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Marian Pilgrimage 12 NIGHTS Marian Pilgrimage Be truly uplifted on this gently paced journey combining the two great Marian Shrines of Fatima and Lourdes as we follow a Saintly path through quaint Spanish villages rich in the history of their holy men and women who have gone before. 12 Nights / 15 Days Barcelona (1) • Montserrat (2) • Manresa • Lourdes (3) • Loyola • Santo Domingo de Silos (1) • Segovia • Avila (2) • Alba de Tormes • Fatima (3) Accompanied by DEPARTS TUESDAY 1 OCTOBER 2019 Fr Gabriel Ezenwa Marian Pilgrimage Lourdes (B) = Breakfast (L) = Lunch (D) = Dinner DAY 1: TUESDAY 1 OCT - DEPART FOR SPAIN Before lunch, we take our place among the DAY 7: MONDAY 7 OCT - LOURDES (BD) privileged to hear the heavenly sounds of the Celebrate Mass at the Grotto – the site where DAY 2: WEDNESDAY 2 OCT - ARRIVE Montserrat Boys Choir (The Escolania), one young Bernadette experienced visions of the (D) BARCELONA of the oldest and most renowned in Europe. Blessed Virgin Mary. We then meet our guide On arrival at Barcelona airport we will be met After lunch we will have a private guided for a walking tour of Lourdes including the and transferred to our centrally located hotel. tour of the museums. Before dinner, we may Sanctuary area: Upper & Lower Basilicas, Remainder of the afternoon at leisure in this take the opportunity to join the Benedictine and the Baths where hundreds of miraculous city synonymous with art, culture and faith. monks in the Basilica for the beautiful sounds cures have taken place. See the Boly Mill of evening Vespers. where she was born, the original parish DAY 3: THURSDAY 3 OCT - BARCELONA TO church and the Cachot (prison) where the MONTSERRAT (BD) DAY 5: SATURDAY 5 OCT - MONTSERRAT TO family lived due to misfortune. LOURDES (VIA MANRESA) (BD) We enjoy a morning in Barcelona viewing the Free time this afternoon for a visit to the unique and colourful architecture of Antonio After an early breakfast we travel to the miraculous Baths. Pilgrims may choose to Gaudi dispersed throughout the city. We nearby town of Manresa where St Ignatius submerge themselves in the healing waters. begin with a visit to Barcelona Cathedral came on retreat for 11 months. Here, Ignatius began to develop the method for seeking Optional afternoon Blessed Sacrament followed by Gaudi’s famous La Sagrada Procession and Blessing of the Sick before a Familia Basilica before a leisurely visit to God’s will and where he wrote his renowned Spiritual Exercises. We come as pilgrims and final candlelight procession after dinner. Guell Park where we can enter Gaudi’s pray in the actual cave where his life and house (now a museum) as well as enjoying DAY 8: TUESDAY 8 OCT - LOURDES TO SANTO spirituality developed. spectacular views over the city. DOMINGO DE SILOS (BD) Later we travel through the scenic foothills This afternoon we will arrive into stunning As we cross the border back into northern of the Pyrenees and continue on to Lourdes. Montserrat, one of Spain’s most popular Spain, we visit Loyola where St Ignatius was It was in this small town that Our Lady first pilgrimage destinations. The shrine is home born and converted. Pilgrims will have the appeared to St Bernadette in 1858. opportunity to visit the impressive to a 12th century miraculous statue of the Sanctuary of St Ignatius, including the Casa Santa (Holy Blessed Virgin Mary, lovingly known as the DAY 6: SUNDAY 6 OCT - LOURDES (BD) House) - 13th century tower house – where “Black Madonna”, discovered in the Santa We celebrate an International Mass this he was born and spent many of his early Cova or Holy Cave. morning with pilgrims worldwide in the years. Visit also the ornate monastery and Underground Basilica of Pius X followed by DAY 4: FRIDAY 4 OCT - MONTSERRAT the sparse room in which he lived. a visit to the little village of Bartres, and the MOUNTAIN RETREAT (BD) Finally we arrive at the quaint village of farm where St Bernadette was nursed and Santo Domingo de Silos, home to the great We begin our day with a visit and Mass in the later returned in adolescence. We will visit the Benedictine Abbey famous for its beautiful Basilica and view the beautiful Holy Image of Sheepfold and the Parish Church where she Romanesque cloister and for spreading Our Lady of Montserrat, the “Black Madonna.” spent so many hours in prayer. the finest tradition of Gregorian chant We will then board the Santa Cova funicular We return to Lourdes for an afternoon to throughout the world. After dinner we will railway for a short ride before we walk