Fatima and Lourdes Pilgrimage
July 1 – 10, 2027

About the Fatima

The Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima is one of the most famous Marian shrines in the world. 4 million pilgrims visit Fatima each year! Many are drawn by the apparitions of the Virgin Mary to the three local shepherd children in 1917. The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to the shepherd children on the 13th day of six consecutive months in 1917, starting on May 13th until October 13th. The events at Fatima gained fame due to their elements of prophecy and eschatology, particularly with regard to possible world war and the conversion of Russia.

About Lourdes:

She came for you and for every one of us! 6 million pilgrims come to Lourdes each year and 10,000 visit this site daily. At the foot of the Pyrenees Mountains in southwestern France, nestled between the spectacular mountain river, the Gave de Pau, is Lourdes, one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the world. Lourdes is the birthplace of St. Bernadette, to whom Our Lady appeared in 1858 near the Grotto of Massabielle. Our pilgrimage and tour of Lourdes includes visits to the sanctuary and the Basilica of St. Pius X, the world’s largest underground church. Drink from the spring that the Virgin directed Bernadette to locate at the base of the Grotto, which has flowed uninterrupted since 1858. Wash yourself in the baths where hundreds of miraculous cures have taken place. Contemplate Christ’s Passion as you pray the unique three-dimensional Stations of the Cross. Attend the blessing of the sick and participate in nightly candlelight processions requested by Our Lady. Daily Mass and Mass at the Grotto on Sunday will be followed by a video presentation telling the miraculous story of Lourdes. Visit Lourdes and experience a spiritual journey from which many have claimed healing and conversion.

About Spain

Saint Teresa and Saint Ignatius both hailed from Spain. Saint Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a prominent Spanish mystic, Carmelite nun, and writer. Saint Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish knight who became a priest and founded the Society of Jesus and became its first Superior General.