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A 12-Day Marian
Shrines Pilgrimage
Including Fatima, Avila, Zaragoza, Montserrat, Lourdes, Lisieux
& Paris.
Day 1 - Monday
USA / LISBON
Tour members meet for our
departing flight via wide-bodied aircraft, arriving next
morning in Lisbon, Portugal. Meals served on
board.
Day 2 - Tuesday
LISBON /
FATIMA
We arrive in Lisbon, Portugal and
are met by our Pilgrimage Tours™ tour director who will remain
with us until the end of our tour. We transfer to the
city of Lisbon, where we will have Mass at the birthplace of
St. Anthony of Padua, followed by a panoramic tour of the
city. Continue to Santarem, site of the Eucharistic
miracle. Finally, we arrive in Fatima for dinner and
overnight.
Day 3 - Wednesday
FATIMA
Morning sightseeing tour with a
local guide of Fatima where in 1917  Mary appeared to local
children and the “miracle of the sun” occurred. We
celebrate Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady and visit the
House of Lucia and House of Francisco and Jacinta.
The afternoon is free to pray, reflect and relax. After
dinner we participate in the Candlelight Procession.
Overnight in Fatima.
Day 4 - Thursday
FATIMA /
AVILA
After
Mass, we depart Fatima and travel to Avila, Spain, the
best-preserved walled city in the world and home of St. Teresa
of Avila who, with her spiritual director St. John of the
Cross, reformed the Carmelite Order. We visit the
Carmelite Monastery and celebrate Mass there. We will
visit the cell where St. Teresa lived and see relics of Teresa and St. John of the
Cross. We’ll also tour the ancient city of Avila whose
architecture and culture remain the same from centuries
ago. Dinner and overnight in Avila.
Day 5 - Friday
AVILA /
ZARAGOZA
This
morning we depart Avila for Zaragoza. Next we arrive in
Zaragoza and have lunch before we visit the Basilica of Our
Lady of the Pillar, the place where Mary appeared to the
Apostle James before her Assumption into heaven. Mass at
the basilica. Dinner and overnight in
Zaragoza.
Day 6 - Saturday
ZARAGOZA /
MONTSERRAT
After breakfast we continue on to
the spectacular mountain sanctuary, Our Lady of
Montserrat. We join in celebration of Mass and the
 "Liturgy of the Hours" at the
Monastery with the monks of Montserrat. We continue
on to a wonderful tour of the Monastery and grounds where
we see the Statute of Our Lady of Montserrat, the Way of
the Cross and enjoy some of the most incredible scenery in
Spain. Dinner and overnight in
Montserrat.
Day 7 - Sunday
MONTSERRAT /
LOURDES
This morning we depart Montserrat
for Lourdes where, in 1858, Mary appeared to a young Bernadette
Soubirous. Upon our arrival in Lourdes, we will celebrate
Mass at the basilica. The rest of the afternoon is for
reflection, relaxation and prayer before dinner.
Following dinner, we join the Candlelight Procession.
Overnight in Lourdes.
Day 8 - Monday
LOURDES
This morning after Mass we see the sites of
Lourdes where Mary appeared to Bernadette. We visit the
Grotto, the Spring and the healing Baths, as well as the
Basilica of St. Pius X, the Rosary Basilica and Bernadette’s
home. The afternoon is free for Adoration, Confessions, a
time of private devotion, reciting the Rosary, and relaxation
before dinner. Dinner and overnight in
Lourdes.
Day 9 - Tuesday
LOURDES /
PARIS
This morning we depart on our
short flight from Lourdes to Paris. Upon our arrival in
Paris we will embark on a motor coach tour of
the city to include the Arc de
Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower and the Champs-Elysees.
Then we go to Rue de Bac where we will celebrate Mass at
the Shrine of the Miraculous Medal, where St. Catherine
Laboure received her apparitions of Mary. Finally,
we will visit the Shrine of Vincent de Paul. Dinner
and overnight in Paris.
Day 10 - Wednesday
PARIS /
LISIEUX
This
morning we go to the town of Lisieux, home of St. Therese the
Carmelite nun known as “The Little Flower” and the Newest
Doctor of the Church. Here we will visit the site of the
Lisieux family home, Les Buissonets, the Carmelite Convent
Chapel where St. Therese and her parents are entombed. We
celebrate Mass at the Basilica of St. Therese before returning
to Paris for dinner and overnight.
Day 11 - Thursday
PARIS
This morning we will celebrate
Mass at the cathedral of Notre-Dame, an architectural marvel
that stands on the banks of the Seine on the site of an early
Christian basilica that had in turn been built on the site of a
temple from the Roman era. Here we will see the Gallery
of the Kings, its Rose Window and its many chapels. When
then head to the Montmartre District, the “Artists Quarter” of
Paris and visit the Romanesque and Byzantine Sacre Coeur
Basilica on top of Montmartre Hill. The basilica with its
many domes and arches contain wonderful sculptures, paintings
and mosaics. In the rear of the basilica you will see a
bell tower that houses the “Savoyarde”, a bell weighing nearly
19 tons and one of the largest in the world. The rest of
our day is free. Dinner and overnight in
Paris.
Day 12 - Friday
PARIS /
USA
This
morning we depart Paris for our return flight home.
Though our pilgrimage has come to an end, its blessings will
last a lifetime and its graces are certain to draw us closer
each day to the Lord.
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