Scheduled Activities
The Pilgrims for Peace schedule is designed to start the pilgrimage
where the story begins, in Fatima, Portugal. The Sanctuary is the
first stop, which includes the Basilica of Our Lady of the Holy
Rosary, the great Holm Oak Tree, the Capelinha (apparition site),
the Monument to the Sacred  Heart of Jesus, the Chapel of
Perpetual Adoration, the Berlin Wall, Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel,
and the Candle Pyre to name a few sites within the Sanctuary.

Pilgrims for Peace pilgrimage groups register with the Sanctuary
and participate in daily  Masses and Rosaries in the Basilica and the
Capelinha. An effort is made to have at least two or three Masses in
the Capelinha celebrated by our Spiritual Director. Members of the
group participate as Altar Servers and Readers. Our pilgrims
actively participate in leading decades of the Rosary, both for our
group alone, and as participants in the Sanctuary’s International
Rosary scheduled every Saturday and Sunday, and evenings of the
12th and on the 13th of each month. Men in the Pilgrims For Peace
group are permitted to carry the statue of Our Lady of Fatima in
procession.
Included Activities on the Pilgrimage
Daily Mass
 Private Masses for Pilgrims For Peace are celebrated in the Capelinha, the Basilica and in
Convents, Cathedrals and Chapels as we travel. The pilgrims actively participate in every
private Mass  with Altar Servers, Readers, and Singing. The group also participates in the
Sanctuary’s scheduled International Masses by having a reading in English.
Daily Rosary
 Pilgrims For Peace Rosaries are scheduled in the Capelinha. Our pilgrims lead the decades of
the Rosary and our Spiritual Director recites a meditation before each mystery. Our group is
usually scheduled to lead the 4th mystery in English during the International Rosary.
Speakers
 Speakers are scheduled according to their availability and include: Sister Angela de Fatima;
Bishop Serafim; Father Edwin Gordon; Carlos Evaristo; and Armando and his wife, Fernanda.
Day Trips
 Day trips included in the schedule are: Santarem; Nazare; Juncal; the Irish Dominican Convent;
Ortiga; St. Teresa’s Carmelite Convent in Coimbra where Sister Lucia lived; Lisbon; Ourem;
Batalha, Alcobaca, and Jeronimos Monasteries. (Click on Day Trips for more information.)
Side Trip
 In the case of a 15 to 17 day pilgrimage, Northern Portugal and Spain are destinations on the 3
to 4 day trip to explore additional apparition sites and places relevant to the Message of
Fatima. In Northern Portugal, Braga, Bom Jesus, and Balasar are scheduled. In Spain, visits to
the Convents in Tuy and Pontevedre are included, as is Santiago de Compostela (Click on Side
Trip for more information.)
Petitions
 One of the activities of Pilgrims For Peace is to collect written petitions from family and
friends and anyone who wishes to send a petition to Our Lady of Fatima. These petitions are
placed in an  official Pilgrims For Peace tote bag, placed on every altar, and prayed for at each
and every Mass that we attend. At the end of the pilgrimage, these petitions are placed in the
pillar that supports Our Lady of Fatima’s statue.
Representative Itinerary for Pilgrims for Peace Pilgrimage
DAY
 SCHEDULED EVENTS FOR THE DAY
Day 1
 Departure from United States
Day 2
 Arrive in Lisbon. Mass in Capelinha in Sanctuary in Fatima.
Day 3
 Morning Mass. Tour of Sanctuary, including the Capelinha, where Our Lady actually appeared to the three
children;  and to the Basilica, where the three children are now buried. Visit to Light and Peace Museum.
Group Picture. Talk by Sister Angela. Evening rosary and visit to Capelinha to watch Our Lady being moved to
the Sacristy.
Day 4
 Visits to Aljustrel (children’s homes); Valinhos (apparition in August 1917); Loca do Cabeco (apparition of the
Angel of Peace); Cemetery (where Jacinta and Francisco were once buried); Parish Church, where the children
were baptized and where other important occurrences took place.
Day 5
 Day Trip to Santarem, where the Eucharistic Miracle occurred. Visit to Nazare, seaside resort for lunch and
visit to Cathedral of Our Lady of Nazare. Visit and Rosary at St. Michael’s in Juncal, where it is believed
that the Angel of Peace took the chalice and host to give the children Holy Communion in 1916.
Day 6
 Visit to Irish Dominican Convent Chapel for early morning Mass, tea and cookies in the Convent, shopping in
the sisters’ store, where all of their books are in English.  This convent of nuns is responsible for
translating Sister Lucia’s Memoirs from Portuguese into English.  Visit to Ortiga, very near Fatima, where
another miracle took place.  Hungarian Stations of the Cross, if time and weather permit.
Day 7-9
 The next 3 to 5 days are spent traveling north to Spain, where pilgrims visit the sites mentioned under Side
Trips.
Day 10
 Visit to the Castle in Ourem, the Marian Museum, Saint Nuno’s Museum and talks by Carlos on the history of
Fatima, the history of Portugal, and the time he spent with Sr. Lucia in the 1990's.
Day 11
 Spend this day in Fatima, attending the International Mass and Rosary (if it is Sunday or the 13th),
celebrating Staff Appreciation Day to thank the Solar da Marta staff for making our stay so pleasant,
visiting Father Kondor, the Postulator’s Office, with Sr. Angela or Armando translating his talk.
Day 12
Day trip to Coimbra to visit sisters in the Carmelite Convent where Sr. Lucia lived for 57 years. Father
Valinho will meet our group there, and concelebrate Mass in the Convent Chapel with the Pilgrims for Peace
Spiritual Director.  If time permits, a visit to St. Isabel, patron saint of Portugal will be included.
Day 13
Last day in Fatima. Morning Mass in the Capelinha with Bishop Serafim (if his time permits). Place all
petitions in the pillar where Our Lady’s statue stands. Farewell Dinner and Party at Solar da Marta.
Day 14-15
Visit to Lisbon, where we spend our last two nights just before coming back to the United States. In Lisbon,
visits to the Poor Clares, Estefania Hospital, Our Lady of Angels Church and Mass in St. Anthony’s Church
and birthplace are scheduled.
Day 16
Leave from Lisbon Airport for the United States.
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