April 20, Saturday, DAY 1: DEPART U.S.A.
We depart on an overnight flight to Toulouse from Newark or JFK. Dinner and breakfast are
served on the plane. Add-on airfares are available from most major cities.
April 21, Sunday, DAY 2: OUR LADY OF LOURDES
This morning we arrive at Toulouse airport and are transferred to Lourdes. Upon arrival in
Lourdes, we check into the hotel, and shortly after we settle in we walk over to the Basilica of
Our Lady of Lourdes complex. Mass will be celebrated. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes. (D)
April 22, Monday, DAY 3: LOURDES
Following breakfast, we celebrate Mass at the Basilica, have a walking tour of the Sanctuary,
including the Grotto and the Basilica, and watch a video presentation that explains Lourdes’
story in detail. We have time for private prayer and reflection. After dinner this evening we join
the Candlelight Procession. (B.D.)
April 23, Tuesday, DAY 4: LOURDES
Today we celebrate Mass at the Grotto, where Our Lady appeared to Bernadette; drink water
from the miraculous spring that has healed many, and visit the healing baths. Our group will
have the opportunity to see Boly Mill, the birthplace of St. Bernadette, and the “Cachot,” an
abandoned prison where Bernadette’s impoverished family lived, pray at the Stations of the
Cross, and attend the Blessing of the Sick in the afternoon. We have dinner in a local restaurant
with beer or wine. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes. (B. Special dinner)
April 24, Wednesday, DAY 5: LOURDES – PARIS – ROUEN
After breakfast and morning Mass, we are transferred to the train station to take a train to Paris.
Upon arrival, we are transferred to the hotel in Rouen. Overnight in Rouen. (B)
April 25, Thursday, Day 6: ROUEN – LISIEUX
Morning is at leisure to explore Rouen & check out of the hotel and meet the group arriving from
the USA for joint afternoon activities.