TOUR 13
Fatima, Lourdes, Paris

9 or 11 Days

Day 1 New York - Lisbon

Our pilgrimage begins as we leave from New York’s JFK airport or from your home town, for an overnight flight to Lisbon. Dinner and breakfast are served on board.

Day 2 Lisbon - Santarem - Fatima
After an orientation drive through Lisbon, we drive to the town of Santarem, one of the oldest cities in the world. We will walk through its narrow streets to the Church of St Stephen, containing the oldest recorded Eucharistic miracle. See the 750-year-old Holy Miracle of Santarem, a relic of the Bleeding Host. 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 early afternoon, we 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. After settling into your hotel, you may participate in a candlelight procession or relax. Dinner and overnight.

Days 3 & 4 Fatima
After breakfast, we celebrate Mass at the Little Chapel of the Apparitions. Touring Fatima, we see the Basilica, the site of Francesco's and Jacinta's graves, 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. Join pilgrims from around the world in an evening candlelight procession to pray the rosary. Don’t forget your white handkerchief for the Adeus farewell, when thousands of pilgrims wave a loving farewell to the statue of Our Lady of the Rosary. Dinner and overnight in Fatima

Day 5 Fatima - Coimbra - Burgos
After breakfast we depart by motorcoach to the city of Coimbra. Here you will see the incorrupt body of St Isabel and the Carmelite cloister where Sister Lucia still lives. We will drive into Spain to the city of Burgos. The Basilica of Burgos is one of the largest and most majestic in Europe. Dinner and overnight.

Day 6 Burgos - Lourdes
After breakfast we leave Spain. You will delight in the scenery as we motor through the Pyrenees Mountains. Standing between the spectacular mountain river, Gave de Pau, stands picturesque Lourdes, the birthplace of St Bernadette to whom Our Lady appeared in 1858 near the Grotto of Massabielle. Settle into your hotel and celebrate Mass at the famous Grotto. Dinner and overnight.

Day 7 Lourdes
After breakfast, our guided tour of Lourdes will include the sanctuary; the Basilica of St Pius X, the world's largest underground church; and the baths where hundreds of miraculous cures have taken place. During your stay in Lourdes you may celebrate daily Mass at the Grotto, 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, 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." Attend the blessing of the sick and participate in nightly candlelight processions requested by Our Lady. Time for private devotions before dinner and overnight.

Day 8 Lourdes - Paris 
Breakfast, we fly to Paris, transfer to our hotel, and then take a guided tour of this beautiful city seeing such landmarks as Notre Dame Cathedral, the Champs Elysees, L’Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower, the Church of the Sacre Coeur, and the Church of St Vincent De Paul. Dinner and overnight.

Day 9 Paris - New York
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. Transfer to the airport after your memorable pilgrimage for your return flight to the United States.
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Optional: 2 extra nights in Paris, Nevers and Lisieux / $499

Day 9 Paris / Excursion to Nevers

Depart by motor coach for Nevers by way of the picturesque Loire Valley. St Bernadette lived for 12 years as a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Nevers, having taken the veil in 1867. Throughout her life she suffered from and eventually died of asthma at the age of 35. See St Bernadette’s incorrupt body at the convent of St Gildard, miraculously preserved since her death in 1879. Dinner and return to the hotel in Paris.

Day 10 Paris / Excursion to Lisieux
After breakfast we travel northwest by motor coach 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 will 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 ecstasy 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. Return to Paris for dinner and overnight.

Day 11 Paris - USA
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. Transfer to the airport filled with treasured memories for your return flight to the United States.

Your Trip Includes:
   Round-trip flights: New York / Lisbon / Lourdes / Paris / New York
   7 nights in 3-star superior tourist class hotels:
   3 nights: Fatima, Portugal
   1 night: Burgos, Spain
   2 nights: Lourdes, France
   1 night: Paris (9-days tour) 3 nights in Paris (11-day tour)
   Breakfast and dinner daily
   All transfers as per itinerary with private motor coach
   Hotel taxes
   Mass daily
   Guides and entrance fees as listed
   Flight bag and portfolio of travel documents

Not Included:  Lunch.  Airport tax of $85. Travel insurance at $99. Tips to guides and drivers ($5 per day).  Items of personal nature. 

Departure Dates & Prices
2001
Mar. 10 - 18
May 10 - 18
Jun. 11 - 19
Sept. 11 - 19
Oct. 11 - 19
Nov. 3 - 11

Land Only
Single Supplement

2 extra nights in Paris (Days 9 - 11)
Single Supplement
$1,599
1,799
1,799
1,899
1,799
1,599

$1,199
$295

$499
$129
Add-on airfare from your home town. 
Please see
Air Fare From Your Town

Departure Dates & Prices
2002
Mar. 10 - 18
May 10 - 18
Jun. 11 - 19
Sept. 11 - 19
Oct. 11 - 19
Nov. 3 - 11

Land Only
Single Supplement

2 extra nights in Paris (Days 9 - 11)
Single Supplement
$1,599
1,799
1,799
1,899
1,799
1,599

$1,199
$295

$499
$129
Add-on airfare from your home town. 
Please see
Air Fare From Your Town

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