GRAND MARIAN PILGRIMAGE IN THE JUBILEE YEAR-PILGRIMS OF HOPE

Portugal | Spain | France | Monaco | Italy | Slovenia | Croatia | Bosnia | Herzegovina | Rome | Vatican City

Tour Cost: based on twin / triple sharing
Based on guaranteed 30 paying pax

AU$ 11,120 – per pax

– ALL IN

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AU$2085.00– Single supplement for those taking single room

March 19 – April 11, 2025

INCLUSIONS

  • Round trip airfare inclusive of all taxes
  • hotel accommodation on good 4star hotels
  • full board meals
  • guided tours with entrance fees included as indicated
  • services of good Aircon coach
  • Mandatory tips for driver and local guides
  • pre departure briefing with EPHESUS TRAVEL KITS

EXCLUSIONS AND OTHER FEES

  • beverages/drinks during meals
  • travel insurance coverage
  • Anything personal in nature and not mentioned in the Inclusions

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

  • Tour deposit of AU$1500 PER PAX is required upon reservation but should not be later than  August  10,  2024,  together  with  valid  passport  copy  and  accomplished  tour registration form
  • Full payment due on January 30, 2025

PAYMENT & CANCELLATION

  • *A nonrefundable deposit of USD$500.00 upon reservation.
  • *Full payment must be paid upon visa release or one-month prior departure payable in USD Dollars or equivalent in peso using tour operator’s rate with photocopy of passport.
  • *Cancellation charge of fifty percent (50%) of tour cost will be imposed if cancellation is done one (1) month before departure date
  • *Full tour cost will be forfeited if cancellation is done less than one (1) month from, departure
  • *Unused portion of the tour is non-refundable.

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ITINERARY

with Rev. Fr. Arce “Arlo” Yap

DAY1 – MANILA OR MELBOURNE -LISBON

Depart MANILA OR MELBOURNE for Lisbon. Meals will be served on board and enjoy inflight services

DAY 2 LISBON-FATIMA

Upon arrival in Lisbon you will find your luggage and exit the baggage claim into the arrivals  hall  where  you  will  be  greeted  by  a  tour  guide  and/or  driver.  You  will  be escorted  to  the  vehicle  which  will  then  take  you  on  a  short  orientation  tour  of  this beautiful Portuguese city. See the Tagus river, Marques de Pombal square, Liberdade avenue  andpass  by  Belem  Palace, the  official  residence  of the  President of Portugal. Ccloes  by  is  the  Jeronimos  Monastery,  see  the  Baixa,  Praca  de  Comercio  and  the Suspension bridge. Head to the place of San Antonio de Lisboa (better known as St. Anthony de Padua and have our arrival thanksgiving mass. Continue drive to Fatima, upon arrival, check in at our hotel for a good rest. Then after dinner, group might opt to  attend  the  blessing  of  the  sick  and  participate  in  nightly  candlelight  processions requested by Our Lady.  Time for private devotions before a restful night’s sleep.

DAY 3 FATIMA.

Begin our tour of Fatima, where we will experience the beauty of this spiritual town. We will see the Basilica, the site of Francesco and Jacinta’s graves, the Hamlet of Aljustrel, where  the  children  lived,  and  Valinhos,  the  site  of  Our  Lady’s  appearance  after  the children’s  return  from  prison.  Experience  Christ’s  love  as  you  walk  and  follow  the Stations of the Cross along the Via Sacra (The Sacred Way) culminating in the Chapel of Calvary, which overlooks all of Fatima. Join your prayers with those of pilgrims from around the world as you pray for the sick, drink water from the miraculous well. Back to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

DAY 4 FATIMA-OPORTO-SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

After breakfast, check out and drive towards Santiago de Compostela via Oporto.  Upon arrival,  meet  our  guide  and  visit  Cathedral  of  St.  James  which  is  one  of  the  finest examples  of  architecture  in  all  of  Europe.  As  pilgrims,  we  have  the  opportunity celebrate our Sunday mass and thereafter climb the stairs behind the high altar to visit the crypt where the relics of St. James are preserved, touch the central pillar (Portico de La Gloria), view the ‘botafumeiro’ and admire the wealth of medieval art inside the Cathedral,  before  visiting  the  cloister  museum.  Enjoy  a  stroll  on  own,  through  the beautiful  streets  of Santiago de  Compostela, the  city  of  the  apostle, full  of historical buildings  and  other  attractions  (before  or  after  dinner).  Dinner  and  overnight  in Santiago de Compostela.

