WYD Extensions

LISBON 2022 - Extension Options COMING MAY 2019

PORTUGAL

Days in the Diocese

Dates TBA, approx. Aug. 10-15, 2022
Pre-WYD Only
Spend the days before WYD with a local host parish. Pilgrims participate in spiritual, cultural, and service activities together with parishioners. The daily itinerary is determined by the Diocese, and your meals and lodging will be provided by your host parish. This is a unique opportunity to grow in fellowship with local Catholic youth. Many of our pilgrims remember Days in the Dioceses as their favorite part of World Youth Day!

DAY TRIPS

Fatima & Santarem

No pilgrimage to Portugal is complete without veneration of Our Lady of Fatima, one of the most important and most recognized Marian apparitions in the world.

Spend the morning in Santarem at the Shrine of the Holy Miracle, the site of a Eucharistic miracle. Then, continue to Fatima for a full afternoon at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima.

Mafra, Ericeira, & Sintra

Start your day of Portuguese history and culture in the Mafra National Palace. Continue to Ericiera, Europe's Surf Mecca with an awe inspiring coastline. After lunch, explore picturesque hilltop Sintra.

Sintra & Cascais

Enjoy the perfect combination of Portuguese nature, history, and culture.

Head to hilltop Sintra, the longtime retreat of royalty, to appreciate its quaint villas and stunning National Palace. In the afternoon, continue to coastal Cascais, known for its sandy beaches and busy marina.

Nazare, Alcobaca, & Batalha

Journey to holy sites in charming towns near the Atlantic coast. See 150 years of artistry built into the Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitoria in Batalha; step into the Cloister of Silence in the Monastery of Alcobaça; and discover the importance of a simple hoofprint at the Shrine of Our Lady of Nazare.

EXTENSIONS

Shrines of the Silver Coast

Spend three days and two nights exploring the holy places of the small cities scattered along Portugal's scenic Silver Coast.

Begin with a morning at the Shrine of the Holy Miracle in Santarem and an afternoon and evening at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima. The next day welcomes you to the monasteries and shrines of Nazare, Alcobaca, and Batalha, and returns you to Fatima for the evening. The final day returns you to Lisbon with a stop in the fortified city of Óbidos to stroll the cobblestone streets and visit the Shrine of Lord Jesus of the Rock.

Portuguese Panorama

5 Days, 4 Nights
Pre-WYD: August 10-15
Post-WYD: August 22-26

DAY 0: Pre-WYD, depart your city for Portugal

DAY 1: Arrive in Lisbon, transfer to Fatima, check into hotel, and participate in the evening rosary and procession after dinner.

DAY 2: Full day in Fatima to visit the homes of Ven. Lucia, and Sts. Francisco and Jacinta, the Stations of the Cross, the Cova da Iria and the basilica. Evening rosary and procession after dinner.

DAY 3: Depart Fatima to visit the architectural gothic masterpiece in Batalha, the former Cistercian monastery of Alcobaça and the fishing village of Nazare. Continue on to Balazar, the home of Blessed Alexandrina, overnight near Braga.

DAY 4: Today visit the Shrine of Bom Jesus do Monte with the spectacular Sacred Way of Chapels of the Stations of the Cross. Evening in Porto

DAY 5: Celebrate the Mass of the Assumption before transferring to Lisbon

SPAIN & PORTUGAL

5 Days, 4 Nights
Pre-WYD: August 10-15
Post-WYD: August 22-26

DAY 0: Pre-WYD, depart your city for Madrid

DAY 1: Arrive Madrid, visit the Cathedral of Almudena and the Basilicas of St. Francisco el Grande and San Isidro

DAY 2: Day trip to Avila to be awed by the Convento la Encarnacion, fortress-Cathedral and Monasterio de Santo Tomas. Finally, pray before the relics of St. Theresa of Avila

DAY 3: Visit Toledo, the ancient capital of Spain. See the Plaza de Zocodover, Iglesia de Santo Tome, the Cathedral and Sinagoga de Santa Maria la Blanca. Continue on to Fatima

DAY 4: All day in Fatima to visit the homes of the child visionaries, the Stations of the Cross, the Cova da Iria as well as the evening rosary and procession

DAY 5: Celebrate the Mass of the Assumption* in Fatima followed by free time this morning. Visit the great monastery of Alcobaça on the way to Lisbon.

*Pre-WYD only
Post-WYD, the itinerary reverses.

POLAND

5 Days, 4 Nights
Pre-WYD: August 10-15
Post-WYD: August 22-26

DAY 0: Pre-WYD, depart your city for Poland

DAY 1: Arrive in Warsaw, transfer to hotel followed by Mass at the Church of St. Kostka, followed by veneration of the tomb of Bl. Jerzy Popielusko

DAY 2: Depart for Czestochowa to the Jasna Gora Monastery. Witness the
“Black Madonna” and take time to pray for the people of Poland and all pilgrims. Night in Krakow

DAY 3: Day trip to the concentration camps of Auschwitz & Birkenau, where Sts.
Maximillian Kolbe and Edith Stein gave their lives. Learn the history and visit the cell of St. Kolbe on your guided tour. Take time here to pray for the victims of the holocaust. Continue to Wadowice, the birth place of St. John Paul II, Visit the home where Karol Wojtyla was born and raised and the Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary where he was baptized and later confirmed. Take time to pray, as young Karol did, before the miraculous image of our Lady of Perpetual Help, night in Krakow.

DAY 4: Today visit the amazing shrine of the Divine Mercy, Market Square, the Cathedral and Castle district as well as various other sites.

DAY 5: Depart for Lisbon after Mass of the Assumption* in Krakow.

*Pre-WYD only

Custom Options

Like these ideas, but need a longer or shorter pilgrimage?

Want to visit holy sites in Colombia? or do missionary work in Guatemala?

We can modify or fully customize any pilgrimage! Use the contact form on our WYD Groups page to tell us what you have in mind, and we can create an authentic, faithful pilgrimage experience just for your group.

FRANCE

6 Days, 5 Nights
Pre-WYD: August 9-15
Post-WYD: August 22-27

DAY 0: DPre-WYD, depart your city for France

DAY 1: Arrive in Paris and check into your lodging. Walk the ancient center of Paris visiting Notre Dame (exterior) and Ste. Chapelle. Make an evening visit to the Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Sacre Cœur)

DAY 2: Visit the Shrine of the Miraculous Medal, where you can pray before the incorrupt body of St. Catherine Laboure, followed by a visit to St. Vincent de Paul. View "The City of Light" as it is meant to be seen with an evening visit to the Eiffel Tower.

DAY 3: Transfer to Lourdes by train or coach bus. Time permitting, participate in the evening candlelight procession in honor of Our Lady.

DAY 4: Pray in the triple basilicas of Lourdes and at the Grotto of Our Lady. Walk the Stations of the Cross in the spirit of St. Bernadette. Walk in the evening candlelight procession in honor of Our Lady.

DAY 5: Enjoy a free day to go to confession, to bathe in the sacred waters, and to spend time with our Lord in Adoration. Walk in the evening candlelight procession in honor of Our Lady.

DAY 6: Celebrate the Mass of the Assumption* in Lourdes. Transfer to nearby airport for your flight to Lisbon

*Pre-WYD only
Post-WYD, the itinerary reverses.

Ready to go?!

Fill out the contact form on our WYD Groups page, and choose which extensions are of interest to your group. We will prepare a custom quote based on your selections, and will call to discuss your needs and plans.

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