YOUR TRIP INCLUDES: Round-trip air from New York in economy class (special Add-on Airfares from all US gateways) Air from Lourdes to Medjugorje
Airline FUEL SURCHARGES INCLUDED (up to $330)
12 nights at first-class accommodations as follows (or similar):
~ July 26 – July 31: 5 nights: Hotel Moderne or Gallia Londres, in Lourdes
~ July 31 – Aug 07: 7 nights in a modern Home/Hotel with private baths in Medjugorje Breakfast and Dinner daily Wine with dinners Assistance of a professional local Catholic guide(s)
Transfers as per itinerary
Sightseeing and admissions fees as per itinerary
Mass daily & Spiritual activities (English at 10:00am, and Croatian at 6:00pm)
Visit to Community Cenacolo Meeting with visionaries (if visionaries are in Medjugorje during your trip and pending availability) Luggage handling (1 piece per person) Flight bag & portfolio of all travel document
Not Included: Airport taxes (approx. $150, subject to change), Lunches. Travel Insurance optional at $149 (www.206tours.com/insurance), Cancel for Any Reason Protection @ $199 (www.206tours.com/cancellationprotection), Tips to your guide & driver ($7-$9 per day). Items of a personal nature.
Sample Day-by-Day Itinerary:
Day 1, July 25, 2011 - Depart USA
Depart from New York, JFK or from your hometown for the overnight flight to France. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board.
Day 2, July 26, 2011 - 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.
Days 3 - 6, July 27 – 30, 2011 - Lourdes
This pilgrimage was designed for those who would like to spend more time in Lourdes, to pray and reflect. During your 6 nights stay in Lourdes you will have time to pray with your fellow pilgrims and pilgrims from around the world, to attend Mass at the Grotto, watch 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 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 free for optional Blessed Sacrament Procession before dinner. Your role in the universal church will have new meaning as you join the candlelight procession and group rosary. On one of the free days you may want to take advantage of some of the optional tours (Biarritz, Val D'Aran or Betherram) available through our local agent at a minimal additional cost.
Day 7, July 31, 2011 – Lourdes – Medjugorje
After an early morning departure from Lourdes, we board flights to Dubrovnik (Split or Sarajevo). Upon arrival, you'll be greeted by a tour guide and/or driver 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 comfortable yet modest house (inn) you will be staying for the next seven nights.
600PM - Rosary
700PM –Holy Mass – general rehearsal for the choir and the orchestra
800PM – Prayer for healing
830PM – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – general rehearsal for the choir and the orchestra
Days 8 - 13, August 1 - 6, 2011 - Medjugorje
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. Our local guide will accompany us throughout your stay. 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.
Monday, 08/01/11
During the morning: Holy Masses according to language groups
600PM - Rosary
700PM - welcoming words by and to the youth from different countries, Holy Mass
830PM - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday, 08/02/11
900AM - Morning Prayer
930AM – 1200PM – Lectures, music and testimonies
1200PM – Recess
400PM – Lectures, music and testimonies
600PM - Rosary
700PM - Holy Mass
800PM - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Wednesday, 08/03/11
900AM - Morning Prayer
930AM – 1200PM – Lectures, music and testimonies
1200PM – Recess
400PM - Lectures, music and testimonies
600PM - Rosary
700PM - Holy Mass
815PM – Procession through the parish
1015PM – 1100PM - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Thursday, 08/04/11
900AM - Morning Prayer
930AM – 1200PM - Lectures, music and testimonies of the Cenacolo" community
1200PM – Recess
400PM - Lectures, music and testimonies
600PM - Rosary
700PM - Holy Mass, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
915PM - Theatre and musical show “Cenacolo“
Friday, 08/05/11
900AM - Morning Prayer
930AM – 1200PM - Lectures, music and testimonies
1200PM – Recess
400PM - Lectures, music and testimonies
600PM - Rosary
700PM - Holy Mass
830PM – 930PM - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
930PM – 1100PM - Singing Farewell
Saturday, 08/06/11
300PM – Rosary while Climbing the Cross Mountain (private)
500PM - Holy Mass on Cross Mountain
Our guide will arrange meetings with the visionaries at their own homes provided that they are in Medjugorje during your trip, and pending their availability. 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 also visit the community of Cenacolo.
Day 14, August 7, 2011 - Medjugorje - USA
After an early breakfast and heartfelt farewells, we leave by motor coach for Dubrovnik Airport (Split or Sarajevo) for return flights home.
Additional Information & Travel Tips: What to Know Before You Go - LourdesMedjugorje
Any questions? Please contact: Penny Abbruzzese email: pennyabb@aol.com
more information or to book Contact: Cara Manise at 206 Tours tel: 800-206-TOUR (8687) ext: 134 or Email cara@206tours.com with any questions
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