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Fatima
& Lourdes
Proposed
Itinerary
Day 1 - USA - Lisbon
Board your
overnight transatlantic flights to Lisbon. Dinner and breakfast are
served on board.
Day 2 - Lisbon
Arrive in Lisbon
and enjoy an orientation drive through Lisbon, highlighted with Mass and
a visit to the birthsite of Saint Anthony. Dinner and Overnight in
Lisbon.
Day 3 - Santarem - Fatima
Drive to the town of
Santarem, one of the oldest cities in the world, where you will have Mass
and visit the Church of St Stephen, which contains the oldest recorded
Eucharistic Miracle. Stolen by a woman in payment to a sorcerer, the Host
began to emit a brilliant beam of light and then to bleed. Reverently returned
to the church of St Stephen, this miracle has been on continuous display since
1269. In the afternoon, you drive to nearby Fatima, the place where the
Blessed Mother appeared in 1917 to three simple shepherd children and
exhorted mankind to pray for world peace. Tonight you may participate in a
candlelight procession. Dinner and overnight in Fatima.
Day 4 - Fatima
Six times, from
the May 13 to October 13, 1917, the Virgin Mary appeared to three novices
belonging to the diocese of Leiria. See the basilica was
constructed in 1928 and contains Francesco and Jacinta’s graves,
and celebrate Mass at the Little Chapel of the Apparitions. Visit the
Hamlet of Aljustrel, where the children lived, and Valinhos, the site
of Our Lady’s appearance after the children’s return from prison. Follow
the Stations of the Cross along the Via Sacra (The Sacred Way)
culminating in the Chapel of Calvary, which overlooks all of Fatima.
Dinner and overnight in Fatima.
Day 5 - Fatima - Coimbra - Alba de Tormes - Avila
Depart to Avila making 2 stops enroute; the first in Coimbra, to visit the Carmelite Convent the last earthly home of
Sr. Lucia, the third visionary. Continue to the Convent of the Poor
Clare’s to see the Silver coffin that holds the incorrupt body of St.
Elizabeth of Portugal. On the way to Avila we make another stop in
Alba de Tormes, where St. Theresa of Avila is buried. Arrive Avila in
time for dinner and overnight.
Day 6 - Avila - Burgos
St. Theresa,
the great mystic was the first woman to be named a
Doctor of the Church. In Avila, visit the Cathedral, which contains
many of St. Theresa’s relics and the crypt of the Convento of La
Santa, which is built on the site of the house where she was born and is
home to the most comprehensive museum dedicated to her life. Also visit La
Encarnacion Convent, the first convent she founded. In the afternoon, travel
to Burgos, the historic capital of Old Castile. Dinner and
overnight in Burgos. 
Day 7 - Burgos - Loyola - Lourdes
This morning you will have Mass
at the Santa Maria Cathedral. Leave Burgos, heading to Lourdes. En route
stop in Loyola, the birthplace of St Ignatius, founder of the
Jesuits. See the 17th Century Basilica dedicated to St Ignatius and
visit his family home which contains the place referred to as the Room of the
Conversion. Later, travel through the Pyrenees Mountains into
Lourdes, the birthplace of St Bernadette, and where Our Lady
appeared in 1858 near the Grotto of Massabielle. After dinner, enjoy a
candlelight procession. Overnight in Lourdes.
Day 8 & 9 - Lourdes
See a
video presentation telling the story of Lourdes and enjoy a guided tour
of Lourdes which will include the sanctuary; the Grotto, where
Our Lady appeared under the title of the Immaculate Conception; the
Basilica of the Rosary, the Basilica of St Pius X, the world’s
largest underground church; Boly Mill where St Bernadette was born
and the "Cachot," an abandoned prison where Bernadette’s impoverished
family lived; and the baths where hundreds of miraculous cures have taken
place.Dinner and overnight in Lourdes.
Day 10 - Lourdes - USA
Early departure for
USA.
