OUR LADY OF FATIMA SECANE, PA. PILGRIMAGE JOIN WITH FATHER FRANCIS MULRANENTOUR TO SPAIN, PORTUGAL & FRANCESantiago de Compostela, Lisbon, Santarem, Fatima,
Alba de Tormes, Salamanca, Avila, Burgos, Loyola and Lourdes
SEPTEMBER 22 – OCTOBER 3, 2014 12 DAYS / 10 NIGHTS
FATIMA
LOURDES
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
ITINERARY:
SEPTEMBER 22 - USA - SPAINDepart USA for your overnight flight to Spain. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board.
SEPTEMBER 23 - ARRIVE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELAUpon arrival you will be met by your tour guide and driver and head to your hotel in the great city of Santiago de Compostela. Free time before dinner and overnight in Santiago de Compostela.
SEPTEMBER 24 - SANTIAGO DE COM-POSTELAAfter breakfast we will visit the Cathedral of St. James which is one of the finest ex-amples of architecture in all of Europe. As pilgrims, we have the opportunity to climb the stairs behind the high altar to visit the crypt where the relics of St. James are preserved, touch the central pillar (Portico de La Gloria), view the ‘botafumeiro’ and admire the wealth of medieval art inside the Cathedral, before visiting the cloister museum. Enjoy a stroll on own, though the beautiful streets of Santiago de Compos-tela, the city of the apostle, full of historical buildings and other attractions. Dinner and overnight in Santiago de Compostela.
SEPTEMBER 25 - SANTIAGO DE COM-POSTELA - LISBONAfter breakfast we depart for Lisbon. This afternoon we will enjoy a tour of Lisbon. Sightseeing tour will include a visit of the Cathedral, St. Jerome’s Monastery, Saint Anthony’s Church, Belem Quarter: Belem Tower, 25 April Bridge, Discoveries Monu-ment. Our drive will also take us through the Basilica of the Star, Rossio Square, Commerce square and Marquee of Pom-bal Square. Dinner and overnight in Lisbon.
SEPTEMBER 26 - LISBON - SANTAREM - FATIMA After breakfast depart Lisbon for Santar-em, 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 continu-ous 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 over-night in Fatima.
SEPTEMBER 27 - FATIMASix 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 has been constructed, how-ever 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 vis-its of two Popes: Paul VI and John Paul II. Touring Fatima, see the Little Chapel of the Apparitions, Basilica, the site of Frances.
SEPTEMBER 28 - FATIMA - ALBA DE TORMES - SALAMANCAAfter breakfast depart for Salamanca. On the way we stop in Alba de Tormes, where St. Teresa of Avila is buried. Arrive in Sala-manca with free time for exploration before dinner and overnight. SEPTEMBER 29 - SALAMANCA - AVILA - BURGOSAfter 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 vis-it: 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. Continue to Burgos, the historic capital of Old Castile. After din-ner explore Burgos (on your own), and ad-mire the magnificent limestone Cathedral.
SEPTEMBER 30 - BURGOS - LOYOLA - LOURDESAfter 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 se the 17th Century Basilica dedicated to St Ig-natius. Behind the sanctuary is the fam-ily 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 ap-peared in 1858 near the Grotto of Massa-bielle. Settle into your hotel, explore before dinner, followed by a candlelight proces-sion (every evening from Apr through Oct) before retiring for the evening.
OCTOBER 1 & 2 LOURDESAfter 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 Berna-dette was born and the “Cachot,” an aban-doned prison where Bernadette’s impov-erished 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. Ex-perience 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 par-ticipate in nightly candlelight processions requested by Our Lady, and take time for private devotions. Each evening dinner and overnight at your hotel.
OCTOBER 3 - LOURDES - TOULOUSE Early morning transfer back to Toulouse airport for your return flights.
PRICE INCLUDES:• Roundtrip airfare and taxes from
Philadelphia• Arrival transfer in Santiago• Departure transfer from Lourdes
to Toulouse Airport• Professional tour escort
throughout• Deluxe air-conditioned coach
transportation per itinerary• Accommodations in your choice
of hotels• Buffet breakfast daily• Lunch / dinners (drinks not
included) per itinerary• Local guides for tours of Lisbon,
Fatima and Lourdes• Orientation tours with tour
escort for remaining cities• Entrance fees per itinerary:
Santiago Cathedral, Jeronimos, Belem, St. Ignatius Loyola
LAND ONLY PRICE PER PERSON ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY:
$2289
AIRFARE PRICE PER PERSON: $1504
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