Reflections by: Ashwin Pandiyan, Aaron Dharanan, Jonah Kwek La Verna En route to the mountain of the Stigmata La Verna. The mountain of the Stigmata. The climax of our pilgrimage. The journey up to the sacred mountain was almost unreal. In a very real sense, we...
Reflections by: Dillon Lim, Gzenn Low, Jonah Kwek Basilica of St. Domenico Basilica of St Domenico After a delicious breakfast buffet from the hotel, we stepped out into the rainy streets of Siena. Our first stop of the day was the Basilica of St. Domenico. Although...
Reflections by: Aaron Dharanan, Eden Leow, Ashwin Pandiyan, Jonah Kwek Le Celle Hermitage Our first stop of the day was a hermitage. Known as Le Celle, this Franciscan hermitage is just five kilometres from Cortona at the feet of Mount Sant’Egidio. In 1211, St Francis...
Reflections by: Dillon Lim, Gzenn Low, Jonah Kwek Carceri Hermitage Glorious skies of Assisi For our last full day in Assisi, we awoke to dark, heavy clouds that threatened rain. Our first stop was high in the mountains: the Carceri Hermitage. Built in 1205, Carceri...
Reflections by: Eden Leow, Ashwin Pandiyan, Aaron Dhavanar, Jonah Kwek SMOTA Interior of St Mary of the Angels It was clear from our first visit to SMOTA that we needed at least another day to take in the simple majesty of this Basilica. There just didn’t...
Reflections by: Dillon Lim, Gzenn Low Foligno – Church of St. Francis Altar of Church of St Francis Ceiling of Church of St Francis After breakfast at the hotel and a lovely morning prayer during our 20 minute bus ride, we arrived at the town of Foligno. Foligno...