Pilgrimage Itinerary


Day 1 - Arrive Fatima
Check in at Dublin airport for flight to Lisbon. On arrival in Lisbon we will be met by our guide and escorted to the coach for our transfer to Fatima where we will check in to our hotel on a full board basis. Depending on our time of arrival, we will receive a light snack or lunch before settling into our rooms.
Day 2 - Aljustrel
The coach will pick us up at the hotel directly after breakfast for our morning trip to Valinhos and Aljustrel. Our first stop will be Valinhos where Our Lady appeared on the 19th August in 1917. Our Lady appeared to the children here as they had been taken in for questioning by the authorities on the 13th and were not at the Cova D'Iria. After praying at this very special place we will walk to the Cabeco where the angel appeared to them the first and third of the three times he appeared in 1916. We then proceed to Aljustrel, the village where the three little shepherds were born. We visit their homes and the well at the bottom of Lucia's garden where the angel appeared the second time. Our last stop before we return to the hotel will be the Fatima parish church. There we will see the baptismal font where all three were baptised. Return to the hotel for lunch. In the afternoon attend holy Mass in the Capelinha (apparition site) after which there will be an introductory tour of the sanctuary and see the Capelinha, the Rosary Basilica and tombs of the Seers, Statue of the Sacred Heart and water fountain, candle area, Berlin Wall, Chapel of Adoration, Reconciliation Chapel and Basilica of the Holy Trinity. We return to our hotel for dinner followed by the Rosary and Candlelight procession.
Day 3 - Optional trip to Santarem
This morning there will be an optional half day excursion to the city of Santarem where we will visit the church of St. Stephen also known as the church of the Eucharistic Miracle. There we will celebrate holy Mass and venerate the sacred host that miraculously bled in the year 1247, as the result of being treated with disrespect. Afterwards there may be a little time for leisure before returning to Fatima for lunch. In the afternoon spend some free time visiting the tombs of the shepherds or spend a while in the museum of light and peace where we can see the bullet in the Crown of Our Lady, the Irish Monstrance. After dinner there will be rosary at the Capelinha followed by the Candlelight Procession.
Day 4 - Optional trip to Nazare
After breakfast we will meet in the sanctuary where we will have holy Mass in a private chapel for our group. Take some free time to shop or spend some time in private prayer. After an early lunch there will be an optional trip the seaside town of Nazare. Here we will first stop at Sitio on the cliffs and visit the church of Our Lady of Nazare. We can see the ancient statue of Our Lady which dates back to the early days of Christianity that legend tells us may have been carved by St. Joseph. Afterwards we will drive down to the promenade where there will be some time to browse in the shops or sit and have coffee or some fresh sardines for which Nazare is famous. Return to the hotel in Fatima in time for dinner and then attend the Rosary and Candlelight procession.
Day 5 - Hungarian Way of the Cross
This morning after breakfast we will depart the hotel on foot to walk the Hungarian Way of the Cross (a gift from the Hungarian People). As we walk through the olive groves on the path that Francisco, Jacinta and Lucia would have taken many times on their way to the Cova D'Iria, we pray the stations of the cross. We finish at the beautiful little chapel of St. Stephen where we can spend a short while in prayer and climb the steps to the calvary on the roof of the chapel from where there is a beautiful view taking in Aljustrel, Fatima parish church and the Rosary Basilica. Return to the hotel for lunch. The afternoon will be free to stroll through the town or visit some of the museums and exhibitions or return to the village of Aljustrel by tourist train to enjoy its peaceful ambience. Enjoy a final dinner in the hotel before the rosary and candlelight procession in the Sanctuary.
Day 6 - Depart Fatima
Free morning in Fatima to finish packing or return to your favourite places in the sanctuary before lunch. In the afternoon we depart the hotel and head for Lisbon. In the suburb of Lumiar in Lisbon we will stop at the Church of St. John the Baptist where we will visit the reliquary which houses the skull of our own dear St. Brigid and celebrate holy Mass before proceeding to the airport for our return flight to Dublin.