DAY 5- SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA-GARABANDAL

Arise this morning and drive through the scenic countryside of Spain and enjoy the lush green   mountains   before   we   arrive   to   the   hamlet of   Garabandal.    Dinner   and accommodation for the next two evenings will be at one of the modest hotels in Garabandal.  This  sparsely  populated  village  consists  of  only  *  about  90  humble dwellings. Rest of the day for private devotions.

DAY 6- GARABANDAL

Little  has  changed  in  this  rural  town  since  Jun  18,  1961  when  four  children  had  an apparition first of an Angel sent to prepare the children for a visit from the Virgin. From Jul 2, 1961 sporadically until Nov 13, 1965, the Blessed Virgin visited them, speaking, guiding and confiding secrets of future events. The children reported a promised future miracle at the grove of pine trees on a bluff overlooking the village of Garabandal. It will be on the feast-day of a little known martyr of the Eucharist and coincide with an event in the Church. During your stay you will have time for reflection, devotions and follow the Stations  of the Cross. Speak with villagers who witnessed the apparitions, attend Mass and bask in the tranquility. Return motor coach trip to our hotel for dinner and overnight.

DAY 7-GARABANDAL-ZARAGOZA-BARCELONA

Today, we begin with our long drive and excursion to Zaragoza. Crossing the Sierras of Zaragoza, see the remote homes of the Spanish village. Arrive late noon for lunch and continue visit to the Basilica Del Pilar, “Nuestra Senora del Pilar” where we will celebrate our mass. On to Barcelona for our dinner and overnight.

DAY 8-BARCELONA-MONTSERRAT-BARCELONA

After breakfast, start of our half day tour within Barcelona with our visit to SAGRADA FAMILIA, including its cathedral and cloister. In the afternoon, proceed to Montserrat to visit the Royal Basilica and the Monastery which houses the famous Black Virgin, “Virgin Morenata”. Go back to Barcelona for dinner and overnight.

DAY 9-BARCELONA-LOURDES

Prepare for long distance transfer to Lourdes via Andorra. Enjoy a lunch stop in this border. Continue a scenic drive to one of the major Marian pilgrim centers of the world, Lourdes. Upon arrival you will check in to your hotel and relax or explore before dinner. Following  dinner  you  may  choose  to  participate  in  the  candlelight  procession  before retiring for the evening.

DAYS 10 – LOURDES

After breakfast, our guided tour of Lourdes will include the sanctuary; the Basilica of St Pius  X,  the  world’s  largest  underground  church;  and  the  baths  where  hundreds  of miraculous  cures  have  taken  place.  Enjoy  a  video  presentation  telling  the  story  of Lourdes, and walk in the footsteps of St Bernadette. See Boly Mill where St Bernadette was  born  and  the  “Cachot,”  an  abandoned  prison  where  Bernadette’s  impoverished family lived. Join your prayers with those of pilgrims from around the world as you pray for the sick, drink water from the miraculous spring, pray at the Grotto and submerge yourself in the healing baths. Experience Christ’s love as you walk the life-sized Stations of the Cross overlooking the holy Grotto. Kneel in the chapel built on the very rock of the  Grotto  in  obedience  to  the  request  of  the  “Immaculate  Conception.”  Attend  the blessing of the sick and participate in nightly candlelight processions requested by Our Lady, and take time for private devotions.

