Tour Description

On December 9, 1531, the Blessed Mother appeared to a peasant named Juan Diego on a hill near what came to be known as Mexico City. During an apparition the Blessed Virgin Mary asked Juan Diego to build her a sanctuary. The great miracle of Our Lady of Guadalupe was the face of the Virgin Mary that was left on the tilma (cloak) of Juan Diego, which today is as beautiful and as intact as it was on the day of the miracle. The tilma is displayed today in the glass case behind the altar in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Today, Our Lady of Guadalupe is designated as the patroness of both North America and South America.

Your Package Includes:

• Round-trip airfare from New York. (Please inquire about airfares from other cities in the U.S. or Canada)
• Six (6) nights’ accommodations in first class hotels with private facilities.
• Breakfast and dinner daily.
• Meeting and assistance upon arrival and departure.
• Transportation in private motor-coach including airport transfers.
• Sightseeing as per itinerary with a professional licensed English-speaking guide.
• Porterage at hotels.
• Entrance fees to all sites on itinerary.
• Services of a Passages Tour Manager from arrival to departure in Mexico City.
• Coordination of Liturgies.
• Portfolio of travel documents, including a Passages Flight Packet.

One FREE package for group leader for every 25 participants (based on a minimum of 30 participants)

7-Day Pilgrimage priced from $1,495
	from New York, double occupancy + departure taxes/fuel surcharge All Seasons, excluding holidays For other travel seasons, please inquire. Contact us today for your custom designed pilgrimage program and detailed proposal!

7-Day Itinerary

Day 1 | Wednesday | Depart for Mexico

Upon arrival, you will enjoy a brief orientation tour of the main highlights of the city. Following hotel check in, enjoy your evening at leisure in Mexico City.

Day 2 | Thursday | Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe | Tepeyac Hill

Celebrate Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Enjoy a guided tour of the Basilica where you will view the holy image left by Our Lady on St. Juan Diego’s tilma. Ascend Tepeyac Hill where Our Lady appeared to Juan Diego in a luminous cloud. Visit the Guadalupe museum and enjoy a leisurely stroll around the beautiful grounds of the Basilica and Shrine.

Day 3 | Friday | Mexico City | Templo Mayor

Celebrate Mass in the Chapel of the Angels at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City. A brief tour will follow Mass, including the site of Bishop Zumarraga’s tomb. Your city tour begins at the Zocalo on the city’s main square. See the impressive National Palace containing some of Diego Rivera’s most outstanding murals. Visit to the Templo Mayor archaeological site. Travel through the Chapultepac Parkland on your way back to your hotel.

Day 4 | Saturday | Full day excursion to Cuernavaca | Taxco

Enjoy a full day excursion to Cuernavaca, the City of Eternal Springs, and Taxco. Upon arrival in Cuernavaca, visit the beautiful Cathedral that began as a Franciscan Monastery, with an open Chapel dedicated by the Spanish to St. Joseph. This afternoon, enjoy a city tour of Taxco, known for its traditional silverwork. Celebrate Mass at the Santa Prisca Cathedral. Return to Mexico City for overnight.

Day 5 | Sunday | Our Lady of Guadalupe | Xochimilco

Celebrate Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Following Mass, journey to Xochimilco on the outskirts of Mexico City. See the famous Floating Gardens and visit the Dolores Olmedo Museum, a center for learning about Mexico’s cultural heritage. One of its treasures is the Tzomolco Chapel consecrated to St. John the Evangelist. Tonight, attend the world-renowned performance of the Ballet Folklórico de México, at the Palace of Fine Arts.

Day 6 | Monday | Fr. Miguel Pro | Teotihuacan | San Jerónimo

Board your coach this morning for a visit to the beautiful Church of the Holy Family, which houses the martyred remains of the young Jesuit priest, Miguel Pro. Celebrate Mass at the Church of the Holy Family. Continue on to Teotihuacan to see the ancient Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon. Return to Mexico City to visit the former convent of San Jerónimo. See the restored Church and tomb of Sor Juana, 17th century Spanish poetess. Tonight you will enjoy a farewell Mexican dining experience at “Focolare”, in the heart of the Zona Rosa area of the city.

Day 7 | Tuesday | Return to the USA