PILGRIMAGE TO GUADALUPE & THE SHRINES OF MEXICO

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1 PILGRIMAGE TO GUADALUPE & THE SHRINES OF MEXICO Pastor, St. James and St. Mary's Churches Catawissa and Villa Ridge Missouri MARCH 20-25, 2015 Know for certain, least of my sons, that 1 am the perfect and perpetual Virgin Mary, Mother of the True God through whom everything lives, the Lord of all things near and far, the Master of heaven and earth. Words of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego December 9, 1531

2 PILGRIMAGE TO GUADALUPE AND SHRINES IN MEXICO Pastor, St. James and St. Mary's Churches Catawissa and Villa Ridge Missouri March 20-25, 2015 B = breakfast L = lunch D =dinner Friday, March 20 - We depart for Mexico via a connecting flight that brings us to Mexico City in the afternoon. We clear Customs and are met by our guide Santiago, who will take us directly to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe where we celebrate Holy Mass. Our hotel is located very close to the Shrine. We check in and are served dinner in the hotel. D Mexico City Saturday, March 21 - Breakfast at the hotel. This morning we will have a full program at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. In 1531 Our Lady appeared to Juan Diego and left an image of herself on his cloak called a Tilma. The apparition led to a great surge of conversions from pagan religions to Christianity. In the Guadalupe Basilica an altar will be reserved for our group's Holy Mass. We can venerate the Tilma, visit Tepeyac Hi 11 and have time for personal prayer. At noon time we will be served Full Lunch at the Monastery of the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. Afternoon: Returning to Guadalupe Shrine, we will have ample opportunity for devotions and to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. We also can see what is offered in the plentiful shops near the Shrine. Dinner on our own. B & L Mexico City Sunday, March 22 - Breakfast at the hotel. We travel by motor coach to the Church of the 5th Apparition on the site where Juan Diego's uncle was healed by Our Lady. There we celebrate Holy Mass, mindful of persons in need of healing. Later, we stop to see a demonstration of the many uses of the Maguey cactus, the material from which Juan Diego's Tilma was made. Then we are provided with a full Mexican buffet Luncheon. Afternoon: Very nearby are the famous ruins of the Pyramids ofteotihuacan. On our visit to these extensive ruins, we recall the awesome fact that such a well-developed civilization ofthe Aztec people, given to the worship of their pagan gods, would convert to believe in Jesus Christ after the Apparitions of His Mother at Guadalupe. Injust a few years it became the most massive conversion in the history of Christianity. This evening we can sample delicious Mexican cuisine on our own. B & L Mexico City Monday, March 23 - This morning we drive east of Mexico City to Tlaxcala and to the Basilica of Our Lady in the center of that city. Ten years after the apparitions in Guadalupe another Juan Diego, Juan Diego Bernadino, received an apparition from the Blessed Mother, now called Our Lady of Ocotlan. She directed Juan Diego to a spring of healing waters and left a wooden carved image of herself. This statue is enshrined in the Basilica of Our Lady that stands in the middle of Tlaxcala. We will celebrate Holy Mass in this Basilica of Our Lady

3 of Ocotlan. We have lunch together in this charming and historic town of Tlaxcala. On our visit to the 16th century Cathedral we see the historic pulpit and an interesting statue ofst. Joseph holding the Child Jesus. This town was key in the work of Franciscan missionaries to begin the Evangelization of Mexico. Returning late afternoon to Mexico City, we will have dinner together in our hotel this evening. B, L & D Mexico City Tuesday, March 24 - We celebrate Holy Mass at Tepayac Hill and have some free time at the Shrine for prayers and Eucharistic Adoration. Later we go to downtown Mexico City to see especially the great Cathedral located in a central plaza of this capital city of Mexico. Nearby we can visit the beautiful church of St. Francis of Assisi. A stop will be made at a church where we see the tomb of that good and courageous priest, Father Miguel Pro. We travel south to Xochimilco. The name means garden of flowers, and is a town full of canals and gardens where we will take some bright colored, squarish boats called trajineras through the canals. A box lunch will be provided. We return to Mexico City for a brief respite and we then celebrate our Farewell Dinner at an exquisite Mexican restaurant. B, L & D Mexico City Wednesday, March 25 - We depart for the airport for our journey home. INCLUDED FEATURES *" Round-trip air fare from St. Louis *" 5 nights in hotel near Guadalupe Shrine *" Breakfast daily, 3 full luncheons, 3 dinners *" Baggage handling in/out of hotel Not Included: PRICE: *" Deluxe motorcoach transportation *" Sightseeing as listed in itinerary *" Full time guiding by Santiago '* Daily Mass with Fr. Bozada Gratuities to guide and driver, extra beverages during meals, your own room charges and items of a personal nature. $1609 per person, based on double occupancy. For single room add $150 Airline taxes are an additional charge of$141. BOOKING DEADLINE: January 2, 2015 Please make reservations as soon as possible. After this date bookings are accepted, depending on space available. Please call. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE PATRONESS OF THE AMERICAS Just about midway between the continents of the two Americas, far out on the north side of Mexico City, is the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. A hill called Tepeyac is there, where the Blessed Mother appeared in 1531 and left a miraculous image of herself on the tilma (cloak) of a poor Mexican Indian named Juan Diego. Twenty million visitors a year come to Guadalupe's new Basilica to gaze upon a portrait from Heaven of the Mother of God. The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, is the greatest Marian Shrine in existence, being second in Catholic worldwide pilgrimage only to Vatican City in Rome. Pope John Paul II visited the Shrine in 1979 and in Your pilgrimage will give ample time for devotion at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe as you take in the mystery and beauty of this miraculous visitation of Our Lady to Juan Diego.

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5 TRAVEL TYME MANCHESTER ROAD ST. LOUIS, MO (636) FAX (636) NATIONWIDE PILGRIMAGE TO MEXICO CITY Pastor, St. James and St. Mary's Churches, Catawissa and Villa Ridge Missouri March 20-25, 2015 REGISTRATION FORM U.S.citizen's? Yes No _Smoking _Non-Smoking Handicap Information, _ Name, Date ofbirth _ AS IT APPEARS ON PASSPORT Airline Seating: Window Passport Number Exp. date (Must not expire earlier than Aisle months before return date.) -- Name, Date ofbirth _ AS IT APPEARS ON PASSPORT Passport Number Exp. date_---,-,==--.:o (Must not expire earlier than 3 months before return date.) Add ress, City Sta te Zip, _ Phones: Home ( ), Business ( ) Cell ( ) Check the following: I (We) request: Single Room Double Room (2 persons) Triple Room I will be sharing a room with or please find a room ate for me. I(We) want my (our) Name (s) on the name badges as follows: _ Enclosed is a $300 deposit X, -'person(s) = $. Or, If reservation is within 65 days of trip departure date, enclosed is: $ full payment X -,person (s) =$ _ Deposit by check payment only. Make check payable to: TRAVEL TYME and mail to: MANCHESTER ROAD ELLISVILLE, MO My (Our) signature(s) indicate that I(we) have read and agree to the Terms and Conditions included in this brochure. &Signatures, zs.signatures