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Fr. Jeffrey Keyes, C.PP.S., will lead a tour of St. Gaspar sites, In the footsteps of St. Gaspar, October 1-10, 2012.

The tour, which departs from San Francisco, arrives in Rome on October 2. Touring begins in earnest on the second day with a trip to St. Peter’s Basilica and the Sistine Chapel.

Other stops in Rome include Santa Maria in Trevio Church, which holds the tomb of St. Gaspar; the Pantheon; the Church of the Gesu, where Gaspar spent much of his time as a youth; the Palazzo Altieri, where St. Gaspar’s father was employed as a chef; and San Nicola in Carcare, where St. Gaspar preached his first mission.

Other communities included on the tour are Sonnino, where St. Gaspar preached reconciliation to the bandits; Albano; Assisi; and the Abbey of San Felice, where the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood was founded in 1815.

Daily Mass is included in the tour schedule.

For more information, contact Fr. Keyes at jkeyescpps@stedwardcatholic.org or call Irma at 510-797-0241, or contact Catholic Tour, 888-465-9868 or 216-751-8301. (USA telephone numbers)

Text: Jean Giesige, Cincinnati Province
Photo: Bill Nordenbrock, CPPS[/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]