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:
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 Centre2-6 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