Tour Features
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Round trip airfare from New York and Airport Taxes
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Accommodations in Superior Tourist and/or First Class Hotel, twin-bedded rooms with private
facilities
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Breakfast and dinner daily
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Transfers between airport and lodging with porterage at
hotels
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Assistance of Multi-lingual Tour Escort
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Sightseeing as specified in itinerary
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Welcome Packet / Document Portfolio
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Daily Mass and all spiritual activities coordinated
Pricing
| Program # |
2012 Pilgrimages Dates |
Price |
| FL12 0201 |
February 1 - 10, 2012 |
$3,299 |
| FL12 0229 |
February 29 - March 9, 2012 |
$3,299 |
| FL12 0328 |
March 28- April 6, 2012 |
$3,399 |
| FL12 0411 |
April 11- 20, 2012 |
$3,449 |
| FL12 0425 |
April 25- May 4, 2012 |
$3,549 |
| FL12 0509 |
May 9- 18, 2012 |
$3,449 |
| FL12 0523 |
May 23- June 1, 2012 |
$4,099 |
| FL12 0615 |
June 6- 15, 2012 |
$4,149 |
| FL12 0620 |
June 20- 29, 2012 |
$4,149 |
| FL12 0704 |
July 4- 13, 2012 |
$4,149 |
| FL12 0718 |
July 18- 27, 2012 |
$4,049 |
| FL12 0801 |
August 1- 10, 2012 |
$4,149 |
| FL12 0815 |
August 15- 24, 2012 |
$4,149 |
| FL12 0829 |
August 29- September 7, 2012 |
$4,149 |
| FL12 0912 |
September 12-21, 2012 |
$3,549 |
| FL12 0926 |
September 26- October 5, 2012 |
$3,549 |
| FL12 1010 |
October 10- 19, 2012 |
$3,449 |
| FL12 1016-CB |
October 16-27, 2012
Marian Prayer Group Pilgrimage with Cora Barrias, Group leader, Fr. Allan Tupa and Msgr. Cesar Petilla, Spiritual Directors |
$3,990.00
From Ft. Lauderdale |
| FL12 1107 |
November 7- 16, 2012 |
$3,399 |
| FL12 1205 |
December 5- 14, 2012 |
$3,299 |
Single Supplement: $699.00
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Post
optional Tour: Paris, Nevers, & Lisieux
Additional $1250 per person in double occupancy
Day 10 - Lourdes - Nevers
After breakfast leave on the flight to Paris or
Lyon. Upon arrival, you will meet your new guide. We
will travel by motor coach to the town of Nevers by way of the picturesque Loire
Valley. After taking the veil in 1867, St Bernadette lived for 12 years as a
member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Nevers. At least three times during
her short life-time, she received the last Sacraments. She was gradually struck
by other illnesses as well as asthma: among them, tuberculosis of the lung and a
tubercular tumor on her right knee. St Bernadette eventually died at the age of
35. See St Bernadette's incorrupt body at the convent of St Gildard,
miraculously preserved since her death in 1879. Overnight in Nevers.
Day
11 - Chartres - Lisieux
After breakfast we depart for Chartres, famous for
its stained-glass windows and wonderful colors dating back to the 12th and 13th
centuries. We will tour the Cathedral followed by free time for to explore and
enjoy Chartres and it's famed maze on your own. Dinner and overnight in
Lisieux.
Day 12 - Lisieux -
Rouen - Paris
After breakfast we enjoy a tour of Lisieux, the
home of St Therese whom Pope Pius X called "the greatest saint of modern times."
Her extraordinary love for God and service to humanity comes alive as you visit
the Basilica of Saint Therese, one of the biggest and most magnificent religious
structures built in the 20th century. During our stay in Lisiuex a mass will be
celebrated. We will stop at Les Buissonets, St. Therese's family home, there on
display are relics, clothing, and personal objects belonging to the "little
flower." Before leaving tour the ancient Cathedral of St Peter and the
Carmelite Convent. We continue on to Rouen where on the 30th May 1431, Joan of
Arc was burnt at Place du Vieux Marche. We will visit the Joan of Arc museum
and Rouen church. We continue on to Paris for dinner and overnight.
Day 13 - Lisieux -
Rouen - Paris
Wake up in Paris and depart for mass at Shrine of
the Miraculous Medal. View the incorrupt body of St Catherine Labouret whose
guardian angel led her to the chapel where the Blessed Virgin displayed a vision
of the miraculous medal and later the green scapular. The Virgin promised
bountiful graces for all who wore these. Our sightseeing tour includes some of
the most beautiful and important churches in the world such as Notre Dame
Cathedral and Sacre Coeur, see the sights as the Eiffel Tower, L'Arc de Triomphe,
and drive through the Champs Elysees. Enjoy other sights on this mostly
panoramic tour. Return to the hotel for little relaxing, dinner and overnight.
Day
14 - Paris - USA
After an early breakfast and heartfelt farewells,
we transfer to the airport for your return flight home.
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