Depart on your international overnight flight to Lisbon, Portugal.

Upon arrival in Lisbon, meet your tour escort. Time permitting, enjoy a panoramic
tour of Lisbon, including the Basilica of St. Anthony, St. Jeronimo’s Monastery,
and Belem Tower. Continue to Santarem, home to one of the oldest Eucharistic
miracles. Check in to your hotel in Fatima for dinner and an overnight stay. After
dinner, join other pilgrims in the nightly rosary and candlelight procession. (Dinner included)

Today, you will celebrate Mass and visit the basilica, where the three children (Lucia lived to adulthood) are interred. You will then journey to the countryside, where Mary appeared to Francisco and Jacinta Marto, and their cousin Lucia dos Santos from May 13, 1917, once a month from May 13 to August 13, 1917, when she appeared at Valinhos. You will see their homes nearby, where Francisco died in 1919. Jacinta died in a hospital in 1920. Return to Fatima for time to pray and contemplate the meaning of the Holy Site. (Breakfast & Dinner included)

Today, we depart for Madrid and stop halfway for a lunch break. Upon arrival in Madrid, enjoy time to rest or do some exploring in the city. Dinner is on your own this evening. (Breakfast included)

This morning, enjoy a panoramic guided tour of the city, including Buen Retiro Park, Gran Via, Plaza de EspaÑa, Plaza Mayor, and the Royal Palace (from outside). You will also visit the Cathedral of Almudena, where we can possibly celebrate Mass. Enjoy lunch on your own before departing to Zaragoza. (Breakfast included)

Begin the day celebrating Mass and then go on a guided tour of the city center
of Zaragoza and the Basilica del Pilar. Visit the magnificent altar built on the site
where the Blessed Virgin appeared to the Apostle. After lunch on your own, we
will drive to Barcelona. (Breakfast included)

Celebrate Mass this morning. Enjoy a guided city tour, which includes the Barrio Gótico with Barcelona’s Cathedral and the most important sites of Barcelona, such as the Sagrada Familia (inside), Passeig de Gracia, Plaza Catalunya, and Montjuic. Enjoy free time this afternoon for lunch on your own and shopping at Las Ramblas. (Breakfast included)

Say farewell to Barcelona and travel to Montserrat. The statue of the Black Virgin was uncovered in Santa Cova in 880 AD. Celebrate Mass here in one of the chapels. Arrive in Lourdes this evening. Here, Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous 18 times in 1858. It has become a place of pilgrimage for millions of the faithful each year, and the spring water from the grotto is believed to have healing properties. While in Lourdes, you will have the opportunity to participate in the afternoon processional and the evening candlelight processional. Check into your hotel for dinner and overnight stay. (Breakfast & Dinner included)

Today, you will celebrate Mass in one of the chapels here at the sanctuary. Then, enjoy a walking tour of the sanctuary grounds and then to the homes of Bernadette and her family. This afternoon, you will have free time to partake in the healing waters baths or to explore more of the town on your own, from the various apparition sites to the castle fort that affords panoramic views of the sanctuary and the Pyrenees. Return to the hotel for dinner and your overnight stay. (Breakfast & Dinner included)

Early in the morning, drive to your next destination, Avignon. This picturesque city was once the seat of power for the Catholic Church and the home of popes fleeing the political pressures of Rome. Break for lunch on your own, a possible Mass, and time at leisure (possible visit to the Pope’s palace). (Breakfast included)

Today, depart to La Salette where you will spend the whole day. The astonishing Shrine of La Salette is one of the great Marian shrines built in France in the place where two young shepherds saw a “beautiful lady” in tears that appeared in a resplendent light. Celebrate Mass here and enjoy some free time to explore the city. (Breakfast included)

In the morning, head south to the Bourgogne (Burgundy) Region, where you will visit the birthplace of the feast dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the devotional practice of the “Nine Consecutive First Fridays’’, the Sanctuary of Paray-le-Monial, with the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and the Chapel of the Apparition where Jesus revealed the 12 promises of the Sacred Heart and where lies the tomb of St. Margaret Mary. After having mass by her tomb, you will have lunch on your own, then continue to Nevers for your overnight. (Breakfast included)

This morning, we head west for a visit to the site that marks the turning point of World War II, Normandy Beach. We will visit the American cemetery of Omaha Beach, where we will say a prayer of thanksgiving for their courage. Later, we travel to the Monastery of Le Mont St. Michele, also known as “The Wonder of the Western World.” This magnificent monastery is surrounded by a bay that is one of the greatest tidal ranges in Europe, resulting in a breathtaking view. This evening, we return to Lisieux for dinner and overnight. (Breakfast & Dinner included)

Following breakfast, we tour Lisieux, the home of St. Therese the Little Flower, where we celebrate Mass in the village convent. We also visit the Basilica dedicated to St. Therese. The Basilica is the objective for pilgrims from the world over who come to kneel in solemn prayer to St. Therese. Here, we visit Les Buissonnets, where St. Therese lived as a child. Afterward, we travel to the “City of Lights,” Paris, where we enjoy overnight at our hotel. (Breakfast included)

This morning, we’ll celebrate Mass at the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal on Rue de Bac. St. Catherine was visited by Mary three times in 1830, which encouraged a revival in devotion to the church. She served the poor of Paris for 46 years, and when her body was exhumed, it was found incorrupt. The Miraculous Medal is based on a design given by Mary to St. Catherine. Then we’ll head to the Ile de la Cite, home to Notre Dame. This 850-yearold Gothic Cathedral remains the center of the French and their faith. From here, we’ll visit Saint Chapelle, the private chapel of kings illuminated with streams of colored light through towering stained-glass windows. Then, we will journey across the Seine to the Chapel of St. Vincent de Paul. Then, we’ll head north through the city past the Place de la Concorde (once home to the guillotine in the French Revolution) to La Madeleine, containing a relic of Mary Magdalene. This picturesque church serves as a popular wedding venue. Then, take a ride up the funicular to Montmartre and Sacre Coeur. This cathedral looks out over Paris from the place where St. Denis was martyred. While here, wander the art shops and stores that line the streets. Dinner is on your own. (Breakfast included)

Return home.