Day 1 New York - Paris
Evening departure from New York’s JFK
airport (or from your home town) for the overnight flight to Paris.
Dinner and breakfast will be served on board.
Day 2
Paris - Lourdes
Upon your arrival in Paris this morning, we
connect to the 1-hour flight to Lourdes. Arrive in Lourdes
about noon and transfer to your hotel. Relax or explore before
dinner, followed by the candlelight procession before
retiring. Dinner and overnight.
Days 3
& 4 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 the Boly Mill where St. Bernadette
was born, view the “Cachot” an abandoned prison where Bernadette’s
impoverished family lived in humility. Join your prayers with
pilgrims from around the world as you pray for the sick, drink water
from the miraculous spring or submerge yourself at the Baths which
claim thousands of healings. Experience Christ’s love as you walk
the life-size 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”.
Evenings are free for optional Blessed Sacrament Procession before
dinner. Your role in the universal church will have new
meaning as you join the candlelight procession and group rosary. On
one of the free days you may want to take advantage of some of the
optional tours (Biarritz, Val D'Aran or Betherram) available through
our local agent at a minimal additional cost.
Day 5
Lourdes & Paris
After breakfast depart on the 1 hour flight to
Paris. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel. Our
afternoon tour of Paris will include Notre Dame Cathedral, the
Eiffel Tower, L’Arc de Triomphe, and the Champs Elysees.
Return to hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 6
Paris Excursion to Nevers
Depart by motorcoach for Nevers by way of the
picturesque Loire Valley. St Bernadette lived for12 years as part of
the congregation of the Sister of Nevers, after taking the veil in
1867. Throughout her life she suffered from and eventually died
from asthma, at the age of 35. Behold 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 7
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 comes 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
statute depicting the Virgin Mary who smiled at St Therese during an
ecstasy before curing her illness. Combine your prayers in the
Carmel Chapel with the Carmelite sisters, just as St Therese did
before her death in 1897. Return to Paris for dinner and
overnight.
Day 8
Paris - USA
or OPTIONAL 2 extra nights in Paris $399
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 wear these. Transfer to the airport for your
return flight to the United States.
Your Trip
Includes:
Round-trip flight from New York to Paris
Round-trip flight from Paris to Lourdes
All transfers as per itinerary
3 nights in Lourdes at the 3-star centrally located St Savour Hotel
or similar
3 nights in Paris at a 3-star hotel
Breakfast and dinner daily
Guided tours in Paris, Nevers and Lisieux
Mass daily
Luggage handling
Flight bag and portfolio of travel documents
Not
Included: Lunch. Tips to guides & driver ($5 per
day). Airport tax of $85. Travel insurance at $99. Items
of a personal nature. |