Day 1 -  Depart USA

Depart from New York, JFK or from your hometown for the overnight flight to France.

Day 2 - 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.

Day 3 & 4 - 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 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 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.

Day 5 · Lourdes - Paris
After breakfast leave on the one-hour flight to Paris. Upon arrival in Paris, you will meet your new guide and transfer to for mass to the 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 see the sights as the Eiffel Tower, L'Arc de Triomphe, and drive through the Champs Elysees. Enjoy other sights on this mostly panoramic tour. Return to the hotel for little relaxing, dinner and overnight.

Day 6 - Excursion to Nevers
Leave by motor coach 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 Sacraments. She was gradually struck by other illnesses as well as asthma: among them, tuberculosis of the lung and a tubercular tumor on her right knee. St Bernadetee 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. Dinner and return to the hotel in Paris.

Day 7 - Paris - Lisieux - Mont Saint Michel
After breakfast we travel northwest by motor coach to the town 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 come alive as you visit the Basilica Cathedral of St Peter, and Les Buissonets, her family home. On display are relics, clothing, and personal objects belonging to the "little flower." View the statue depicting the Virgin Mary who smiled at St Therese during an ecstacy before curing her illness. Combine your prayers in the Carmel Chapel with those of the Carmelite sisters, just as St Therese did before her death in 1897. Continue on by motor coach to the stunning Mont-Saint-Michel. Upon arrival you will have free time to visit of the picturesque streets and shops before dinner and overnight in Mont Saint Michel.

Days 8 - Mont St Michel
After breakfast we will climb to the cathedral, with awe inspiring architecture, and one of Catholicism’s greatest achievements and visit the Abbey. Dinner and overnight in Mont Saint Michel.

Day 9 - Mont Saint Michel - Normandy Beaches - Rouen
After breakfast we for the Normandy Beaches where we will have time to pay our respects and celebrate mass at the American Cemetery. Continue to Rouen where on the 30th May 1431, Joan of Arc was burnt at Place du Vieux Marche, 30 meters from the spot, the Joan of Arc museum has been open for 40 years. Dinner and overnight in Rouen.

Day 10 - Rouen - Paris - USA
Transfer to the airport for your return flight to the United States.