JUBILEE YEAR - THE 4 HOLY DOOR

WHAT IS A JUBILEE?

• A Jubilee Year, rooted in the Old Testament, is a special year of grace that happens ONCE EVERY 25 YEARS called by the Holy Father. It is a special year of forgiveness and reconciliation.
• The Catholic Church offers the faithful the possibility of asking for a plenary indulgence – a remission of sins for themselves or deceased loved ones – to receive blessing and universal pardon.
• The Opening of the Holy Door The Jubilee Year “Pilgrims of Hope” which officially begun on December 24, 2024, when Late Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica. Next to open was the Holy Doors of the other three major basilicas in Rome: St. Mary Major, St. Paul Outside the Walls, and St. John Lateran, as well as the holy doors of other basilicas worldwide.

WHAT IS PLENARY INDULGENCE?

• A plenary indulgence cleanses the soul as if the person had just been baptized.
• Plenary indulgences obtained during the Jubilee Year can also be applied to souls in purgatory, with the possibility of obtaining two plenary indulgences for the deceased in one day.
• To obtain an indulgence, the usual conditions of detachment from all sin, sacramental confession, Holy Communion, and prayer for the intentions of the pope must be met.

HOW CAN YOU OBTAIN PLENARY INDULGENCE?

Make a pilgrimage to Rome. Catholics who make a pilgrimage to Rome during the 2025 Jubilee Year can obtain plenary indulgence by visiting at least one of the four major papal basilicas: St. Peter’s Basilica, the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, or St. Paul Outside the Walls.

Perform works of mercy. Fast from social media Volunteer & Acts of penance

Abstaining, Fasting, Donating and Volunteering in service to your community.

DAY 1/19 OCT(SUN): DEPART PEN

 Assemble at KLIA main terminal and meet Tour Manager at Emirates Airlines check in counter 4 hrs prior to flight departure.

DAY 2/20 OCT(MON): KUL - ROME (X/X/D)

 Flight depart via Dubai

 Arrive Fiumicino Airport, Rome and proceed to immigration and customs clearance.

 Visit St Mary Majors Basilica (1st Door) – The Basilica of St. Mary Major is also known in Italian as the Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore. It is the largest Roman Catholic Marian Church in Rome. Basilica of St. Mary Major gave justice to its name because of its grandeur, not only in size but also regarding its art and architecture.

 Visit - St Alphonsus de Liquori Church.

 Mass at church.

 Check in the hotel.

 Dinner and overnight in Rome.

DAY 3/21 OCT(TUE) : ROME (B/L/D)

  Breakfast at hotel.

  Visit St Peter Basilica (2nd Door) - St Peter’s Basilica is a major basilica in Vatican City. St. Peter's was until recently the largest church ever built and it remains one of the holiest sites in Christendom. It stands on the traditional site where Peter (considered the first pope) was crucified and buried. St. Peter's tomb is under the main altar and many other popes are buried in the basilica as well.

  Mass at Church.

  Lunch at local restaurant.

  Visit to St. John Lateran Church. (3rd Door) Basilica of Saint John Lateran was built under pope Melchiade (311-314), it’s the most ancient church in the world. Since the pope is also the bishop of Rome, Saint John in Lateran – being seat of the bishop’s residence – is also Rome’s Cathedral.

  Visit Scala Santa – The Holy Stairs, a chapel built around the great relic of the steps to Pontius Pilate's palace that Jesus once climbed to meet his fate. This "Holy Staircase" consists of 28 steps of Tyrian marble that legend holds were the actual staircase of Pilate's house, which Jesus descended after being condemned.

  Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme – one of the seven pilgrimage Churches in the Eternal City. It is known visit for its extraordinary collection of relics from the Holyland. Its full-sized replica of the Shroud of Turin, the shrine of a young girl who is being considered for sainthood, and its connections with Constantine and St. Helen.

  Dinner & overnight in Rome.

DAY 4/22 OCT(WED) : ROME (B/L/D)

  Breakfast at the hotel.

 Proceed for Papal Audience - giving pilgrims and visitors the chance to "see the Pope" and receive the Papal Blessing or Apostolic Blessing from the successor of The Apostle Peter during their visit. **Papal audience is subject to Pope’s schedule and availability**

  After lunch, visit Trevi Foutain.

 Visit St Paul’s Basilica Outside the Wall. Walk through Holy Door (4th Door) - St Paul’s Basilica Outside the Wall, known of its location outside the old city walls of Rome, is one of the great churches and became beloved and popular pilgrimage destination. Aside from its antiquity, it is home to the grave of St. Paul. It is one of the seven ancient pilgrimage churches of Rome. The Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Wall is part of the Vatican City UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Visit Chiesa Al Martirio di S. Paolo. Chiesa Al Martirio di S. Paolo - the Church of Saint Paul at the Three Fountains (Chiesa del martirio di San Paolo alle Tre Fontane), is the site of the martyrdom of Saint Paul. Tradition tells us that, because he was a Roman citizen, he was beheaded. The story was passed down that his head bounced three times on the ground, and at each spot a spring appeared.

  Mass at Church.

  Dinner, check in & overnight stay in Rome.

DAY 5/23 OCT (THU):ROME - MANOPELLO - SAN GIOVANNI  (B/X/D)

 Breakfast in the hotel and check out.

 Mass at Church.

 Drive to Manopello.

