Fr. Bob Colaresi, O. Carm., leads groups on powerful, mind-expanding, deeply effecting pilgrimages to some of the holiest sites in the world. More than 700 pilgrims have traveled with Fr. Bob over the past 10 years.
All of Fr. Bob’s pilgrimages offer daily Eucharist and morning and evening prayer reflections.
For more information and detailed brochures, contact the Carmelite Spiritual Center – (800) 431-8720, retreats@carmelitespiritualcenter.org
Ireland, the Emerald Isle
April 18-28, 2018
Visit this enchanting and wonderful country, which some people call “the other holy land” with Fr. Bob Colaresi. We will visit the Ring of Kerry, Killarney, the Dingle Peninsula, Kinsale, Blarney (you’ve gotta kiss the Blarney Stone) Cobl, Cashel, Dublin, Glendalough, Knock, Connemara, and Galway. We will celebrate Eucharist in special places each day and have prayer services and reflections as we listen to the history, heritage, and faith of Ireland and its people.
Cost: $3,975 per person (double occupancy) includes air fare.
For more information, please call the Carmelite Spiritual Center at 800-431-8720 or click here to download a pilgrimage brochure.
France
July 10-18, 2018
Join Fr. Bob Colaresi, O. Carm., as he leads a pilgrimage to Lourdes and Lisieux France, St. Therese’s home.
We will begin at Lourdes, the most powerful of Marian Shrines. Then we fly back north to Normandy, the homeland of St. Therese to visit Lisieux, her Carmelite convent, her childhood home, the Basilica, and the Cathedral. We will drive north to the Normandy Beaches of Omaha and Utah, and the powerful American Cemetery – to Alençon, where St. Therese was born and her parents met and lived, until the death of her mother. Then we will go to Paris to experience this magical city with all its historical sites, including Versailles. Mass daily at holy sites.
For more information, please call the Carmelite Spiritual Center at 800-431-8720 or click here to download the France Pilgrimage flyer.
Cost: $3,900 per person (double occupancy) includes airfare.
The Holy Land
November 4-15, 2018
Is God calling you to the Holy Land in 2018?
Join Fr. Bob Colaresi for the faith experience of a lifetime! We will visit Jerusalem, the Mount of Olives, Gethsemane, Mount Carmel, Galilee, Nazareth, the River Jordan, and so much more, including boat rides on the Sea of Galilee, Baptismal renewal in the River Jordan, and a biblical Passover meal. Scripture comes alive in unbelievable ways when we walk in the footsteps of Jesus!
Cost: $4,300 per person (double occupancy) includes air fare.
For more information, please call the Carmelite Spiritual Center at 800-431-8720 or click here to download a pilgrimage brochure.
Pilgrimages to the National Shrine Museum of St. Therese
Guided Pilgrimages are available for groups. Visit our Shrine Museum Tour page for more information.