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Pilgrimage
Experiences to Places of Apparition
and Special Marian Devotion
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the messages, miracles, and engaging history
behind the major sites of Marian apparitions
such as Fatima, Lourdes, and Knock. The lives
of the servants of God come alive with visits
to Lisieux, Nevers and Avila on your Marian
pilgrimage. The possibilities are as limitless
as the needs of your group.
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WHY
MARIAN DEVOTION?
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The Church's devotion to the Blessed
Virgin is intrinsic to Christian
worship. From the most ancient times
the Blessed Virgin has been honored
with the title "Mother of God,"
and honors her with a special devotion.
As the Mother of God, the faithful
fly to her protection whenever in
danger or in need as we have to
our own earthly mothers.
(The Catechism of the Catholic Church,
par 971)
From
39 AD through the present the Blessed
Virgin has appeared to a variety of individuals,
young and old, saint and sinner. Her message
is one of hope, encouragement, prayer
and conversion. Visit these special places
of apparition on a Marian pilgrimage tour
and experience the miracle for yourself
in Fatima, Lourdes, Zaragoza or Guadalupe.
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SPECIAL
MARIAN APPARITIONS
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 Apparitions
are typically private revelations where
the Virgin Mary appears to a few with
a message of faith, offering hope. What
she reveals typically emphasizes some
facet of the faith to be shared with the
world for the enrichment of the body of
the faithful. Come to Fatima on your Marian
pilgrimage tour and learn about Lucia
Santos, Jacinta Marto and Francisco Marto,
to whom the Blessed Mother appeared in
to in 1917 and learn about the miracles
these children witnessed. Discover the
messages, miracles, and engaging history
behind the major sites of Marian apparitions
such as Fatima, Lourdes, Medjugorje and
Knock.
"The
feeling remains that God is in the journey,
too. " - Teresa
of Avila
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VISITING
THE SHRINES OF OUR LADY
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Mary
is the first of all disciples and
the one who walked closest to Christ.
Each shrine dedicated to Our Lady
offers pilgrims new insights into
a life dedicated to Christ. Use
this opportunity to renew your faith
with private Mass at places of apparition,
pray the rosary or special Marian
litanies or participate in an evening
candlelight procession with other
Marian pilgrims from around the
world.
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INCLUDE ANY ONE OR SEVERAL
OF THESE SPECIAL SHRINES
ON YOUR MARIAN
PILGRIMAGE TOUR:
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• Lourdes, France
• Rocamadour,
France
• Fatima, Portugal
• Garabandal,
Spain
• Zaragoza, Spain
• La Salette,
France
• Knock, Ireland
• Absam, Austria
• Medjugorje,
Bosnia-Herzegovnia
• Sinj, Croatia
• Czestochowa,
Poland
• Guadalupe, Mexico
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"Today's
world has lost its sense of the supernatural,
but many are searching for it - and find it
in Medjugorje, through prayer, penance and fasting."
-Pope John Paul II
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