down rest and wander. We can pray the Stations of proceed up to the Abbey for evening prayer. the sacred path passing modernist sculptures the Cross with the life sized copper images of the Mysteries of the Rosary. Upon reaching or spend some quiet time reflecting at the DAY 9: WEDNESDAY 9 OCT - SANTO the Chapel where the image of Our Lady of Grotto with its chapel built over the place of DOMINGO DE SILOS / SEGOVIA / AVILA (BD) Montserrat was found we take time at the the apparitions. This morning we will attend the chanted Holy Cave for prayer and reflection before Optional Blessed Sacrament Procession and High Mass at the Abbey before visiting the taking the railway back up to the Sanctuary. evening candlelight procession. adjacent Monastery and Museum. FRANCE Lourdes 3 Loyola Santo Domingo de Silos 1 Manresa Montserrat 2 Avila 1 PORTUGAL Barcelona 2 Segovia Alba de Tormes 3 Fatima SPAIN Lisbon Lourdes Grotto Candlelight Procession We then journey south to Segovia and visit its DAY 12: SATURDAY 12 OCT - FATIMA PRICING TABLE stunning Cathedral, the last Gothic cathedral PILGRIMAGE (BD) TOUR CODE DEPARTS RETURNS to be built in Spain. Marvel too at the best This morning we will walk and pray the conserved aqueduct of the Imperial Roman Stations along the beautiful Way of the Cross PV5419 Tue 1 Oct Tue 15 Oct Empire. We also visit the convent where the (the Sacred Way). mortal remains of Saint John of the Cross are Continue to Valinhos, the site of Our Lady’s buried. View here the famous Alcazar. AIR INCLUSIVE TWIN SHARE $5,990 appearance after the children’s return from Departing Segovia, travel west to the historic prison before proceeding to Aljustrel to visit SINGLE ROOM PREPAID TIPPING walled town of Avila dedicated to St Teresa. the homes where the children lived. Enter the $890 $195 per person It was here that she entered the Carmelite original Parish church and see the Baptismal Costs have been based on achieving a minimum of convent and encountered many mystical font where the children were baptised. NB: experiences during her time. 25 paying passengers and remain subject to possible Enjoy the remainder of the afternoon at to change up to 60 days prior to departure. Passengers DAY 10: THURSDAY 10 OCT - AVILA (BD) rest and explore. are encouraged to book prior to 1 February 2019 to We begin our day with a visit to the Convent secure the current early-bird pricing levels. DAY 13: SUNDAY 13 OCT - FATIMA CENTENARY of Saint Teresa built over the saint’s ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS (BD) birthplace and located just inside the South INCLUSIONS Gate of the old town. Most of the convent We return to the Square this morning for remains in cloister but you can see the very the Extraordinary Centenary Anniversary spot where she was born, now a chapel in the celebrations. Commence with a Rosary AIRFARES Return Economy Class Airfare from Baroque church. followed by the procession of Our Lady’s statue. Celebrate the extraordinary Brisbane (N.B. Airline taxes are included on We then visit Avila’s Cathedral which was International Anniversary Mass followed by standard itinerary and subject to fluctuations). started in the 12th century before entering the Blessing of the Sick and Consecration. the Monastery of the Incarnation for Mass ACCOMMODATION & MEALS from where we can see St Teresa’s cell and Enjoy a tour of the largest square in Based on Superior Standard hotel other relics of her life. Christendom. Highlights being the site of the accommodation with breakfast and apparitions, Rosary Basilica with the Tombs dinner daily Enjoy the afternoon at leisure. of the visionaries, the Museum and Blessed DAY 11: FRIDAY 11 OCT - AVILA TO FATIMA (BD) Sacrament Chapel. TOURING & TRANSPORTATION Deluxe Air Conditioned Coach touring We travel to nearby Alba de Tormes, the DAY 14: MONDAY 14 OCT - DEPART • Professional Pilgrimage Escort / Local little village where St Teresa died. Her PORTUGAL (B) Guides • Sightseeing and Entrance Fees incorrupt heart and arm are enshrined here Today we will be transferred to Lisbon at the Carmelite convent. Here we celebrate OTHER airport for our homebound or onward flight Mass where St John of the Cross lived and Fully Escorted by Pilgrimage Chaplain • connections. companioned St Teresa in her spiritual walk. Porterage at hotels • Harvest Backpack, Pilgrims Journal and Tour Wallet We enjoy a lunch stop in Salamanca, known DAY 15: TUESDAY 15 OCT - ARRIVE AUSTRALIA as the ‘Golden City’ owing to the colour of its historic sandstone buildings. 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