Marian Pilgrimage with ABP. SOC B. VILLEGAS, D.D., with FR. DON S. GO
DATES: April 29 – May 10 , 2027
ITINERARY: LISBON / FATIMA / BURGOS / LOURDES / MONTPELLIER / LA SALETTE / ARS-SUR-FORMANS / LYON / NEVERS / PARIS
Arrival in Lisbon in the afternoon. Drive to Fatima. Proceed to the hotel for check-in. Rest of the time is free at your own leisure and for private devotion. Have dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Have breakfast at the hotel. Commence a half-day guided tour of the Lady of Fatima Basilica, to visit the house of Lucia and the house of Francisco and Jacinta. Celebrate private Mass. The afternoon is free for your private devotion. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. You may participate in the evening Rosary and candlelight procession.
After breakfast and check-out at the hotel, have a long-distance drive to Burgos. Check-in, dinner and overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast and check-out, we will have a short-guided tour which includes entrance to Burgos Cathedral (UNESCO listed). Drive a long-distance to Lourdes - one of the great pilgrimage shrines in the world, where in the Grotto of Massabielle, a
beautiful lady revealed herself to a young sick child named Bernadette, that she is the Immaculate Conception. Check-in at the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Breakfast at the hotel. Concelebrate Mass at the Grotto of Lourdes. Then we'll have a half-day guided tour on foot to the Sanctuaries in Lourdes. Visit to the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, the Boly Water-mill (St. Bernadette’s birth place). Do the Way of the Cross, pray the rosary, drink the Holy Water, visit the Miraculous baths (if open) in your free time in the afternoon. You may also join the pilgrims around the world for a torch light procession and Rosary in the evening. Have dinner and overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast and check-out at the hotel, we will drive a long distance to Montpellier. Upon arrival, we will have a guided tour to visit the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier. Visit also Eglise Saint Roch, the birthplace of St. Roch. Have a view of the triumphal arch Porte du Peyrou, La Citadelle and Aqueduct Saint Clement. Have dinner at an international restaurant. Check-in and overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast and check-out. Have a long-distance transfer to La Salette, a small village in the French Alps. Celebrate private Mass at the Notre Dame de la Salette. Rest of the time is free for private devotion. Dinner and overnight at the Fallavaux Sanctuary.
Breakfast and check-out. Drive to Ars-Sur-Formans. Upon arrival, have a guided tour to visit the Ars Basilica – or Saint-Sixte Basilica (Shrine of St. John Marie Vianney). Transfer to your hotel in Lyon for check-in, dinner and overnight.
Breakfast and check-out. Proceed to Nevers. Then visit (without guide) the Convent of St. Gildard in Nevers where St. Bernadette’s “incorrupt” body lies in repose. Continue to Paris - the heart of Europe’s most romantic city. Transfer to the hotel for check-in, dinner and overnight.
Breakfast and check-out at the hotel. Visit the Chapel of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal and the nearby St. Vincent de Paul Chapel. Start a guided tour of this breathtaking city which includes views of the Place de la Concorde, Arche de Triomphe, Avenue des Champs Elysse viewpoint, Les Invalides, Louvre Museum and Seine River banks. Have a photo stop at the famous Eiffel Tower. Transfer to Paris airport to catch your flight back to Manila.
HOME SWEET HOME!!!