ПАТРІАРШИЙ ПАЛОМНИЦЬКИЙ ЦЕНТР

Program

Departure
Day 1
Lviv

Departure

Departure from Lviv / Horodenka

Crossing the Hungarian border.

Overnight transfer to Croatia.

Sea rest
Day 2
Makarska Riviera

Sea rest

Arrival in Croatia on the Makarska Riviera. Liturgy in the Vepric area.

Time for relaxation at the sea (Makarska). The Croatian coastline is a wonderful combination of high mountains with a pebble beach, along which Mediterranean pines grow, and clear, emerald water.

Evening arrival in Medjugorje, check-in at the hotel / guesthouse.

Sightseeing tour
Day 3
Medjugorje

Sightseeing tour

Sightseeing tour of Medjugorje with a story about the apparitions of the Virgin Mary.

Visit to St. James Church, the myrrh-streaming Cross, the grave of Father Slavko Barbarić – former parish priest of Medjugorje, who worked hard for the development of Mary’s school. Lunch. Free time.

17:00 – evening prayer program, which is the main and mandatory event for all pilgrims in Medjugorje. Rosary prayer, Holy Mass, Peace Rosary, prayers for healing of soul and body, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (worship of Jesus in the Holy Gifts).

Prayer program
Day 4
Medjugorje

Prayer program

Ascent to Mount Podbrdo.

Rosary prayer. Meeting with the “Cenacolo” community*. Divine Liturgy.

Evening prayer program.

Overnight at the hotel.

*Optionally, we offer an excursion to the Kravica waterfall.

**Podbrdo is the name of this place in the village of Bijakovići, where the visionaries first saw the Virgin Mary – Queen of Peace. Since then, pilgrims gather here to pray the rosary together. At the foot of Podbrdo – the mountain of apparitions, there is the “Blue Cross”, where prayer groups have been gathering since July 4, 1982.

***The “Cenacolo” community was founded by an Italian nun – Sister Elvira Petrozzi for the rehabilitation of people with drug and other addictions. Treatment takes place without medication, but only through intense work and prayer.

Екскурсія та молитви
Day 5
Medjugorje

Екскурсія та молитви

Friday, fasting on bread and water Ascent to Mount Križevac*. Way of the Cross. Breakfast. Liturgy. Meeting with Patrick and Nancy**. Lunch.

If desired, you can visit the Kravica waterfall and the city of Mostar. Free time. Evening prayer program.

*Mount Križevac towers over Medjugorje. On its peak, a cross was erected in memory of the 1900th anniversary of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Since 1934, the Divine Liturgy has been celebrated here on the first Sunday after the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross). On this mountain, pilgrims (individually and in groups) perform the Way of the Cross, moving from station to station, and at the very top, they have the opportunity to be alone in silence before God. Križevac became the Golgotha of Medjugorje.

**Patrick, a Canadian, worked as a car washer and salesman, then as a manager, general manager, and finally became the owner of a billion-dollar automobile business. His life was filled with alcohol and women. After his second divorce, Patrick met Nancy, who was a lawyer. They married, had a church wedding, and realized that their life was worth nothing if God was not in it. Patrick made the decision to move to Medjugorje. The main project of his life became the construction of Mary’s Castle for priests, monks, and pilgrims.

Sea rest
Day 6
Makarska Riviera

Sea rest

Breakfast. Departure for the Makarska Riviera. Liturgy.

Rest at the sea. Departure for home.

Day 7
Lviv

Arrival in Ukraine

Spiritual guide: Fr. Yuriy Hrechyn

A small Croatian village in Bosnia, located at the foot of two mountains - Križevac and Podbrdo, hence its name Medjugorje, became the site of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the early 80s and over several decades has turned into one of the most famous and visited shrines in the world. It was here on June 24, 1981, on the feast of St. John the Baptist, that four teenagers who went for a walk on the outskirts of the village saw a shining female figure with a child in her arms. The next day, at the same place, the luminous Lady revealed her name to the children (there were six of them then): "I am the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus." Since then, the Blessed Virgin Mary has continued to visit the visionaries to this day. That is, the apparitions continue, and this makes Medjugorje a unique shrine. Since 1987, the apparitions of the Virgin Mary have been occurring monthly, on the 25th. Some of the visionaries are visited by the Virgin Mary daily. The Mother of God reveals to them secrets concerning their own lives, the life of the parish to which they belong, and the whole world, "all people who seek to walk the path of holiness," as the Mother of God herself expressed.

For those interested:

  • Kravica Waterfall 15 €
  • Mostar 10 € (one of the most beautiful cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located 26 km away)

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