Join Dolores Maglione on a Pilgrimage To...
Fatima & Ireland
April 12—20, 2010
$2,599 per person from New York (add on airfares from other US gateways)
with Spiritual Director: Father Patrick Resen
YOUR TRIP INCLUDES:
Round-trip air from New York to Lisbon with a return from Dublin
(special Add-on Airfares from all other US gateways)
Flight from Lisbon to Dublin
8 nights at first class hotel accommodations as follows: (or similar)
April 13 - 15: ~ 2 nights: Hotel Mundial, Lisbon
April 15 - 17: ~ 2 nights: Santa Maria Jardim, Fatima
April 17 – 19: ~ 2 nights: Mont Clare Hotel, Dublin
April 19 – 20: ~ 1 night: Knock House Hotel, Knock
April 20 – 21: ~ 1 night: Galway Bay Hotel, Galway
Breakfast and dinner daily
Drinks with Dinner in Lisbon and Fatima
Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach
Guided tours and admission fees
Hotel taxes and service charges
Mass daily
Baggage handling
Flight bag & portfolio of all travel documents
Not Included: AIRPORT TAXES, SECURITY FEES & FUEL SURCHARGES (approx $400-600 subject to change), Lunches, Drinks with dinners, Travel Insurance optional at $129-$225. Tips to your guide & driver (Euro 6-8 per day) Items of a personal nature. Single Room ($455)
Sample Day by Day Itinerary:
Sunday, April 12th - USA - Lisbon
Board
your overnight transatlantic flight to Lisbon. Dinner and breakfast are
served on board.
Monday, April 13th - Lisbon
Arrive Lisbon. Meet your tour guide and fellow pilgrims. Transfer to your hotel and the evening is free in Lisbon. Dinner and overnight.
Tuesday, April 14th – Lisbon
Today we will tour Lisbon. We stop and visit St. Anthony's Church. Despite what might be assumed from his name, Saint Anthony was born and grew up in Lisbon. Traditionally, the invocation of his name is considered the best means of locating lost objects. Dinner and overnight in Lisbon.
Wednesday, April 15th – Lisbon – Santarem - Fatima
After breakfast depart Lisbon for Santarem, where one of the oldest cities in the world is located. We will walk through its narrow streets to the Church of St Stephen, containing the oldest recorded Eucharistic miracle. This miracle has been on continuous display since 1269. We then continue on to Fatima, the place where the Blessed Mother appeared in 1917 to three simple shepherd children and exhorted mankind to pray for world peace. Dinner and overnight in Fatima.
Thursday, April 16th – Fatima
Six times, from the May 13 to Oct 13, 1917, the Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children in the diocese of Leiria. A new church is under construction, however just as beautiful, an older church was constructed here in 1928, and millions of pilgrims visit each year. Fatima is one of the most visited holy places for Catholics from around the world. The atmosphere of intense spirituality and the importance of Fatima have been attested to by the visits of two Popes: Paul VI and John Paul II. Touring Fatima, see the Little Chapel of the Apparitions, Basilica, the site of Francesco 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 (The 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. Dinner and overnight in Fatima.
Friday, April 17th - Fatima - Lisbon - Dublin
You will depart Fatima today on flights to Dublin.
