Day 1
- Depart Chicago O'Hare
Day 2
- Arrive in Lisbon
- Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima
Day 3
- Fatima, Light and Peace
Day 4
- Fatima
- Valinhos
Day 5
- Fatima
- Way of the Cross (Via Crucis)
Day 6
- Batalha and Nazare
- Santa Maria da Vitoria
Day 7
- Santarem
- Lisbon
- Eucharistic Miracle of Santarem
Day 8
- Return to USA
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LEGEND: (M = Aircraft Meals / B = Breakfast
/ D = Dinner)
 
Day 1: Monday,
December 7th, 2009: US departure:
Meet your Mater Dei Tours representative at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport
(Flights are included from Chicago, Illinois. Contact us for air
transportation add-on costs from other cities). Board your flight to
Madrid, Spain. (M)
 Day 2: Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 (Feast of the Immaculate
Conception): Arrival in Lisbon: Arrive in Madrid in the morning. After
European Immigration, along with your Mater Dei Tour Director, connect to
your flight to Lisbon. Arrive in Lisbon and travel this morning to one of
the most famous Marian Shrines, the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima. This is
the famous site where Our Lady appeared to 3 little shepherds in 1917.
After hotel check-in, celebrate Holy Mass for the Feast Day of the
Immaculate Conception. Then join your fellow pilgrims for dinner at our
hotel. Afterwards, join pilgrims from all over the world to pray the Holy
Rosary at the Sanctuary grounds in a candle light procession. (M, D)
Day 3: Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 (Feast of St. Juan Diego): 
After breakfast, join us for an orientation walking tour of the Shrine’s
grounds, chapels and Basilica. Experience the amazing “Fatima, Light and
Peace” exhibit reserved for our group, where you’ll see the bullet that
struck John Paul II at the assassination attempt of May 13, 1981 (Feast
day of Our Lady of Fatima) in St. Peter’s Square (Vatican). Gather at the
Shrine’s grounds for a meditation about Our Blessed Mother. Holy Mass at
the Fatima Shrine today. Tonight, join your new pilgrim family for dinner
and then come together to the Rosary Procession at the Capelinha. (B, D)
Day 4: Thursday: December 10th, 2009: Fatima & Valinhos: Each day
you may want to spend the entire day at the Fatima Shrine with
opportunities for Confession, Rosary, Way of the Cross, Adoration to the
Blessed Sacrament and personal prayer, or you may want to join the group
for an excursion. Today’s excursion visit’s the site of the August 19th
Marian Apparition as well as the apparition site of the Angel of Portugal.
Also see the homes of Blessed Francisco and Blessed Jacinta (with a
possibilities of meeting relatives), as well as the home of Lucia’s family
in Valinhos. Tour the Parish Church where the three visionaries where
baptized. Stop at a Portuguese market for lunch (cost not included) and
shopping. Holy Mass at the Shrine. Dinner tonight at the hotel. For those
who wish to join, the Rosary Procession follows dinner. (B, D)
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Day 5:
Friday December 11th, 2009: Fatima: After breakfast , walk to the
starting point of the famous Way of the Cross (Via Crucis). Together we
will pray the Way of the Cross as we walk through the same olive tree
fields the little shepherds once walked. This trail ends at the beautiful
Hungarian Crucifixion Chapel, a gift from the people of Hungary.
Confession available today at the shrine, followed by Eucharistic
adoration. Remainder of the day is at leisure for your personal prayer and
reflection, or relaxation and shopping. This evening, enjoy another
fabulous dinner at our hotel. (B, D)
Day 6: Saturday, December 12th, 2009 (Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe):
Batalha and Nazare: Start the day with a morning Mass at the shrine
celebrating the great feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. A delicious
breakfast follows the Mass. Then enjoy the beautiful landscape on the way
to Batalha to visit the Santa Maria da Vitória (Holy Mary of Victory).
