This morning we were able to visit the beautiful Benedictine Monastery of Monte Cassino. We celebrated Mass with the Benedictine monks before taking a tour of the largest and last monastery St. Benedict founded. At the end of the tour we were able to visit the tomb of St. Benedict and his twin sister St. Scholastica, and at the tomb offer prayers of gratitude for our Benedictine Sisters and Brothers that brought the faith to western ND. We are now off to Assisi.
Our third day on pilgrimage started with a trip to the smallest nation in the world: the Vatican City. While the Vatican is not even a square mile, the museums...
After having Mass at the Basilica of St. Francis and a tour of the church, we marched from our hotel to the top of Mt. Subasio to visit the Hermitage of St. Francis....