DAY 11- LOURDES – PARIS-

Depart for Paris via the TGV Train. Upon arrival in this city of Romance, we view the famous  Eiffel  Tower,  Notre  Dame  Cathedral,  Champs  Elysees,  the  Opera  House, Concorde  Square  and  L’  Arc  De  Triomphe.  Proceed  to  Rue  du  Bac  and  have  our Eucharistic  celebration  at  the  Chapel  of  Our  Lady  of  Miraculous  Medal  where  the incorrupt body of St. Catherine Laboure is still lying in state. Gain merciful blessings and healing as we pray to our dear saint. Dinner and overnight in Paris.

DAY 12- PARIS-LISIEUX-PARIS

Begin the day heading to the charming town of Normandy region to visit Lisieux, the childhood home of St. Therese and her family. Visit the Basilica of Saint Therese of the child Jesus, the beautiful church dedicated to her and where the relics and incorrupt body of St. Therese is located. Free time for private devotions. Lunch enroute. Drive back to Paris and view the Louvre Museum, and continue visit to the beautiful Sacre Coeur  Church  in  Montmartre,  inspired  by  the  Sacred  Heart  Devotion  which  began  in Paray-Le-Monial by St. Margaret-Mary.  Back at the hotel for dinner and overnight.

DAY 13- PARIS- NEVERS- LA SALETTE

Today   proceed   to  Nevers   and  visit  Saint  Gildard  Convent,   the   site  where   St. Bernadette’s incorrupt body rests. While here, you will pray and reflect upon the life of the beloved Saint. Lunch enroute. Continue drive to La Salette, located in a high alpine pas-ture in the French Alps, La Salette is the site where the Virgin Mary appeared in 1846  to  two  shepherds,  Melanie  Matthew  and  Maximin  Gird.  Our  Lady  appeared  to these  shepherds  crying,  lamenting  over  the  lack  of  observance  of  Sundays  and  the profaning of her Son’s holy  name. A  spring forever  marks  the spot where  the  Virgin appeared  and  where  millions  of  pilgrims  come  to  in  order  to  drink  the  fresh  spring water and to pray. The stunning mountain scenery and lush mountain trails make La Salette one of the most spectacular pilgrimage site in France, with a beautiful Basilica built to honor the Virgin Mary. In 1996 La Salette celebrated the 150th anniversary of Our Lady’s first appearance. Dinner and overnight.

DAY 14- LA SALETTE-AVIGNON-NICE

After breakfast we leave for Avignon, the city that served as the “Second Capital” of the Catholic Church during most of the 14th century. See the Pont D’Avignon and Avignon’s medieval ramparts, walls and towers. Continue to Nice for dinner and overnight.

DAY 15-NICE-MONACO-PISA

This morning travel to Pisa passing by the place of the rich and the famous, Monaco. See  more  of  the  French  Riviera  from  a  base  in  Nice  to  the  luxurious  city-state  of Monaco. Watch the changing of the guard at Monaco’s Royal Palace and do a lap of Monaco’s Formula One Grand Prix circuit. Continue drive to Pisa, and ride the shuttle to Piazza Duomo, view and photo stop at the famous Leaning Tower, the Baptisty and the Campanile. We will arrange mass at the Cathedral of Pisa, considered as one of the best in the world. Free day until transfer to hotel for dinner and overnight.

DAY 16-PISA-VENICE

After breakfast, group will transfer by motor coach to Venice. Today enjoy a walking guided  city  tour  of  Venice.  Tour  passes  the  highlight  of  Venice,  such  as  St.  Mark’s Square and its Cathedral, Doge’s Palace and time to see a traditional Glass. Check in at our hotel in Venice for dinner and overnight.

DAY 17-VENICE-BLED-ZAGREB

Drive to our next stop in Slovenia to the beautiful quaint town of Bled, and enjoy the scenery as we travel west. Upon arrival in Bled we take a boat ride to the Island in the middle of Lake Bled and visit the Church of the Assumption. We then take a private tour of Bled Castle, one of the most visited tourist attractions in Slovenia, built on top of a 130 meter cliff overlooking Lake Bled. Continue to Zagreb for dinner and overnight.

