to the group flight itinerary, requests for airline deviations and/ or added domestic flights, automatically accelerates to a mini- TERMS AND CONDITIONS / TOUR CONTRACT titledmum to PHASE a full TWOrefund. penalty NOTE level: Any or changethe current request/alterations level whichever Tour 90929 TOUR PRICE: Based on tariffs and currency exchange rates is greater. Once the change request/alteration is made, those in effect on 11/12/2018 and subject to change without notice arrangements are final and can NOT be changed back to the should there be a revision in rates prior to departure of tour. group arrangement. Explore the history, Witness the faith The tour price is based on a minimum of 36 passengers. Should there be fewer, there could be a surcharge. and Gather the graces ACCOMMODATIONS: In first class hotels or better, based on AIR TRANSPORTATION: Round trip Indianapolis/Tolouse and double or triple occupancy with private facilities. Single-room Paris/Indianapolis on economy class jet via Delta/KLM or any c a supplement is $89 per night and based on availability. Requests other IATA member. Based on 6-day minimum/21-day maxi- elebrate the 150th nniversary for a roommate are assigned on a first-come, first-served ba- mum advanced purchase fare, subject to participation of ten of St. Malachy’s Parish sis and are not guaranteed. The single-room supplement will persons on entire flight itinerary. If cancellation is effected by J F S D be assessed if a roommate is not available when the group is passenger after 6/29/2019, or after air tickets are written, which- by oining r. ean anda finalized. ever comes first, 100% of airfare will be forfeited by passenger on a 12-day pilgrimage in addition to the penalties mentioned above. All airfares are S F MEALS: Ten full hot breakfasts and nine dinners throughout subject to government approval and change without notice. to the hrines of rance the basic tour (continental breakfasts in hotels only where full breakfasts are not available). Extra charge for beverage not in- TRAVEL PROTECTION: Travel Protection is NOT included in the cluded in the menu of the day. tour price. We highly suggest that all participants purchase a plan to help protect your trip and your investment. Plans offer TIPS AND TAXES: Those normally appearing on hotel and benefits for trip cancellation/interruption, accident & sickness restaurant bills as “service” are included. Airport fees, departure medical expense, emergency evacuation & repatriation, and taxes, and fuel surcharges are estimated on the original invoice more. You will be mailed a travel protection brochure along and adjusted at the time of ticketing. with a waiver form, in the event that you choose to decline coverage. 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In the event 15 *Estimated Airline Taxes & Fuel Surcharges are subject to passengers do not book the tour within 120 days of depar- Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM E.S.T. ture, the agent reserves the right to cancel the tour. If the entire tour is cancelled by Pentecost Tours, Inc., you are en- increase/decrease at ticketing (30 days prior) Tour 90929 MASS WILL BE CELEBRATED DAILY late 1800s and has been used since then. Saved and dition, the Cathedral houses the Blessed Virgin Mary’s tunic moved to Sacred Heart Church is the baptismal font (Sancta Camisia), said to have been offered to the cathedral Day 1: Sunday, September 29, 2019 - USA / AMSTERDAM used for Bernadette. by Charlemagne who had accepted the gift during a trip he Tour members, family and friends are welcomed at St. • Visit the Chateau “Fort” for spectacular views of the made to the holy city of Jerusalem. Drawing visitors from all Malachy for the 12 noon Mass and a special blessing city. Enjoy a self-guided tour inside the fort walls. over the world, the Chartres Cathedral has been and contin- followed by a light lunch. A charter coach will take pil- • Lourdes is packed with shops to browse through. ues to be a popular and important Marian pilgrimage site. grims to the Indianapolis International Airport for our The stained glass windows dating from the 12th and 13th overnight flight to Amsterdam. Meals are served on board. This evening, dinner will be at the hotel. After dinner, you have centuries are renowned for the depth and intensity of their blue tones, known as Chartres blue. Our day concludes as theLYON opportunity TRAIN to join other pilgrims from all over the world Day 2: Monday 9/30, AMSTERDAM / TOULOUSE / LOURDES in the Candlelight Procession. Overnight in Lourdes. [B,D] we check in at our hotel for dinner and overnight. [B,D] From Amsterdam, we take our connecting flight to Tou- louse, France. We travel by coach to Lourdes, where we Day 4: Wednesday 10/2, LOURDES / TOULOUSE TO Day 7: Saturday 10/5, CHARTRES / LISIEUX catch our first glimpses of this beautiful and holy place. We / LYON From Chartres