RHODA WISE (SERVANT OF GOD)
HOME & MOTHER ANGELICA
MUSEUM CANTON, OHIO
April 7, 2025
THIS PILGRIMAGE IS SOLD OUT.
Please signup for the waitlist for a Fall trip to Canton.
*includes bus fare and driver tip, lunch, beverages and snacks for return home and donation to each shrine
Payable by check or credit card.
Checks should be made payable to “Padre Pio Pilgrimage Company”
and mailed to 1 Bratenahl Place #1307 Cleveland, OH 44108.
8:30 – 8:45 AM
Board bus at Holy Redeemer Church, 15712 Kipling Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44103
Free parking for day in the parking lot.
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Rhoda Wise Home (Canton), where:
- Rhoda was Visited Often by St. Therese of Lisieux (The Little Flower) and Our Lord.
- Numerous Healings have occurred (including Rhoda’s own healings and the healing
of teenage Rita Rizzo who later became Mother Angelica). - Rhoda was given the gift of The Stigmata (wounds of Christ on her head and hands).
- Jesus Blessed water that was (and still is) used for miraculous healings.
- Eucharstic Miracle took place and can still be seen today.
- Jesus asked Rhoda to draw and place a picture of his face in her home.
- The Statue of The Little Flower shed tears often.
- The Statue of The Baby Jesus came to life.
- Numerous relics of many saints are housed.
- Jesus ordered a shrine built in honor of His Sacred Heart and Saint Therese.
11:15 AM – 2:00 PM
The Saint Raphael Center, (Canton), where:
- We will attend mass in the Mary, Ark of the Covenant Chapel (inspired by the
basilica of the same title in the Holy Land). - Have lunch while watching a film about Mother Angelica ’s Life.
- Tour the Mother Angelica Museum and learn about the amazing life of Rita Rizzo
who grew up in a rough neighborhood on Canton’s South Side during the Great
Depression and went on to launch what has become the largest religious media
network in the world, EWTN.
2:15 – 3:00 PM
Historic Saint Peter Church (downtown Canton), where:
- Pastor Monsignor George Habig was the spiritual advisor to both Rhoda Wise
and Rita Rizzo (Mother Angelica). This is a magnificent st ructure with a
breathtaking interior.
3:15 – 4:30 PM
Sancta Clara Monastery (Canton) where:
- Young Sister Angelica professed her final vows to the Order of the Poor Clares and
spent 17 years of her religious life. - Mother Angelica made her famous bargain with God!
- We will Adore the Blessed Sacrament!
4:30 – 5:45 PM
Bus ride home
- Snacks and refreshments
- A short testimony on Medjugorje where Our Lady has been appearing daily since 1981.