Detailed Itinerary

Day 1, October 7th, 2025 (Tuesday): Departure out of Chicago (ORD) to Sarajevo (SJJ) 

Day 2, October 8th, 2025 (Wednesday): Split/Dubrovnik/Sarajevo Arrival – Medjugorje 
• Arrive in Split or Dubrovnik or Sarajevo and meet your tour escort.
• Drive to Medjugorje, a unique place in the modern world. It is believed that Our Lady appeared in front of a group of children in 1981
• Check-in at the hotel
• Participate at St. James evening prayer program (Rosary, Holy Mass and Blessing of Objects)
• Dinner at the hotel • Overnight at the hotel in Medjugorje (D)
Attention: Schedule on this day is subject to change depending on flight details. 

Day 3, October 9th, 2025 (Thursday): Medjugorje 
• Breakfast at the hotel
• We climb the Cross Mountain (weather dependent) where in 1933, on the anniversary of Jesus' crucifixion, the villagers of Medjugorje erected a 29-foot cross in which resides a relic from the True Cross. Embark on a 2-3 hour hike up the mountain and pray the stations of the cross along the way.
Attention: Please notice that in order to climb the Apparition Hill, pilgrims must be fit. Please wear comfortable walking shoes, water, and appropriate weather gear. 
• Lunch on your own
• Later we visit the community of Cenacolo which was founded by the Sisters of Charity for young men and women who have taken a wrong path and now are on the road to recovery. We will be able to listen to their inspirational words about their journeys back to Jesus Christ (subject to confirmation upon availability on spot).
• Participate at St. James evening prayer program (Rosary, Holy Mass and Blessing of Objects)
• Dinner at the hotel
• Overnight at the hotel in Medjugorje (B, D)

Day 4, October 10th, 2025 (Friday): Medjugorje 
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Climb the Apparition Hill (weather dependent). Follow the same path where the 6 young visionaries first encountered Our Lady. Pray at the statue commemorating the spot where Our Lady first appeared. Attention: Please notice that in order to climb the Apparition Hill, pilgrims must be fit. Please wear comfortable walking shoes, water, and appropriate weather gear.
• At the base of the Apparition Hill is a Blue Cross, the site of present-day apparitions. It is also the location where the visionaries would meet in the early days of the apparitions to avoid the Communist police.
• Lunch on your own
• We drive to the Castle of Nancy and Patrick Latta, used as a retreat place for priests, nuns, seminarians, and have a conversation about their experiences. Nancy and Patrick Latta once enjoyed a lavish life style, but God was missing in their lives. One day something inside them told them that is was time to return to the Catholic Church. After going to Confession, they began their journey back to the Catholic faith and their lives changed for better. We will listen to Patrick’s Testimony (subject to confirmation upon availability on spot).
• Participate at St. James evening prayer program (Rosary, Holy Mass and Blessing of Objects) • Dinner at the hotel
• Overnight at the hotel in Medjugorje (B, D)

Day 5, October 11th, 2025 (Saturday): Medjugorje 
• Breakfast at the hotel • Visit Mother’s Village (subject to confirmation on spot)
• Lunch on your own
• Visit Vicka’s House (subject to confirmation on spot)
• Participate at St. James evening prayer program (Rosary, Holy Mass and Blessing of Objects)
• Dinner at the hotel
• Overnight at the hotel in Medjugorje (B, D)

Day 6, October 12th, 2025 (Sunday): Medjugorje 
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Free time for leisure activities
• Lunch on your own
• Participate at St. James evening prayer program (Rosary, Holy Mass and Blessing of Objects)
• Dinner at the hotel
• Overnight at the hotel in Medjugorje (B, D)

Day 7, October 13th, 2025 (Monday): Medjugorje – Surmanci – Medjugorje 
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Drive to Surmanci and Celebrate Mass in the Divine Mercy Chapel which contains a first-class relic of St. Faustina, a second-class relic of St. John Paul II, and a miraculous icon of the Risen Christ (subject to confirmation).
• Lunch on your own
• Return to Medjugorje
• Free time for leisure activities
• Participate at St. James evening prayer program (Rosary, Holy Mass and Blessing of Objects)
• Dinner at the hotel
• Overnight at the hotel in Medjugorje (B, D)

Day 8, October 14th, 2025 (Tuesday): Medjugorje – Split/Dubrovnik/Sarajevo departure 
• Breakfast at the hotel and check-out
• Drive to Split/Dubrovnik/Sarajevo Airport
• Flight back home (B)
Attention: Schedule on this day is subject to change depending on flight details.

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