we travel to Lisieux, home of St Therese of proceed to our hotel to check in for dinner. This evening, We depart Lourdes and travel to Toulouse to board our the Child Jesus. She is the one whom Pope Pius X called we join other pilgrims from all over the world in the Can- train to Lyon. Upon our arrival, we proceed to the Cathedral “the greatest saint of modern times”. We visit Les Buisson- dlelight Procession. Overnight in Lourdes. [D] of Lyon which was dedicated to St John the Baptist. Then, we nets, the family home where Therese spent the early years check in at our hotel for dinner and overnight. [B,D] of her life before entering Carmel at the age of fifteen. Day 3: Tuesday 10/1, LOURDES Then, we proceed to the Carmelite Convent which houses We begin where Bernadette did...at Day 5: Thursday 10/3, LYON / ARS / NEVERS the sacred relic of St Therese’s body. Our next stop is the the Boly Mill where she was born This morning we proceed to the small beautiful Basilica of Lisieux where we have time to spend and the “Cachot,” the abandoned town of Ars, the former home of St. John in prayer and visit the gift shop before we check in at our prison where Bernadette’s family Vianney, patron of parish priests. In 1786, hotel for dinner and overnight. [B,D] lived in poverty. She lived at the Jean-Marie-Baptiste Vianney was born to Cachot at the time of the appari- a poor French farmer and spent his child- Day 8: Sunday 10/6, LISIEUX / COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER / tions. At the age of 14, young Ber- hood years as a field hand and shepherd OMAHA BEACH / LISIEUX nadette Soubirous was visited by on the family farm. Therefore, his educa- The Normandy area is steeped in WWII history. Today we Our Lady 18 times between Febru- tion was on-hold until he was twenty which will learn more about America’s role in the war, visit the ary 11th and July 16th, 1858. The Bernadette made his studies excessively challenging American Military Cemetery at Omaha Beach to pay young saint described Our Lady as Soubirous for him. Despite two failed attempts at tribute to our brave brothers who offered their most valiant a “[lady] in white, the same height taking the required testing for ordination defense for our freedoms, and spend time at the Museum as myself, who greeted me with a into the priesthood, at the age of thirty he CurÉ of Ars of the D’Day Invasion. From there, we return to Lisieux for nod of her head. This [lady] was was finally ordained. However, even after dinner and overnight. [B,D] beautiful beyond description. She his ordination, his superiors were clouded had a blue sash around her white with doubt and he was labeled “incompetent” and in need Day 9: Monday 10/7, LISIEUX / ROUEN / PARIS dress and yellow roses on her of additional training. As a result, Jean was placed under the We bid farewell to Lisieux and make our way through the shoes. A long rosary hung from direction of Father Balley, a very holy priest from a nearby French countryside to Rouen. We will proceed to Place du her arm, and she seemed to invite village. Upon the death of Father Balley, Fr Jean Vianney was Vieux Marche where St. Joan of Arc was burned alive at me to pray with her.” Our Lady transferred to the small village of Ars, where he (the Curé of the stake by the English in 1431. We visit St. Joan of Arc gave to Bernadette private, secret Ars) would spend the rest of his life in service to the com- Church, a new edifice completed in 1979 with its unusual messages as well as messages to munity. His life was simple in every aspect: clothing, food, roof evocative of the flames and the medieval Cathedral living accommodations. He allowed himself two hours of with its famous buttresses, towers and beautiful stained be shared with the world. Our Lourdes Lady described herself to Berna- sleep per night and they were not typically restful ones as he Rouen glass windows. The cathedral contains many dette as the “Immaculate Conception”, revealed a mirac- was constantly assaulted and attacked by the devil. Physical tombs of the Norman Dukes and Renaissance ulous spring, and asked that a chapel be built for pilgrim- and verbal abuse and deafening noises were routine and tombs of the Cardinals of Amboise. We age. Obedient Bernadette delivered her messages. Next sometimes witnessed by male parishioners. It wasn’t long spend time in Rouen and then travel we visit the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, before the Ars community recognized the humble Curé’s to Paris. Upon our arrival, we enjoy the crypt, and the Grotto of Massabielle. The Grotto gifts of healing and his profound accuracy in reading the a bus tour of Paris viewing of Massabielle is the location where Our Lady instructed hearts and minds of penitents. As word spread, it was re- sites like the Champs Elysee, Bernadette to use her hands and dig to reveal the spring. ported that the