Day
1 New York - Paris
Evening departure from New York’s JFK
airport (or from your hometown) for the overnight flight to Paris.
Dinner and breakfast will be served on board.
Day 2 Paris
- Lourdes
On arriving in Paris this morning, we
connect to the one-hour flight to Lourdes. Arrive in Lourdes about
noon and transfer to your hotel. Relax or explore before dinner,
followed by a candlelight procession before retiring.
Day 3
Lourdes
During your stay in Lourdes you will
have a chance to 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 or 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. Evenings are free for optional Blessed
Sacrament Procession or join the candlelight procession and group
rosary. Dinner and overnight.
Day 4 Lourdes
- Loyola - Santander
After breakfast we leave for the
beautiful city of Loyola. After celebrating Mass at the Basilica, we
enjoy a short tour of the birthplace of St Ignatius de Loyola, the
founder of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits. After lunch, we travel
to Santander, our base for the next four days. Dinner and overnight.
Days 5
& 6 Santander
- Garabandal - Santander
After breakfast,
we motor through the scenic countryside of Spain to the hamlet of
Garabandal, a sparsely populated village consisting of about 80
humble dwellings in the Cantabrian Mountains. Little has changed in
Garabandal since June 18, 1961 when four children had two
apparitions. In the first an angel appeared, having been sent to
prepare the children for a visit from the Virgin. From July 2, 1961
until November 13, 1965, the Blessed Virgin herself visited them,
speaking secrets of future events. The children reported a promised
future miracle at a grove of pine trees on a bluff overlooking the
village. It will take place on the feast-day of a little known
martyr of the Eucharist and coincide with an event in the Church.
During your stay you will have time for reflection, devotions, and a
chance to follow the Stations of the Cross. Return motor coach trip
to our hotel in Santandar for dinner and overnight.
Days 7
& 8 Santander - Santiago De
Compostela
You
will awake this morning to village sounds beckoning us towards the
great Cathedral of St James (Santiago) of Compostela, one of
Europe's most beautiful churches. Permitted only to pilgrims, we
will climb the stairs behind the high altar to visit the crypt where
the relics of St James are preserved, touch the central pillar
(Portico de La Gloria), see the botafumeiro, all the while admiring
the great wealth of medieval art in the Cathedral. We then visit the
cloister museum. Dinner and overnight in Santiago de Compostela
Day 9 Santiago
de Compostela - Fatima
After
breakfast we tour Santiago de Compostela, a city full of great
buildings and other attractions. Later we continue our journey south
by coach to 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 in Fatima
Days 10 & 11 Fatima
After
breakfast, we will 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 (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 12 Fatima - Lisbon - New York
Transfer to
Lisbon airport for the flight to New York’s JFK airport.
Your Trip Includes
Round trip flights: New York / Lourdes / Lisbon / New York
6 nights in 4-star hotels:
2 nights: St Savour Hotel in Lourdes, France
3 nights: Hotel Santemar in Santander, Spain
1 night: Santiago De Compostela, Spain
3 nights: Hotel Regina, Portugal
Breakfast and dinner daily
All transfers by private motorcoach
Sightseeing tours and entrance fees
Local guides and tour escorts
Luggage handling and hotel taxes
Mass daily
Flight bag and portfolio of travel documents
Not
Included: Airport tax of $59. Travel insurance at $99. Tips to
guides & drivers ($5 per day). Items of a personal nature. |