Itinerary is for 2009, 2010 will be similar.

1) Monday, July 20: on plane
Early evening flight to Lisbon. Evening departure from Newark airport or JFK, New York airport. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board.

2) Tuesday, July 21: Fatima (3 nights)
Proceed to Fatima, and on the way we will stop to visit Santarem for Mass and to venerate the Miraculous Host (about 1 hour from Lisbon, and one hour from Fatima). Then a stop at the Centro Commercial Fatima for lunch and to see a “religious super market.” Proceed to our hotel. Welcome banquet dinner in hotel, and an early night of rest.

3) Wednesday, July 22: Fatima
This morning we will make the Hungarian Stations and then tour the Basilica. After lunch, we will visit the Fatima Shrine museum and exhibit. There we will see the crown and the attempted Papal assassination bullet within it. On Wednesdays and Sundays, there is Eucharistic procession at 5 p.m. Dinner, and evening candlelight Rosary Procession.

4) Thursday, July 23: Fatima
In the morning, we will Aljustral to see the homes the children. Then proceed to St. Anthony church, where the children were baptized, and the old cemetery where Jacinta and Francisco were once buried. At 3:30 p.m., our group will have an outdoor Mass in the Capelinha, the actual place where Our Lady appeared to Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta, or at another location. At 5 p.m., we will have a special Fatima video viewing in the Pax Hotel Auditorium. Dinner, and evening candlelight Rosary Procession.

5) Friday, July 24: Santiago (1 night)
Today we bus into Spain, upwards towards Santiago, Compostella (Shrine of
St. James) to be there for the big feast day celebration on July 25. On the way, we will stop and visit the beautiful Good Jesus Shrine in Braga and also Pontevedra, site of the First Saturday apparition of Fatima. Then on to Santiago for the spectacular world famous fireworks and light show at the front of Cathedral.

6) Saturday, July 25: Oviedo (1 night)
Morning Feast Day celebration Mass in the Santiago Church of St. James; followed by afternoon (1:30 p.m.) drive to Oviedo. If we arrive in time, we will participate in a sung 7 p.m. Benedictine Mass there, followed by dinner and an evening walk in this lovely old city.

7) Sunday, July 26, Garabandal (2 nights)
Feast of Sts. Joachim and Anne: Morning Mass in the Cathedral of Oviedo. The face-covering of Jesus in the tomb is said to be kept in this church. It has a world famous Iconastasis behind the altar. After Mass we will drive to Covadonga, a pilgrimage site, known for the Cave of Our Lady. The Basilica there is on the top of a mountain. It has a Museum of the Virgin, containing the magnificent crown with more than 1000 diamonds. Covadonga is said to have a miraculous spring. Depart for Garabandal to drive during the daylight and to be there in time for dinner,

8) Monday, July 27:
Full day at Garabandal. After Mass in St. Sebastian's Church, we will have Garabandal
a Stations of the Cross walk up to the Pines, the site of upcoming Miracle, which Our Lady has promised will be the greatest Miracle of all time. After dinner, there will be interesting video presentation about Garabandal. We may visit the Divine Will center, or have a speaker from the Home of the Mother.”

9) Tuesday, July 28: Lourdes (3 nights)
After breakfast, very early departure to Lourdes (about 6 hours away). On the way, visit Limpias to see the Miraculous Passion Crucifix which is often seen to come to life, and have our Mass and lunch there. Depart for Lourdes and arrive there in time for dinner and the evening candlelight Rosary procession.

10) Wednesday, July 29: Lourdes
After breakfast visit the miraculous water of Lourdes for individual baths, and then our Mass at 11 a.m. In the afternoon, we will have a walking tour of the Basilica of the Rosary, which has the 15 decades of the Rosary depicted at 15 chapels. Then we will make the famous Stations of the Cross and walk the penitential way of the dolors. The14 life-size stations wind up the hill beside the basilica. At its summit before the great crucifix, pilgrims "kiss the ground for sinners" in obedience to Our Lady's injunction to Bernadette. Participate in blessing of the sick, being blessed by the Blessed Sacrament at the daily 5 p.m. procession. Evening candlelight Rosary procession.

