PARIS, LURDES NEVERS AND LISIEUX
Double Occupancy from San Juan $ 2,495.00 (Code: PG80), From New York $ 2,295.00 (Code: PG81).
Single Occupancy from San Juan $ 2,895.0090 (Code: PG82) and New York $ 2,695 (Code: PG83). May 14 to May 21 Jun 11 to May 18 July 11 to July 18 Aug 10 to Aug 17 Sep 10 to Sep 17 Oct 10 to Oct 17 Nov 5 to Nov 12 Includes round-trip flight from San Juan/New York, Paris and Lourdes, 3 nights: at the 4 star Hotel Gallia Londres or De La Grotte in Lourdes, 3 nights: at the 4 star Hotel Mercure in Paris, Transfers by private motor coach, Breakfast and dinner daily, Assistance of local guide and sightseeing, Luggage handling. "I am a very little soul, who can only offer very little things to our lord" -St. Therese of Lisieux
Day 1 - New York - Paris Evening departure from New York's JFK airport (or from your hometown) for the overnight flight to Paris. Dinner and breakfast will be served on board. Day 2 - Paris - Lourdes Upon your arrival in Paris this morning, we connect to flight to Lourdes. Transfer to your hotel. Relax or explore before dinner, followed by a candlelight procession before retiring. Dinner and overnight. Days 3 & 4 - Lourdes During your stay in Lourdes you will have a chance to celebrate daily Mass at the Grotto, 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. Join your prayers with those of pilgrims from around the world as you pray for the sick, drink water from the miraculous spring or 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." Evenings are free for optional Blessed Sacrament Procession before dinner. Your role in the universal church will have new meaning as you join the candlelight procession and group rosary. On one of the free days you may want to take advantage of some of the optional tours (Biarritz, Val D'Aran or Betherram) available through our local agent at a minimal additional cost. Day 5 -Lourdes & Paris After breakfast leave on the one-hour flight to Paris. Upon arrival you will transfer to the hotel. Our afternoon tour of Paris will include Notre Dame Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower, L'Arc de Triomphe, and the Champs Elysees. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. Day 6 - Excursion to Nevers Leave by motor coach for Nevers by way of the picturesque Loire Valley. After taking the veil in 1867, St. Bernadette lived for 12 years as a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Nevers. Throughout her life she suffered from and eventually died of asthma at the age of 35. See St. Bernadette's incorrupt body at the convent of St. Gildard, miraculously preserved since her death in 1879. Dinner and return to the hotel in Paris. Day 7 - Excursion to Lisieux After breakfast we travel northwest by motor coach to the town of Lisieux, the home of St. Therese whom Pope Pius X called "the greatest saint of modern times." Her extraordinary love for God and service to humanity come alive as you visit the Basilica Cathedral of St. Peter, and Les Buissonets, her family home. On display are relics, clothing, and personal objects belonging to the "little flower." View the statue depicting the Virgin Mary who smiled at St. Therese during an ecstasy before curing her illness. Combine your prayers in the Carmel Chapel with those of the Carmelite sisters, just as St. Therese did before her death in 1897. Return to Paris for dinner and overnight. Day 8 - Paris – San Juan/USA Transfer to the Shrine of the Miraculous Medal to celebrate Mass. View the incorrupt body of St. Catherine Labouret whose guardian angel led her to the chapel where the Blessed Virgin displayed a vision of the miraculous medal and later the green scapular. The Virgin promised bountiful graces for all that wore these. Transfer to the airport for your return flight to the United States. Airfares are available from all US cities. Some groups may be routed via Frankfurt to Toulouse. Not Included: Lunch. Tips to guides & drive: ($5 per day). Airport tax (approx. $115). $ 500.00, *DEPOSITS OF THIS DEPARTURE ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
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