Category: Medjugorje Tours
PILGRIMAGE TO MARIAN SHRINES
FATIMA - LOURDES - MEDJUGORJE
Marian Shrines in Europe attract today millions of pilgrims for prayer. In the sea of the devotions to Our Lady of Fatima, to Our Lady of Immaculate Conception from Lourdes and to Queen of Peace of Medjugorje we will leave a few of our prayers. Happy and grateful that God granted us chance to come closer the Her and to come closer to her Son. Let the Hail Mary that we will pray on this tour echoes throughout the Europe.......
13 DAYS PILGRIMAGE TOUR
SAMPLE ITINERARY
MARIAN SHRINES TOUR ON THE MAP OF EUROPE
JOIN US FROM LOS ANGELES
JUNE 18 - 30, 2012
Fr. Pedro Rivera - spiritual director on tour
Mrs. Sandra Maola - pilgrimage coordinator
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Day 1 - DEPARTURE FOR PORTUGAL
Our journey starts with a flight to Portugal and its capital city Lisbon. Catholic pilgrimage to Fatima, Lourdes and Medjugorje - Marian Shrines tour. Meals served on board the plane.
Day 2 - LISBON - FATIMA
Upon arrival to Lisbon transfer to Fatima. On the way to Fatima short stop in Santarem to one of the most popular Eucharistic Miracles in Europe! In Fatima group will check to hotel, dinner and candlelight procession at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima. Overnight at our hotel.
Day 3 FATIMA ALJUSTREL VALINHOS
Visit of places connected to the apparition in Fatima, tiny village Aljustrel, home of visionaries, pasturage at Valinhos where Our Lady also appeared and to the Cova da Iria, the actual place of the apparition where Our Lady of Fatima gave a message to the world through Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia. Holy Mass in one of the chapels in the Shrine. In the evening participating 
in the prayer service (optional). Dinner and overnight stay in Fatima.
Day 4 FATIMA – AVILA
Depart Fatima early this morning to travel eastward across Spain to Avila. While in Avila we will walk the narrow cobblestone streets of the city as we trace the life of St. Teresa of Avila. We will celebrate Mass in the beautiful chapel built over the former location of her home; see the garden where she played as a child, and visit the museum dedicated to her life. The museum also contains relics of St. Teresa and her spiritual advisor St. John of the Cross. We’ll also have the opportunity to visit the Convent of the Incarnation where St. Teresa first took her orders and would remain based for more than thirty years; its museum has an interesting drawing of the crucifixion by St. John of the Cross, and a reconstruction of the cell used by the saint when she was prioress there. Dinner and overnight in Avila.
Day 5 AVILA – BURGOS
After breakfast and morning mass in Avila, we will depart fort for Burgos, we continue on our journey today as we visit the beautiful Burgos, the city of El Cid and many Spanish kings, amazing cathedral. Where are the roots of the Spanish language and Spanish kingdom you will hear during the city tour of Burgos. After afternoon visit we will proceed to our hotel, check in, free time before dinner in our hotel in Burgos.
Day 6 BURGOS – LOURDES
In the morning immediately after breakfast groups will depart to Lourdes. After checking to hotel free afternoon for Holy Mass and visit to the Shrine on your own. In the evening after the dinner walk to the shrine of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, the prayer of the Rosary during the candlelight procession. First night in Lourdes.
Day 7 LOURDES SHRINE
Tour of the shrine of about 2 hours visiting the Grotto of Massabielle where the Blessed Virgin appeared 18 times to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858. Group will also see The Baths, where one can be emerged in to the Lourdes miraculous water. A guided tour will also include The Basilica of Immaculate Conception and Crypt which is underneath and was the first chapel built here as a place of worship, also Rosary Basilica, Church of St. Bernadette. Afternoon and time for lunch will be on your own. Free afternoon until dinner and in the evening group can participate candlelight Marian procession starting each day at 9:00 pm. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes.
Day 8 LOURDES TOWN
Guided city tour of the Lourdes, visit to all of the places associated with the St. Bernadette. The Bolly Mill in Rue Bernadette Soubirous where the saint was born on the January 7th, 1844 and it is the place where she spent the first years of her life. The group will also visit “Cachot” or jail where Bernadette lived with her family in great poverty at the time of the apparitions, baptismal font where she was baptized and last is a visit to the chapel in Hospice where Saint received first Communion and where she was educated for about 8
years by the Sisters of Nevers. Rest of the day free until dinner at our hotel. This is our last night and procession to Our Lady of Lourdes.
Day 9 LOURDES – MEDJUGORJE
Today we leave Lourdes, after breakfast transfer to airport for flight to Croatia, Split. The same evening we will arrive to Medjugorje, dinner and overnight in the village where Our Lady Lady Queen of Peace, Gospa has been appearing sine 1981.
