St. John's Summer Program

Pilgrimage of the Saints of

France-Spain-Portugal 2022

Join Fr. Ray Schimdt on a SJSP pilgrimage to the great saints and sacred sites of France, Spain and Portugal in May 2022.

May 16-28, 2022 ♦ $2,999 from Washington, DC

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YOUR PILGRIMAGE INCLUDES:

♦ Round-trip Airfare from Washington, DC

♦ Airport taxes and fuel surcharges

♦ Daily Mass

♦ 11 nights at a centrally located three star hotel:

• 1 night Lisieux, France\May 17-18: Hotel de l'Esperance

• 1 night Mont Saint Michel, France\ May 18-19: Hotel San Gabriel

• 1 night Poitiers, France\ May 19-20: Hotel Ibis Poitiers

• 1 night Nevers, France\ May 20-21: Hotel Kyriad Nevers Center

• 1 night Annecy, France\ May 21-22: Best Western Hotel International

• 1 night Lalouvesc, France\May 22-23: La Vie Tara or Le Relais du Monarque or Hotel Les Voyageurs

• 2 nights Lourdes, France\May 23-25: Hotel Ibis

• 1 night Segovia, Spain\May 25-26: Hotel Los Linajes

• 2 nights Fatima, Portugal\May 26-28: Hotel Sao Jose

♦ Breakfast and dinner daily

♦ Tips to restaurants

♦ Transfers as per itinerary

♦ Wireless headsets for additional sightseeing

♦ Tour Escort throughout

♦ Assistance of a professional local guide in Paris, Lisieux, Mont Saint Michel, Poitiers, Annecy, Avignon, Toulouse, Lourdes, Segovia and Coimbra.

♦ Sightseeing and admissions fees as per itinerary

♦ Transportation by motor-coach

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ITINERARY:

♦ Day 1 - Mon., May 16: Depart Reagan International Airport. Late morning pilgrim Mass at St. John's, then travel to Reagan by charter bus. Fly overnight with meals served on board.

♦ Day 2 - Tues., May 17: Arrive in Paris - Lisieux

Arrive in Paris. Visit the Shrine of St. Vincent de Paul and walk to the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal for St. Catherine Laboure and Saint Louise de Marillac. Visit the Paris Foreign Missions and the Chapel of the Epiphany, followed by Picpus Cemetery, which contains the remains of 1,206 martyrs executed during the Reign of Terror in 1794. See the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Then bus to Sacre Coeur Basilica at Montmartre Hill (mount of Martyrs) before drivings to Carmel de Lisieux to check into hotel for night.

Driving times: Bus from Charles de Gaulle Airport to Notre Dame Cathedral (45 min); Bus to Shrine of St. Vincent de Paul (10 min); Walk to Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (3 min); Bus to Montmart (30 min); Bus to Carmel de Lisieux (3 hrs). Mass: Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.

♦ Day 3 - Wed., May 18: Lisieux - Normandy Beach - Mont Saint-Michel

Mass at the Basilica of Lisieux and visit St. Therese of Lisieux, along with her parents, Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin. Bus to American Cemetery at Normandy Beach. Bus to Mont Saint-Michel for dinner and overnight.

Driving times: Carmel de Lisieux to American Cemetery at Normandy Beach (1 ¼ hrs); Normandy Beach to Mont Saint-Michel (2 ¾ hrs). Mass: Basilica of St. Therese of Lisieux.

♦ Day 4 - Thurs., May 19: Mont Saint Michel - Saint-Laurent-Sur-Sevre - Poitiers

Visit Mont Saint Michel after breakfast and then depart for Saint-Laurent-Sur-Sevre for Mass at the Basilica of St. Louis de Montfort (also there is Bl. Marie Louise Trichet). Then bus to Poitiers for dinner and overnight.

Driving times: Mont Saint-Michel to Saint-Laurent-Sur-Sevre (2 ¾ hrs); Saint-Laurent-Sur-Sevre to Poitiers (1 ¾ hrs); Mass: Basilica of St. Louis de Montfort in Saint-Laurent-Sur-Sevre.

♦ Day 5 - Fri., May 20: Poitiers - Nevers

Visit Sr. Josefa Menendez in Poitiers (read her book The Way of Divine Love) and then travel to see St. Bernadette in Nevers. Dinner and overnight in Nevers.

Driving times: Poitiers to Nevers (3 ¼ hrs). Mass: Basilica de Ars.

♦ Day 6 - Sat., May 21: Nevers - Paray le Monial - Ars - Annecy

After breakfast leave for Paray-le-Monial to visit St. Margaret Mary Alacoque; then bus to Ars for St. John Vianney; and to Annecy for dinner and overnight.

Driving times: Nevers to Paray-le-Monial (1 ½ hrs); Paray-le-Monial to Ars (1 ½ hrs); Ars to Annecy (2 hrs). Mass: Basilica de Ars.

