Catholic Tours Offering A Spiritual Journey

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There are numerous pilgrimage destinations across Europe that can be toured whether you are travelling alone or with your entire parish. Catholic tours are an excellent way to visit all the important shrines in a planned and methodical manner.

Embarking on a pilgrimage to the Holy land or to various sites of worship across Europe can be a life changing experience for a Catholic and in many ways can also help you feel closer to God. Catholic tours are planned to help you visit numerous shrines and to feel blessed without going through the hassles of making all the arrangements yourself. Well drafted travel itineraries ensure you visit all the important pilgrimage destinations and celebrate daily mass in numerous churches with travellers from across the world. These catholic tours arrange for your accommodation as well as meals and ensure you have an amazing trip that leaves you enlightened and more knowledgeable. Depending on the place you wish to visit and the number of days you can travel for, you can choose a Catholic tour to embark on. These tours have departure and arrival dates and must be booked in advance to ensure ...
... everyone in your group is comfortable with the travel dates.

River Jordan near Jerusalem is the spot where Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist and pilgrims from all over the world choose to renew their baptismal vows at this location. Palm Sunday road, the path which was followed by Jesus to reach Jerusalem can also be walked on by tourists and is an excellent way to relive history. The room of the last supper can also be visited on Mount Zion and catholic tours include a thorough visit to all these important places. Bethlehem, the birth place of Jesus is a destination which every catholic wishes to go to and planned catholic tours ensure you spend significant amount of time at this iconic and important location. Numerous churches built across these places must also be visited to understand their significance and importance in history. Archaeological ruins must also be paid a visit to in order to view the relics and structures that once were but have now been ground to dust.

A general audience with Pope Benedict XVI can be experienced at the Vatican in Rome and Catholic tours are arranged to this destination as well. Cathedral of Rome as well as Sistine Chapel which has the famous fresco of The Last Judgement can be viewed in Vatican. Museums in this area have numerous collections of Christian art which can be viewed and marvelled at. St. Peter’s Basilica is an important shrine that cannot be overlooked during your visit to the Rome and Vatican. This city which is the abode of the pope has a sanctity which needs to be visited to experience and rejoice in. Catholic tours also organize English speaking guides who will inform you about the rich history and culture of every place you visit.

Marian shrines of Lourdes and Fatima are also a popular pilgrimage destination included in the Catholic tours and en route to Fatima is Santarem which is one of the most famous Eucharistic miracles. Miraculous water of Lourdes can also be found right at The Grotto. Evening prayer with candle light procession is the highlight of this pilgrimage to Marian shrine of Lourdes.

The writer of this article is associated with Blue Heart Travel LLC, a leading organizer of Catholic tours and Italy pilgrimage for individuals as well as large groups and parishes.