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Your kids stand where it happened
Walk the streets where a saint once lived. Visit the site of a Marian apparition. Stand inside a centuries-old cathedral, or celebrate Mass in a place that has welcomed pilgrims for generations.
Faith-filled family vacations
A family vacation with a greater purpose
A PRAYcation™ combines the joy of exploring the world with meaningful experiences that bring your family closer to God and one another.
For Catholic parents and grandparents traveling with kids of all ages.
What your family brings home
More than photographs and souvenirs
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It's still a real vacation
A PRAYcation™ isn't about spending every minute inside a church. It's also eating gelato in Rome, exploring castles in Portugal, discovering hidden streets, and laughing together over dinner.
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You come home closer
Faith isn't squeezed into the itinerary. It's woven into the experience. You bring home a deeper connection to your faith, to the saints, and to each other.
Why it works
The vacation is what gets them excited to go.The faith experiences are what stay with them long after they return.
Not just another word for pilgrimage
You don't have to choose
A pilgrimage has a specific spiritual purpose. A PRAYcation™ can include one, and it also makes room for the fun, the culture and the family time of a vacation. Your family does both.
The sacred
- Where the saints lived
- Marian apparition sites
- Mass with pilgrims
The scenic
- Gelato in Rome
- Castles in Portugal
- Dinner together, laughing
Four ways to start
Wherever your family is right now
Dreaming, planning, or already booked. There is a place to begin.
Planned for you
Custom PRAYcation™
A fully planned trip for your family, with a preparation guide before you go and a post-trip reflection when you're home.
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PRAYcation™ Prep
Prepare well for one destination. Six months with the PRAYS method, so your family arrives ready in body, heart and plans.
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Trip Review Call
A one-hour phone call. We go over the plans you've made, and you get honest feedback on them.
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The planning checklist
General PRAYcation™ prep for any destination: spiritual preparation, travel basics, and how to keep the days enjoyable for everyone.
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Five ways your family arrives ready
PPhysicallyPhysically prepared
RRootedSpiritually prepared
AArrangedLogistically prepared
YYieldedCulturally prepared
SSetExpectations are set
Destinations
Where the faith's history actually happened
Fatima
A PRAYcation™ can go anywhere, including Catholic sites around the world.
Free guides
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Pick the one that fits where your family is today.
free checklist
Catholic Pilgrimage Planning Checklist for Families
Two pages. Spiritual preparation, travel planning basics, and what to do on the ground and after each day.
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free guide
Lourdes with Kids
A family guide to making a pilgrimage meaningful, not overwhelming. Decide if Lourdes is right for your family now, and prepare kids, tweens and teens without pressure.
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free guide
Financial Peace for Faith-Filled Travel
A Catholic family guide to making meaningful trips possible, with a trip cost worksheet to fill in together.
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free cards
PRAYcation™ Conversation Cards
100 conversation starters to bring along, so the talks at dinner come easily.
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From the blog
Stories to read together
Saints, sacred places, and what to expect when you bring the kids.
Lourdes
Lourdes With Kids: What Parents Don’t Expect (and Why It Matters)
Read the postAssisi
Why Kids Should Visit Assisi During the Display of St. Francis’ Remains
Read the postThe saints
Saint John Paul II: Walking in the Footsteps of a Global Saint
Read the postWho plans your trip
You won't plan this alone
Your PRAYcation™ is planned by Jen Hebert of Divine Sunshine Travel, who builds custom PRAYcations™ for families who want faith to feel real.
- 170+trips planned for families just like yours
- EuropeShe has been to nearly every major Catholic site there
- CruisesAn excellent, easy option when traveling to Europe isn't
Your next step
Let's talk about your family's trip
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