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to a sacred destination with our
relationship with Our Heavenly
Father, Christ Jesus His son, and
our Blessed Mother in mind. Many
people travel on pilgrimages to leave
behind their day-to-day lives for at
least a short time and deepen their
relationship with God. Others focus
on educating themselves on the
history of their faith, building their
appreciation of how and where things
came to be in our faith. Many people
see a pilgrimage as a dedication to
God, which can lead to forgiveness
and healing. It truly is amazing to
immerse yourself in the peacefulness
of the various sacred places we
visit. Often people wonder why it is
so important to go on pilgrimage,
to see for example the relics of a
‘Eucharistic Miracle’, while realizing
a true miracle occurs at every Mass
during Consecration. This is a valid
thought, but nearly every pilgrim
comes to realize we don’t need to see
to believe. It is by visiting holy places
and learning of the sights, that we are
given the opportunity to deepen our
relationship with the Lord and remind
ourselves of the beauty of our faith.
JPPT caters specifically
to groups of the faithful and the
possibilities are endless. We do not
schedule trips and then offer them
to individuals around the globe,
hoping to get enough people for a
‘quota’.
Our trips are started with
our organizer’s input.
Our group
leaders and organizers are your
familiar priests or their designee. We
meet with them not only by phone
or email, but also in person. JPPT
is well connected with airlines, hotel
and restaurant owners, and our
destinations themselves. We have a
small number of very experienced tour
guides contracted with our office, one of
which will meet you at the airport, then
stay with your group until you board
your flight home. This is in addition to
the many local guides and priests at
specific destinations with whom we
contract. Over 2,000 priests in the last
25 years have led groups like yours
with us on the most remarkable and
exclusive journeys you can imagine.
Thank you for taking the
opportunity to get to know us and our
ministry. Please feel free to contact us
directly should you have any questions.
“It is Jesus who stirs in you
the desire to do something
great with your lives, the
will to follow an ideal, the
refusal to allow yourselves
to be grounded down by
mediocrity, the courage to
commit yourselves humbly
and patiently to improving
yourselves and society, making
the world more human and
more fraternal.”
- Pope Saint John Paul II
Address at World Youth Day
Rome, August 19th, 2000
JOHN PAUL TOURS
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