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Itinerary

July 19, 2023

Toronto, Canada

What:

Pre-departure gathering
- - “Check-in”/ registration: Pick up your pilgrimage group t-shirt!
  - Dinner is served at 5:30 pm; please aim to arrive before that to “check in”.
Pre-pilgrimage programming

Where:

Jesuit retreat centre in the Greater Toronto area (Manresa Jesuit Spiritual Centre)

Logistics:

If you are coming from Ontario or Quebec:
- - You are responsible to get to the retreat centre on your own.
If you are coming from BC, Alberta or Manitoba:
- - Please contact Fr. Edmund to arrange for your transportation.

July 20, 2023

Toronto; departure

What:

Pre-pilgrimage programming
Prepare for departure

Where:

Manresa Jesuit Spiritual Centre

Logistics:

Coach bus
- - Pickup at retreat centre: In the afternoon
  - Drop-off at Pearson International Airport
Bag meal (sandwich, granola bar, fruit) will be provided by the retreat house as dinner.
Travel agent Liz Dachuk will meet us at the airport.
Outbound flight (Air Transat): TS 480 @ 930 pm
ETA in Humberto Delgado Airport in Lisbon: July 21 @ 935 am

July 21, 2023

Arrival in Lisbon, Portugal; Fatima

9:35 am: Arriving in Lisbon, Portugal
10:30 am: Coach bus pickup
12 pm: Shrine of Fatima
Check-in & Lunch @ Paul VI Pastoral Centre
2-6 pm: Guided tour
(330 pm: Mass @ Apparition Chapel)
8 pm: Dinner @ Paul VI Pastoral Centre
9:30 pm: Rosary, candle-light procession

July 22, 2023

Fatima-Santarém; Magis in Lisbon

7-8 am: Breakfast @ Paul VI Pastoral Centre
9 am: Mass @ Holy Family Chapel
10:30 am: Coach bus pickup
11:30 am: Santarém, Church of St. Stephen, site of Eucharistic miracle
12:30 pm: Lunch @ Taberna Mercearia Sebastião
2 pm: Coach bus pickup
3:30 pm: Villa Magis; beginning of Magis programme Registration, etc.

July 22-31, 2023

Magis: Portugal and/or Spain

What, Where, Logistics:

To be arranged by Magis
Refer to the Magis FAQ, and click on “How does a day during Magis look like?”

July 31, 2023

Lisbon

Afternoon: Mass with Fr. General, Arturo Sosa SJ; end of Magis
Late-Afternoon: To World Youth Day! Host parish: Igreja Nossa Senhora do Carmo

August 1-6, 2023

Lisbon

What:

WYD programming
- - The general programme can be found here on their website.
  - NB: As they have indicated, the programme is “being updated”.
August 1, 10 am – 12:30 pm: Canadian pilgrims gathering @ Parque Urbano da Quinta da Granja
Overnight vigil on August 5, for Papal Mass on August 6

Where:

WYD Lisbon venues; our assigned WYD accommodations

Logistics:

Public transportation; walking

August 7, 2023

Lisbon; departure

What:

Early departure; ensure readiness before bed on August 6

Where:

Assigned WYD accommodation

Logistics:

Coach bus
- - Pickup at WYD accommodation in the early-morning
  - Drop-off at Humberto Delgado Airport
Outbound flight (Air Transat): TS 481 @ 11:35 am
ETA in Pearson International Airport in Toronto: 14:40 pm