 | | Lourdes & the Shrines of France Proposed Itinerary Day 1 - Depart USA
Departure from your home town for the overnight flights to France. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board. Day 2 -Lyon -La Salette
Early flight to Lyon. Upon arrival Transfer to La Salette located in a high alpine pasture in the French Alps, La Salette is the site where the Virgin Mary appeared in 1846 to two shepherds, Melanie Matthew and Maximin Gird. Our Lady appeared to these shepherds crying, lamenting over the lack of observance of Sundays and the profaning of her Son's holy name. A spring forever marks the spot where the Virgin appeared and where millions of pilgrims come to in order to drink the fresh spring water and to pray. The stunning mountain scenery and lush mountain trails make La Salette one of the most spectacular pilgrimage site in France, with a beautiful Basilica built to honor the Virgin Mary. In 2006 La Salette celebrated the 160th anniversary of Our Lady's first appearance. Dinner and overnight in Corps.
Day 3 -La Salette - Paray Le Monial
Mass at Notre Dame De La Salette, then we continue our journey and travel North to Paray Le Monial. Dinner and overnight.
Day 4 - Paray Le Monial - Ars - Paray Le Monial
We start our day with Mass in hometown of the devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Visit the Chapel of the Visitation where Jesus exposed His Sacred Heart to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque during a number of apparitions, Reliquary of St. Margaret containing her relics, located underneath a wax figure of the saint. Next we head to the pretty little town of Ars where St Jean-Marie Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests, spent a great part of his holy life giving powerful sermons and spending up to 17 hours a day in the confessional, sleeping only two hours a night. People continuously flowed into Ars from every part of France seeking his spiritual guidance and healing. The charity and love for people of this simple curate of Ars became famous all over the Christian world. He died in 1895 and his incorrupt body lies in repose, along with many relics from this saint who was canonized in 1925. Continue to Paray Le Monial.
Day 5 - Paray Le Monial - Lyon - Lourdes After an early breakfast we depart Paray le Monial for Lyon airport where we will board our 2 hour flight to Pau or Toulouse Airport (this flight is not included for Land Only * participants). Upon your arrival in Lourdes transfer to your hotel. Relax or explore before dinner, followed by a candlelight procession before retiring. Dinner and overnight. Days 6 & 7 - Lourdes
During your stay in Lourdes you will have a chance to celebrate daily Mass, and Mass at the Grotto on Sunday, enjoy a video presentation telling the story of Lourdes, and walk in the footsteps of St Bernadette. See Boly Mill where St Bernadette was born and the "Cachot," an abandoned prison where Bernadette's impoverished family lived. Join your prayers with those of pilgrims from around the world as you pray for the sick, drink water from the miraculous spring the Virgin directed Bernadette to locate at the base of the grotto, and submerge yourself in the healing baths. Experience Christ's love as you walk the life sized Stations of the Cross overlooking the holy Grotto. Kneel in the chapel built on the very rock of the Grotto, in obedience to the request of the "Immaculate Conception." Our tour of Lourdes includes visits to the sanctuary, the Basilica of St Pius X, the world's largest underground church. Attend the blessing of the sick, and participate in nightly candlelight processions requested by Our Lady.
Day 8 - Lourdes - Nevers
After breakfast leave on the flight to Paris or Lyon. We will travel by motor coach for Nevers to visit St Gildard's Convent to pray before the uncorrupted body of St Bernadette. At the conclusion of the eighteen apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Lourdes, St Bernadette lived for 12 years as a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Nevers, having taken the veil in 1867.Throughout her life she suffered from and eventually died of asthma at the age of 35. You will see St Bernadette's incorrupt body miraculously preserved since her death in 1879. Dinner and overnight in Nevers.
Day 9 - Nevers - 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 10 - Lisieux - Rouen - Paris
After breakfast we travel northwest to the town 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 come alive as you visit the Basilica Cathedral of St Peter, and Les Buissonets, her family home. On display are relics, clothing, and personal objects belonging to the "little flower." View the statue depicting the Virgin Mary who smiled at St Therese during an ecstacy before curing her illness. Combine your prayers in the Carmel Chapel with those of the Carmelite sisters, just as St Therese did before her death in 1897. 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. Return to Paris for dinner and overnight.
Day 11 - Paris
Breakfast, then travel to the Shrine of the Miraculous Medal to celebrate Mass. 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. Following Mass we will stop at the Church of St Vincent De Paul and then continue on our guided tour of this beautiful city, visiting the magnificent Notre Dame Cathedral, the Church of the Sacre Coeur (if possible) and panoramic Paris. Afternoon is free for individual visits and shopping. This evening we can take an optional dinner cruise on the River Seine (additional cost).
Day 12 - Paris - USA
Transfer to the airport for the return flights to the United States. Tour Features- Round trip airfare from New York
- Accommodations in Superior Tourist and/or First Class Hotel, twin-bedded rooms with private facilities
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Transfers between airport and lodging with porterage at hotels
- Multi-lingual Tour Escort
- Sightseeing as specified in itinerary
- Welcome Packet / Document Portfolio
- Daily Mass and all spiritual activities coordinated
Pricing | Tour # | 2010 Pilgrimages Dates | Price |
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| SF10 0831 | August 31 - September 11, 2010 | $3,949.00 | | SF10 0914 | September 14 - 25, 2010 | $3,949.00 | | SF10 0928 | September 28 - October 09, 2010 | $3,949.00 | | SF10 1012 | October 12 - 23, 2010 | $3,849.00 | | SF10 1102 | November 02- 13, 2010 | $3,849.00 |
| Tour # | 2011 Pilgrimages Dates | Price |
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| SF11 0118 | January 18 - 29, 2011 | $3,849.00 | | SF11 0215 | February 15 - 26, 2011 | $3,949.00 | | SF11 0301 | March 01 - 12, 2011 | $3,849.00 | | SF11 0315 | March 15 - 26, 2011 | $3,849.00 | | SF11 0329 | March 29 - April 09, 2011 | $3,949.00 | | SF11 0412 | April 12 - 23, 2011 | $3,949.00 | | SF11 0426 | April 26 - May 07, 2011 | $3,949.00 | | SF11 0510 | May 10 - 21, 2011 | $3,949.00 | | SF11 0524 | May 24 - June 04, 2011 | $4,449.00 | | SF11 0607 | June 07 - 18, 2011 | $4,449.00 | | SF11 0621 | June 21 - July 02, 2011 | $4,449.00 | | SF11 0705 | July 05 - 16, 2011 | $4,449.00 | | SF11 0719 | July 19 - 30, 2011 | $4,449.00 | | SF11 0802 | August 02 - 20, 2011 | $4,649.00 | | SF11 0816 | August 16 - 27, 2011 | $4,449.00 | | SF11 0830 | August 30 -September 10, 2011 | $3,949.00 | | SF11 0913 | September 13 - 24, 2011 | $3,949.00 | | SF11 0927 | September 27 - October 08, 2011 | $3,849.00 | | SF11 1011 | October 11 - 22, 2011 | $3,849.00 | | SF11 1025 | October 25 - November 05, 2011 | $3,849.00 | | SF11 1108 | November 08 - 19, 2011 | $3,849.00 | | SF11 1122 | November 22 - December 03, 2011 | $3,849.00 |
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