Purpose and Itinerary
Spiritual Discernment of Vocations
Open to Men Age 18 to 39
(Limit 20 male pilgrims)
Open to CatholiCity Citizens and Mary Foundation Benefactors
(Limit 8: married couples and/or adult men and women)
Itinerary
DEPART US/CANADA – Sunday, June 23
- Our journey begins on the Feast of Corpus Christi
ARRIVE LOURDES, FRANCE – Monday, June 24
- Connecting flight arrives Toulouse. Bus to Lourdes
- Dinner and Mass
FULL DAY LOURDES – Tuesday, June 25
- Mass at underground Basilica of St. Pius X
- Venerate St. Bernadette’s incorrupt body
- Tour of St. Bernadette Soubirous’s home and Basilica of St. Pius X
TRAVEL TO LYON – Wednesday, June 26
- Morning flight to Lyon, Unpack, Lunch
- Visit Basilica Notre Dame de Fourvière (sister church to Sacré-Cœur in Paris)
- Museum of Sacred Art, Roman Ruins, and Odeon on the hill of Basilica
ARS and ST. JOHN VIANNEY – Thursday, June 27
- Visit Shrine of St. John Vianney
- Venerate his incorrupt body
- Mass at the Basilica of Ars
PARAY-LE-MONIAL – Friday, June 28
- Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus!
- Mass at the Chapel of the Visitation of St. Margaret Mary and the Sacred Heart Apparitions
- Venerate her incorrupt body
- Visit Cistercian Sept-Fons Monastery of St. Bernard of Clairvaux
LYON and THE ANCIENT CHURCH – Saturday, June 29
- Morning: Attend Ordination of Archdiocese of Lyon at Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon on the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary!
- Walking Tour of Lyon, including the Church of the Martyrs of Lyon (177 AD)
- Site of the Tomb of St. Irenaeus, Father of the Church (died 202 AD)
- Afternoon/Evening: Free time for prayer, rest, spiritual direction
PARIS: SACRÉ-CŒUR on MONTMARTRE – Sunday, June 30
- Morning: TGV Train to Paris, Arrive 11:00am, Unpack, Lunch at hotel
- Mass at the Martyrium of St. Denis where Saints Ignatius and Francis Xavier made perpetual vows
- Visit Sacré-Cœur on Montmartre (venerate the heart of St. Thérèse of Lisieux)
- Free time for exploring city, prayer, fellowship, and spiritual direction
PARIS: RUE DU BAC, NOTRE DAME – Monday, July 1
- Visit Rue du Bac: St. Catherine Labouré and Miraculous Medal Apparitions
- Venerate her incorrupt body
- Visit Notre Dame Cathedral (pending reconstruction)
- Final Mass at beautiful nearby Sainte-Chapelle
DEPART PARIS – Tuesday, July 2