Krakow arrival

Upon arrival in Krakow meet your tour escort and board the coach. We transfer to the hotel for check in. Balance of your day is free to relax and explore the Old Town Square. Dinner with your group at the hotel
Overnight at the hotel in Krakow (D)

Attention: Schedule on this day is subject to change depending on flight details

Krakow – Divine Mercy – Have No Fear

Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a tour of Krakow. We will start with Wawel Hill, visit Wawel Cathedral (entrance fee included), one of the most beautiful Renaissance residences in Central Europe. Continue to Market Square, the biggest in Europe, via Kanonicza Street, pass by Papal Window of Bishop’s Palace from which Saint John Paul II used to address his followers, see the patio of Collegium Maius where the Pope was a student. Visit St. Mary’s Church (entrance fee included) famous for its Wit Stwosz’s wooden altar. Free time for lunch on your own before we drive to Lagiewniki. Here you’ll visit Divine Mercy Sanctuary and see the images of the Merciful Jesus, relics of St. Faustina, as well as the Saint’s convent chapel and her Tomb. Enjoy talk given by one of the nuns. We will celebrate Mass at one of the chapels – subject to confirmation. Time permitting, visit Have No Fear Centre dedicated to Saint John Paul II and have some time to pray by his relics. We return to Krakow with dinner at our hotel.

Overnight at the hotel in Krakow (B, D)

Krakow – Czestochowa 

Breakfast at the hotel. Then we drive to Czestochowa where we have a guided tour of Jasna Gora Monastery (entrance fee included) and see the Treasury, the Knight′s Hall, the Refectory, the Basilica of the Holy Cross and the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. The highlight of our visit will be a viewing of the famous icon of the Black Madonna to which miraculous powers are attributed. Lunch on your own. Celebrate Mass at Jasna Gora Monastery at one of the chapels – subject to confirmation.  We return to Krakow  with dinner at the hotel

Overnight at the hotel in Krakow (B, D)

Krakow – Auschwitz – Wadowice – Kalwaria Zebrzydowska

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Auschwitz to visit the Nazi concentration Camp of Auschwitz (fee included) where St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein) faced martyrdom and St. Maximilian Kolbe died in the Death Block from starvation after volunteering his life for that of a fellow prisoner.

Attention: Due to the new booking conditions, Auschwitz Museum requires the final list of participants at the moment of making the booking (3 months prior the visit). There will be no possibility to change any names after booking.

We continue our journey to Wadowice. Free time for lunch on your own. We will visit the birthplace of Saint Pope John Paul II and his childhood home which is now a museum (entrance fee included). Celebrate Mass at Church of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary where Saint Pope was baptized – subject to confirmation. Later we travel to Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, the only Calvary on the UNESCO list where on the slope of the hill an architectural ‘Way of the Cross’ is constructed out of 40 chapels. Return to Krakow for our farewell dinner at a local restaurant with folklore show.

Krakow departure for Medjugorje

Breakfast at the hotel and check-out. We board the coach and transfer to Krakow International Airport for our flight to Medjugorje. Upon arrival we transfer to our pensione. (B, D)

Attention: Schedule on this day is subject to change depending on flight details

Medjugorje (June 25 is the 43rd Anniversary of the Apparitions)

You are here. You said yes. Now experience all that awaits you in beautiful Medjugorje. Simple and peaceful. While here you will have the opportunity to deepen your faith and share and grow your experiences with your fellow pilgrims from around the world. Our local guide will be with us throughout our stay here in the village. He will set our daily schedule. During our stay we will visit Cenacolo, Mother’s Village, St. Simeon Church (Zadar) and Divine Mercy Chapel. Below is a sample of your daily activities while in Medjugorje.

Attend Daily Mass: At the end of each Mass, regardless of language, there is a blessing of religious articles for pilgrims.

Climb Pdbrodo (Apparition Hill): It is the place where the first apparitions of Our Lady took place, a bare and stony hill overlooking Bijakovici, the area of Medjugorje where the little visionaries lived. In the early years the top of the hill could be reached by a narrow and almost impassable path, crossed only by shepherds and sheep, but thanks to the millions of pilgrims who attended it today it is wide and free of obstacles. At the top of the hill, there is a statue of Our Lady in the exact location of her first apparition. Enjoy private time for prayer in this holy place.

Climb Mt. Krizevac (Cross Mountain): Krizevac is the highest mountain in Medjugorje (520 m above sea level). On March 15, 1934 the parishioners built a 8.5-m high reinforced concrete cross to commemorate the 1900th Anniversary of Jesus’ passion and death, and engraved the words: “To Jesus Christ the Redeemer of humanity as a sign of faith, love and hope, and in memory of the 1900th anniversary of the Passion of Christ”. Take private time at the top of the mountain in front of the cross, for prayer in this holy place.

Apparitions: Each evening at 6:00 PM we will join the villagers and fellow pilgrims of Medjugorje in saying the Rosary, as all await the arrival of Our Lady to the visionaries at 6:40 PM. Afterwards, you can stay at St. James Church and attend the Croatian Mass. Following the Croatian Mass, there is a Blessing of the Sick.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Our Lady has always called us to be close to her Son. In response to her call, pilgrims will have the opportunity to adore the Blessed Sacrament at the altar outside of St. James Church. Eucharistic Adoration is one of the most memorable experiences in Medjugorje. God’s grace is so tangible, one feels as though they can reach out and touch the Holy Spirit.

Meetings with the Visionaries: Mirjana Soldo, one of the six original children who saw the Virgin Mary in 1981, will be your hostess during the pilgrimage. You’ll get the chance to meet her, ask questions about her experience, and take pictures. Mirjana fills every pilgrimage with holiness, wisdom, and joy.

Visit the Community of Cenacolo: Pilgrims will have the opportunity to visit the Community of Cenacolo, founded by Sr. Elvira Petrozzi, for young men and women who have taken the wrong path and are on the road to recovery. You will be able to listen to their inspirational testimonies about their journeys back to Jesus Christ.

Prayer at the Statue of the Risen Christ: The bronze statue of the Risen Christ, located on the grounds of St. James Church. This statue miraculously seeps droplets of liquid out of Christ’s right knee. Many pilgrims sit and pray on the benches surrounding this statue.

June 28, 2024 – Depart for home