Marian Pilgrimage with MSGR. REGINALD MALICDEM WITH REV. FR. GILBERT KABIGTING

Arrival in Lisbon in the evening. Proceed to the hotel for check-in and overnight. Enjoy your inflight dinner from Dubai to Lisbon.

Breakfast and check-out. Have a short-guided tour to visit the Church of St. Antonio Lisboa. Have a view of Belem Tower, Monument to the Discoveries, Baixa, Praca do Comercio and Suspension Bridge. Drive to Santarem. Visit the Church of St. Stephen (Marvila/Milagre). Continue to Fatima. Proceed to the hotel for check-in. 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. Afternoon is free at leisure for your private devotion. In the evening after dinner, you may wish to participate at the Candlelight Procession and evening Rosary.

Breakfast and check-out at the hotel. Have a long-distance drive to Burgos. Check-in, dinner and overnight at the hotel. 

Breakfast and check-out at the hotel. Have a short-guided tour of Burgos which include visits to the Burgos Cathedral (UNESCO listed) and museum; view of Monasterio de las Juelgas and Plaza del Mio Cid. Have a long-distance drive 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 Concepcion. Transfer to the hotel for check-in, dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel. Celebrate private Mass at one of the chapels at the Sanctuary. 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 candle light procession and Rosary in the evening. Have dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast and check-out at the hotel. Transfer to Lourdes train station for our TGV ride to Paris – the heart of Europe’s most romantic city. Have some free time before check-in, dinner and overnight at the hotel. 

Breakfast at the hotel. Celebrate private Mass at the Chapel of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal. Visit also the nearby St. Vincent de Paul Chapel. Start a guided tour of this breathtaking city which includes view 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. We will have an hour sightseeing river cruise aboard Bateaux Mouches Cruise. Have dinner at an international restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Have a long- distance drive to Lisieux, a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. We will have a guided tour to visit the Sanctuary of Lisieux including Basilica, Buissonnets and Carmel. Return to Paris. Have dinner and overnight at the hotel.

After breakfast and check-out, we will visit Sacre Coeur. Proceed to have a long-distance drive to Nevers. We will visit Espace Bernadette Soubirous Nevers, a former convent and the motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Nevers. This is where the body of Saint Bernadette reposes. Transfer to hotel for check-in, dinner and overnight.

Breakfast and check-out. Have a long-distance transfer to Paray le Monial to visit the Visitation Chapel and see the relics of St. Marguerite-Marie Alacoque. Visit also the Basilica of Sacre Coeur. Proceed to La Salette. We will visit the Notre Dame de la Salette. Transfer to the accommodation for check-in, dinner and overnight. 

After breakfast and check-out at the hotel, have a long-distance drive to Nice. Check-in, dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast and check-out. Have a view Massena Square, Promenade del Anglais, Place Garibaldi. Start our long-distance drive to Pisa. Have some photo stops of the Leaning Tower, Square of Miracles, The Baptistry, and The Duomo. Continue our long-distance drive to Florence, the "flower" of the Renaissance. Check in at your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Breakfast and check-out at the hotel. Have some free time to view the Florence Cathedral (Duomo), the Baptistery and Giotto’s bell tower. Drive to Assisi. Have a guided tour to visit Santa Maria Degli Angeli Church, and the Santa Chiara Church. Visit also the Basilica of St. Francis including the tomb of St. Francis.  Check-in, dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast and check-out at the hotel. Drive to Manopello to have a short visit to the Holy Face of Manoppello located at the Basilica del Volto Santo di Manoppello. Continue to Rome. Upon arrival, have some photo stops of Colosseum, Arch of Constantine, Piazza Navona, and Trevi Fountain. Transfer to the hotel for check-in, dinner and overnight.

Have an early breakfast at the hotel. We will now attend the General Papal. In the afternoon, have a half-day guided tour to visit the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel. Visit also the St. Peter Basilica, destination of all Catholics coming from all over the world. Have dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. We will have a full-day guided tour to visit the Major Basilicas: St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica, Santa Maria Maggiore, Basilica San Giovanni Laterano, and the Holy Steps. Have dinner at the Colegio Filipino. Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast and check out of the hotel. Drive to Lanciano to visit the San Francesco Church (Santuario del Miracolo Eucaristico). Continue our long-distance drive to San Giovanni Rotondo. Have a guided tour to visit the Shrine of St. Padre Pio, which centers on his tomb inside the Church of Our Lady of Grace (Santa Maria delle Grazie). Here you can also see his cell, his confessional, the crucifix from which he received the stigmata, and nearly everything he owned or touched, carefully preserved and labeled. Transfer to the hotel for check-in, dinner and overnight.

Breakfast and check-out. Long-distance drive to Gargano to visit the Sanctuary of St. Michael the Archangel. Then continue driving back to Rome. Proceed to Rome airport to catch your flight back to Manila.

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