MARIAN TRAVEL SERVICE – 2009 Pilgrimages

Organizing Spiritual Journeys since 1988 

Fatima, Spain, & Lourdes

YOUR TRIP INCLUDES:

Round-trip air from New York, Phoenix, and Los Angeles
 AIRPORT TAXES, SECURITY FEES & FUEL SURCHARGES INCLUDED (taxes are subject to increase)

8 nights at first class or 4 stars hotels as follows: (or similar)
     ~ 1 nights: Hotel Mundial, Lisbon, Portugal

     ~ 2 nights: Santa Maria Jardim, Fatima, Portugal

     ~ 1 night:  Hotel Abba Fonseca, Salamanca, Spain
     ~ 1 night:  Hotel Abba, Burgos, Spain
     ~ 3 nights: Hotel Moderne or Hotel Gallia Londres, Lourdes, France

Breakfast and dinner daily
Transportation by air-conditioned motor coach
Guided tours and admission fees
Hotel taxes and service charges

Catholic Priest and Mass daily
Baggage handling
Flight bag & portfolio of all travel documents

 
Not Included: Lunches, Drinks with dinners, Travel Insurance optional at $165-$225. Tips to your guide & driver  (Euro 6-8 per day). Items of a personal nature.

 

Sample Day-by-Day Itinerary: 

Day 1 - Depart USA

Board your overnight transatlantic flights from your home town.  Meals are served on board.

 

Day 2 - Arrive Lisbon

Arrive Lisbon. Meet your Priest, tour guide and fellow pilgrims. After an orientation drive through 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.

 

Day 3 - 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

 

Day 4 - 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.

 

Day 5 - Fatima - Alba de Tormes - Salamanca

After breakfast depart for Salamanca. On the way we stop in Alba de Tormes, where St. Teresa of Avila is buried. Arrive in Salamanca with free time for exploration before dinner and overnight.

 

Day 6 - Salamanca - Avila - Burgos

After breakfast we depart for Avila. Here atmosphere has changed very little since the days of St. Teresa of Jesus, to whom the city is dedicated. St. Teresa the great mystic, was the first woman to be named a Doctor of the Church. In Avila we will visit: the Cathedral, which contains many of St. Teresa relics; The crypt of the Convento of La Santa, built on the site of the house where she was born, is home to the most comprehensive museum dedicated to her life, and La Encarnacion Convent, the first convent she found.  Afternoon departure to the city of Burgos, the historic capital of Old Castile. After dinner explore Burgos (on your own), and admire the magnificent limestone Cathedral.

 

Day 7 - Burgos - Loyola - Lourdes

After breakfast depart Burgos, heading for Lourdes, France. En route stop in Loyola, the birthplace of St Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits. Here, we'll see the 17th Century Basilica dedicated to St Ignatius. Behind the sanctuary is the family home of St. Ignatius, which we'll visit during our stop. The most venerated place in this building is the room where Ignatius at age 30, was brought following his serious wounding at the Battle of Pamplona. Later we motor through the Pyrenees Mountains into Lourdes. Here, standing between the spectacular mountain-river, Gave de Pau, stands picturesque Lourdes, the birthplace of St Bernadette to whom Our Lady appeared in 1858 near the Grotto of Massabielle. Settle into your hotel, explore before dinner, followed by a candlelight procession (every evening from Apr through Oct) before retiring for the evening.

 

Day 8 & 9 - Lourdes   

After breakfast, our guided tour of Lourdes will include the sanctuary; the Basilica of St Pius X, the world's largest underground church; and the baths where hundreds of miraculous cures have taken place. 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 lived. Join your prayers with those of pilgrims from around the world as you pray for the sick, drink water from the miraculous spring, pray at the Grotto and 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." Attend the blessing of the sick and participate in nightly candlelight processions requested by Our Lady, and take time for private devotions. Each evening dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Day 10 - Lourdes - USA    

 

For Additional Information & Travel Tips Please Visit:   What to Know Before You Go to Portugal

What to Know Before You Go to France

 

2009 Departure Date & Prices

 

Travel Dates

From New York

From LAX or PHX

 

 

Nov

01 - 10

 

$2,999

$3,339

  

 

Upgrade to Business Class: $1,450 one way

 

Single Supplement / Private Room

$699

 

 

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For more information contact Helen Zec

Marian Travel Service  13323 Castle Rock Drive   Sun City West AZ 85375  e-mail: MIRarizona@cox.net   Phone: (623) 546-8668

 

             

Early morning departure Lourdes for your homebound flights.

 

 

 

The Basilica of Fatima, Portugal
  

The Shrine at Lourdes
 

 

 

The Walls of Avila, Spain

 

 

 

The Grotto, Lourdes