Lourdes, Medjugorje,
& Rome
With Fr Richard Fineo
November 29-December 13, 2008
All Inclusive Price from Fargo: $4,423
New York: $4,160
Mass Daily and Spiritual Assistance of Fr. Richard Fineo of St. George's Church in Cooperstown ND
YOUR TRIP INCLUDES:
* Round-trip airfare from Fargo (New York or other gateways) to Lourdes, Medjugorje & Rome
* All Taxes (Fuel Surcharges, Security and Airport Taxes)
* Accommodation for 13 nights hotels as follows: (or similar)
Nov 30 - Dec 4 / 4 nights Hotel Gallia Londres or Moderne, Lourdes
Dec 4 - Dec 9 / 5 nights Hotel Dubrovnik, Medjugorje
Dec 9 - Dec 13 / 4 nights Bonus Pastor, Rome
* Breakfast and dinner daily
* Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach
* Assistance of local tour guides, sightseeing and admission fees
* Hotel taxes and service charges
* Baggage handling
* Flight bag & portfolio of all travel documents
Not Included:
Lunches,
Drinks with Dinner,
Travel Insurance for details see www.206tours.com/insurance optional at $165
Tips to your host family, guide & driver (Euro 6-8 per day).
Nov 29: Depart USA
Depart from New York, JFK or from your hometown for the overnight flight to France.
Nov 30: Lourdes
Upon your arrival in Lourdes transfer to your hotel. Relax or explore before dinner, followed by a candlelight procession before retiring. Dinner and overnight.
As a Jubilee Year in Lourdes, Pope OK's Plenary Indulgence. For details please visit:
www.206tours.com/plenaryindulgence/default.html
Dec 1-3: Lourdes
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. 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, in obedience to the request of the "Immaculate Conception." Evenings are for Blessed Sacrament Procession before dinner. Your role in the universal church will have new meaning as you join the candlelight procession and group rosary.
Dec 4: Lourdes - Medjugorje
Depart from Lourdes for your flights to Dubrovnik. Upon arrival, you'll be greeted by a tour guide who will then take you on the 2 1/2 hour drive by private coach to the village of Medjugorje. Guide will be with your throughout your stay. Once there, you'll meet your fellow pilgrims and your spiritual leader and be introduced to your host family in whose modern and comfortable house you will be staying for the next five nights.
Dec 5-8: Medjugorje
The balance of your trip in Medjugorje is meant to provide you with time for a personal retreat. As such, your time in Medjugorje is not designed to be a “tour”, but rather to provide you with time to pray, reflect, and explore on your own as you feel called. Daily Mass in English, as well as English confessions are available at St. James Church. During your stay in Medjugorje you will have full discretion over how your time is spent, in order to have the fullest spiritual experience possible. Experience the beauty and peace of this simple village. During your stay in Medjugorje you will have the opportunity to share faith with pilgrims from all over the world. Here are some of the activities you'll be sharing with our fellow pilgrims: Each morning at 10am we assemble at St James Church for the English-language Mass (Feast days and Sundays English Mass is at Noon). Follow the path up Apparition Hill where the visionaries first encountered Our Lady. Touch and pray before the cross that commemorates the spot where Mary first appeared to the visionaries. Each evening at 5pm we will join the villagers and pilgrims to pray the rosary. The apparition takes place at 5:40pm and then stay on for Croatian Mass. Don't miss on Friday Veneration of the Cross in the Church and Saturday Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and on . Each evening during Croatian Mass, there is the Blessing of the Sick and blessing of the items you have with you. We will have the opportunity to climb Krizevac Mountain, where in 1933 the villagers built a 30' high cross on the anniversary of Jesus' crucifixion. Visit and pray at "Blue Cross", which is a place of great healings and graces- a very special place at the base of
Apparition Hill. We will visit the Oasis of Peace, which has an incredible 24-hour Adoration Chapel.
Dec 9: Medjugorje - Rome
Travel by flight(s) to Italy. Upon arrival your escort will warmly greet you this morning and welcome you to Rome. Transfer to your hotel and enjoy a free afternoon for rest, relaxation, or exploration. You tour escort can suggest sights or walks for you to enjoy
Dec 10: Rome (Papal Audience and Vatican Museum Tour)
Wake up in Eternal City, one of the greatest centers of Western
Civilization and the first truly cosmopolitan city on earth! It is also
spiritual capital for all the Catholics around the world. Today is
truly a day we will have in our minds for many years to come. This
morning we go to Vatican City to attend the weekly Papal Audience given
by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. Following the audience visit of the
Vatican Museums, a group of most impressive edifices with hundreds of
galleries filled with art treasures. See awe-inspiring relics and works
of art donated throughout centuries as tributes of faith. We'll cover
The Tapestry Gallery, The Raphael Rooms and the most overwhelming
Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo's Masterpiece, restored mural of the Last
Judgment. Later, enter the largest church in Christendom St Peter's
Basilica, built on the site where St Peter was martyred. Unsurpassed in
beauty, a monument to the long history of the Catholic Church, to which
pilgrims come from around the world, St Peter's is the grandest of the
world's churches. Marvel Pieta and Bernini's amazing bronze canopy. We
will also visit the grave of Pope John Paul II located at the Vatican
(time permitting). Before dinner, we'll have some time at leisure, to
explore your own paths, to shop, or just to sit in one of the outside
cafes and watch the world go by.
Dec 11: Rome
This morning we depart for a sightseeing tour entitled "Christian Rome" which includes: the Basilica of St. Mary Major, one of the oldest shrines dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, a shrine that contains a relic from the manger of the infant Jesus; the Holy Stairs, the Basilica of St. John the Lateran, The Basilica of the St John in Lateran, is the former residence of the popes prior to their return to Rome in 1377; St Paul Outside the Walls, which houses the remains of St Paul under its main altar; and the Appian Way -- the oldest road from Roman times--plus the famous Domino Quo Vadis Chapel; see the ancient Baths of Caracalla, Arch of Drusus; Tomb of Celilia Metella, and the catacombs of St Callixtus where the early Christians hid themselves to escape persecution. We will also enjoy a visit to the Trevi fountain. Dinner and overnight for your last evening in Rome.
Dec 12: Rome - Free Day
Free day in Rome to explore on your own. Dinner and overnight.
Dec 13: Rome - U.S.A
After an early breakfast and heartfelt farewells, for return flights home
For general information contact:
Fr. Richard Fineo
E-mail: richard.fineo@fargodiocese.org
For Additional Information & Travel Tips Please Visit:
What to Know Before You Go to France
What to Know Before You Go to Medjugorje
What to Know Before You Go to Italy
Any questions? Call 800-206-TOUR - or - E-Mail Us
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