Morning flight departure to Oporto in northern Portugal. Upon our afternoon arrival we will set off

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Confraternity members cheap auto rentals northwest arkansas and Fraternity supporters, it is not too late to secure a place with Fr. James Fryar, FSSP and Fr. Gregory Pendergraft, FSSP, for the 11 day pilgrimage to Portugal, and Spain. Centering this year on two great peacemakers of the early 20th century, Our Lady of Fatima and Blessed Emperor Karl I of Austria, this pilgrimage takes you to Madeira where the holy monarch was exiled to in 1921, along with medieval Santiago de Compostela, Spain, and Braga, Lisbon, and Fatima, Portugal cheap auto rentals northwest arkansas — the land chosen by Heaven to reveal to the world a wellspring of peace hope.
Morning visit to the Monte, the mountainous area surrounding Funchal. See the home where Blessed Karl I, the last monarch of the great Hapsburg Dynasty. After a visit to this church, we will have the opportunity to take an optional wicker-back toboggan ride to the historical center of Funchal. Overnight in Funchal.
Take in the beauty of the island as we venture on an excursion west along the coastal road, passing by quaint and colorful fishing villages. Lunch in Porto Moniz. Return to Funchal by way of the mysterious plateau and uplands of the Paul da Serra. Overnight in Funchal.
cheap auto rentals northwest arkansas Morning flight departure to Oporto in northern Portugal. Upon our afternoon arrival we will set off north on a route parallel to the Camino Portugues, one of the famous pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela. Overnight at Hotel Tryp in Santiago cheap auto rentals northwest arkansas de Compostela.
cheap auto rentals northwest arkansas Morning visit to the magnificent 1000-year-old Cathedral of St. James. With the anticipation of pilgrims through- out the ages, descend into the crypt below the main altar to stand in front of the reliquary of St. James. Hopefully we will get to see the famous Botafumeiro, a 5ft. thurible (hanging 170 feet). Afternoon at leisure. Overnight in Santiago de Compostela.
cheap auto rentals northwest arkansas Morning departure for Fatima, stopping en-route at the 15th Cnt. Shrine of Bom Jesus in Portugal's lush green northern city of Braga. Mid-day arrival at the Church of Bom Jesu with its baroque double staircase cheap auto rentals northwest arkansas of 1000 steps, each with a landing having a chapel, fountain statues depicting the Stations of the Cross and the theological virtues. Late afternoon arrival at the Casa Dominicanas in Fatima. Nightly Rosary Candlelight Procession at the Sanctuary.
Morning visit to the Fatima Sanctuary built over the fields where the shepherd children, Blesseds Jacinta Francisco Marto and their cousin, Lucia Santos, first encountered the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1917, as Europe was in the midst of WWI. Along with Pope Benedict XV Blessed Karl I, Our Lady spoke of peace, and beseeched them to pray the Rosary daily to attain it. Visit the chapel of apparitions and the basilica where the children are buried. Afternoon visit to the Aljustrel to visit the homes of the shepherd children.
On the coast, the first stop will be at the 14th Century monastery of Our Lady of Victory in Batalha, built to thank the Blessed Virgin cheap auto rentals northwest arkansas for victory in a battle that secured Portugal's independence. Learn of the battle's holy commander, St. Nuno Pereira, who was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009. Continue on to the fishing village of Nazare where a miracle took place on the edge of one of Europe's steepest cliffs. Late afternoon return to Fatima.
Morning departure for Lisbon, a city of Old World charm, set on seven low hills along the River Tagus. Late morning arrival and visit of the convent where Bl. Jacinta stayed at in 1920 before her death. Then we will drive along the river, passing by historical monuments and into the ancient Alfama to visit the church built over the birthplace of St. Anthony. Check-in at Hotel Mundial in the heart of Lisbon for our farewell dinner overnight.