 June 7–17, 2009
Start in Paris with visits to Notre Dame Cathedral, the Basilica of Sacre Coeur, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Shrine, and St. Vincent de Paul Shrine. In Lisieux, visit Les Buissonnets, family home of St. Therese, and the basilica. Also visit St. Peter’s Cathedral and the Carmelite Convent, where St. Therese lived as a nun. Back in Paris, board the high-speed “TGV” train to Lourdes. Visit the Grotto where the Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette in 1858, Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, and St. Bernadette’s birthplace and family home. Admire medieval Carcassonne on your way to Avignon, where a walking tour features the 14th-century Palace of the Popes. In La Salette, visit the church and the Apparition Site; in Ars-sur-Formans, the St. John Vianney Shrine, home, and the church where he preached; in Paray-le-Monial, the Chapel of the Apparitions and the Basilica of the Sacred Heart; in Nevers, St. Gildard, where St. Bernadette spent her life as a nun; and in Chartres, the magnificent cathedral.
Learn more from our online brochure! (PDF)
Host and Lecturer: Rev. Edward D. O’Connor, C.S.C.
$ Approximately $2,599 per person, plus airfare
Activity level: Moderately active
Globus • (877) 303-7735
Dates, schedules, costs and program details are accurate based on information received by the Alumni Association, but are subject to change. Please verify details, date and pricing prior to booking a reservation with the individual travel supplier. The Notre Dame Alumni Association receives financial benefits from the administrator that provides this program. These benefits fund alumni programs and activities.
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