le-Val, American WWII Cemeteries, Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel and Our Lady of Beauraing, and more! Join us on this amazing journey to Belgium following the early lives of holy people like Saint Damian of Molokai and Adele Brice (the visionary who saw the Virgin Mary in Champion, WI, in 1859, an approved Marian apparition that gave brith to a deep Marian devotion in America, and built a beautiful Marian Shrine in rural Wisconsin). We will visit Adel's home town and parish as well as the port of emigration (Antwerp) where she left for America with the parents (putting a temporary halt to her vocation plans - God Had bigger plans for her). Visit the stunning city of Bruges, replete with amazing architecture and holy site and relics. Visit the port city of Antwerp, and taste the brewed fruits of Monks at a nearby Monastery! Visit the amazing University of Leuven, Belgium's largest Catholic University founded in 1575, and Bishop Ricken's Alma Mater. Visit and pray at the Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel and the approved Marian apparition site of Our Lady of Beauraing. Visit, pray and pay your respects at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery. Many brave soldiers lost their lives here in courageous and incredible battles, defending the freedoms we enjoy today in America as well as in Europe. After this impactful visit, we continue to yet another famous cemetery, the Ardennes American Cemetery. Visit these famous and impacting American Cemeteries, with thousands of tombstones in perfect formation. As we walk by the thousands of tombstones, our group will pray a moving rosary for the many souls of the buried soldiers, and also for the protection of the many men and women in our Armed Forces, wherever they are in the world.
Immerse yourself in the long, historical and diverse culture of Belgium which gave the world some of the most amazing art and architectural beauty! Walking tour through Brussels as well as a bus panoramic tour of the most important sites, will ensure that we experience Belgium's Capital City and take many memories home. There is so much more! To learn all the trip's details, we invite you to see the brochure right now by clicking here. Departure city: Chicago O'Hare. Bus available from the Green Bay Diocese to Chicago O'Hare (for an additional cost). Chaplains: His Excellency, David Ricken, Bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, Diocese of Green Bay, WI. Tour Director: Juan Landa, from Mater Dei ® Tour Host: Amy Kawula, from On Mission Media (Diocese of Green Bay)
Only a few spots left! Register now to confirm your spot! Do not delay! Avoid ending up on the waitlist!
A most memorable Belgium pilgrimage! |
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| Themes: Marian Pilgrimages, Footsteps of a Saint | Location: Belgium | |
| St. Peregrine's Italy | Dates: Oct 22nd (Thu) to Oct 31st (Sat) 2026 | Registration for this tour is now closed. Details » |
St. Peregrine's Italy
Pilgrimage to Italy with the Servites, celebrating the 300th anniversary of St. Peregrine's Canonization! Join Mater Dei and True Catholic Pilgrimages on this memorable and unique pilgrimage to Italy following in the footsteps of St. Peregrine while celebrating the Tercentenary of St. Peregrine's Canonization! In addition to a top notch pilgrimage program in Rome and Vatican City (including an Audience with the Holy Father* - *always depending on the Holy Father's final schedule), we will also enjoy unforgettable guided visit of Assisi, following in the footsteps of St. Francis and St. Clare during the Jubilee Year of St. Francis (gain a Plenary Indulgence)! The pilgrimage will also visit Florence, the birthplace of Renaissance! This unique city is filled with culture, history and some of the best art in the world! Follow in the footsteps of St. Peregrine! The pilgrimage visits the beautiful Monte Senario where we learn about the Servite Order and its origins. The city of Forli is also visited since it is the birthplace of St. Peregrine as well as the resting place of his relics. As with all Mater Dei pilgrimages to Italy, you will receive Mater Dei's spiritual and doctrinal program! Remember that a Plenary Indulgence is offered to pilgrims (meeting all the traditional requirements) who visit the 4 Patriarchal Basilicas in Rome as well as the Porziuncula in Assisi! Additionally, those who visit the Tomb of St. Francis during the Year of St. Francis will gain additional indulgences! Departing from Denver International Airport. Other departure cities may be available for an additional cost. Chaplain: Fr. Chris Krymski, O.S.M. Tour Director: Dennis Gaetano (from our affiliate True Catholic Pilgrimages) This pilgrimage is no longer available!
This pilgrimage is no longer available! |
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| Themes: Rome, Vatican, and the Holy Father, Footsteps of a Saint, Twin Cities Pilgrimages | Location: Italy | |
| Medjugorje + Ireland | Dates: May 17th (Mon) to May 27th (Thu) 2027 | Details and Registration Form » |
Our Lady of Knock & MedjugorjeDOUBLE MARIAN PILGRIMAGE!
Join Fr. Randy Budnar, from the Diocese of Madison, WI, and Juan Landa from Mater Dei Tours, on this wonderful double Marian Pilgrimage to Ireland, a wee bit of Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. We will travel to the gorgeous and historic Emerald Isle to visit Drogheda (to pray before the relics of St. Oliver Plunket), Hill of Slane (to pray at the place where the 1st Paschal Fire was ever lit by St. Patrick), Monasterboyce (home to some of the best kept and largest Celtic Crosses), Knock's Marian Shrine (to pray at the spot where The Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph and St. John appeared along with the Lamb of God, right above an Altar), Croaghpatrick (to make a symbolic climb of this mountain, while praying the rosary), Kylemore Abbey (a magnificent place of peace and beauty), Tobernalt's Mass Rock (to attend Mass where the Irish attended Mass, hiding from the harsh persecutions of Catholics during the Penal Times), and Dublin filled with Irish history and culture! In Croatia, we stop in a quaint coastal town of Cavtat, and from there, we will experience a beautiful panoramic mountain drive showing us (from above, as if the bus was flying) the legendary city of Dubrovnik, the pearl of the Adriatic Sea. In Herzegovina, we arrive at a very important part of our double Marian Pilgrimage; to have an unforgettable spiritual retreat at Medjugorje, the famous Marian Shrine in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Visit St. James Parish Church, home to many spiritual events as well as some of the reported apparitions. We will climb Apparition Mountain, site of the first ever apparition in Medjugorje, Blue Cross (site of subsequent apparitions), Cross Mountain and many other sites associated with Medjugorje. We stay at the peaceful, humble and clean pilgrim accommodations near Apparition Mountain.
Chaplain: Fr. Randy Budnar, Diocese of Madison, Parochial Vicar of St. Cletus Parish. Director: Juan Landa, from Mater Dei ®
Registration OPEN! Register now before space disappears! $300 per person Early Angel discount available only for those who register prior to October 23rd, 2026!
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| Themes: Central Europe, Marian Pilgrimages, Irish Pilgrimages, Footsteps of a Saint | Locations: Bosnia & Croatia, Ireland | |
