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Catholic Pilgrimage · 12 Days · Poland

Divine Mercy Pilgrimage to Poland and Prague with Bishop Joseph Strickland

Join Bishop Joseph E. Strickland on a Divine Mercy Pilgrimage to Poland. This trip will visit Krakow, Czestochowa, Prague, and more!

Dates
September 2 – 13, 2025
Departs Dallas, Newark
Duration
12 Days
Trip code 25MJ09PLEH
From
$4,195
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Walk in the Footsteps of Faith

Join Bishop Joseph E. Strickland for a pilgrimage to Poland and Prague.

Ellen Holmes Steeves-LeBlanc
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Ellen Holmes Steeves-LeBlanc

Catholic speaker, writer, testimonialist, and intercessor

Ellen Holmes Steeves-LeBlanc is a Catholic speaker and writer who describes her ministry as that of a “testimonialist” and intercessor. A cradle Catholic and mother of three, she shares personal experiences of faith, prayer, suffering, healing, and God’s providence with candor and vulnerability. Through Destined4This, live events, online ministry, and pilgrimage accompaniment, she encourages others to recognize God’s presence in their own stories and to respond through deeper prayer, trust, and Catholic community.

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What's included

✓ Included

  • ✓Roundtrip airfare from Dallas or Newark to Warsaw x Prague to Newark or Dallas
  • ✓Airport taxes and fuel surcharges
  • ✓10 nights accommodation in First-class hotels
  • ✓Service charges and hotel taxes
  • ✓Buffet breakfast daily
  • ✓3 restaurant lunches
  • ✓Welcome dinner in Warsaw
  • ✓5 hotel dinners (standard 3-course menu; beverages may be purchased at an additional cost)
  • ✓Dinner with a folklore show in Krakow
  • ✓Farewell dinner in a local restaurant in Prague
  • ✓All transfers with a private A/C motor coach as per itinerary
  • ✓Professional English-speaking Christian tour guide throughout
  • ✓Entrance fees are included to sites specifically listed (outside view means no entrance is included)
  • ✓Luggage handling at hotels (one piece per person in / out)
  • ✓Select International Tours Travel Portfolio
  • ✓Confirmation of daily private Mass
  • ✓Whisper sets

× Not included

  • ×Travel protection - we recommend you consider purchasing CFAR Travel Protection
  • ×Tipping/Gratuities for the guide(s), driver, and wait staff (please refer to the suggestions we will provide for you with your final documents) Suggested budget $200- $220.00 per person
  • ×Any items not explicitly mentioned in the listed inclusions
  • ×Beverages at meals unless otherwise noted
  • ×Meals not specifically listed at the end of each day (B.L.D.)
  • ×Church donations (budget $2.00 - $5.00 per Mass)
  • ×Airport transfers for land-only passengers unless at the airport at the same time as the group
  • ×Personal expenses
  • ×ETIAS European Travel Authorization
  • ×Any airline baggage charges
  • ×Baggage handling at train stations, airports, and hotels in excess of one suitcase per person
  • ×Any charges incurred due to excessive luggage including the cost of an additional baggage vehicle or porterage charges

Tipping/Gratuities for the guide(s), driver, and wait staff (please refer to the suggestions we will provide for you with your final documents) Suggested budget $200- $220.00 per person.

Day by Day

Your pilgrimage, mapped out

Tap any day to explore. Meals: B breakfast · L lunch · D dinner.
Day 1September 2, 2025
DEPART U.S.A.
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We depart on an overnight flight to Warsaw*. Dinner and breakfast will be served on the plane. Add-on flights, optional premium economy, and business class quotes are available upon request. *Group airfare does not permit us to assign specific seats. If specific seating on the airplane is an important feature of the trip for you, please purchase your own flights and pur-chase the land-only portion of the trip with us.

Day 2September 3, 2025
WARSAW
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Welcome to Poland. We are met by our English-speaking tour director and are transferred to the Old Town area. After a quick lunch on our own, we enjoy our walking tour of Old Town, which includes Barbican, Market Square, St. John’s Cathedral, Royal Castle Square, and Royal Castle (exterior view). We drive along the scenic Royal Route through the glamorous Nowy Swiat shopping street, mostly rebuilt after WWII, ending at Lazienki Park with its gardens, palaces, and Chopin Monument. After we celebrate Mass, we check into the hotel for a welcome drink, orientation, and dinner at the hotel. Overnight in Warsaw. (Welcome dinner)

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Day 3September 4, 2025
WARSAW – NIEPOKALANOW – LICHEŃ – LODZ
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After breakfast, which is included each morning, we depart Warsaw, driving to the Niepokalanow Sanctuary and the Franciscan Monastery linked with St. Maximilian Maria Raymund Kolbe – a martyr from the death camp in Auschwitz. We continue to Lichen, which is the site of Poland’s largest church. The Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń, completed in 2004, houses the icon of the Virgin Mary called Our Lady of Sorrows, Queen of Poland. It was constructed to accommodate a large number of pilgrims (around 1 million each year) who come to venerate the image of the Virgin Mary, which according to tradition, has been miraculous. Mass will be celebrated. Our day ends in Lodz for overnight and dinner.

