Holy Land and Portugal WYD

Our amazing pilgrimage adventure takes us north today to Fatima, where in 1917 the Blessed Virgin
Mary appeared to three unsuspecting peasant children as ‘a lady in white’.
After our arrival, we will take an opportunity for lunch before we commence our first of two
excursions* before returning to the Square to celebrate our unforgettable Mass in the Chapel of
Apparitions presided by Archbishop Anthony Fisher.
*FATIMA EXCURSIONS
Sanctuary Guided Tour
Set off on foot with a guided orientation tour of Fatima Square (the largest in all of Christendom), the
chapel site of the apparitions, the Rosary Basilica with the tombs of the visionaries, the Museum,
Blessed Sacrament Chapel and more.

After Mass, journey south to our WYD Retreat lodgings in Tomar and the neighbouring vicinity. Dating
back to 1160, the Convent of Christ here in Tomar was the original home and stronghold of the
powerful Knights Templar, until later becoming the seat of the new ‘Order of Christ’.Read more