Pilgrimage to Medjugorje

Depart London Luton to Split. Upon arrival your guide and driver will be there to welcome you. Check-in to our hotel. Dinner and overnight here. Provisional flight time: 6:20am arrive Split 9:55am.

Early breakfast. Our guide will meet us at the hotel. We walk through the amazing old town and visiting first Diocletian’s Palace, a UNESCO heritage site and one of the best-preserved examples of Roman architecture. Inside the palace we visit the Cathedral and Bell Tower. If times allows, we visit the church of St Martin - one of the oldest churches in the city as well as the church and Monastery of St Francis built on an old early Christian site (the grave of St Felix). The Franciscan monastery (next to the church) has an opulent library with over 3,000 books. If time allows, you will have a chance to look around by the seaside and lunch here on your own before we leave for Medjugorje. Check-in to our hotel. Evening dinner and overnight here.

After breakfast, we meet with our guide and walk to St James Church where we will have our concelebrated Mass in English. Afterwards, we will have a guided walking tour of the Sanctuary and the surrounding area. We will have lunch and afterwards we go to the Apparition Hill where our guide will explain all the information you long to hear on Our Blessed Mother’s Apparitions. On our way down, we visit Vicka‘s old family house. She is one of the 6 visionaries and received many apparitions during her years here. Evening dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. At 10am we attend concelebrated Mass in English at St James church. We then visit the community of Cenacolo. This was founded by Sister Elvera Petrozzi in 1991 to support young people recovering from addictions and to teach them the simple way of life, with faith in Jesus, and to straighten their paths in life. Taxi to Cenacolo is not included approximately £2 each way (4 people sharing). Return to the hotel and evening dinner. Special Note: Please note that there are many Spiritual activities in Medjugorje and around the Sanctuary you can attend daily. Confessions are conducted throughout the day in many languages (Medjugorje is well known for this). Talks from one of the visionaries could be arranged if they are available, Divine Mercy Prayer at 3pm will be in St James church, visit Risen Christ located at the back of the church and pray the Stations of the Cross here if you wish. We can also revisit the Apparition Hill and the Blue Cross where many of Our Lady’s apparitions and healings have taken place. Daily Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is held at the open altar at the back of the church (we can attend this daily). There are many restaurants to choose from, all very reasonably priced as well as shops to browse through. Evening dinner at the hotel.

After breakfast, we meet with our guide at the hotel and we walk to the foot of Mount Krizevac or take a taxi (cost not included £2 each way based on 4 people in a taxi), a kilometre away from the church and 520 metres above sea level. We pray the Stations of the Cross on the way up to the mountain. Please note that to go up the mountain you must be reasonably fit and be very careful as the mountain has rough rocks and stones to tackle. The Gigantic Cross you see up here was erected by local people in 1933 to commemorate the 1900th anniversary of our Jesus’ Crucifixion. Enjoy the view at the summit and relax before the descent. You can choose to walk or take a taxi back to the hotel. To participate in daily activities in the Sanctuary please read Day 3. Evening dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. At 10am we attend concelebrated Mass in English at St James church. After our lunch, coach to the small village of Surmanci where we celebrate Mass in the Church of the Merciful Jesus. In the church there is a miraculous icon of Jesus of Mercy. This icon was in the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in Trento where Ugo Festa was miraculously healed when he prayed before it. It also has a small relic of St Faustina. We return to Medjugorje. Evening dinner at the hotel and overnight.

Early breakfast, then we say goodbye to Our Lady of Medjugorje and travel to Dubrovnik where we stay one night. As time is limited, we will drop our bags quickly at the hotel and go out again. Note: no coach is allowed to go near the entrance of the city wall. We need to get a taxi to drop us outside. The cost of the taxi is not included (4 people can occupy a taxi and share the cost). Entering the city wall, we walk into Dubrovnik’s medieval Old town along the Stradun walkway and visit the beautiful St. Blaise Church, the Patron Saint of Dubrovnik, the Franciscan Monastery which is located just within the walls. Moving on we visit the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, built on the remains of two earlier churches. The Cathedral contains a rich collection of around 200 reliquaries. Among them are the arm, skull and leg of St Blaise. If time allows, you can explore the city in your own time and lunch here. Return to our hotel and evening dinner and overnight.

Early breakfast. Check-out and proceed to the airport for our flight to London Gatwick. Provisional flight time: 10:55am arrive London Gatwick 12:55pm. Note: evening dinner is your first meal on the day we arrive, breakfast is your last meal on the day we leave. Itinerary is subject to change. E&OE. Price is based on 25 pilgrims travelling.