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Medjugorje, Infant Jesus of Prague & Poland
Sept 11 - 25, 2008
$2895.00
SEP 11 MON
TORONTO / PRAGUE / SPLIT
Depart Toronto on your
transatlantic flight to Prague / Split. Dinner
and breakfast served on board.
SEP 12 TUE
SPLIT / TROGIR / SPLIT (D)
Arrival in Split and
meeting with our English-speaking Tour Escort. According to the arrival
time Panoramic City Tour of Split. In the afternoon transfer to Trogir and half-day guided City Tour of this ancient
town with its Cathedral and the Church of St. Nicholas. We
celebrate Holy Mass and Adoration. Return to Split .
Dinner and overnight in Hotel.
SEP 13 WED SPLIT /
MEDJUGORJE (KMS. 150) (B, D)
Breakfast- In the morning transfer to Medjugorje
for accommodation in Hotel. In Medjugorje you
will experience the true love and peace of Our Lady of Medjugorje. You will have the opportunity to share
our Catholic faith with hundreds of pilgrims from around the world. Each
morning we will celebrate an English speaking Mass with other pilgrims.
Every evening at 6:00 pm we will pray the Holy Rosary with villagers and
pilgrims. At 6:40 pm the apparition allegedly occurs. We will then
celebrate Holy Mass. The sick are blessed after Mass. We will
follow the same path up Apparition Hill where Our Lady first appeared to
the visionaries. You may pray before the cross that commemorates the spot
where Mary appeared. We will also have the opportunity to climb Krizevac Mountain, where in
l933 the villagers built a 30' high cross to commemorate Jesus' crucification. Many healing and graces flow
here. We recommend you make daily visits to the chapel (2 minutes from
St. James Church), which offers 24 hours Adoration of the Most Blessed
Sacrament. We will visit the parish of Father Jozo
and depending on his schedule, attend his highly inspirational talk and
receive his powerful healing blessing. Dinner and overnight in Hotel.
SEP 14 THU MEDJUGORJE (B,
D) NO BUS
Breakfast - Whole day dedicated to religious activities.
Dinner and overnight in Hotel.
SEP 15 FRI
MEDJUGORJE (B, D) NO BUS
Breakfast - Whole day dedicated to religious activities.
Dinner and overnight in Hotel.
SEP 16 SAT
MEDJUGORJE / PRAGUE (B, D)
Breakfast - Transfer to Sarajevo Airport for the
flight to Prague. Arrival
at Prague Airport and
meeting with our English-speaking Tour Escort. According to the arrival
time guided City Tour: the highlight of our day will be a visit to the Church of Our Lady Victorious, which
holds the miraculous statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague. We will
celebrate Holy Mass and Adoration here and continue on a walking tour of
the city, including St. Vitus' Cathedral, St.
George Basilica, the Old Town, Hradcany Castle, Charles Bridge and Wenceslas Square. Then
transfer to the Hotel. Dinner and overnight.
SEP 17 SUN
PRAGUE /
VLASTISLAV / BRNO /
VELEHRAD (KMS. 430) (B, D)
Breakfast - Transfer to Vlastislav
to visit the Skalka Castle. Then we
travel to Brno, where we
will celebrate Holy Mass and Adoration at the Capuchin Church of Saints
Peter and Paul. This city has been given the "Golden Rose" by
Pope John Paul ll, a Papal distinction given to
only 3 other pilgrimage sites, Lourdes,
Guadalupe and Czestochowa. Transfer
to Velehrad. Dinner and overnight in
Hotel.
SEP 18 MON VELEHRAD /
WADOWICE / KALWARIA / ZAKOPANE (KMS. 350) (B, D)
Breakfast - In the morning City Tour of the charming village
of Velehrad with a renovated Basilica of the
first Slovanic Missionaries of Saints Cyril and
Methodius, who brought Christianity to this area. We will celebrate Holy
Mass and Adoration here. We then visit Wadowice,
the birthplace of Pope John Paul ll, to see the
house where he was born. On route, we stop in Kalwaria
Zebrzydowska, famous for the splendid Bernardine Monastery. This area has 43 chapels and
shrines in an area of less than 3 square miles, honoring the Way of the
Cross, the Mysteries of the Holy Rosary, and the Seven Sorrows of Mary.
