Join Fr. James Morrison on a pilgrimage to France, Spain, and Portugal. This trip will visit Fatima, Santiago de Compostela, Garabandal, Lourdes and much more.
Fr. James Morrison and a Christian guide will meet your party at the airport and accompany you every step of the way as you explore Santarem, Fatima, Santiago de Compostela, Garabandal, Lourdes and much more.
Fr. James Morrison is a Catholic pilgrimage leader with Select International Tours who helps travelers encounter the spiritual, cultural, and historical significance of each destination through prayer, fellowship, and carefully prepared journeys.
Tipping /Gratuities for the guide(s), driver, and wait staff (please refer to the suggestions we will provide you with your final documents). Suggested budget $200- $220.00.
We depart Denver International Airport or Washington Dulles International Airport on an overnight flight to Lisbon. Dinner and breakfast are served on the plane. Quotes for add-on flights and optional Premium Economy and Business Class upgrades are available upon request and quoted starting 120 days before departure. Due to group air restrictions, we cannot request specific seat assignments on flights. If you prefer to have the ability to choose the location of your seats on the plane, please book land only with us and book your own airfare separately.
Upon arrival in Lisbon, we are greeted by Select International’s English-speaking tour manager, who will accompany the group during the entire pilgrimage. We board the coach and depart for the ancient city of Santarem, where we visit the Church of St. Stephen, which contains the oldest recorded Eucharistic miracle, on display since 1269 A.D. We celebrate Mass at this holy site. Continue to Fatima for dinner and an overnight.
After breakfast, which is included each morning, we begin our visit to Fatima, which includes the Basilica, the site of the children’s graves, the Village of Aljustrel, where they lived, and Valinhos, the site of Our Lady’s appearance after the children’s return from prison. Experience Christ’s love as we 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 our prayers with those of pilgrims from around the world as we pray for the sick and drink water from the miraculous well. Attend the blessing of the sick and participate in nightly candlelight processions. Mass at Chapel of Apparitions. Overnight in Fatima.
Early this morning, we depart from Fatima to Santiago de Compostela. Our afternoon is devoted to St. James the First Pilgrim as we walk through the narrow streets of the historic district, which will lead us to the Cathedral of Santiago. We celebrate Mass at the Basilica of St. James, visit the Saint’s tomb, the Archbishop’s Palace, the monumental Plaza Del Obradoiro surrounded by granite works of art, and the charming medieval old quarter. Overnight in Santiago de Compostela.
Depart Santiago early this morning, stopping to see the village of O Cebreiro, a small hamlet showcasing the traditional rural architecture and the pre-Roman church of Santa Maria la Real. We journey to León, which boasts many impressive buildings, including the Cathedral of Santa María. The Cathedral of León is well known worldwide due to its remarkable stained glass windows, similar to the ones in Chartres Cathedral. Other notable buildings in León include Casa Botines, designed by the renowned architect Antoni Gaudí, who also created the Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona; the Royal Collegiate of San Isidoro; and the former pilgrim hospital and monastery of San Marcos. We are bound for the Basilica Menor de La Virgen del Camino, which houses the picture of “ Our Lady of the Way,” where we celebrate Mass. Dinner and overnight in León.
Today, our journey takes us to Garabandal, where we will spend the next two nights. We will meet with villagers who witnessed the apparitions and spend time with our host, Ann, of Divine Will Institute and Retreat Center. Anne moved to Garabandal from the USA and will be our host during our stay in the village. Mass will be celebrated. Dinner and overnight stay in Garabandal.
We have a day of prayer and personal reflection, as well as talks by Fr. Morrison. Mass will be celebrated daily. We will overnight in Garabandal.
This morning we depart for Loyola, the birthplace of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits. Here, we see the 17th-century Basilica dedicated to St. Ignatius and visit his family home, located behind the sanctuary. We celebrate Mass, followed by lunch on our own, before departing for Lourdes, a great pilgrimage center where more than four million pilgrims, many of whom are sick or disabled, come to bathe in the waters of the miraculous spring. In 1858, 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous reported seeing the Virgin Mary multiple times in the Cave of Massabielle. Addressing Bernadette in the local dialect, the apparition declared, “I am the Immaculate Conception”. This evening, you may want to participate in the candlelight procession. Overnight in Lourdes.
During your two full days in Lourdes, we visit the Basilica of St. Pius X, the world’s largest underground sanctuary, which was built to accommodate more than 30,000 people. See the Church of the Rosary, whose walls are covered with tablets of gratitude, marble tablets commemorating cures and other favors attained through the intercession of Our Lady at her Grotto in Lourdes. Our walking tour includes the sites associated with Bernadette’s life in Lourdes, particularly the Cachot, the former prison where her impoverished family was housed in one room at the time of the apparitions. After lunch on our own, you have time to bathe in the healing waters of the miraculous Fountain or follow the Way of the Cross up the hill to the Cross of Calvary. Mass will be celebrated. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes.
Early this morning, we transfer to Toulouse airport for our return flight to the USA.
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