DAY 1 - Depart USA

Evening check in at Boston airport for overnight transatlantic flight to Lisbon with TAP Portugal.

DAY 2 - Arrive Fatima

On arrival in Lisbon airport, we will wait for the remainder of the group to arrive from Ireland. Awaiting us in the arrivals hall will be our Marian Pilgrimages guide who will take us to the village of Lumiar, located just six miles from Lisbon. We will visit the parish church of St. John the Baptist, where carefully preserved in a precious reliquary is part of the skull of St. Brigid. We will hear about the arrival of the skull of St. Brigid in Lumiar and afterwards venerate this special relic. We will continue our drive to Fatima and upon arrival, check into our rooms and have time to relax before celebrating the opening Mass of our pilgrimage. After dinner we will have the opportunity to attend the Candlelight Procession which takes place each evening in the sanctuary at 9pm.

DAY 3 - Full Day Fatima

After morning Mass, accompanied by our guide, we will enjoy a tour of the sanctuary which will include visits to the following:

- Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary - It was barely a decade after the apparitions that construction began on this church with its stirring Neo-Baroque architecture. It is now home to the tombs of the shepherd children.

- Chapel of the Apparitions - considered as the heart of the Marian Shrine and where the Virgin Mary appeared in 1917

- Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity - built to accommodate the growing number of pilgrims arriving in Fatima. The basilica can accommodate more than 8,000 pilgrims and boasts some magnificent works of liturgical art.

We will have the afternoon at leisure and after dinner can return to the sanctuary to attend the Candlelight Procession and Rosary which take place each evening at 9 pm.


DAY 4 - Hungarian Way of the Cross, Valinhos & Aljustrel

Winding a way through the olive and cork trees of the Fatima countryside the Way of the Cross is the path taken each day by the three shepherd children as they went to graze their herds. Today we will visit the sites associated with the apparitions and three shepherd children.


Loca do Cabeo
As the site of the first and third apparitions of the Angel of Peace to the children of Fatima, Loca do Cabeo is a true place of reflection and prayer.

Valinhos
Between the 8th and 9th station of the Way of the Cross in the Path of the little Shepherds, there is the place where the fourth apparition of Our Lady took place, on August 19th, 1917.

Aljustrel
Here we will see the late 19th century family houses of the children. In the backyard of Lucia's house, we will see the famous well associated with the second apparition of the Angel, in the summer of 1916.

Church of St. Stephen
Our morning will end at the Hungarian Calvary where we will celebrate Mass in the church dedicated St. Stephen, King of Hungary.

DAY 5 - Church of the Holy Miracle, Santarem (Optional)

This morning there will be an optional visit to historical town of Santarm and Church of the Holy Miracle where we will celebrate Mass.

The Eucharistic Miracle of Santarm which dates to 1247, is considered amongst one the most important Eucharistic Miracles. Today we will have the opportunity to venerate the relics of this Eucharistic Miracle which have been carefully preserved for centuries in the church dedicated to St. Stephen. We will have time for private prayer in this very special place.

We will return to Fatima and enjoy an afternoon at leisure.


DAY 6 - Return home

This morning we will celebrate the closing Mass of our pilgrimage at the sanctuary and after time for private prayer drive to Lisbon airport for our flight home.