ITINERARY:

Day 1 - Depart USA
Your spiritual journey begins as you depart on your transatlantic flight
to Warsaw. Meals and refreshments will be served on board.

Day 2 - Warsaw
Upon arrival at Poland's capital city, you will experience a miracle of
reconstruction and conversion. Your sightseeing reveals Warsaw's
historic center where much of the Old Town was rebuilt after the war.
Also included is the Laienki Park, Chopin's monument and the Royal
Castle, residence of Polish Kings. Proceed to St. Stanislaw Kostka
Church for Mass. Before dinner tonight, why not enjoy a private Chopin
recital? (B,D)

Day 3 - Warsaw - Niepokolanow - Glogowiec - Plock
Begin your day with Mass at the Cathedral of St. John. Visit the Jewish
Warsaw Ghetto and the railroad station from where Polish Jews were
dispatched to various concentration camps. Depart Warsaw and motor to
Niepokolanow village with the Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary and
Franciscan monastery founded by St. Maximilian Kolbe. Continue to
Glogoweic birthplace of Blessed St. Faustina. On to Plock site of the
first place of the apparition of the Merciful Jesus. (B,D)

Day 4 - Plock - Czestochowa - Auschwitz - Wadowice - Krakow
This morning, drive south to Czestochowa to visit the magnificent 14th
century Paulist monastery nearby  Jasna Gora. The pilgrimage Shrine of
Our Lady of Czestochowa is the home of a world famous portrait of Our
Lady - the ‘Black Madonna', thought to be painted by St. Luke and is
frequently visited by His Holiness John Paul II. Celebrate Mass in the
Paulist monastery which contains priceless treasures, including the
miraculous icon. Drive to Auschwitz, site of one of the infamous death
camps where millions were killed during World War II. Next to  Wadowice
is the birth place of Pope John Paul II.  Continue to Krakow. (B,D)

Day 5 - Krakow - Nowa Kula - Krakow
Visit the major sites of this historical city and celebrate Mass at St.
Mary's Cathedral with it's world famous Veit Stoss altar. See the Shrine
of Sr. Faustina, the burial site of St. Stanislav and place's frequented
by His Holiness John Paul II.. You will visit the Cisterian monastery in
Nowa Kula. Return to Krakow. (B,D)

Day 6 - Krakow - Kalwaria Zebrzydowski - Litmanova
Beautiful scenery awaits you this morning, as you leave Krakow and drive
through the foothills of the Tatra Mountains. En route, visit the
Bernardine monastery in Kalwaria Zebrzydowski, an area of 43 Chapels and
Shrines in an area of 2 miles, honoring the Way of the Cross, the
Mysteries of the Holy Rosary and the Seven Sorrows of Mary. Arrive in
Litmanova. (B,D)

Day 7 - Litmanova
Today you have all day to experience the special atmosphere of this
special town. After Mass visit the site where Our Lady appeared to
Visionaries Katka and Ivetka on August 5, 1990. Since then over one
million pilgrims have flocked to this site, where many miracles have
been reported for those who wash and drink from the spring water. Walk
in procession to the Shrine of the Apparitions at the foot of the hill
of Zvir. Remainder of the day is free for private devotions. (B,D)

Day 8 - Litmanova - Brno - Velehrad - Prague
This morning drive to Brno where you will celebrate Mass at the Capuchin
Church of St. Peter and Paul. Proceed to Velehrad to visit the Shrine in
memory of the two missionaries from Byzantium, "Cyril and Methodius",
who brought Christianity to the Czech lands. In 1985 His Holiness Pope
John Paul II conferred the "Golden Rose" on Velehrad, a Papal
distinction conveyed to only three other venerable places of pilgrimage;
Lourdes, Guadalupe and Czestochowa. Continue to the Golden city of
Prague. (B,D)

Day 9 - Prague
Spanning the River Vltava, Prague ranks as one of the most beautifully
preserved cities in Europe. The town is famous for its Gothic and
Baroque architecture - during your tour visit the castle, St. Vitus
Cathedral as well as the Church of Our Lady of Victory and the statue of
the Infant Jesus of Prague. After Mass see the Charles Bridge, the Old
Town Square and stroll down the Golden Lane. This evening enjoy a
farewell dinner cruise on the Vltava River. (B,D)

Day 10 - Prague - USA
Transfer to the airport for your return flight back to the USA.

*Please note that this is only a sample itinerary. Actual trip itinerary may vary slightly in length and in activities. For specific information please contact:

Tekton Ministries
Pilgrimage Office
9924 Cedar Ridge Dr.
Carmel, IN 46032
toll free (866) 905-3787