Our last full day together! Everyone could sleep in a little bit today, but we had to be ready to leave the Grand Moderne Hotel at 9:30 for our 10 AM Mass in the Grotto of Lourdes. We celebrated Mass right where the Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette and where the spring is now still […]
Read MoreThe bus is gone. We have two full days in this lovely town of Lourdes at the foot of the Pyrénées Mountains in France. Full morning with free afternoon and evening. After a luscious breakfast at our quaint Grand Moderne Hotel we walked to Mass at the Cosmos and Damian Chapel in the Holy Rosary […]
Read MoreAfter leaving our luxury seminary-turned-hotel, Abba Hotel Burgos, we drove through the Pyrenees Mountains for our stop in Loyola, the birthplace of St. Ignatius. We toured the 17th century basilica dedicated to St. Ignatius and his family home, located behind the basilica. Very cool, we celebrated Mass in the very room where Ignatius experienced his […]
Read MoreBreakfast at the hotel and head toward Burgos. Guided Tour the Burgos Cathedral which is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and celebrate Mass at the San Cristo Chapel. Roasted suckling pig for dinner. Overnight in Burgos at Abba Burgos Hotel.
Read MoreLast night everyone was upgraded from a normal hotel room to apartments here at the Gran Hotel Los Abetos, one of the finest hotels in Santiago. Leisurely breakfast this morning with a 9 AM departure for the cathedral for a tour and Mass. This is the ending point for the El Camino. So the courtyard […]
Read MoreWe have a nice breakfast and pack up our suitcases and head north for about an hour to Coimbra. This is where Sister Lucia spent 50 years as a Carmelite nun. We had Mass in the same cloister chapel where she enjoyed Mass. Continue on to Santiago de Compostela, the destination of the important medieval […]
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