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Day 1 - Monday: Depart to Greece.
Day 2 - Tuesday: Arrive Athens -
Thessaloniki. Stay
where the inhabitants "sounded out the word of the Lord".
 Day
3 - Wednesday: Amphipolis - Kavala - Philippi.
Mark the footsteps of St.
Paul by pausing at the 4th century BC Lion Statue prominent on his
travel path. See his gateway to Europe, marked by a Greek Orthodox
Church. Visit where Paul experienced his first imprisonment in a crypt;
sang hymns to the prison jailer before the earthquake set him free;
arrived on mainland Europe in response to a vision; first preached the
Gospel in Europe; and baptized his first believer. Sung Mass at the
chapel will be celebrated.
 Day
4 - Thursday: Thessaloniki.
View Roman excavations
and tour the ancient capital of Macedonia including the Church of St.
Paul, and the crypt from which St. Paul preached, along with the cave
and well. See also the House of Jason where Paul stayed. Informal
singing at various sacred sites.
Day 5 - Friday: Central Greece - Pella
- Berea - Vergina - Kalambaka.
In the birthplace of
Alexander the Great, visit the House of Lion Hunt. In biblical Berea,
see St. Paul Steps commemorating the Apostle's willing audience and the
Ayios Christos Church, marking the growth of the Gospel.
Day 6 - Saturday: Meteora Monasteries.
See the fascinating
"Monasteries Hanging in the Air".
 Day
7 - Sunday: Delphi.
Visit the extensive
archeological site on Mount Pamassos associated with the "Oracle". Visit
the Sanctuary of Apollo and explore the Museum. Ferry to Patras. Sung
Sunday Mass at St. Andrew Church.
Day 8 - Monday: Corinth - Cenchreae -
Athens.
In Corinth, the Apostle
arrived A.D.50-51 to preach the Christian faith and wrote the first of
his epistles. Prayer service/informal singing among the ruins of the
ancient temple where the Apostle preached. In Cenchreae, St. Paul took a
vow and departed from the old harbour for Ephesus.
Day 9 - Tuesday: Athens.
Tour the capital city visiting the Roman Market,
temples and the ancient Agora. Walk across Maris Hill where Paul
addressed the philosophers of Areopagus. See St. Paul's Well and the
Acropolis. Leisure time. Optional concert performance.
Day 10 - Wednesday: Return from
Athens.
Suggested Venues:
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Thessaloniki: The Immaculate Conception of Our Lady
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Corinth: St. Paul church, excavations of ancient
temple.
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Patras: St. Andrew Church
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Athens: Cathedral of St. Dionysius, Sacred Heart
Church, Church of the Apostles, St. Michael Church
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Istanbul: St. Anthony Church
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Ephesus: Basilica of St. John, Roman theatre
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Kusadasi: Church of the Holy Virgin Mary
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Patmos: Monastery of St. John
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Mykonos: Panaghias tou Rodariou Church
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Rhodes: Santa Maria Church
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Samos: Panaghias Church
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Syros: Saint George's Cathedral, St. Joseph's Parish
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Milos: Our Lady of the Rosary Parish
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Santorini: St. John the Baptist Cathedral
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