This is the famous site where Portugal fought a decisive battle against
the invading armies of Castile. The Portuguese attributed the victory of
this Battle of Aljubarrota to Our Lady’s intercession and dedicated the
gorgeous Monastery Batalha in the same site where Portugal solidified its
sovereignty. Afterwards, continue East towards the Atlantic coast of
Portugal to a little fishing village with a beautiful church dedicated to
Our Lady of Nazareth. A local story tells us about a monk who brought a
black Madonna statue from Palestine to Merida, Spain. Later in the year
711, the statue was brought to this place. To commemorate the miraculous
intervention of the Black Madonna in saving the life of a Templar in 1182,
the Knight built her a chapel in thanksgiving. Because of the devotion
King Fernando I, the Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Nazare (Church of Our Lady
of Nazareth) was built in 1377. The Marian Shrine is situated on a section
of the Nazare called Sitio, which is a great bluff over the Atlantic
Ocean, with a fantastic panoramic view of the coast. Return to our hotel
in Fatima for dinner. Afterwards, join pilgrims from all over the world
while we pray the Holy Rosary at the Sanctuary grounds in a candle light
procession. (B, D)
Day 7: Sunday, December 13th, 2009: Santarem & Lisbon: Last
 morning
in Fatima! After breakfast, travel to a small Portuguese town to
witness
the 13th century Eucharistic Miracle of Santarem. An amazing story
accompanies this old Eucharistic Miracle. Mass is celebrated here after
Eucharistic Adoration. After our visit to quaint Santarem, relax and enjoy
the ride with views of the Portuguese countryside as we approach Lisboa
(Lisbon), the Capital of Portugal. Enjoy a panoramic city tour including
sites like Jeronimos Monastery, Monument to the Navigators, St. Anthony of
Padua’s Birthplace and more. After hotel check-in, join your new pilgrim
family for our farewell dinner reminiscing of all the great moments spent
together on pilgrimage. Our Priest will bless us and all our religious
articles after dinner. (B, D)
Day 8: Monday, December 14th, 2009: Lisbon to Chicago, USA (B, M):
Early morning transfer to Lisbon Airport. As our plane takes-off, take one
last look out the window at the unique landscape of this beautiful land
and say: Thank you Mary! Obrigado Maria! Adeus Portugal!
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Day Trip Inclusions:
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Air transportation from Chicago to Lisbon (other
U.S. cities available at an add-on price. Pilgrimage is also available
on a land-only basis)
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Accommodations just steps away from the Shrine.
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12 meals: 6 breakfasts; 6 dinners.
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Visits and tour admissions as listed on itinerary
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Spiritual program including Holy Mass daily (in
unforgettable places), Meditations, Sacrament of Reconciliation,
Eucharistic Adoration, Way of the Cross and more.
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Transportation on air conditioned motor-coach.
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Professional chauffeur throughout the tour.
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Tour Director Juan Landa from Mater Dei Tours
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Fr. James Kubicki as Spiritual Director.
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Hospitality, local government sales taxes & fees
(except air taxes, government and ticket fees & fuel surcharges related
to airfare – see below).
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Full travel documentation with luggage tags, in a
re-usable travel wallet.
Does Not Include:
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Price:
$1699.00*
* (Per person,
double occupancy - 2 people in one room. Plus Taxes, Fees & Fuel Surcharges of approximately
$375.00 per person)
- Optional Single Room supplement: $300.00 per person (limited supply)
- Optional Land Only: $1350.00 per person based on double
room (additional $300.00 for land only single room occupancy)
- Optional Triple Occupancy: $1679.00 per person based on
triple room occupancy (3 people sharing one room)
- Optional Travel Guard Insurance: $138.00 (A $5 processing
fee from Travel Guard is included. Add $16 more for single
occupancy passengers)
- Deposit of
$500 per person is due to secure space (no later than 07
Sept, 2009 or while space lasts)
Cancellation
Schedule:
- All Cancellations
must be received in writing!
- 95 days prior to
departure or before...................$300.00 per person
- 94 to 65 days
prior to departure.........................$50% of tour cost
- 64 to 35 days
prior to departure ........................$75% of tour cost
- 34 to 0 days prior
to departure .......................No Refunds
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