France In the footsteps of St. Mary Magdalene & Our Lady of Lourdes
June 1 - 11, 2012 $3,899 per person from New York (depart from your home town via special add-on airfares from all US airports)
St. Mary Magdalene
About Lourdes: She came for you and for everyone of us! 6 million pilgrims come to Lourdes each year and 10,000 visit this site daily. At the foot of the Pyrenees mountains in southwestern France, nestled between the spectacular mountain river, Gave de Pau, is Lourdes, one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the World. Lourdes is the birthplace of St Bernadette to whom Our Lady appeared in 1858 near the Grotto of Massabielle. Our pilgrimage and tour of Lourdes includes visits to the sanctuary and the Basilica of St Pius X, the world's largest underground church. Drink from the spring that the Virgin directed Bernadette to locate at the base of the grotto, which has flowed uninterrupted since 1858. Wash yourself in the baths where hundreds of miraculous cures have taken place. Contemplate Christ's Passion as you pray the unique three-dimensional Stations of the Cross. Attend the blessing of the sick, and participate in nightly candlelight processions requested by Our Lady. Daily Mass, and Mass at the Grotto on Sunday will be followed by a video presentation telling the miraculous story of Lourdes. Visit Lourdes and experience a spiritual journey from which many have claimed healing and conversion.
Your Trip Includes: Round-trip airfare from New York (JFK or EWR) Airport taxes and Fuel Surcharges 9 nights in accommodations as follows: (or similar)
~ 4 nights - Grand Hotel Moderne, Lourdes ****
~ 4 nights - Escale Oceania Hotel, Aix en Provence ***
~ 1 night Hotel Mercure, Avignon *** Breakfast daily at your hotels Dinner daily at local restaurants and your hotels Tour Escort throughout Professionally guided tours Sightseeing and Admissions fees Mass Daily Luggage handling (1 piece per person) Flight bag & portfolio of all travel documents
Day 1, June 01, 2012: Depart USA
Make your way to the airport for your flights to France. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board your trans-atlantic flight.
Day 2, June 02, 2012: Arrive Lourdes
Upon your arrival in Lourdes transfer to your hotel. Relax or explore before dinner, followed by a candlelight procession before retiring.
Day 3, June 03, 2012: 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. Each evening dinner & overnight at the hotel.
Day 4 & 5, June 04-05, 2012: Lourdes
These two days are intended to provide you with the necessary free time for you to pray, reflect, and explore Lourdes at your own pace. 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.
Day 6, June 06, 2012: Lourdes - Aix en Provence
After breakfast we depart Lourdes. We drive through the spectacular
countryside of southern France. We stop for along the way to enjoy free time for lunch or exploration of one of the many small towns we pass. We arrive in Aix en Provence and enjoy a visit to the Cathedral where we will celebrate Mass. We will also see the Palace of the Popes and visit the Order of Oblates of Mary the Immaculate.
Day 7, June 07, 2012: La Salette
After breakfast we depart for La Salette located in a high alpine pas-ture in the French Alps, La Salette is the site where the Virgin Mary appeared in 1846 to two shepherds, Melanie Matthew and Maximin Gird. Our Lady appeared to these shepherds crying, lamenting over the lack of observance of Sundays and the profaning of her Son's holy name. A spring forever marks the spot where the Virgin ap-peared and where millions of pilgrims come to in order to drink the fresh spring water and to pray. The stunning mountain scenery and lush mountain trails make La Salette one of the most spectacular pilgrimage site in France, with a beautiful Basilica built to honor the Virgin Mary. In 1996 La Salette celebrated the 150th anniversary of Our Lady's first appearance. We return to Aix en Provence for dinner.
Day 8, June 08, 2012: Le Laus
After breakfast we depart to the village of Laus, nestled in a mountain
pass. Upon arrival, learn of Ven. Benoite Rencurel, who received visits from the Blessed Mother in the 17th cen-tury. Ascend further north to La Salette, set high on an alpine pasture where the Blessed Mother also visited two shepherd children in 1846.
Day 9, June 09, 2012: Sainte Maxime & Le Sainte Baume
After breakfast we depart for Saint Maxime where we will visit the Basillica where the coffin of Mary Magdalene is preserved. We continue on to La Sainte Baume where Mary Magdalene where she spent the last thirty years of her life. We will visit the Sanctuary where we will celebrate Mass and Grotto of Mary Magdalene where her body is encased. We return to Aix en Provence for dinner and overnight.
Day 10, June 10, 2012: Saintes Maries de la Mer - Avignon
After breakfast we depart for Saintes Maries del la Mer, where early
Christians fleed to after persecution in the Holy Land, including the
Apostles James and John, and Marie Jacobe, a sister of the Virgin Mary. It is also believed that Mary Magdalene, Martha and other followers of Christ accompanied them to this beautiful town on the French Riviera. After visiting the free time for lunch we continue on to Avignon upon arrival we will visit the beautiful town which was once the seat of the Popes. We visit the Cathedral and see the remnants of the 12th century bridge which was built at the urging of Saint Benezet. We learn of the history of the the Eucharistic Miracle of Avignon before we check in to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 11, June 11, 2012: Avignon - USA
After breakfast we transfer to Marseille airport for our return flights.
