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It is with heavy hearts we share that the ceasefire just ended between Israel and Gaza. Therefore, we must postpone plans to resume pilgrimages to the Holy Land. Please keep everyone affected in your prayers. Pray for all Christians in the region, and our Holy Land guides who were eagerly waiting for return of our pilgrimages, so that they can resume working. Dear Jesus, Please bring Your peace to this world and to the hearts of all people. Heal those who are hurting, comfort those in distress. Guide us all toward love and understanding. May Your presence calm every storm and bring hope where it’s needed most. Amen.

St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner! To celebrate this beloved Saint, 206 Tours is now offering a $206 DISCOUNT per person using code "STPAT25" at checkout on any departure dates for Tour 202: Ireland – The Land of St. Patrick (www.206tours.com/tour202). During this tour, you will visit Wicklow, Glendalough, Tipperary, Rock Of Cashel, Kerry, Dingle Peninsula, Shannon, the Cliffs Of Moher, Corcomroe Abbey, Galway, Corrib Lake, Clonmacnoise, Knock, and Dublin. Choose the travel dates that work best for you, including 2025 and 2026 departures. This offer is available today through Mar. 18th, use code “ STPAT25 ” at checkout and save on this incredible 10-day Pilgrimage. Terms: -Discount is valid only on new bookings purchased within the valid discount date range listed: Mar. 14 – 18, 2025. -Discount is per person and applies only to Series Tour # 202 as listed on: www.206tours.com/tour202 -Not applicable on existing orders and not to be combined with other discounts, commission or promotions. -Discount applies to the trip cost per person excluding travel insurance and cancel for any reason. -Discounts will be applied within 1-2 business days of purchase. #ireland #irelandtravel #stpatricksday #Pilgrimage

A once in a lifetime opportunity!! The incorrupt body of St. Teresa of Avila will be on display for public veneration in Alba de Tormes, Spain from May 11 - 25, 2025! All 206 Tours Pilgrims traveling through Alba de Tormes during this time will have an opportunity to venerate the body of St. Teresa of Avila, which will be exposed at the Church Monastery. Prior to this, St. Teresa of Avila’s body has only been exposed 3 times in 1582, 1760 and 1914, so this historic opportunity is not expected to happen again for a very long time. 206 Tours is the only Pilgrimage company that operates regularly scheduled departures to Alba de Tormes and we still have space available! Join our Pilgrimage to Fatima, Spain, and Lourdes, May 12th - 21st to partake in this very special event: www.206tours.com/tour37 For those who cannot go themselves, 206 Tours will be remembering you and your intentions in our prayers during our visits to Alba de Tormes.

If you are a Catholic Educator, this is the Pilgrimage for you! Book now: https://lnkd.in/e_2TCN-D From June 2-12, 2025, join two incredible Dominicans, Fr. Conor McDonough, O.P. and Sr. Mary Rachel Capets, O.P., on this 11-day journey to France and Italy. Visit Lourdes, Toulouse, Fanjeaux, Prouille, Carcassonne, Saint-Maximin-La Sainte-Baume, Nice, Rome, and Bracciano. This Pilgrimage will inspire and enrich you in your work of forming the hearts and minds of the next generation.

"Even now, says the Lord, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and mourning; Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the Lord, your God." (Joel 2:12-13) Wishing you all a very blessed Ash Wednesday and a fruitful Lenten season. Reminder: Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics.

A line of pilgrims surrounds the newly restored Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris as they wait to step back inside this historic Church. Access to the Cathedral Notre-Dame of Paris will open on June 9, 2025 for group visits, but it is already open for individual visitors. Requests for group bookings to tour the interior of Notre Dame will be accepted starting this week. The tours will be in groups of 25 and they must be accompanied by a guide with a professional license. The groups will be required to use audiophones (206 Tours will provide these for our pilgrims). Group tours will not be permitted on Saturday afternoons, Sundays, or when Holy Mass is being celebrated. Join a Pilgrimage to the Best Shrines of France: www.206tours.com/tour5 #notredamecathedral #pilgrimage #parisfrance

The faithful around the world continue to pray for the health and recovery of Pope Francis who at this time is still in the hospital. As we continue to monitor the situation in Rome, there are a few ways Pilgrimages to the Eternal City are currently being impacted: -No Papal Audiences or Papal Blessings are currently taking place. -If you are a 206 Tours pilgrim who was scheduled to attend a Papal Audience, you will instead be able to go on a walking tour of downtown Rome. -The Jubilee Events are continuing as planned and will most likely have a Cardinal saying the Masses rather than the Holy Father. Your 206 Tours Account Manager will notify you of any itinerary changes. If you have any questions, please send us a message and we'll be happy to help. We will do our best to provide updates if/when there are any changes to the current situation. Please continue to pray for Pope Francis! #PopeFrancis #pilgrimage #rome

View Our Pilgrimage Directory: https://lnkd.in/egFGCz58 At 206 Tours, our goal is to provide you with an authentically Catholic experience. Since 1985, we have helped thousands of pilgrims deepen their faith by traveling to the holiest sites and shrines around the world. Each of our tours are led by a Catholic Priest who celebrates Mass daily and is available for Spiritual Direction. With hundreds of unique itineraries to over 33 countries, you can choose the travel dates that work best for you and easily begin planning your next Pilgrimage. #pilgrimage #catholic #travel

Walk in the footsteps of the Early Christians on this 15-day Pilgrimage throughout Turkey with Msgr. Eric Barr, STL: www.206tours.com/msgrbarr The year 2025 is the 1700th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea which produced the Creed we say at Mass. You will be able to visit the ancient city where this council took place plus a presentation by an expert on the Creed will help us celebrate this great milestone. Visit several sites where St. Paul preached and wrote his letters. See the House of the Virgin Mary which is now a Catholic Shrine located on Mt. Koressos. In Ephesus the Basilica of St. John the Evangelist reveals where the beloved Apostle lived and wrote his Gospel. Of course, no tour would be complete without seeing the Hagia Sophia, the ancient church of the Empire of Byzantium in Istanbul. These and many more holy sites will be visited throughout your Pilgrimage. All along the way, we will experience Turkish culture, food, and landscapes, tour Palaces of ancient Sultans, and explore the vibrant city of Istanbul on this unique journey through Turkey.

Message from Our Lady of Medjugorje, January 25, 2025: “Dear children, In this year of grace, I am calling you to conversion. Put God, dear children, in the center of your living and the fruits will be love towards neighbor and joy of witnessing; and the holiness of your life will become a true witness of faith. Thank you for having responded to my call." (With Ecclesiastical approval)