France 2025

REGISTRATION FORM

Pricing:

$4,125 per person / Double Occ.

(Flights included)

$3,425 per person / LAND ONLY

(Flights NOT included)

+$850 per person / Private Room
Single rooms are limited

Deposit:

$300 non-refundable 
due at the time of registration

Final Payment:

Due by:  Friday, July 11, 2025

SPACE IS LIMITED

• Scheduled roundtrip transatlantic flights from Evansville Regional Airport (EVV)
• Daily Holy Mass
• Services of a professional tour guide/driver
• All breakfasts and dinners
• Seine River Cruise Dinner
• Deluxe motor-coach for scheduled transfers and sightseeing
• TVG Train ticket (2 Class)
• Whisper Sets (Audio Headsets)
• First-class accommodations at all hotels
• Entrance fees where necessary according to the itinerary
• Porterage for one suitcase per person            
• Tips, Service charges, government fees
  
  
  

• ETIAS Visa - Needed for all traveling from the USA to the EU. Info will be provided to you!
• Travel Insurance
• Medical Insurance
• Lunches other than those mentioned above
• Personal expenses

Spiritual Director:  Fr. Zach Etienne, Pastor

Good Shepherd Catholic Parish, Evansville, Indiana

Day 1. Monday, October 13: Transatlantic flight to Paris, France

Day 2. Tuesday, October 14: Paris, Lisieux
Welcome to France. Upon arrival at the airport, we are greeted by our English-speaking French guide. We board our motorcoach for a two-hour drive to Lisieux, the home of St. Theresa the Little Flower. On arrival visit to the Basilica, you will have the opportunity to view relics, clothing, and personal objects of St. Therese, when you visit her family home, Les Buissonets. Additionally, you will tour the Carmelite Convent, where she entered in 1888, currently entombed with her parents. Settle into our hotel for a good night’s rest. Dinner and overnight Lisieux. (D)

Day 3. Wednesday, October 15: Omaha Beach, Lisieux
After breakfast, you will transfer to Normandy Landing beaches. The Normandy landings were the landing operations, which took place on Tuesday, June 6th, 1944 (termed D-Day) by the Allies, of Normandy, during World War II. As the largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe from Nazi control and contributed to the Allies’ victory on the Western Front. Continue to visit The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, a World War II cemetery and memorial in Colleville-Sur-Mer, Normandy, France, honoring the American troops that died in Europe during World War II. Many of the brave American soldiers of World War II got buried here, and it is encouraged to say a prayer in thanksgiving for their courage. Return to Lisieux for dinner and overnight. (B, D)

Day 4. Thursday, October 16: Chartres, Paris  
This morning, your day begins with an early breakfast before we depart for Chartres, known worldwide for its massive Cathedral Notre Dame and its incredible stained-glass windows from the 12th and 13th centuries. The World Heritage site, UNESCO, calls the Cathedral “the high point of French Gothic art” and a “masterpiece”. You will have some free time for lunch in the quaint town of Chartres. After lunch, we will continue to Paris to check in at your hotel, followed by some free time before a delicious dinner and an overnight. (B, D)

Day 5. Friday, October 17: Paris
We will start our day in Paris with the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, where we will celebrate Mass, after which we will have the opportunity to view the incorrupt body of St. Catherine Laboure. The Saint’s guardian angel led her to the chape, where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to her. During the apparitions, Our Lady repeatedly instructed the making and purpose of the Miraculous Medal, as well as the green scapular. According to the Apparition, those who wear the Miraculous Medal and scapular will receive special protection and abundant graces. Continue on a panoramic tour, passing by iconic Parisian landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, the Arc de Triomphe, and the world-renowned Champs-Élysées boulevard. After lunch, we will visit one of the most famous churches in the world, the spectacular Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris. Construction began on the cathedral in 1163, and it was completed in 1345 and awarded minor basilica status in 1805. It is famous for its relics of the Crown of Thorns and True Cross, its tradition of Lent Sermons, its Rose Windows and as the setting of Victor Hugo’s famous novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. After being severely damaged in a fire in 2019, the Cathedral was restored and reopened in 2024. Tonight, enjoy a Seine River cruise dinner. Overnight. (B, D)

Day 6. Saturday, October 18: Paris  
This morning, visit La-Sainte Chapelle in the Palais de la Cité, is a jewel of the Rayonnat Gothic period ornamented with over 1,000 detailed scenes in the 15 stained glass windows. The church also has a rich history and was at one time used as a prison where Marie-Antoinette was held. Since 1862 La-Sainte Chapelle has been officially recognized as a national historic monument and is a very popular tourist attraction. Major renovations took place before celebrations for the 800th Anniversary of the birth of St. Louis in 2015. Visit the Basilica of Sacre Coeur, where perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament has taken place uninterrupted since 1885. Afternoon at your leisure. Dinner and overnight. (B, D)

Day 7. Sunday, October 19: Paris, Lourdes
Depart by TGV train to Lourdes.  Upon arrival transfer to your hotel to check-in and relax or explore before dinner.  Possibility to join the Candlelight Procession.  Dinner and overnight in Lourdes.  (B, D)

Day 8. Monday, October 20: Lourdes  
Today we celebrate Mass at the Grotto, where Our Lady appeared to Bernadette; we drink water from the miraculous spring that has healed many and we visit the healing baths. Our group will have the opportunity to see Boly Mill, the birthplace of St. Bernadette, and the "Cachot," an abandoned prison where Bernadette's impoverished family lived, we pray at the Stations of the Cross, and attend Blessing of the Sick in the afternoon. This evening, we will join the Candlelight Procession. Dinner and overnight in Lourdes. (B, D)

Day 9. Tuesday, October 21: Lourdes  
Full day dedicated to personal devotions.  Dinner and overnight.  (B, FD)

Day 10. Wednesday, October 22: Lourdes
This morning, we are transferred to the airport for our flight home.  Arrive back in the USA this same day.

Buffet Breakfast (B); Dinner (D); Farewell Dinner (FD)