Join Father Joseph Paek and St. Leo Abbey for an unforgettable pilgrimage to the heart of Mexico, where faith, history, and devotion to Our Lady come beautifully to life.

Follow in the footsteps of St. Juan Diego as you visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, walk the sacred grounds of Tepeyac Hill, and pray at places forever touched by Our Lady's presence. Journey to the miraculous Shrine of Our Lady of Ocotlán, visit Tulpetlac and its healing spring, and celebrate Mass in treasured holy places, including St. James Church and the Shrine of San Miguel del Milagro.

Along the way, experience the beauty and spirit of Mexico through magnificent churches, sacred relics, vibrant traditions, and centuries of Catholic faith. From Mexico City and Puebla to Ocotlán, Tlatelolco, and Teotihuacan, each day offers a new opportunity for prayer, fellowship, discovery, and a deeper encounter with Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Come experience the places, stories, and enduring faith of a people forever changed by Mary’s tender love—and return home with memories and graces that will stay with you long after the journey ends.

DEPOSIT IS NON-REFUNDABLE

Depart USA for Mexico City, Mexico (CDMX). Arrive at Benito Juárez International Airport in Mexico City and upon arrival, proceed to Baggage Claim and then to the Arrivals Hall.  Outside of the Arrivals Hall, you will be warmly greeted by our local Trinity Tour Travels Tour guide and driver who will accompany you throughout the pilgrimage.  Depending on arrival time, A Mass of Thanksgiving is celebrated nearby with lunch on your own and free time following, as schedule permits.

Check-in, dinner & overnight in Mexico City.

Following breakfast at the hotel, we tour the most visited Catholic pilgrimage site in the world, The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Holy Mass is celebrated here this day. We venerate the holy tilma of St. Juan Diego, which remains exactly how it was presented to the saint by Our Lady in 1531. We walk the grounds of Tepeyac Hill, beginning with a charming small museum that hosts a collection of paintings and colonial religious art created by pilgrims in gratitude for miracles granted. We see the Old Basilica (Templo Expiatorio a Cristo Rey) which housed the tilma until 1976, and Capilla de Indios, a small chapel at the base of the hill near where it is believed that St. Juan Deigo lived. We ascend Tepeyac Hill to visit the Capilla del Posito (Chapel of the Little Well) and then walk up the small hills of the Tepeyac Garden where we view its beautiful statues, which depict the unity of the Aztec people with the Spanish Christian Mission. Our tour ends at the Capilla del Cerrito at the top of Tepeyac Hill, which traditionally marks the site of the first apparition and the miracle of the Castilian roses. The chapel is dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel. After lunch on your own nearby, we drive to Chapultepec Park to visit the National Museum of Anthropology, which contains the world's largest collection of ancient Mexican indigenous art, including the Sun Stone or Aztec Calendar.  By bus, we see several historical sites during the driving portion of our tour.

Dinner & overnight in Mexico City.

After breakfast at the hotel, we visit The Holy Family Church where we view the tomb and relics of Jesuit martyr and saint, Fr. Miguel Agustin Pro.  Exiled from Mexico and aided in secret by pious locals during the Cristero War, he was eventually arrested and killed prior to his final words: “Viva Cristo Rey!”  (“Long live Christ the King!”) Time for prayer, veneration, and a visit to the small museum within the church.  We continue through the historical and impressive archaeological center of Mexico City to celebrate Mass at Santo Domingo Church which houses several shrines, two of which are: Our Lady of the Rosary, and Our Lady of Covadonga - the headquarters of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary. Following Mass, we drive past the National Palace, continuing to Zocalo Plaza where we visit the largest and oldest cathedral in all Latin America, the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven.  It is here where Juan Diego’s bishop, the first bishop and archbishop of Mexico, Juan de Zumárraga, is buried. Following lunch on your own, we continue our tour passing the Palace of the Archbishop, where Juan Diego unfurled his tilma and Castilian roses fell to the ground before the bishop and the miraculous image of the Virgin Mary appeared on his cloak (The Miracle of the Roses). Our special day concludes with a visit to the home of Mariachi Music, Garibaldi Square.

Mariachi Bands, dinner & overnight in Mexico City.

Following an early breakfast at the hotel, we depart by bus to Tlaxcala, the smallest of Mexico's states, for celebration of Holy Mass at the Shrine of San Miguel del Milagro (2 hours).  This is the site of apparitions of St. Michael the Archangel, as well as the spring of curative waters blessed by St. Michael.  We drive to Tlaxcala City to visit the unforgettable Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady of Ocotlan.  Also known as “Place of the Burning Oak,” tradition holds that it is here where the Blessed Virgin Mary miraculously caused her image to be burned into a tree.  Lunch on your own en route to visit what is known as Mexico’s most beautiful city, Puebla (one hour).  Situated at an elevation of 7,000 feet near Mexico’s snow-capped peaks, Puebla is well known for its beautiful churches and its hand-painted tiles, or “Talavera”. While in Puebla, we visit Santo Domingo Church, where we stop at its spectacular Chapel of the Rosary, followed by a visit to Puebla Cathedral, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception.  Free time for dinner on your own and for strolling and shopping at the many quaint shops in this charming city. We return to CDMX by bus to the hotel this evening.

Overnight in Mexico City.

Breakfast at the hotel followed by a drive to the Square of the Three Cultures in Tlatelolco where we celebrate Mass at St. James Church, the site of St. Juan Diego’s baptism.  We travel to Tulpetlac to visit the Shrine of the Fifth Apparition, where Juan Diego’s uncle, San Bernardino, experienced his own apparition of Our Lady. Behind the altar is a tiny chapel which houses the original spring from San Bernardino’s home. We continue by bus to Teotihuacan to visit the incredible ruins of the Pyramid of the Sun and Moon. We return to Mexico City for a special Farewell Dinner.

“Fiesta Mexicana" & overnight in Mexico City.

Following breakfast this morning, we check out of the hotel and enjoy a final visit to the Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe (flight schedule permitting).  We bid farewell to this deeply historic city where Our Lady, Patroness of the Americas, appeared to unite her children, the Aztec & Spanish people, and where millions were converted to the truth of The Incarnation.

We travel to the airport and although our pilgrimage ends, its blessings and our memories will last a lifetime. May our pilgrimage serve to draw us even closer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and to the Immaculate Heart of His Mother and ours, the Blessed Virgin Mary (La Morenita)!

Que Viva la Virgen de Guadalupe!