**Optional Pre Tour to Paris, Nevers & Lisieux
May 28 - June 02, 2012 @ $1,499 per person
Your Pre Tour Includes: 4 nights at Hotel Newton Opera, Paris *** (or similar) Breakfast daily at your hotels Dinner daily at local restaurants and your hotels Tour Escort throughout Professionally guided tours, Sightseeing and Admissions fees Mass Daily
Day 1, May 28, 2012: Depart USA
Make your way to the airport for your flights to France.
Day 2, May 29, 2012: Arrive Paris
After breakfast, leave on your short flight to Paris. Upon arrival, you will meet your driver and transfer to your hotel in Paris. Enjoy free time to rest, relax and explore before we depart for Mass at the Sacre Coeur. Dinner in Paris.
Day 3, May 30, 2012: Paris
Wake up in Paris and depart for Mass at Shrine of the Miraculous Medal. View the incorrupt body of St Catherine Labouret whose guardian angel led her to the chapel where the Blessed Virgin displayed a vision of the miraculous medal and later the green scapular. The Virgin promised bountiful graces for all who wore these. Our sightseeing tour includes some of the most beautiful and important churches in the world such as Notre Dame Cathedral and Sacre Coeur, see the sights as the Eiffel Tower, L'Arc de Triomphe, & drive through the Champs Elysees. Enjoy other sights on this mostly panoramic tour.
Day 4, May 31, 2012: Excursion to Lisieux & Rouen
After breakfast we enjoy a tour of Lisieux, the home of St Therese whom Pope Pius X called "the greatest saint of modern times." Her extraordinary love for God and service to humanity comes alive as you visit the Basilica of Saint Therese, one of the biggest and most magnificent religious structures built in the 20th century. During our stay in Lisiuex a Mass will be celebrated. We will stop at Les Buissonets, St. Therese's family home, there on display are relics, clothing, and personal objects belonging to the "little flower." Before leaving tour the ancient Cathedral of St Peter and the Carmelite Convent. We continue on to Rouen where on the 30th May 1431, Joan of Arc was burnt at Place du Vieux Marche. We will visit the Joan of Arc museum and Rouen church.
Day 5, June 01, 2012: Excursion to Nevers
After breakfast we depart for Nevers by way of the picturesque Loire Valley. After taking the veil in 1867, St. Bernadette lived for 12 years as a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Nevers. At least three times during her short life-time, she received the last Sacra-ments. In addition to asthma, she was gradually struck by other illnesses, among them was tuberculosis of the lung and a tubercular tumor in her right knee. St. Bernadette eventually died at the age of 35. See St. Bernadette's incorrupt body at the convent of St. Gildard, miraculously preserved since her death in 1879. We return to Paris for dinner.
Day 6, June 02, 2012: Paris - Lourdes
After breakfast we transfer to the airport for our flight to Lourdes.
**Optional Post Tour to Fatima
June 11 - 15, 2012 ~ $1,499 per person
About Fatima: The Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima is one of most famous Marian shrines in the world.
Drawn by apparitions of the Virgin Mary to three local shepherd children in 1917.
four million people visit Fatima each year.
Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to shepherd children on the 13th day of six
consecutive months in 1917, starting on May 13th until October 13th.
The events at Fatima gained particular fame due to their elements of prophecy and eschatology, particularly with regard to possible world war and the conversion of Russia.
Your Post Tour Includes:
• 4 nights at Hotel Santa Maria, Fatima ****
• Breakfast daily at your hotels
• Dinner daily at local restaurants and your hotels
• Tour Escort throughout
• Professionally guided tours, Sightseeing and Admissions fees
• Mass Daily
Day 11, June 11, 2012: Depart USA
Make your way to the airport for your flights to France.
Day 12, June 12, 2012: Lourdes - Fatima
After breakfast we travel to the airport for our flights to Portugal. Upon arrival in Lisbon airport where we will be greeted by our guide and/or driver. We depart for Fatima, the place where the Blessed Mother appeared in 1917 to three simple shepherd children and exhorted mankind to pray for world peace.
Day 13, June 13, 2012: Fatima
After breakfast we begin our day celebrating Mass at the Little Chapel of the Apparitions. After Mass we begin our tour of Fatima where we will experience the beauty of this spiritual town. We will see the 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. Experience Christ's love as you walk and follow the Stations of the Cross along the Via Sacra (The Sacred Way) culminating in the Chapel of Calvary, which overlooks all of Fatima.
Day 14 & 15, June 14 - 15, 2012: Fatima
The next two days are dedicate to free time to allow you to explore, to pray and reflect in Fatima. We will join together daily for Mass and prayer and of course share dinner each evening.
Day 16, June 16, 2012: Fatima - USA
After breakfast we depart for Lisbon airport for our flights back to the USA.
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Pilgrimage Upgrades:
Single Supplement / Private Room
$749
Optional Pre Tour to Paris, Nevers & Lisieux - May 28 - June 02, 2012
$1499
Single Supplement / Private Room - Optional Pre Tour to Paris, Nevers & Lisieux
$299
Optional Post Tour to Fatima
$1499
Single Supplement / Private Room - Optional Post Tour to Fatima
Round-trip airfare from New York (JFK or EWR)
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