Early start today because we’ve got a lot to accomplish. The Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano is a highlight of this pilgrimage. We had Mass in front of this oldest and most spectacular of the Eucharistic Miracles. In the 700s a priest was doubting the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and when he held up the host, the blood dripped on the altar and what was left in his hands was physical heart muscle and AB-type human blood. They are now on display and we got right up close.
We drove back across beautiful Italy and through the mountains and, like yesterday on Bus 2, we did our pilgrimage version of Catholic Answers Live on Bus no. 1. We also prayed the Rosary and have a good time. Lunch in Rome and free time a the Parthenon and Piazza Navona before we descended into St. Sebastian’s Catacombs. From there, we flew from Rome to Athens.