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THE FRENCH SANCTUARIES
PROGRAM
- CONDITIONS
- RATES
- SUBSCRIPTION
For Group of 10 pilgrims
minimum
Day : PARIS
Arrival
Paris Airport where you will be met by our representative.
Transfer to your
hotel in Paris.
Free time to relax after your long flight.
PM : transfer to Montmartre and visit of the Sacre Coeur Basilica and
enjoy a
panoramic view over the city(mass)
Dinner and overnight in your hotel in Paris
Day 2 : PARIS
Drive to the Chapel of Miraculous
Medial to attend mass and where the Virgin mary appeared to Catherine
LABOURE
and offered a miraculous medial to the world.
After the mass and visit, walk to Lazarists
Church,
rue de Sevres, where is St
Vincent de Paul
Lunch
Afternoon :
Half
day city tour devoted to the discovery of Paris’ monumental
masterpieces : Eiffel tower – Champs Elysées - Arc
de Triomphe, Opéra, Louvre musem and visit
the impressive
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Dinner and overnight in your hotel in
Paris
Day 3 : LISIEUX - CHARTRES
Leave Paris
on the way to Lisieux the pilgrimage centre devoted to Sainte-Therese
who
received an early call of the church. Attend mass in the crypt of
basilica and
visit the Carmelite Chapel with local guide.
Lunch
Visit St Peter cathedral, symbol
of the glorious past of the city and drive to Chartres
–
Diner and overnight
Day 4 : CHARTRES - NEVERS
Morning visit
the Gothic Cathedral of Chartres housing the Veil of the Virgin Mary
offered at
the birth of Christ. We celebrate mass and enjoy through the
medieval streets.
In the afternoon, we continue to Nevers (289 km) where we are hosted
for a presentation of
the life of St. Bernadette Soubirous followed by a tour in the
footsteps of
Bernadette and a visit to the convent of St. Gildard where Bernadette
spent her
last days.
Diner and overnight
Day 5 : PARAY LE MONIAL - ARS
After breakfast,
departure for Paray le Monial (131 km)
where the tour begins by celebrating a Mass in the
Chapel of Apparitions. In this chapel, Jesus appears to Margaret Mary
revealing his heart "passionate lobe for all men".
Free time to explore places of worship : the Basilica of Scre Coeur -
Chapel St Claude, the Colombiere and Chapel St John.
Lunch
In
the afternoon, we continue to Ars (203 km) where St Jean Marie Vianney,
the Patron of Parish priests, spent much of his life inconfessions and
led and exemplary life of prayer in service of the poorest, sleeping a
few hours per night. The charity and love for men of the simple priest
became famous throughout the Christian world.
At his death in 1895, pilgrims came always more and he was canonized in
1925.
Dinner and overnight at Ars or neighborhood.
Day 6 : ARS - LE PUY EN VELAY
After breakfast, mass in ars and drive to Le
Puy en Velay (253 km)
– the medieval town located on the way to Compostela.Visit the Cathedral - The Unesco World
heritage site. The sanctuary dedicated to th eVirgin Mary originated in
the
High Middle Ages.
Every August 15,
the venerable and mysterious status of the Black Virgin is carried in
procession through the streets of the city.
Lunch
Time to visit the main sites:
the Notre Dame du Puy
and its cloister, the rock and the Chapel of Saint Michel Aiguilhe, the
rock of
Cornelius and the statue of Notre Dame de France and the Museum
Crozatier
Dinner and overnight.
Day 7 : LE PUY EN VELAY - ROCAMADOUR
Drive to
Rocamadour (270
km),
village which annually hosts more than one million visitors and
pilgrims. Clinging to its limestone cliff, a challenge to balance,
Rocamadour is popular since the Middle Ages for its remarkable nested
chapels, dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Lunch
In
the afternoon, visit the main sites : l'Hospitalet, The Holy Lane,
Grand Staircase, The court of the Sanctuary, the Chapel Notre Dame, The
Way of Cross.
Mass
in the evening
Dinner
and overnight
Day 8 : ROCAMADOUR - LOURDES
After breakfast, drive to Toulouse,
(163 km), capital of the Midi-Pyrenees with its unique
cultural heritage.
City tour and mass in one of many churches in the city.
Lunch
The afternoon drive to Lourdes
(172
km) and arrived for
dinner. Attend the Torchlight Procession (at
9.00 pm)
Overnight in Lourdes
Day 9 : LOURDES
After
breakfast, walking tour of Lourdes and visit the footsteps of Ste
Bernadette : the birthplace of Ste Bernadette, the home of her parents,
the cell one used as a prison where Bernadette lived at the time of the
Apparitions, the Chapel where she received her First Communion and the
church of her baptism and
also the holy sites : The Massabielle Grotto of apparition of the
Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous, the water spring, the taps and the
sanctuaries.
By late afternoon, participation to the
Procession of the Holy Sacrament of the Sick to the Sanctuary.
Dinner and overnight in Lourdes
Evening : Torchlight Procession
Day 10 : LOURDES
Free time
in Lourdes
for private devotions
Lunch
Afternoon :tour to Bartres
The village is famous for its association with Ste
Bernadette Soubirous.
St. Bernadette was sent there in her infancy to a wet nurse, and again
in her
early teens to work for the same lady as a shepherdess. Today, the
village
is visited by numerous pilgrims who come
to pray at the village church and venerate a relic
of the saint.
Dinner and overnight in Lourdes
Evening : Torchlight Procession
Day 11 : LOURDES - PARIS
End of the
pilgrimage and transfer to Lourdes/Tarbes or Pau airport.
Arrival in Paris
: Arrivée Paris, continuation to your destination or
free residence in Paris
End
of the services
*
This program depends on flights and can be arranged according to
suggestions from our customers
RATE
INCLUDES :
- The welcome and assistance at
the airport of the attendant of Pilgrims
of the World,organizer of the circuit "The French
Sanctuaries" in partnership with Vered
Travel
- The accomodation in double
room en hotel or religious houses in 2** or 3***
- The full board starting with lunch of Day 1 and
ending by lunch of Day 11
- The services of one french speaking guide for the
visits
- Entrances fees according to the itinerary
- The organization of the masses (if necessary)
- An air conditioned bus for all the circuit
RATE
DOESN'T INCLUDE:
- The international air
transport
- The single supplement
- The personal expenses
- The beverages with meal
- Thetravelers' medical - baggage insurance
(recommended before your departure)
- Anything mentioned in the "rates include" section
AIR
TRANSPORT :
2
possibilities :
1/ The client treats himself the airline tickets with the
airline companies serving the local destination
2/ We treat the air transport with regular or charter flights
according the number of passengers and after the client's request
RATE :
- The rate is set according to
the period chosen by the client
- Peak
season :
April/May/June/July/August/September
- Low
season : October
SUBSCRIPTION
: You've decided on your date of pilgrimage, ask us
for our rates :
commercial@pilgrimsoftheworld.com - pelerinsdumonde@gmail.com
Don't forget to mention your Name / First
name / Adress / Phone numbers and the detail of your request
ATTENTION
: We treat only groups of 10 pilgrims minimum
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