 Proceed to visit Basilica del Volto Santo – Face of Jesus. At the Shrine of the Holy Face in Manoppello, Italy, visitors see a transparent cloth encased between two glass panes within an ornate silver frame above the sanctuary’s altar. Once light is shone on the cloth of byssus fibre, the image of a bearded man, eyes open and mouth seemingly taking a breath is revealed.

 Own lunch

 Transfer to San Giovanni Rotondo.

 Check in at the hotel.

 Dinner and overnight in San Giovanni.

DAY 6/24 OCT (FRI) : SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO  (B/X/D)

  Breakfast in the hotel.

 Visit the Shrine of Padre Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo, southern Italy, is the second-most visited Catholic shrine in the world. It centers on the tomb of Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, a Capuchin friar, priest and mystic known for his devotion to God, care for the sick, and supernatural gifts. He died in 1968 and was declared a saint in 2002. We tour the sanctuary, see the old church and the crucifix from which he received the stigmata in 1918. You will see the confessional where Padre Poi spent innumerable hours with a multitude of pilgrims, directing them on their journey toward God.

 Mass at Church.

 Own lunch

  Visit Monte Sant’ Angelo - Monte Sant’ Angelo or The Sanctuary of St. Michael the Archangel (Santuario di San Michele Arcangelo) is a sacred cave and popular Catholic shrine near San Giovanni Rotundo. Here the Archangel Michael is said to have appeared in 490, 492 and 1656 and consecrated the shrine himself.

  Dinner & overnight in San Giovanni.

DAY 7/25 OCT (SAT): SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO - LANCIANO - LORETO - ASSISI (B/X/D)

 Breakfast at hotel.

 Check out and depart for Lanciano (Chieti).

 Mass at Church.

 Visit the Eucharistic Miracle - Eucharistic Miracles the one at Lanciano, a small town in Italy, just a few kilometers from the Adriatic Sea, is undoubtedly the one that is best known. This Miracle took place at the beginning of the 7th Century.

 Transfer to Loreto.

 Visit Holy House of Loreto. The Basilica della Santa Casa or Basilica of the Holy House is a shrine of Marian pilgrimage in Loreto, Italy. The basilica is known for enshrining the house in which the Blessed Virgin Mary is believed to have lived. Pious devotees believe that the same house was flown over by Angelic beings from Jerusalem to Tersatto then to Recanati before arriving at the current site

  Continue drive to Assisi.

  Check in, dinner & overnight stay in Assisi.

DAY 8/26 OCT(SUN) : ASSISI  (B/X/D)

 Breakfast in the hotel.

 Mass at Church.

  Visit Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi and Santa Chiara Church.

The Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic where Saint Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.

Santa Chiara Church is in the rione Pigna, formerly the Campus Martius area of Rome dedicated to Saint Clare of Assisi. It is located at the corner of via Santa Chiara and via di Torre Argentina (where this street becomes via della Rotonda). It is about a block south of the Pantheon, at the piazza Santa Chiara.

 Own lunch

 Visit St Mary of Angels. The Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels houses the tiny chapel (the Portiuncula – literally means the tiny portion) that Saint Francis built in response to Our Lady’s request to “help rebuild my church”. The chapel is where he lived and began his Franciscan Order. The Basilica is built over this chapel.

 Visit the Tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis in Church of Saint Mary Major.

 Dinner & overnight in Assisi.

DAY 9/27 OCT(MON): ASSISI - FLORENCE - PISA  (B/X/D)

 Breakfast in the hotel.

 Check out and drive to Florence.

 Mass at Church.

 Visit Duomo St Maria del Fiore. Santa Maria del Fiore is one of the largest churches in the world. The plan consists of a triple-nave basilica with the presbytery area nested within, dominated by the large octagon of the immense dome, around which are three radial apses (or “tribunes”), each consisting of five chapels. The cathedral is 153 meters in length, 90 meters wide at the transept, and 90 meters high from floor toArrive proceed fbor Lunch. ase of the lantern. The title “Santa Maria del Fiore” (Lady of the flower) alludes to the name of the city, "Florentia", or “city of flowers”, “destined to bloom”, and to its emblem, the Florentine lily.

Own lunch.

 Drive to Pisa.

 Photo stop at: Leaning tower of Pisa, Square of Miracles, The Baptistery and The Duomo.

Tower of Pisa is more accurately referred to simply as the bell tower, or campanile. The Pisa tower is one of the four buildings that make up the cathedral complex in Pisa, Italy. Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most remarkable architectural structures from medieval Europe.

Piazza dei Miracoli Pisa (Square of Miracles) is one of the most famous places in all of Pisa. The name of this placed was given by Gabriele D’Annunzio, a famous Italian writer, who mentioned it in his novel. Located to the north of central Pisa, the place holds some of the main buildings which make Pisa such a great place for tourists.

The Baptistery in Pisa, devoted to St. John the Baptist, stands in front of the west facade of the Cathedral; it was begun in the middle of the 12th century as replacement of a previous Baptismal building, oldest and smaller, octagonal shape, which was North.

 Proceed to hotel for check in.

 Dinner and overnight in Pisa.

DAY 10/28 OCT (TUE) : PISA - BOLOGNA - KUL  (B/X/X)

  Breakfast at hotel and check out.

  Farewell Mass at Church.

  After mass, transfer to Bologna Airport for departure flight to Penang via Kuala Lumpur.

DAY 11/29 OCT (WED): KUALA LUMPUR - PEN

  Arrive Kuala Lumpur with fond memory of Italy Pilgrimage.