Curé was spending 13 to 17 excruciating Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Since March of 1858, the Church has recognized sixty-five hours hearing confessions in a small, hot confessional. After the Royal Palace and the Lou- miracles. Thousands of other inexplicable healings also his death, St John Vianney was found to be incorrupt. We vre. Our day concludes as we took place at this holy site. Next, we visit the Basilica visit the Basilica of Ars, the former home of the Curé, and check in at our hotel for din- of the Rosary, the lower front level of the Basilica of the underground church. We also have the opportunity to ner and overnight. [B,D] the Immaculate Conception. The Basilica of the Rosary receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the confession- dates back to 1883-1889 when its construction replaced al where he spent 17 hours a day for over 30 years. From Day 10: Tuesday 10/8, PARIS the original chapel on the site of the Blessed Mother’s ap- there, we proceed northwest to Nevers, where we check in We begin today as we ascend Montmartre hill to visit parition to Bernadette. Then, we visit the baths. Those at our hotel for dinner and overnight. [B,D] the world famous Basilica of Sacre-Coeur. In the Basilica, who wish to bathe in the miraculous waters will be able above the high altar, there is a monstrance containing the to do so. There will be free time (time permitting) to Day 6: Friday 10/4, NEVERS / CHARTRES Consecrated Host. The practice of perpetual adoration has explore the sites that interest you most. Options include: It was in Nevers that St. Bernadette spent the last 13 years of been uninterrupted in Sacré Coeur since 1885. We will be her life as a nun. Here we visit the Convent of St. Gildard able to spend time in adoration with our Lord. Then, there • Take a walk and see the Stations of the Cross (on where the incorrupt body of St Bernadette lies in state. At is free time to explore independently. Suggestions include: hillside beside basilica). the age of 13, this holy saint received the first of 18 visions • Visit the cemetery where the Soubirous family is bur- from our Blessed Mother. As you look at St Bernadette you • Churches: St. Sulpice, St. Eustache, St. Denis Basilica, ied [note: to get there, take the lift/elevator on the will see the same fingers that dug in the earth at Massabielle St-Gervais-St-Protais, Eglise de la Madeleine, St. Eti- other side of the River Gave. and the same eyes that saw the Virgin Mary. Then, we travel enne du Mont, Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis, etc. • Stop in at Sacred Heart Church. Bernadette was bap- northwest to Chartres, southwest of Paris. The Cathedral • Famous Landmarks: French Pantheon, Arc de Tri- tized in the Parish Church, called Church of Saint of Chartres is one of the greatest architectural treasures omphe, the obelisk in Place de la Concorde, Place de la Peter, which was destroyed by fire. Renamed Sa- ever built and today boasts nearly perfect preservation of Bastille, Pont Neuf bridge, etc. cred Heart, the new parish church was built in the its original details and design from 1260. According to tra- • The Iron Giant: The Eiffel Tower soars 1,063 feet into • the air (equivalent to an 81-story building). La Tour Eiffel, as it’s known locally, was designed and erected For further information, please contact: in 1889 to serve as the entrance arch for the World’s Fair that was being hosted in Paris that year. At first, John Martin the structure’s aesthetic appeal was heavily criticized by influential French artists and intellectuals. Howev- [email protected] er, over time the tower became a global icon making 317-753-0394 France the residence of one of the most recognized and visited structures in the world. Take some time to marvel at its massive presence. To register by phone, call: • Museums: The world-famous Louvre Gallery was Pentecost Tours, Inc. built as a medieval fortress in 1546. It became a resi- dence to the royal family, and then, under the French 800.713.9800 Republic, a museum and home of a massive art col- lection, now containing artifacts works dating from Notes:  Passports can take 3 months or more to pro- the beginning of civilization up to the 19th Century. cess (from application to delivery). Ave. temps 43- The most renowned highlights of the collection are 77F Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory of Samothrace and Venus de Milo. 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We arrive home with a deeper love and commitment to our Catholic faith through the unbridled spiritual example of the saints, with a better un- Tour 90929 derstanding of the sacrifices and heartaches that engulfed WWII soldiers on the battlefield, and with rich new memo- Fr. Sean Danda / France September 29, 2019 ries of our journey through beautiful France. [B] For office use only: P S T PL D W I