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Day 4September 5, 2025
LODZ – CZĘSTOCHOWA
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After breakfast, we continue to Czestochowa. We visit the Jasna Gora Monastery, where we see the Treasury, the Knight’s Hall, the Refectory, the Basilica of the Holy Cross, and the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. The highlight of our visit will be viewing the famous icon of the Black Madonna, to which miraculous powers are attributed. We celebrate Mass at one of the chapels. Dinner and overnight in Czestochowa.

BD
Day 5September 6, 2025
CZĘSTOCHOWA – AUSCHWITZ – KRAKÓW
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Today we continue to Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi concentration camp where St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein) faced martyrdom, and St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe died in the Death Block from starvation after volunteering his life for that of a fellow prisoner. Mass will be celebrated. In the afternoon, we continue to Krakow for dinner and overnight.

BD
Day 6September 7, 2025
SALT MINES – KRAKOW
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Today, we drive to Wieliczka, the oldest salt mine in Europe, listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The mines are a unique place where many generations of Polish miners have created a world of underground chambers and decorated chapels carved out of salt, including the famous Chapel of St. Kinga. We see St. John Paul II Chapel before continuing to Sosnowiec, where we meet with the Polish Bishop Artur Wazny, an active supporter of Rachel’s Vineyard, for lunch and Mass. We continue to Krakow’s Old Town to see the main Market Square, St. Mary’s Church, Cloth Hall, and City Hall Tower. Dinner is on our own tonight, and we will have an opportunity to explore the local dining scene. Overnight in Krakow.

BL
Day 7September 8, 2025
KRAKOW – ZAKOPANE – KRAKOW
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Following breakfast, we depart to Zakopane. We celebrate Mass in the Sanctuary of the Holy Virgin of Fatima, a chapel constructed in 1999 in gratitude for Pope John Paul II’s survival from an assassination attempt. We continue our tour with a cable car ride to Gubalowka for a stunning view of the Tatry Mountains. Lunch will be at a local restaurant. After spending some time at leisure exploring the downtown area on our own, we return to Krakow for dinner and overnight.

BLD
Day 8September 9, 2025
KRAKÓW – WADOWICE – KALWARIA ZEBRZYDOWSKA
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This morning, we visit Wadowice, the hometown of Pope St. John Paul II, and visit his childhood home, which is now a museum. We visit the Church of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary, where he was baptized, and where we celebrate Mass. Lunch is on our own. In the afternoon, we visit Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, a popular pilgrimage place for Pope St. John Paul II when he was a young man, and in the 17th century, the Palatine of Krakow founded a Franciscan Monastery. On the slope of the hill and the valley is an architectural “Way of the Cross” of 40 chapels set on the surrounding hills. We return to Krakow for dinner and overnight.

BD
Day 9September 10, 2025
KRAKOW – DIVINE MERCY – HAVE NO FEAR CENTER – KRAKOW
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This morning, we depart for Lagiewniki, the capital of the Divine Mercy, where we see St.Faustina’s convent chapel and her tomb. Following Mass, we are hosted on a tour of the Shrine by a Sister of Divine Mercy. Here, the message of the Divine Mercy originated, which Christ himself wished to pass on to our generation through the mediation of St. Faustina. The Sanctuary houses the grace-working image of the Merciful Jesus and the relics of St. Faustina. We visit the newly constructed Shrine of Divinity dedicated by Pope St. John Paul II on his last visit to Poland in 2002. Next, we visit the St. John Paul II – Have No Fear Center nearby. We have free time for lunch and shopping before returning to Krakow. The afternoon is at our leisure for shopping in the city center. Tonight, we enjoy a dinner with a folklore show at a local restaurant. Overnight in Krakow. (B. Special dinner)

BD
Day 10September 11, 2025
KRAKOW – BRNO – PRAGUE
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We drive this morning toward Prague, departing Poland for the Czech Republic. En route, we stop in Brno for Mass, lunch, and to stretch our legs. We check into the hotel and enjoy dinner at leisure, where we can explore Prague’s vibrant pub and restaurant scene.

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Day 11September 12, 2025
PRAGUE
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Considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and often called the Paris of the East, Prague dazzles with its architecture and beautiful neighborhoods. We celebrate Mass at the Church of Our Lady Victorious and see the Infant Jesus of Prague statue. Our waking tour includes the Charles Bridge to visit the Old Town, the Market Square, the Astronomical Clock, Wenceslas Square, and the Josefov – the Jewish Quarter. The rest of the afternoon is at leisure exploring the city on our own, we can visit the Hradcany Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral, and St. George Basilica. Tonight, we enjoy a farewell dinner in a local restaurant with music and dancing. Overnight in Prague. (B. Special dinner)

BD
Day 12September 13, 2025
ARRIVAL IN THE USA
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After breakfast at the hotel, we check out and transfer to the airport for our flight home.

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Final payment is due by July 2, 2025.
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