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Catholic Pilgrimage · 6 Days · Mexico

Food and Faith of Mexico and Our Lady of Guadalupe with Fr. Leo Patalinghug

Join Fr. Leo Patalinghug on a pilgrimage to Mexico. This trip will visit Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City, Puebla, Sagrada Familia, and more!

Dates
January 10-15, 2026
Departs Dallas/Fort Worth
Duration
6 Days
Trip code 26RS01MXLP
From
$2,695
The Pilgrimage

Walk in the Footsteps of Faith

Join Fr. Leo Patalinghug on a pilgrimage to Mexico. Visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe and more!

Fr. Leo Patalinghug, IVDei
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Fr. Leo Patalinghug, IVDei

Catholic priest, chef, author, speaker, and founder of Plating Grace

Fr. Leo Patalinghug is a Catholic priest and member of the Voluntas Dei secular institute, as well as an award-winning chef, author, speaker, and radio and television host. He founded Plating Grace, a food-and-faith ministry that uses meals and hospitality to strengthen families and relationships while presenting Jesus as nourishment for mind, body, and soul. A longtime international pilgrimage leader, he brings together Catholic teaching, culture, cuisine, prayer, and joyful evangelization. His work emphasizes the dinner table as a practical setting for communion, conversation, and discipleship.

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What's included

✓ Included

  • ✓Round-trip group airfare from Dallas to Mexico City
  • ✓Airport taxes and fuel surcharges
  • ✓One checked piece of luggage
  • ✓Accommodations in a First-class hotel in Mexico City for 5 nights
  • ✓Service charges and hotel taxes
  • ✓Buffet breakfast daily
  • ✓2 restaurant lunches
  • ✓Three dinners (standard 3-course menu; beverages may be purchased at an additional cost)
  • ✓Farewell dinner in a local restaurant with wine
  • ✓Tequila Tasting and Guacamole Demonstration
  • ✓Guided market visit, tastings and a Cooking class
  • ✓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
  • ✓For your convenience, tips of $110.00 will be added to your invoice and collected in advance

× Not included

  • ×Personal expenses
  • ×Travel and Medical Insurance
  • ×Church donations - suggested $3.00 - $5.00 per Mass
  • ×Any items not explicitly mentioned in the list of inclusions
  • ×Beverages at meals, unless otherwise noted
  • ×Airline baggage charges.
  • ×Baggage handling at the airports and hotels over one suitcase per person.
  • ×Any charges incurred due to excessive luggage, including the cost of an additional baggage vehicle or porterage charges.

For your convenience, tips of $110.00 will be added to your invoice and collected in advance.

Day by Day

Your pilgrimage, mapped out

Tap any day to explore. Meals: B breakfast · L lunch · D dinner.
Day 1January 10, 2026
DEPART THE USA – ARRIVE IN MEXICO CITY
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We gather at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport for a group flight to Mexico City. Quotes for add-on airfare from most major cities are available upon request. Upon arrival, we are greeted by our tour escort and transferred to our hotel. Enjoy a welcome drink during our group orientation, followed by dinner. Overnight in Mexico City. (Welcome drink and dinner)

D
Day 2January 11, 2026
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE – PYRAMIDS OF THE SUN AND THE MOON – GUACAMOLE MAKING – TEQUILA TASTING
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This morning, we enjoy breakfast at the hotel, followed by a visit to the Church of Santiago Tlatelolco, where St. Juan Diego was baptized. Next, continue to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Upon arrival at the Shrine, we visit the beautiful basilica, have time to kneel in front of the Tilma, where Our Lady’s image was miraculously imprinted, and visit the El Pocito (Chapel of the Little Well) the site of the original apparition. We celebrate Mass and have time to explore the gardens on our own. In the afternoon, we depart for San Juan Teotihuacan, where we have lunch and a guacamole-making class, followed by a guided tour of the archaeological site of the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon. Enjoy shopping and a tequila tasting. Before we return to our hotel, we stop to see the Church of the Fifth Apparition. Dinner at the hotel. Overnight in Mexico City.

BLD
Day 3January 12, 2026
PUEBLA
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After a buffet breakfast, we depart for Puebla – City of the Angels and Churches – the fourth largest city in México and a great example of Spanish colonial architecture. The Puebla region is famous for its beautiful churches, its cuisine, and its hand-painted Talavera tiles. We visit the unforgettable Chapel of the Rosary to celebrate Mass (TBC). Then enjoy visits to the Cathedral, Santo Domingo Church, the Santa Monica religious museum, and the Church of St. Francis to see the incorrupt body of St. Sebastian. The cuisine of Puebla is one of Mexico’s richest culinary traditions. The famed Mexican mole sauce is one of the most important dishes of the region, and it has acquired international fame. The delicious Mole Poblano and Chile en Nogada originated here in Puebla, as tradition tells us, when a nun at the Santa Rosa Convent in Puebla invented the recipe of the mole in the 17th century when she heard of the impending visit of a dignitary. Today for lunch, we try a local Poblano dish. Other characteristic dishes are the chalupas, pipián sauce (made with chiles and pumpkin seeds), and maguey worms (don’t worry, you don’t have to try them if you don’t want to!). Also of note are the homemade desserts such as the delicious Santa Clara cakes, made with marzipan and goat’s milk, and camotes. Following lunch, we have time for shopping in the local market. Return to Mexico City for dinner and overnight

BLD
Day 4January 13, 2026
BLESSED MIGUEL PRO – BLESSED CONCHITA CABRERA
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Our day starts with breakfast at the hotel. We visit the Church of La Sagrada Familia (the Holy Family) for Mass and see the tomb of Fr. Miguel Agustin Pro, the Jesuit Martyr. We explore the small museum dedicated to Blessed Miguel Pro. Next, continue to the downtown area to visit the Metropolitan Cathedral, the largest in Mexico, and to see the murals at Bellas Artes Palace. Then continue to the Church of San José del Altillo to see the crypt where Blessed Conchita Cabrera is buried. Blessed Conchita was beatified at the Guadalupe Basilica, and she is the first Mexican laywoman to receive beatification. We are met by a local priest who gives us a short presentation about Blessed Conchita’s life. Dinner is at leisure tonight. Overnight in Mexico City.

B
Day 5January 14, 2026
MARKETS AND FLAVORS OF MEXICO CITY – HOLY HOUR AT THE SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
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In the morning, we explore an authentic Mexican market and then have some fun learning how to make different types of salsa during a hands-on cooking experience led by expert local chefs. In the afternoon, we return to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe for a holy hour and to watch the sunset. Mass will be celebrated. Tonight’s farewell dinner is at Villa Maria Restaurant, accompanied by a festive time with a Mariachi band. (B. Special dinner)

BD
Day 6January 15, 2026
RETURN TO THE USA
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Following breakfast, we check out of the hotel, celebrate Mass, and are transferred to the airport for our flights home via Dallas.

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$3,490per person

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$2,695per person

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Solo Room (Additional Charge)
$695additional

Solo Room (Additional Charge). Additional supplement.

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Final payment is due by November 11, 2025.
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Your passport must be valid through July 15, 2026.
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