♦ Day 7 - Sun., May 22: Annecy - Lalouvesc

Visit St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal in Annecy and then depart Annecy for Lalouvesc to visit St. John Francis Regis and St. Therese Couderc. We will have dinner and overnight in this beautiful small town of 400 in the mountains.

Driving times: Annecy to Lalouvesc (2 ¾ hrs). Mass: Basilica of St. John Francis Regis (our parish patron saint).

♦ Day 8 - Mon., May 23: Lalouvesc - Le Puy en Velay - Toulouse - Lourdes

Drive to and visit Le Puy en Velay, one of the starting points for the Camino. Thne travel to the Church of the Jacobians in Toulouse to visit St. Thomas Aquinas and then visit the St. Sernin Basilica before making the drive to Lourdes, FR.

Driving times: Lalouvesc to Le Puy en Velay (1 ½ hrs); Le Puy en Velay to Toulouse (5 hrs); Toulouse to Lourdes (1 hr 45 mins). Mass: Church of the Jacobians.

♦ Day 9 - Tues. May 24: Lourdes
Spend the day visiting Lourdes. Enjoy the 'cool' healing baths and the candlelight procession and rosary. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes.

Driving times: None Mass: Lourdes

♦ Day 10 - Wed., May 25: Lourdes - Segovia

Depart Lourdes after breakfast and bus to Segovia, Spain to visit St. John of the Cross and the Cathedral Santa Maria de Segovia.

Driving times: Lourdes, FR to Segovia, SP (6 hrs); Mass: At the tomb of St. John of the Cross (San Juan de la Cruz Convent) and if not possible, then at the Cathedral Santa Maria de Segovia.

♦ Day 11 - Thurs., May 26: Segovia - Alba de Tormes - Coimbra - Fatima

Depart Segovia and drive to Alba de Tormes to see St. Teresa of Avila and then bus to Coimbra, PG to visit St. Elizabeth of Portugal; Bus to Fatima for dinner and overnight.

Driving times: Segovia, SP to Alba de Tormes, SP (1 hr 45mins); Alba de Tormes, SP to Coimbra, PG (3 ½ hrs); Coimbra, PG to Fatima, PG (1 hr). Mass: Convent of the Annunciation, Alba de Tormes (tomb of St. Teresa of Avila).

♦ Day 12 - Fri., May 27: Fatima

Visit Fatima and participate in the evening candlelight procession. Dinner and overnight in Fatima.

Driving times: None. Mass: Fatima.

♦ Day 13 - Sat., May 28: Departure - Fatima - Lisbon - Washington, DC

Early morning departure for Lisbon Portela Airport for our return flight home.

Pilgrimage travel map by day

OPTIONS:

♦ Single Supplement/Private Room: $699 (available during registration

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & TRAVEL TIPS:

♦ What to know before you go to France.

♦ What to know before you go to Spain.

♦ What to know before you go to Portugal.

Additional questions? Contact Piernha: 800-206-TOUR (x1237)

Piernha@206tours.com

About Lourdes:

She came for you and for everyone of us! 6 million pilgrims come to Lourdes each year and 10,000 visit this site daily. At the foot of the Pyrenees mountains in southwestern France, nestled between the spectacular mountain river, Gave de Pau, is Lourdes, one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the World. Lourdes is the birthplace of St Bernadette to whom Our Lady appeared in 1858 near the Grotto of Massabielle. Our pilgrimage and tour of Lourdes includes visits to the sanctuary and the Basilica of St Pius X, the world's largest underground church. Drink from the spring that the Virgin directed Bernadette to locate at the base of the grotto, which has flowed uninterrupted since 1858. Wash yourself in the baths where hundreds of miraculous cures have taken place. Contemplate Christ's Passion as you pray the unique three-dimensional Stations of the Cross. Attend the blessing of the sick, and participate in nightly candlelight processions requested by Our Lady. Daily Mass, and Mass at the Grotto on Sunday will be followed by a video presentation telling the miraculous story of Lourdes. Visit Lourdes and experience a spiritual journey from which many have claimed healing and conversion.

About Lisieux & Paris:

Visit town of Lisieux, the home of St Therese whom Pope Pius X called "the greatest saint of modern times" Visit Paris and all its wonderful sights like Notre Dame Cathedral and Sacre Coeur, see the sights as the Eiffel Tower, L'Arc de Triomphe, and drive through the Champs Elysees. Mass at Shrine of the Miraculous Medal.

About Fatima:

The Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima is one of most famous Marian shrines in the world. Drawn by apparitions of the Virgin Mary to three local shepherd children in 1917. Four million people visit Fatima each year. The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to shepherd children on the 13th day of six consecutive months in 1917, starting on May 13th until October 13th. The events at Fatima gained particular fame due to their elements of prophecy and eschatology, particularly with regard to possible world war and the conversion of Russia.

About Spain:

Saint Teresa and Saint Ingatius both hailed from Spain. Saint Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a prominent Spanish mystic, Carmelite nun, and writer. Saint Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish knight who became priest and found the Society of Jesus and became its first Superior General.

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