WYD16BCHS brochure - John Paul Pilgrimages and Tours

July 22-25: Days in the Diocese
Activities planned by the Diocese in Poland
July 26: WYD
Today we can explore Krakow on our own, or rest
before WYD begins. This evening we attend the opening
ceremonies of World Youth Day 2016.
July 27: WYD
Morning Catechesis, WYD events
July 28: WYD
Morning Catechesis, Arrival and Welcome of our Holy
Father Pope Francis.
July 29: WYD
Morning Catechesis, WYD events, Stations of the Cross
July 30: WYD
Pilgrimage walk to the Closing Mass, evening Vigil with
the Holy Father.
July 31: WYD
Closing Mass with the Holy Father.
August 1: Poland * USA
Today we say our farewells to our new friends in Poland
and travel to the airport to return to the USA.
Bourgade Catholic
World Youth Day
Kraków 2016
WYD Payment Schedule:
Registration Deposit:
$500
April 4, 2015:
$1000
July 4, 2015:
$1000
October 4, 2015:
$1000
January 4, 2016: Remaining Balance
Package Cost Includes:
 Round Trip Air Transportation from Phoenix
 Current airport taxes, fuel surcharges, and fees**
 In Poland Budget night accommodations based on doubles,
triples, or quads, (hotel, college dorm style, hostel, or other
recommended by WYD Council)
 In Israel 3*+ night accommodations, based on double
occupancy
 Breakfast and Dinner daily, in Poland provided by WYD
Council during WYD week.
 Comprehensive Sightseeing Program as indicated in
Itinerary
 Admission fees as indicated
 Transportation by Private Motor coach
 Tour Escort and local guides throughout
 Hotel Service Charges and Taxes
 WYD official registration fees
NOT INCLUDED: Passport fees, beverages with meals unless
specified, items of a personal nature, insurance, optional tours,
tips for guide, etc. **Fuel Surcharges /airline taxes subject to
change until ticketed
Register by Jan. 4 2016
Holy Land + Poland & WYD
July 11-19, 2016
only $3499!
July 11 - August 1
only $4399!*
For more information and registration:
Mrs. Meagan Martinez
[email protected]
602-973-4000 ext. 502
johnpaultours.com/wyd
Pilgrimage to the
Holy Land & Poland
July 11 - August 1, 2016
Spiritual Director:
Fr. Kurt Perera
"Blessed are the merciful for they
will be shown mercy" Mt5:7
July 11- USA-Tel Aviv
Depart from Phoenix to Tel Aviv. Dinner and breakfast
will be served during your transatlantic flight.
July 12-Tel Aviv-Bethlehem
Upon arrival in Tel Aviv, you will be met by your guide
and transferred to your hotel in Bethlehem. Remainder
of the day is free to relax. Dinner tonight at your hotel.
July 13-Bethlehem - Ein Karem
Today we visit Bethlehem, the Basilica of the Nativity,
the Grotto and the Manger. We also stop at the
Shepherd's Field. In the afternoon we continue to Ein
Karem, the valley of the Visitation, the Magnificat and
the birthplace of John the Baptist. Then a panoramic
drive through the new city of Jerusalem, view the
Knesset building and the Menorah.
July 14-Jericho –Mt. of Temptation — Dead Sea
In the morning visit the excavations of the oldest city in
history, Jericho; view the Mount of Temptation.
Continue to the lowest spot on earth, and spend a few
hours floating in the Dead Sea.
July 15- Nazareth - Cana - Haifa
We go to Nazareth, visit the Basilica of the
Annunciation, Mary's Well and the Chapel of St. Joseph.
Then we continue to Cana and visit the Wedding
Church. In the afternoon we stop in Haifa and Mount
Carmel. Visit Stella Maris and see the Baha’i Gardens.
July 16- Mt. Tabor - Tiberias - Capernaum - Tabgha
In the morning ascend to the top of Mt. Tabor, to the
Church of the Transfiguration. From Tiberias sail across
the Sea of Galilee. Visit Capernaum - the home town of
Jesus, Tabgha - to view the mosaics in the Church of the
Loaves and Fishes and beautiful Mount of Beatitudes.
July 17- Jerusalem
In the morning we take a walking tour in the Old City of
Jerusalem. From the chapels of the Flagellation and
Lithostrotos, follow the 14 Stations of the Cross along the
Way of the Cross (Via Dolorosa) through the Old City to
Calvary and Holy Sepulchre in the Basilica of the
Resurrection. In the afternoon we visit the Wailing Wall,
the holiest site of Judaism; the Mosques of Al Aksa and
the Dome of the Rock, Islamic presence in the Holy City;
the Crusader Church of St. Anne and the Pool of
Bethesda.
July 18- Jerusalem
Start the day from the top of the Mount of Olives with a
breathtaking panoramic view of the Old City. Visit the
Chapels of Pater Noster, the Ascension, Dominus Flevit
and the Church of All Nations in the Garden of
Gethsemane. In the afternoon, visit Mount of Zion, St.
Peter in Gallicantu (House of Caiphas), the Room of the
Last Supper (Cenacle) and the Tomb of King David.
July 19 - Tel Aviv - USA or Poland for World Youth Day
Transfer to the airport in Tel Aviv for your flight home or
those continuing to WYD, fly to Poland. Upon arrival time
to rest.
July 20: Częstochowa
Today we depart to Czestochowa, the most famous
pilgrimage center of Poland, Jasna Gora Monastery.
This is Poland’s national shrine and home to the Black
Madonna, a sacred icon that is historically linked to
protecting the Polish people. Said to have been
painted by St. Luke the Evangelist on a cypress wood
panel from a table used by the Holy Family in
Nazareth, it attracts millions of pilgrims from all over
the world. The day before his death, John Paul II sent
a letter to the religious of the Shrine of Jasna Gora, in
Czestochowa saying "I entrust our Homeland, the
whole Church and myself to her maternal protection."
July 21: Auschwitz * Lagiewniki National Shrine of
Divine Mercy * St. John Paul II Center
This
morning
we will
visit the
National
Shrine of
Divine
Mercy in
Lagiewniki. Visit the convent chapel and pray at the
Tomb of St. Faustina Kowalska. Explore the St. John
Paul II Center. This afternoon we head to Auschwitz,
the Nazi concentration camp where millions of Poles,
Jews, Christians and others lost their lives. A Private
Guide will show us several gut wrenching sites,
including the starvation cell where St. Maximillian
Kolbe died. This is an important lesson on recent
history and his saintly martyrdom.
WYD Kraków 2016!