Arrive into Dublin Airport, where you will be met by your driver guide and escorted to your luxury touring motorcoach. Céad Míle Fáilte – A hundred thousand welcomes to Ireland’s capital city, steeped in history and buzzing with youthful energy. Medieval, Georgian and modern architecture provide a backdrop to a friendly bustling port where the cosmopolitan and charming meet in a delightful diversity that is Dublin. Dublin is a delight to explore and very easy to navigate on foot. Dublin’s attractions are many, from castles, museums and art galleries to the lively spirit of Temple Bar. Enroute to the hotel the driver will give the group a brief introduction to the capital city. Check in is from 2.00pm so rooms may not be ready until after this time. At your own leisure you might like to explore the museums, galleries, ancient castles and churches which are scattered around a city steeped in history and tradition. Experience Irish theatre, dine in style, or relax by a log fire in an old Dublin pub and join in the ‘craic’
Saturday, April 18th – Half Day Dublin City Tour
After breakfast this morning, your driver will bring you on a half day tour of Ireland’s Capital City. On the tour you will experience all the wonderful sights and landmarks of this ancient city and you will pass some of Dublin’s most renowned sites, such as Trinity College, Dublin Castle, Christchurch Cathedral, the Guinness Brewery, the River Liffey, O’Connell Street & the GPO. Visit St Patrick’s Cathedral - Saint Patrick's Cathedral has contributed much to Irish life throughout its long history (it was founded in 1191). Jonathan Swift was Dean from 1713-1745, during which time he expressed his 'savage indignation' at appalling social conditions in Ireland. He was also Dean when Handel's Messiah received its first performance in 1742 sung by the combined choirs of Saint Patrick's and Christ Church Cathedrals. Living Stones, a permanent exhibition, celebrates the Cathedral’s place in the life of the city, its history, and its role at the dawn of the third Christian Millennium. It emphasizes that the Cathedral is not a museum, but a building embracing the past to herald the future. Return for overnight.
Sunday April 19th – Midlands & Knock After a full Irish Breakfast, travel through the midlands and the heart of Ireland, which boasts a range of breathtaking scenery from rolling hills, unspoiled countryside and wild boglands to diverse features including beautiful lakes, tranquil canals and the mighty River Shannon. Continue to Co. Mayo, in the West of Ireland, to visit the Knock Shrine, where on 21st August, 1879, Our Lady, St. Joseph, and St. John the Evangelist appeared in a blaze of Heavenly light at the south gable of the Church of St. John the Baptist. The Apparition was seen by fifteen people whose ages ranged from six years to seventy-five and included men, women, teenagers and children. Visit Knock Folk Museum, which was established to encourage understanding and appreciation of the Knock Shrine through the display of original objects. The Museum documents the story of the Knock Apparition of 1879, and places it in the context of life at that time. Permanent displays range from religious to fishing, farming, crafts, education, housing, clothing and transport. The development of Knock Shrine and the life and times of the late Msgr. James Horan are given a special place in the Museum
Monday, April 20th – Connemara Tour
After breakfast at
the hotel depart Knock & explore the beautiful
Connemara
countryside, made
famous by the John Wayne movie - The Quiet Man. Filmed on location in
Connemara, you can see why the landscape and scenery of the area was the
real star of the movie! Connemara is a wild and beautiful region of
mountains, lakes, tumbling streams undulating bog, unspoilt beaches and
panoramic views. It is a Gaelic-speaking region and has attracted many
artisans, who can be visited at work in their studios. The centre of
Connemara is composed of mountain peaks, the Twelve Bens or Pins which
culminate in Benbaun (2388ft-728m). The sharp grey peaks of quartzite
rock which is resistant to weathering are too steep and hard to be
clothed in blanket bog.. The region is now largely uninhabited, although
in the past the more fertile lowlands were cultivated and the uplands
were used as pasture for cattle and sheep.
Visit
Kylemore Abbey and Gardens
- Set in the heart of the Connemara Mountains is the Kylemore Abbey
Estate, home of the Irish Benedictine Nuns. Visit the picturesque Abbey
(under restoration), reception rooms, video and exhibition and
enjoy a stroll to the beautiful Neo-Gothic Church (under restoration)
and Mausoleum where original owners are buried; browse in the Craft
Shop; view Kylemore Abbey pottery as it is produced in the Pottery
Studio and sample our home cooked food in the Restaurant. Take a shuttle
bus to Kylemore Abbey’s six-acre Victorian Walled Garden, the most
significant walled garden in the West. A visit to the West of Ireland is
not complete without experiencing the beauty and tranquillity that is
Kylemore Abbey and Garden.
Continue to
Galway - a city, a
county, and an experience to be savoured and remembered. The historic
city of the tribes dances to a beat uniquely it’s own.
Tuesday, April 21st – Depart from Shannon Airport. Alas it is time to bid farewell to Ireland. You will be transferred to Shannon Airport, where you will bid farewell to your driver and check in for your return flight to the US.
For more information contact: Dolores Maglione maglioned@bellsouth.net
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