Day 10, 11, 12 MEDJUGORJE
Your Medjugorje pilgrimage will be filled with the prayer, daily morning English speaking mass and in the evening at the time of the apparition of Our Lady International mass and prayer of the Rosary. This will be true spiritual retreat, and your life for a few days will go within the triangle of Podbrdo (Apparition Hill), St. James church and Krizevac (Cross Mountain).
On your first morning your Medjugorje guide will walk with you from your hotel to the Church St. James just before English language mass at 10:00 am. With thousands of pilgrims from all over the world you will celebrate daily mass at St. James church. Visiting Bijakovici village, all 6 visionaries come from it, you will pray the Rosary going up the Apparition hill, Podbrdo place where Our Lady first appeared. Visionaries still in Medjugorje meet with pilgrims, we will attend their talks, with one or more of them, maybe Ivan, Vicka, Jakov or Mirjana. Each evening at 5:00 pm (at 6:00 pm during summer) you and thousands of other pilgrims will pray the rosary. All three Mysteries are prayed during the evening program. In Our Lady’s messages it was repeated many times how important is to come to mass where “we meet Jesus alive”. Messages of Prayer of the Rosary, Holy Mass and Confession are the center of the evening program in St. James church. According to the the three visionaries they still every day receive the apparition of Our Lady, pray with her and are blessed by Gospa daily!
The apparition takes place at 5:40 pm or 6:40 daylight savings time, and Vicka, Ivan and Marija are the ones who experience this daily. Mirjana, Jakov and Ivanka are the three visionaries who don’t have daily apparitions but once a year. Among other activities you will have a chance to climb the “Cross
mountain”, Krizevac as Croats call it, visit the “Blue Cross”, another place of the apparition of Our Lady also nearby Oasis of Peace and community - Cenacolo. Eachpilgrim will have time for private devotions, shopping, or simply enjoying your own “freedom of prayer” as Rosary in the hands of people you see on the streets or in the fields in Medjugorje aren't a strange thing!
Day 13 – FLIGHT BACK HOME
This morning after early breakfast group will leave for Split Airport (or Dubrovnik), flight back home.
....journey that fills our hearts with Love, Peace and Prayer......as we walk with Virgin Mary....
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Pilgrimage Marian Shrines can have extension to Poland St. Faustina and Blessed John Paul II, Holy land or Rome......give us a call and get your group going!
RATES & DATES:
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June 18- 30, 2012 (rate is based on minimum 25 pilgrims in the group):
Land only...........................................................US$ 1640.00
Land and air from Los Angeles....................US$ 4100.00
For price from all other cities / airports please send us e-mail or give us a call:
Single room supplement..................................US$ 395.00
Spiritual director on tour:....... Fr. Pedro Rivera
Pilgrimage coordinator: ......... Mrs. Sandra Maola, Vista, Ca
e-mail: gordan@bluehearttravel.com
phone: + 1 760 535 9845 - Mrs. Sandra Maola
phone: + 1 307 222-4856 - Mr. Gordan
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Sep. 24 - Oct. 6, 2012 (rate is based on minimum 25 pilgrims in the group):
Land only...........................................................US$ ..........1660.00
Land and air..........................................send us your e-mail
Single room supplement..................................US$ 415.00
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October 22 - November 3, 2012 (rate is based on minimum 25 pilgrims in the group):
Land only...............................................................US$ 1690.00
Land and air.............................................send us your e-mail
Single room supplement...................................US$ 370.00
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INCLUDES
- Round trip airfares, airport tax included - SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY THE AIRLINES
- Superior tourist 3* class hotels and 4* first class hotels
- Accommodation in double/twin rooms
- Breakfast and dinner daily, drinks included
- High class tourist coaches according to the itinerary
- Tour escort all the way with your group
- Local guides in Fatima, Avila, Burgos, Lourdes and Medjugorje
- Farewell dinner in Medjugorje (3 course, drinks, cofee, wine,water)
- Porterage of one piece of luggage
- Daily holy mass arrangements with priest in the group
NOT INCLUDED
- Tips for guides, drivers and hotel staff
- Items of a personal nature (lunches, drinks, souvenirs...)
- Travel insurance - recommended
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FOR GROUPS - QUOTE WITHIN 48 HOURS:
TOUR ON YOUR OWN DATE
PRIEST & COORDINATOR TRAVEL FREE
UPON CONFIRMATION UP TO 250 BROCHURES ON YOUR HOME/CHURCH ADDRESS
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► Custom made tour for groups
► Option with 4* first class hotels for group requests
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See here some photos from our past tours to these destinations
