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SUBIACO, ITALY

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Today we went to Subiaco, Italy.  There is a strong Connection to Holy Cross through the Benedictine monks, Rosendo Salvado and the fact that it is the sister town of our Subiaco in Perth. There were two places in particular that we visited today; the Abbey of Santa Scolastica (consecrated to St Scolastica  the twin sister of St Benedict, the founder of the Benedictine order of which Dom Salvado was a member) and Sacro Speco (the Holy Cave in which St Benedict spent three years in before founding the Benedictine Order).  A monastery has been built into the cliff side around the cave.   Rosendo Salvado visited both of these places before moving to Australia. Our last day of sight seeing was the best way to finish off a wonderful week in Italy. We enjoyed breathtaking views of the country side and the hospitality of people of Subiaco.  We finished the way we started our connection to Italy, on a pilgrimage in which we connected with God, self, others and natu...
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We are on our way!

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FINAL MORNING

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Here we are, at the airport in Rome ready to fly home. What an amazing pilgrimage it has been for all seven of us. Each one of us have had our own unique encounters along the way. On our final day, we begun by visiting two special pilgrim churches: The Archbasilica of St John Lateran (the cathedral church of the Diocese of Rome) and Santa Croce in Gerusalemme (the Basilica of the Holy Cross). Both churches were amazing. Our final pilgrim experience occurred over lunch at Termini train station. We caught up with a man from El Salvador, German de Silva. German, was taught by Fr Rutilio Grande and more importantly was a Catechist in his parish under the guidance of St Romero. German shared with us the numerous encounters (twice a month) that he had with St Romero. Of deep significance to us, he shared of the heart of Romero, a man of the people who proclaimed the truth of the Gospel in all circumstances. German encouraged us to continue to use Romero as a model of Christian living, that...
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