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Day 1 - USA / LISBON
Tour members are welcomed for our departing transatlantic flight. Meals served on board. |
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Day 2 - 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. We'll continue through Santarem, site of the Eucharistic miracle. We proceed to Fatima for dinner and overnight. |
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Day 3 - FATIMA
We take a morning sightseeing tour of Fatima where in 1917 Mary appeared to local children and the "miracle of the sun" occurred. We are joined by a local guide and celebrate Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady, after which we visit the House of Lucia and House of Francisco and Jacinta. In the afternoon we'll visit other sites around Fatima associated with the apparitions. After dinner we participate in the Candlelight Procession. Overnight in Fatima. |
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Day 4 - FATIMA / AVILA / BURGOS
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 then continue to Burgos to visit its historic cathedral. Dinner and overnight in Burgos. |
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Day 5 - BURGOS / SANTO DOMINGO DE SILOS / ZARAGOZA
This morning we have Mass and Divine Office with the world-famous Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos singing Gregorian Chant and tour the monastic cloister. Next, we set out for Zaragoza to visit the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, the site where Mary appeared to the Apostle James before her Assumption into heaven. Dinner and overnight in Zaragoza. |
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Day 6 - ZARAGOZA / MONTSERRAT
After breakfast we continue on to the incredible 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. Then we continue on to a spectacular tour of the Monastery and grounds where we see the Statute of Our Lady of Montserrat, the Way of the Cross and some of the most impressive scenery in Spain. Dinner and overnight in Montserrat. |
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Day 7 - MONTSERRAT / LOURDES
This morning after Mass we see the sites of Lourdes where, in 1858, Mary appeared to young Bernadette Soubirous. 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 at our hotel in Lourdes. |
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Day 8 - LOURDES / PARIS
Following Mass in Lourdes we transfer from our hotel to the airport for our flight to Paris. From the airport there will be a motor coach tour of Paris, including the Arc de Triomphe, and stops at the Eiffel Tower, the Champs-Elysees and much more. Dinner and overnight in Paris. |
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Day 9 - PARIS
Following breakfast, we visit the principal pilgrimage sites in Paris, notably the Notre Dame cathedral with its flying buttresses just off the banks of the Seine. We will celebrate Mass in the Montmartre district where the neo-Byzantine Sacre Coeur Basilica, with it's numerous mosaics sits atop the hill. Also on the itinerary today are visits to the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal where St. Catherine Laboure received her apparitions of Mary, as well as the Shrine of St. Vincent de Paul. The remainder of the afternoon is free for sightseeing and leisure in Paris. Dinner and overnight in Paris. |
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Day 10 - PARIS / USA
After breakfast, we transfer to the airport for the flight home. Though our pilgrimage has come to an end, the blessings of our encounters with the Lord, Our Lady, and the saints are certain to strengthen and encourage us throughout our lifelong pilgrimage. |
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