Medjugorje Pilgrimage

for

Women

with

Christine Rich and Stephanie Burke

August 22 - 31, 2025

This trip will be limited to a very small, intimate group and we need commitments/registration by 7/1/25 in order to secure the rooms in Mirjana's home

Join Christine Rich and Stephanie Burke as they lead you into the River of Peace & healing that is created through the prayers of pilgrims & local people since 1981.

Your program in Medjugorje consists of Franciscans' talks, daily Holy Mass, visit and climb to the hill of Podbrdo, the Apparition Hill, site of the apparition of Our Lady Queen of Peace.

On your list of things to do in Medjugorje is a visit to the village Bijakovici. All six visionaries come from here. You will pray the Way of The Cross, on the Cross Mountain. Our Medjugorje guide will take us to the Blue Cross on the slope of the Apparition Hill, Cenacolo community, walk through the fields, and those who are interested may also visit Mother's Village on the outskirts of Bijakovici. You will attend an evening program that consists of the prayer of all the three Mysteries of the Holy Rosary of the evening International Holy Mass. Afterward, you may participate in the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament or the Veneration of the Cross on Fridays.

In Our Lady's messages, it was repeated many times how important it is to come to Mass where "we meet Jesus alive." Messages of Prayer of the Rosary, Holy Mass, and Confession are the center of the evening program at St. James Church. Our time in Medjugorje will be centered around our Lady's messages, allowing hearts to be opened to her care and guidance to her Son. 

Package includes:

• Hosted by Visionary Mirjana
• Breakfast & Lunch daily
• Daily Mass & Confession
• Spiritual Direction
• Spiritual Guide at all holy sites
• All tips to drivers and guides
• Visit to the Tomb of Mt. Simeon

Price per person in double room: $895.00 (flights not included)

Single room supplement: $240.00

PLEASE NOTE: This is a walking and hiking pilgrimage. The activity rating of this journey is moderate-to-strenuous. There are long walks and hikes, as well as several ascents and descents up and down the mountain. Pilgrims should be physically fit, accustomed to hiking over varied terrain, and come prepared for multiple hours of walking each day. Ascents and descents along the way range from moderate to steep grades. 

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Accommodations

Hosted by Mirjana & Marko Soldo in Medjugorje, August 22 (checkin) - August 30 (checkout), 2025. Hotel in Split August 30 - 31, 2025.

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Flight Information

Already registered but need to enter your flight information, please click the link below:

Questions and inquiries:

• Sissy Speirs at events@myavila.com
• Christine Rich at christinerich@Archetype.group

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Schedule

Day 1 

Departure from US on August 21, 2025, overnight flight to Croatia, Split.

In order to take the group bus, please book a flight that arrives by 4 PM local Split time as the bus will leave just after 4 PM.

Meals are served on board the plane.

Day 2 

Arrival to Spilt, Croatia, August 22, 2025

In Croatia, you meet your driver and guide for transfer to Medjugorje.

Dinner will be served by our hosts that night.

Day 3 - 8 

Medjugorje Program, August 23, 2025 - August 29, 2025

Day 9

Visit the Tomb of Mt. Simeon, August 30, 2025

Stay overnight in Split near the airport

Day 10

Flight back home, August 31, 2025

Today you will leave via the Split International airport. Flight back home.

In order to take the group bus, please book a flight that departs after 8 AM local Split time as the bus will leave in time for those flights. 

Not Included

• Flights
• Third meal daily
• Travel Insurance - STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
• Visa, Passport, or any other personal expenses
• Porterage of luggage
• Taxis each way to and from the airport are $100 (can be shared with other pilgrims)
• Tips for guides, drivers ($120/person paid before departure - can be added on)

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To Pay By Check

To pay by check, please print out the form below. Before mailing in your reservation, please email Debbie Aguiar at events@myavila.com to let her know you are mailing in payment. This will ensure that your spot is reserved.

https://spiritualdirection.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Mail-in-Reservation.pdf

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Cancellation Policy

If the traveler’s written notice of cancellation is received more than 90 days prior to the original departure date all payments made toward the price of the tour will be refunded, less a $100 processing fee. 

For cancellations received 90 days or less prior to the trip's departure, $450 plus any applicable charges imposed
by the hotels and bus companies will be non-refundable. Please note that the amount may vary with each pilgrimage and the vendors we work with. 

The Avila Foundation retains the right to cancel any pilgrimage up to the departure date in which case all funds received will be returned within 10 business days.

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