DAY 18-ZAGREB-MEDJUGORJE

This  morning,  enjoy  a  city  tour  of  the  capital  of  Croatia,  featuring  Upper  Town  and Down Town. The Upper Town is Zagreb’s historical center which comprises Church of St. Mark with the famed multi-colored roof, the Parliament building (Sabor), the Stone Gate, Cathedral. Down  Town  is  business and  cultural  center  of Zagreb with  its  main square  of ban Josip Jelacic, the  Croatian  National  Theatre  and  University. Depart for Medjugorje. On arrival, check into your hotel with time to explore this peaceful village and take part in the evening program with mass Rosary in St. James Church and pray with pilgrims from around the world.

DAY 19-MEDJUOGORJE-SPLIT

Throughout your  time  in  this  special  place  of “prayer  and Reflection” experience  the beauty and peace of this simple village. This morning we follow the path up Apparition Hill  (Podbrdo) where  the  visionaries  first encountered Our  Lady. Touch  and  pray  the rosary before the cross that commemorates the spot where our Blessed Mother, Our Lady Queen of Peace first appeared to the visionaries. Visit and pray at “Blue Cross”, which  is  a  place  of  great  healings  and  graces-,  a  very  special  place  at  the  base  of Apparition Hill. Check out at our hotel and prepare transfer to Split where group will take an overnight ferry to Ancona

DAY 20-ANCONA- LORETO-SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO

Arrive  the  port  of  Ancona  this  morning  and  transfer  to  Loreto  for  our  arrival thanksgiving mass at the Basilica della Santa Casa, the Holy House itself of the Holy Or your Travel Coordinator Family! It has been a Catholic pilgrimage destination since at least the 14th century and a  popular  tourist  destination  for  non-Catholics  as  well.  Local  lore  recounts  that  the house  in  which  the  Holy  Family  lived  was  miraculously  flown  from  the  Holy  land  to Loreto by  four  angels just before  the  final expulsion  of the  Crusaders  from the  Holy Land. After private devotions, continue drive to San Giovanni Rotondo, , the small town closely associated with the life of Padre Pio. Visit the Grotto of St. Michael and Padre Pio’s the “Home for the Relief of Suffering,” a famous charitable work of Padre Pio. Visit his tomb, cell and confessional, and the old church where he received the stigmata, as well  as  the  Church  of  Santa  Maria  Delle  Grazie,  where  we  will  have  our  Eucharistic celebration. Dinner and overnight. (B,D)

DAY 21- SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO -ROME

This morning we drive to the eternal city of Rome. Tour around the classical city and see the Colosseum known for its gladiatorial combats, the Roman Forum, the amazing Trevi fountain, Via Venetto and Piazza de Venezia, the Pantheon and the Spanish steps. Rest of the day at leisure to give chance for own free time to shop religious articles and souvenirs. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.  (B, D)

DAY 22 ROME-VATICAN

Today, head to the Vatican city for the PAPAL AUDIENCE. After receiving the blessings, we continue visit the Vatican museum and visit the underground tomb of the Popes and the  newly  restored  Sistine  Chapel  with  its  magnificent  frescoes  depicting  the  “LAST JUDGEMENT”  by  Michael  Angelo  and  the  beautiful  paintings  of  the  masters.  Lunch enroute. Continue visit to St. Peter’s Basilica as we pass through the HOLY DOOR to gain the plenary indulgence. See the beautiful La Pieta at the entrance of the church. Then  we  head to  visit  the  other  major  and  important  churches  in  the  history  of our faith, Maria Maggiore, church of San Paul’s outside the Walls, and end at San Giovanni Laterano (oldest church in Rome-Gift of St. Helena to the Pope. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

DAY 23 DEPARTURE

After  breakfast  we  end  our  pilgrimage  bringing  in  our  hearts  the  many  blessings received  during  this  spiritual  journey  and  the  forgiveness  of  our  since  through  the plenary indulgence granted to all the JUBILEE PILGRIMS.

DAY 24 HOME SWEET HOME!

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