IIPG Queen of Peace Prayer Group Trip

Sample Itinerary:

Day 1 - USA/Europe
Depart the United States for your overnight flight to either Frankfurt, Paris or Amsterdam. Dinner and breakfast are served on board.

Day 2 - Europe/Split/Medjugorje
Upon early morning arrival in Frankfurt, Paris or Amsterdam, you will connect with your flight to Split. Upon arrival in Split, Ana will greet you outside baggage claim and will then take you on a beautiful and scenic 3+ hour bus ride along the Adriatic coast by private motorcoach to the village of Medjugorje. Once there, you will be introduced to our host family, Mirjana Brecic, and Stipe Ivankovic, where we will be staying for the next seven nights.

Days 3-8 Medjugorje
The beauty of this simple village is enhanced by the opportunity to share our faith with thousands of pilgrims from all over the world. Ana will accompany you throughout the week, and help plan your daily activities. Each evening at dinner she will post a schedule for the following day on our dining room door. Just some of the activities you will do throughout the week are:

Each morning at 10am we assemble at St James Church for the English-language Mass. Feast days and Sundays English Mass is at Noon.

We will follow the same path up Apparition Hill where the young visionaries first encountered Our Lady. Pray before the statue which commemorates the spot where Our Lady first appeared to the visionaries. We will also visit and pray at "Blue Cross", which is a very special place at the base of Apparition Hill.

If available, we will join Ivan for his public prayer group apparition at Blue Cross or at the top of Apparition Hill

At 5pm each evening (6pm daylight savings time) we will join the villagers and pilgrims to pray the rosary. Be present in the church during the time of the apparitions at 5:40pm (6:40 daylight savings time) (although the visionaries are not present) and then stay for the Croatian Mass and the Blessing of the Sick. Thursdays and Saturdays there is Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and on Fridays Veneration of the Cross in the church.

Depending upon schedule and availability, our local guide will arrange meetings with the visionaries at their own homes. We will also visit the beautiful adoration chapel of the Oasis of Peace, and the drug rehab center Cenacolo.

We will have the opportunity to climb Krizevac Mountain, where in 1933 the villagers built a 30' high cross on the anniversary of Jesus' crucifixion. This Cross contains a relic from the actual Cross of Christ given to the villagers by the Pope.

Contingent upon his schedule, we will visit Father Jozo's parish and attend his highly inspirational talk. When the apparitions began in 1981, Father Jozo was the pastor of St James parish, and is considered by many to be the highlight of a pilgrimage to Medjugorje.

Day 9/10 - Medjugorje/Split/Europe/USA
Depending upon flight availability you may fly straight back thru to the US on June 8 or overnight in Frankfurt returning to the US on June 9. Once we receive your passport name, and departure city, and request your flight schedule we will know your exact routing details and airline. Flights are very full at this time of year so if you would like to join us on this trip please contact us as soon as possible.