11) Thursday, July 30: Lourdes
Our group will join the great International Mass in the underground Pius X Cathedral at 9:30 a.m. Then up the Pyrenees mountain to see the home of St. Bernadette. Visit the Boli Mill (birthplace of Bernadette) and Le Cachot (jail where the family was living when Our Lady appeared), as well as the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes. Afternoon video presentation on the life of Bernadette. Time permitting, visit to the local St. Padre Pio Center and/or the St. Maximilian Kolbe Center. Evening candlelight Rosary procession.

12) Friday, July 31: Zaragoza (1 night)
Morning Mass in the miraculous Grotto of Massabielle and then we proceed on to Zaragoza (about a 4-hour drive) to see the place of the first bi-location of Our Lady to St. James, the apostle, and brother of the beloved disciple. This ride is one of the most scenic mountain rides in the world, and I have been many places! You will be impressed. In Zaragoza, a pillar where the Blessed Mother stood remains, and to this day, it emanates a wonderful fragrance for all toExperience. We will see this impressive Basilica, that had been bombed, but the bombs did not detonate. Also a painting of an important miracle where a man's leg had been amputated, and several years later, was restored to his body by Our Lady.

13) Saturday, August 1: Avila
We proceed on to Avila, for Mass there in the Convent of the Incarnation, (1 night)
famous as the location of the transverberation of the heart of St. Teresa by the angel (about a 6 hour drive) We will see the convent and shrine where St. Teresa of Avila lived, and also visit St. Joseph’s Church in the town of Avila.

14) Sunday, August 2: Fatima (3 nights)
Morning in Avila, after which we proceed to Alba de Tormes to see the incorrupt heart and arm of St. Theresa of Avila, and where her body lies in effigy. Afternoon bus ride to Fatima for the evening candlelight Rosary procession.

15) Monday, August 3: Fatima
Free morning for some spiritual time in Fatima. If our group is large enough, in the afternoon, we will visit the city of Ourem where the children were imprisoned, and visit the new historical Queen of the World site and the historical Ourem museum. Then we will have a castle banquet and a presentation of the spiritual history of Portugal in the Castle of Ourem.

16) Tuesday, August 4: Fatima
In the morning, we will depart to visit beautiful Nazare, site of Our Lady of Nazareth Shrine for Mass and to visit the world famous seaside resort area there (bring your bathing suit). Time permitting, stops at Bathalha, one of the most beautiful gothic monuments in the world, or Alcobaca, the historic monastery which once housed 1000 monks. Return to Fatima for our farewell banquet and thefinal evening candlelight Rosary procession.

17) Wednesday, August 5: Fatima
We will depart for Lisbon early in the morning to the airport for our flight to the US, arriving there in the afternoon on the same day.

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Patron of Pilgrims — St. Benedict Joseph Labre
Patrons of the 101 Foundation — St. Joseph and St. Raphael

Announcing a Mini-Retreat
before the:
July/August, 2009, Fatima/Lourdes Pilgrimage

Friday, July 17, 2009:

1) Retreat officially begins at 5 p.m. (Drive here or fly into Newark, NJ,
(or JFK, NY, but Newark is better) and further instructions
will be provided).

2) Dinner in excellent Washington, New Jersey restaurant (included)

3) Following dinner, there will be a Rosary and dessert at Fatima House

Saturday, July 18, 2009:

1) Breakfast on your own

2) 11:30 a.m. Mass at Blue Army Shrine

3) Shrine store is usually open daily between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

4) Transportation to restaurant for lunch (on your own) and return to lodging

5) Divine Mercy Chaplet and spiritual video showings at Fatima House

6) Dinner at excellent restaurant (included) and return to lodging

Sunday, July 19, 2009:

1) Breakfast on your own, followed by 11 a.m. Rosary and Mass at the Blue Army Shrine.

2) Transportation for lunch (on your own)

3) 3 p.m. Walking Stations of the Cross/Rosary Garden at Blue Army Shrine

4) 6:30 p.m. dinner in a different excellent restaurant (included)

5) 8 p.m. Rosary meeting, social hour and religious video

Monday, July 20, 2009:

1) Breakfast on your own

2) Depart for early morning Mass

3) Depart to airport

Non-refundable deposit:	$25 per person due immediatly if interested. (Balance due within 60 days)
Total price is:	$199 per person for a double room $299 for a single room
Included are:	Three night lodging, three full dinners, spiritual video showings, private conferences with priest upon request, adoration periods, Rosary social hours, daily transportation, and transportation to and from the airport.

 

(If you are driving, you may leave your car at Fatima House during the pilgrimage.)

Updated January 7, 2009