1105AA3 - Our Lady of Guadalupe Pilgrimage 7 days from Boston

Today, we depart Boston Logan Airport to connect with our flight to Mexico City. Upon arrival, we are greeted by our Tour Manager and enjoy a brief orientation tour of Mexico City. We enjoy our first pilgrim’s Mass in Mexico at the shrine of Blessed Miguel Pro in the Church of the Holy Family, here in Mexico City! Blessed Miguel was a Jesuit priest, executed for exercising his priestly duties during the persecution of the Catholic Church under President Elias Calles in the 1920s. Beatified by Pope Saint John Paul II in 1988, Fr. Miguel was an inspirational figure as Mexico rebuilt its Catholic institutions following President Calles reign. Afterwards, we transfer to our hotel for our “welcome” dinner and overnight.

This morning, following breakfast, we celebrate Mass at Tulpetlac Church, the site of the fifth apparition of Mary and healing site of St. Juan Diego Bernadino. We then visit Cuautitlan, the birthplace of St. Juan Diego. We also visit the Chapel of Tepeyac, where the first apparition occurred. Following a break for lunch on our own, we spend the afternoon visiting the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Patroness of the Americas. Here the original sackcloth of St. Juan Diego hangs above the main altar as testimony of Our Lady’s miraculous appearances. Following our visit, we enjoy dinner and overnight at our hotel.

This morning after breakfast, we celebrate Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, followed by free time for prayer and reflection. We then visit the El Pocito Church before continuing to the San Juan Market for some browsing and shopping time. Afterwards, we journey to the Pyramids of Teotihuacan, “Place of the Sun and Moon,” the Temple of Quetzalcoatl and other fascinating cultural structures. We enjoy our included lunch while here. We return to Mexico City in time for dinner and overnight at our hotel.

Following breakfast, we enjoy Mass at the Church of San Francisco, we also visit the Metropolitan Cathedral, the National Palace, and the Anthropology Museum, stopping for lunch on our own along the way. We conclude our day with dinner and overnight at our hotel.

After our breakfast and following morning Mass, we leave Mexico City and travel to the colonial city of Puebla and its famous Pottery Works. We visit the Cathedral, the rosary Chapel, the Casza del Alfenique and return via Cholula, with its famous pyramid and 365 churches, one for each day of the year. Following our included luncheon, we return to Mexico City and spend the remainder of the day at leisure before dinner and overnight at our hotel.

Following breakfast, we begin our day with Mass at Del Carmen Church, continuing to Coyoacan and San Angel areas, including the Bazaar Sabado. We enjoy our include lunch while here. This afternoon we make our final visit to the Shrine of Our Lady before returning to our hotel for our “farewell” dinner and overnight at our hotel.

We enjoy breakfast before departing our hotel as we transfer to the airport for our return journey home with spirit filled memories of a lifetime.