Catholic Shrine Tour of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Trip Type: Cultural Tours
Duration: 8 hours
Explore Philadelphia's most treasured shrines, learn about the lives of the Saints, and deepen your faith. This 8-hour Catholic shrine tour includes a boxed lunch of your choice and a guided tour of all four shrines: Saint Rita of Cascia, Saint John Neumann, Miraculous Medal, and Saint Katharine Drexel.
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Explore Philadelphia's most treasured shrines, learn about the lives of the Saints, and deepen your faith. This 8-hour Catholic shrine tour includes a boxed lunch of your choice and a guided tour of all four shrines: Saint Rita of Cascia, Saint John Neumann, Miraculous Medal, and Saint Katharine Drexel.
Meet your knowledgeable guide outside Philadelphia's Independence Visitor Center, where you'll journey on a Victorian Trolley to four shrines. This 8-hour tour includes a box lunch of your choice: deli sandwich, vegan, or gluten-free.
National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia
Peace, forgiveness, reconciliation, healing, perseverance and abiding faith are the hallmarks of Saint Rita of Cascia, a woman whose life experience speaks to people of every state of life, and every age. She teaches us how to endure adversity gracefully. The life and spirit of St. Rita, born in Italy 1381, is reflected in the art throughout the lower shrine. The majestic St. Rita Church was first built in Italian South Philadelphia after her canonization in 1900. A prayerful atmosphere encourages private, meditative prayer.
National Shrine of St. John Neumann
When you enter the Shrine of St. John Neumann, you may immediately sense that you have set foot on holy ground. For more than 150 years, pilgrims have journeyed to St. John Neumann’s burial place to ask for this saintly bishop’s intercession. People come from all walks of life, and from all parts of the globe, trusting that the only canonized male American saint will ask God to answer their humble prayers. Although three official miracles led to his canonization by Pope Paul VI on June 19, 1977, the contemporary testimony of countless others bear witness to the present-day intercession of this holy Redemptorist.
Miraculous Medal Shrine
This architecturally rich building is a special place of peace where prayers are heard and graces granted. The upper and lower levels of the chapels are filled with images and shrines dedicated to the Blessed Mother and to the Miraculous Medal. While Our Lady revealed the design of the Miraculous Medal to Saint Catharine Labouré in Paris in 1830, the Perpetual Novena originated at Mary’s Central Shrine in Philadelphia.
Saint Katharine Drexel Mission Center & National Shrine
From the moment you arrive at the Saint Katharine Drexel Shrine, you are taken back in time to when the foundress of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament first opened the Motherhouse doors in 1891 to begin serving Black and Native American peoples. Visitors can experience the tranquility of the 19th century chapel in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. Located beneath the chapel, the Shrine is the final resting place of Saint Katharine, where all can pray seeking her intercession. Katharine Drexel was born and lived in the Philadelphia area from 1858 to 1955. Her entire life was devoted to those less fortunate. She was elevated to the sainthood on October 01, 2000.
Meet your knowledgeable guide outside Philadelphia's Independence Visitor Center, where you'll journey on a Victorian Trolley to four shrines. This 8-hour tour includes a box lunch of your choice: deli sandwich, vegan, or gluten-free.
National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia
Peace, forgiveness, reconciliation, healing, perseverance and abiding faith are the hallmarks of Saint Rita of Cascia, a woman whose life experience speaks to people of every state of life, and every age. She teaches us how to endure adversity gracefully. The life and spirit of St. Rita, born in Italy 1381, is reflected in the art throughout the lower shrine. The majestic St. Rita Church was first built in Italian South Philadelphia after her canonization in 1900. A prayerful atmosphere encourages private, meditative prayer.
National Shrine of St. John Neumann
When you enter the Shrine of St. John Neumann, you may immediately sense that you have set foot on holy ground. For more than 150 years, pilgrims have journeyed to St. John Neumann’s burial place to ask for this saintly bishop’s intercession. People come from all walks of life, and from all parts of the globe, trusting that the only canonized male American saint will ask God to answer their humble prayers. Although three official miracles led to his canonization by Pope Paul VI on June 19, 1977, the contemporary testimony of countless others bear witness to the present-day intercession of this holy Redemptorist.
Miraculous Medal Shrine
This architecturally rich building is a special place of peace where prayers are heard and graces granted. The upper and lower levels of the chapels are filled with images and shrines dedicated to the Blessed Mother and to the Miraculous Medal. While Our Lady revealed the design of the Miraculous Medal to Saint Catharine Labouré in Paris in 1830, the Perpetual Novena originated at Mary’s Central Shrine in Philadelphia.
Saint Katharine Drexel Mission Center & National Shrine
From the moment you arrive at the Saint Katharine Drexel Shrine, you are taken back in time to when the foundress of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament first opened the Motherhouse doors in 1891 to begin serving Black and Native American peoples. Visitors can experience the tranquility of the 19th century chapel in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. Located beneath the chapel, the Shrine is the final resting place of Saint Katharine, where all can pray seeking her intercession. Katharine Drexel was born and lived in the Philadelphia area from 1858 to 1955. Her entire life was devoted to those less fortunate. She was elevated to the sainthood on October 01, 2000.
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