Pilgrimage tour

Arrive in Lisbon, where you will be met, assisted, and escorted to your motorcoach. We will begin with a scenic ride through the countryside to Fatima with a stop at Santarem. A short walk through narrow streets brings us to the Church of St. Stephen, where you will behold the Blessed Sacrament
known as the Holy Miracle of Santarem, a relic that's been kept here since 1269. On to Fatima. After checking in to your hotel, the balance of the day at leisure. Dinner and overnight Fatima.

We will begin the day with Mass at the Little Chapel of the Apparitions and a visit to the Basilica, you see the site of Francisco's and Jacinta's graves; visit the hamlet of Aljustrel, where the children lived and tour Valinhos, the site of our Lady's appearance after the children's return from prison. Tonight we will join pilgrims from around the world for a candlelight procession. Dinner and overnight Fatima.

celebrate the Eucharist, followed by a tour of the flamboyant Gothic Cathedral. Visit the chapel of the Holy Christ and Leonardo da Vinci's Mary Magdalena. Dinner and overnight in Burgos. Alternately, we can take the overnight express train via Spain to Lourdes, arriving next day at the great pilgrimage center of Lourdes.

Today we will continue on to Lourdes, France. After checking in the hotel, the remainder of the day at
leisure. In the evening, you may wish to join the pilgrims from around the world in the Candlelight Procession. Dinner and overnight Lourdes.

Mass at the Grotto of Apparitions - participate in a walking tour of Lourdes, visiting the places associated with the life of St. Bernadette including 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. Follow the Stations of the Cross. Later, join pilgrims from around the world for a candlelight procession.

Today is a free day for personal devotion. An optional excursion can be taken to Bartres, a small village where St. Bernadette was sent as a baby to a foster mother. We will visit the family farm and see the room where she lived. Mass will be in the same parish church where she prayed. On the way back to Lourdes, we will see the sheepfold where St. Bernadette used to look after the sheep.
Dinner and overnight Lourdes.

Upon arrival, you will be met, assisted, and escorted for a full day city tour of Paris. Today's guided tour of Paris will include the Champs Elysees, the L'Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower, Sacre Coeur
and Mass at the Notre Dame Cathedral. Dinner and overnight Paris.

IToday we enjoy a picturesque drive South through the Loire Valley to Nevers. We will visit the Convent of St. Gildard where St. Bernadette's incorrupt body reposes and may be viewed. After she was blessed with eighteen apparitions of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes, St. Bernadette retired to Nevers.
Return to Paris for dinner and overnight.

Mass at the Shrine of the Miraculous Medel. We then travel northwest to the town of Lisieux, the home of St. Theresa whom Pope Piux X called "the Greatest Saint of Modern Times". We then visit the Carmel Chapel, the Basilica Cathedral of St. Peter, and Les Buissonets, family home of "Little Flower". Return to Paris for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight home.