Day 1 Tuesday, 27th August
Depart Washington Dulles International Airport for overnight flight to Sarajevo via Vienna.
Day 2 Wednesday, 28th August
On arrival in Sarajevo you will be met by our team of guides and transferred to Medjugorje with a guided escort. Upon
arrival in Medjugorje you will be taken to Hotel Quercus where you will stay. Light snack or dinner will be served depending on the time of arrival.
Day 3 Thursday , 29th August
After breakfast, Holy Mass for English speaking pilgrims is at 10.00am in the church of St. James. Following mass there will be an opening meeting and introduction at the shrine of Our Lady Queen of Peace. Hear a talk by one of the Medjugorje priests on the messages of Our Lady. Continue to the Statue of the Risen Lord for a prayer service. After dinner we will participate in the evening program.
Day 4 Friday, 30th August
Meet with your guides at the statue of Our Lady to walk through the vineyards, to the Hill of Apparitions (Podbrdo). Listen to the story of the first days of the apparitions and then climb, in prayer, to the site of the first apparition. There will usually be a talk by one of the Medjugorje priests on the messages of Our Lady or a meeting with one of the visionaries.
Day 5 Saturday, 31st August
Our guides will take us to meet with Vicka or another visionary, for a talk on the messages of Our Lady. This is followed by mass. After dinner, we meet at St. James for the evening program.
Day 6 Sunday, 1st September
This afternoon our guides will accompany those who wish to visit Cenacolo, which is a community for recovering drug
addicts. This trip is optional and taxis to and from the centre are payable locally. Dinner is followed by the Rosary, Holy
mass and the Glorious Mysteries.
Day 7 Monday, 2nd September
Climb up the Cross Mountain (Krizevac), there we will pray the Stations of the Cross as we make our way to the summit. We return for dinner, followed by the evening services at 6pm. After the evening services you are cordially invited to a free concert - An Evening of Prayer through Song - with David Parkes.
Day 8 Tuesday, 3rd September
Last visit to meet with another of the visionaries for a talk and prayers. We will visit St. Francis Garden where we will
conduct our closing meeting. Following our meeting we will visit The Mothers Village. In the afternoon we will visit the
Blue Cross, at the base of Apparition Hill, a very place of many Apparitions of Our Lady
Day 9 Wednesday, 4th September
Enjoy a free day in Medjugorje to revisit and reflect on your pilgrimage.
Day 10 Thursday, 5th September
The coaches will collect you from your houses and depart for the airport for your flight to the Washington. Our transfers always include our own guides who will take excellent care of you.
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