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Hello all,

My brother and sister and I are hoping to send my parents to Europe this summer or fall, for their 40th wedding anniversary, and I was hoping to send them to see Fatima, Lourdes, the body of Saint Bernadette, and the like.

I figure before they get too old, I’d like them to see some of these really holy sites → our version of a trip to Mecca, if you will…

So my question is: does anyone have any tips at all? Where to sign up for a tour, what to do, what to eat, how to save money, what to avoid, when to go – anything?

Anything else in nearby countries (excluding Medjujorge) ?

Thanks a lot, everyone…
 
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CSN:
Hello all,

My brother and sister and I are hoping to send my parents to Europe this summer or fall, for their 40th wedding anniversary, and I was hoping to send them to see Fatima, Lourdes, the body of Saint Bernadette, and the like.

I figure before they get too old, I’d like them to see some of these really holy sites → our version of a trip to Mecca, if you will…

So my question is: does anyone have any tips at all? Where to sign up for a tour, what to do, what to eat, how to save money, what to avoid, when to go – anything?

Anything else in nearby countries (excluding Medjujorge) ?

Thanks a lot, everyone…
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The proposed trip sounds wonderful, something I would love to do someday. In France your parents could also visit Lisieux, the home of St. Therese (the “Little Flower”). If they were to visit Spain, two sites to include would be the Benedictine monastery of Montserrat outside of Barcelona and the Cathedral of Valencia which is privileged to house what is most likely the Cup the Lord used at the Last Supper.

Not having been to Europe myself I don’t have any other tips except to tell you to avoid Medjugorje - please read the thread on the topic and you will see why.

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=59439
 
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CSN:
Hello all,

My brother and sister and I are hoping to send my parents to Europe this summer or fall, for their 40th wedding anniversary, and I was hoping to send them to see Fatima, Lourdes, the body of Saint Bernadette, and the like.

I figure before they get too old, I’d like them to see some of these really holy sites → our version of a trip to Mecca, if you will…

So my question is: does anyone have any tips at all? Where to sign up for a tour, what to do, what to eat, how to save money, what to avoid, when to go – anything?

Anything else in nearby countries (excluding Medjujorge) ?

Thanks a lot, everyone…
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How about visiting the Church in Paris where the incorrupt body of St Catherine Laboure lies in a glass coffin. She is the one who had the apparitions of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.
 
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The proposed trip sounds wonderful, something I would love to do someday. In France your parents could also visit Lisieux, the home of St. Therese (the “Little Flower”). If they were to visit Spain, two sites to include would be the Benedictine monastery of Montserrat outside of Barcelona and the Cathedral of Valencia which is privileged to house what is most likely the Cup the Lord used at the Last Supper.

Not having been to Europe myself I don’t have any other tips except to tell you to avoid Medjugorje - please read the thread on the topic and you will see why.

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=59439
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Hey, thanks for your excellent suggestions. How could I forget about the Little Flower?

And Medjugorje → fuggedaboutit. Even before I read that thread, I saw the Medjugorje U.S.A. website and there was just something so strange on how they were trying so hard to prove its validity. True visionaries are embarrassed or believe they are going crazy…
 
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thistle:
How about visiting the Church in Paris where the incorrupt body of St Catherine Laboure lies in a glass coffin. She is the one who had the apparitions of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.
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Hey, thanks very much for this tip. You know, I believe I had seen the picture of her incorrupt body, but I don’t remember the name. Now you have given me something else to read about. 🙂

I tell people this whole religion thing is like a gigantic onion. There is just so much information to be discovered…

Thanks !

CSN
 
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CSN:
Hey, thanks very much for this tip. You know, I believe I had seen the picture of her incorrupt body, but I don’t remember the name. Now you have given me something else to read about. 🙂

I tell people this whole religion thing is like a gigantic onion. There is just so much information to be discovered…

Thanks !

CSN
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Go to this website: www.amm.org
Click information and you will see the story.
 
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thistle:
Go to this website: www.amm.org
Click information and you will see the story.
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That link made two good points re: not confusing the meaning of Immaculate Conception and that the medal is not a ‘good luck charm’.
 
There are shrines, big and small all over Europe and in just about every country.

The question is where do the old folks want to go to? What country were their ancestors from?

Italy is nice, numerous churches and shrines, in Rome, in Florence, Assisi, Padua. If the parents aren’t world travelers, there is good shopping and food over in Italy and they like Americans (unlike in France).

What you really need to do is to pick your parent’s brains, figure what country they want to go to, and then find the shrines that are nearby for their itinerary.
 
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Kielbasi:
There are shrines, big and small all over Europe and in just about every country.

The question is where do the old folks want to go to? What country were their ancestors from?

Italy is nice, numerous churches and shrines, in Rome, in Florence, Assisi, Padua. If the parents aren’t world travelers, there is good shopping and food over in Italy and they like Americans (unlike in France).

What you really need to do is to pick your parent’s brains, figure what country they want to go to, and then find the shrines that are nearby for their itinerary.
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They are from Korea, so they won’t really have much of an idea either way. I would like to send them to the really significant sites, where something miraculous has occurred.
 
There are a couple of books around, *Catholic Shrines of Western Europe, *and Catholic Shrines of Central and Eastern Europe that I think you may want to peruse, you can certainly pick them up on line, or from your local Borders.
 
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