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A Walking Pilgrimage:
Lourdes & Santiago de Compostela
And Other Sites in France & Spain

John Carroll Society , http://www.johncarrollsociety.org/

Pilgrimage to France & Spain
August 5 thru’ 14, 2008
[optional Madrid Extension {rtn Aug 17}]
Under the Spiritual Leadership of:
Monsignor Peter J. Vaghi, Chaplain

Trip cost: $3,375 per person all inclusive
plus $875 for Madrid Extension {rtn Aug 17)
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HIGHLIGHTS: Mass will be in Toulouse, burial site of
St. Thomas Aquinas, XIII-c theologian
and author of Summa Theologiae, which
formalized the discourse between faith
and reason.
THE ITINERARY
Tuesday 05 August
Washington departure
Group check in at Dulles
Airport this afternoon.
Opening Holy Mass will be
celebrated at the Dulles
Airport Chapel by Pilgrimage
Spiritual Advisor and JCS Chaplain, Monsignor Peter J.
Vaghi. Dinner & a movie aboard our connecting flight
via Madrid to Bordeaux, France.
Wed 06 August Madrid-Bordeaux-Rocamadour
A convenient connection in Madrid before arriving in
Bordeaux, where we will board our motorcoach for the
ride to Saint Emilion for LUNCH in the heart of
Bordeaux red wine country. Continue in the afternoon to
the Sanctuary of Notre Dame in Rocamadour, which has
been one of Christianity’s most visited pilgrimage
destinations since the first millennium. The name
derives from Rock of St. Amadour, a hermit who lived in
a cave on this impressive cliff. Holy Mass and
welcoming DINNER* for the group. Hotel Beau Site (2
nights).
Thursday 07 August Rocamadour
Daily BREAKFASTS
in each of our various
hotels and religious
houses. Holy Mass
today in the sacred
shrine with time for
reflection and religious
meditation in this
authentic French
medieval setting.
Independent lunch
today and a restful afternoon before this evening’s
opening JCS Seminar. One of the main features of the
JCS Pilgrimages is a series of varied and stimulating
presentations and seminars related to a pertinent spiritual
topic or to the destination. Group DINNER tonight.
Fri 08 Aug Rocamadour-Toulouse-Lourdes
Heading south now to Toulouse, we will gain inspiration
from St. Thomas Aquinas. Mass at the Dominican
Convent of St. Jacques, burial site of Aquinas, before
visiting St. Sernin Basilica. On to Lourdes, arriving in
time for this evening’s Rosary Procession. DINNER &
overnight. Soeurs de l’Amour de Dieu (2 nts).
Saturday 09 August Lourdes
The JCS Pilgrimage will recognize the 150th anniversary of the 1858 Apparition to
young Bernadette. Following Mass in the Basilica, Pilgrims will have free time for
meditation and exploration, including a chance to bathe in the Lourdes water and for
Confession, Recitation of the Rosary and the Stations of the Cross before the nightly
Rosary Procession. DINNER.
Sunday 10 August Lourdes - Azpeitia - San Sebastian
Morning departure, crossing the Pyrenees, to the border with Spain. Along the way
to his birthplace at Aspeitia, we will hear the story of St.Ignatius Loyola in
preparation for Holy Mass at the Shrine of Sant Ignatius. Reach the seacoast and
our accommodations in Donostia-San Sebastian. DINNER and overnights Hotel
Tryp (or similar - 2 nts).

Prayer Invoking St. James
We humbly beseech your majesty, O Lord, that
as the blessed apostle St. James the Greater
was once a teacher and the ruler of your
Church, so may he ever be our advocate with
you. Through our Lord Christ. Amen
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September 18-27, 2008 to
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They will hit Paris, Lourdes, Chartres, St. Etienne de Nevers (St. Bernadette http://www.catholicpilgrims.com/lourdes/ba_bernadette_intro.htm ), and Lisieux (St. Therese http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=105 The Little Flower,) (deadline to register is July 19, 2008)
$2,695. includes r/t air, 8 nights in First class hotels, daily meals, bilingual tour guide.