Arrival in Zakopane. Dinner and overnight in
Hotel.
SEP 19 TUE ZAKOPANE /
LUDZMIERZ / CRACOW (KMS.
120) (B, D)
Breakfast - In the morning City Tour of Zakopane,
at the foot of the famous Tatra
Mountains. Then we have an all day
excursion to the most beautiful Polish Tatras
mountains, famous for rich folk culture of the Polish Highlanders, as
well as charming wooded churches. We will stop at the beautiful Marian
sanctuary at Ludzmierz and hundreds of years
old timber church at Debno. We will celebrate
Holy Mass and Adoration here. Arrival in ancient Cracow, recently
chosen by the European Union as the Cultural Capital of Europe. Dinner
and overnight in hotel.
SEP 20 WED CRACOW /
WISLIEZKA SALT MINES / CRACOW (KMS. 30)
(B, D)
Breakfast. - We depart for Wisliezka
Salt Mines and explore the chambers of the Blessed Kings, St. Anthony of
the Holy Cross and the spectacular cathedral where everything is carved
from salt, including the gigantic chandeliers. In the afternoon transfer
to a suburb of Lagiewniki to visit the Convent
of Our Lady of Mercy, the burial place of St. Faustyna.
The Sisters of Mercy, will talk to us on the life of St. Faustyna. Later we will attend a special service at
the convent, at St. Faustyna's tomb, followed
by Holy Mass and Adoration. Dinner and overnight in hotel.
SEP 21 THU CRACOW / LICHEN
(KMS. 577) (B, D)
Breakfast - Transfer to Lichen to visit the 7th largest
Basilica of Our Lady in the world. We will celebrate Holy Mass and
Adoration. Later tour this town. Dinner and overnight in hotel.
SEP 22 FRI LICHEN / CZESTOCHOWA (KMS.
467) (B, D)
Breakfast - In the early morning departure to Czestochowa. We visit
Jasna Gora Monastery
and Poland's main
pilgrimage shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, also known as the Black
Madonna Shrine. Pope John frequently visited this shrine. We celebrate
Holy Mass and Adoration in the Pauline Monastery which holds priceless
treasures, including the Miraculous Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa.
Dinner and overnight in hotel.
SEP 23 SAT CZESTOCHOWA / GDANSK (KMS.
481) (B, D)
Breakfast - In the morning transfer to Gdansk. Arrival
in the afternoon and visit of the Gothic Church of the
Most Holy Virgin Mary, for short St. Mary' s
Church. Celebrate Holy Mass and Adoration here. Dinner and
overnight in hotel.
SEP 24 SUN GDANSK / WARSAW (KMS.
345) (B, D)
Breakfast - We travel to Warsaw where we
will celebrate Holy Mass and Adoration in the Cathedral of St. John. We
then visit the Jewish Warsaw Ghetto and the infamous Railroad station
where the Polish Jews were dispatched by the Nazis. We t travel to the Niepkolanow Franciscan centre, home of St. Maximilian
Kolbe (Catholic priest martyred in Auschwitz). Dinner
and overnight in hotel.
SEP 25 MON WARSAW
/PRAGUE/TORONTO (B)
Breakfast - Transfer to Warsaw Airport for the
return flight home.
All Marian Pilgrimages: are accompanied by one or more
Marian Priests, who daily celebrate daily Mass and lead Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament, are available for confessions and private counseling
and give inspirational talks. Together, we pray daily, the four Mysteries
of the Rosary and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.
Price includes: Round trip airfare: Toronto /
Prague / Split / Warsaw / Toronto, accommodation in superior 3 star
hotels,
2 meals a day, luxury coach, professional English-speaking
guide and a local guide (where necessary), transfers, entrance fees,
sightseeing, portage. . Not
included: Airport taxes, insurance, tips to the driver and guide ($
5.00 per day, and add-on airfares from any other US city.
Not included: airport taxes, insurance, tips to the driver
and guide and add-on airfare from any other US city.
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