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YOUTH PILGRIMAGE to The YOUTH PILGRIMAGE to the HOLY LAND A 12-DAY PILGRIMAGE FOR FAITHFUL OF THE SOCIETY OF ST. PIUS X WITH FR. PATRICK RUTLEDGE JUNE 17-28, 2021 Including a 3-day, 34-mile walk from Nazareth to Galilee in the footsteps of Our Lord (866) 369-8149 | www.reginapilgrimages.com/yp2021 HIGHLIGHTS AT A GLANCE: 3-Day Walk from Nazareth to Galilee: 34 miles of the way Our Lord would have walked regularly from His home to the Sea of Galilee Jerusalem: Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Via Dolorosa, Last Supper Room, Church of the Dormition, Chapel of the Ascension, Church of Pater Noster, Palace of Caiaphas, Dominus Flevit Church Bethlehem: Church of the Nativity, Shepherds’ Field Ein Karem: Church of St. John the Baptist Nazareth: Basilica of the Annunciation Cana: Our Lord’s first miracle at the wedding feast Sea of Galilee: Mount of Beatitudes, Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes Mount of Temptation: cable ride to the top Bethany: Church of St. Lazarus and Lazarus’ tomb Day 1. Thursday, June 17: Transatlantic flight to Tel Aviv Day 6. Tuesday, June 22: Tiberias Begin the day with a visit to the Church of the Multiplication Day 2. Friday, June 18: Tel Aviv – Nazareth of the Loaves and the Fishes to commemorate the miracle. Upon arrival, transfer to Nazareth for dinner and overnight. (D) Continue to the Church of the Primacy of St. Peter, where Our Lord appeared to His Apostles after His Resurrection. 3-DAY WALK FROM NAZARETH TO GALILEE (34 MILES) Next in Capharnaum, visit the church built over the ruins of St. Peter’s house and the synagogue where Our Lord used to Day 3. Saturday, June 19: Walk from Nazareth to Cana (9 miles) preach. For lunch, sample the famous St. Peter’s Fish at a local Embark on your three-day walk from Nazareth to Galilee, taking restaurant. Afterwards, enjoy a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, the route which Our Lord would have regularly taken. Walk from where Our Lord Jesus Christ did much of His preaching and Nazareth to Cana passing through the village of Mash’had to many of His Apostles were fishermen. See the Ancient Galilee enjoy a view of Mt. Tabor. Arrive in Cana, where Our Lord Boat, an ancient fishing boat from the 1st century AD, performed His first miracle by turning water into wine. Then, discovered in 1986 on the northwest shore of the Sea of transfer by motor-coach back to Nazareth to visit the Basilica of Galilee and now exhibited in the Yigal Allon Museum. The the Annunciation and St. Joseph’s Shop, a small church built on remains of the boat first appeared during a drought, when the the site of the home of the Holy Family and St. Joseph’s waters of the Sea receded. Finally, end the day with a visit to workshop. Dinner and overnight at your religious guest house in the Mount of Beatitudes, the scene of Our Lord’s great Nazareth. (BB, D) Sermon on the Mount. Dinner and overnight at the Mount of Day 4. Sunday, June 20: Walk from Cana to Hattin (13 miles) Beatitudes. (BB, L, D) Transfer to Cana to begin your walk to the Horns of Hattin, where a decisive Crusader battle took place in 1187. On a clear Day 7. Wednesday, June 23: Tiberias – Tabor – Shepherds’ day, the Horns provide a glorious view. At the end of today’s Field – Bethlehem – Jerusalem walk, transfer back to Nazareth via motor-coach for dinner and Today visit the Church of the Transfiguration in Mount Tabor overnight at your religious guesthouse. (BB, D) and from here enjoy views of Jezreel Valley and the Plain of Esdraelon. Continue to visit Shepherds’ Field, where the angels Day 5. Monday, June 21: Walk from Hattin to Magdala (12 miles) appeared to the shepherds on the first Christmas night. Before Transfer to Hattin to begin your walk to Magdala. Standing 700 reaching Jerusalem, travel to Bethlehem and visit the Church feet above the Sea of Galilee, the Cliffs of Arbel offer a beautiful of the Nativity, built on the site where Our Lord was born. view stretching from the Golan Heights to the Jordan River Connected to the Church of the Nativity, visit St. Catherine’s valley. Descending the cliff side, one can see 17th-century cliff Church; descend to the grottoes of the Holy Innocents, dwellings built by the Druze and possible earlier Jewish St. Joseph and St. Jerome. Inside, visit St. Jerome’s Chapel, dwellings. Also explore ancient caves from the Maccabean where the saint wrote the Vulgate. Nearby, see the Milk Grotto Revolt (167 to 160 BC). Continue to the Valley of the Doves, the where tradition says the Holy Family found refuge during the route Our Lord would have taken from Nazareth to the Sea of massacre of the Holy Innocents, before they could flee to Galilee. Finish your three-day walk by reaching Magdala, the Egypt. The name is derived from a “drop of milk” of the hometown of St. Mary Magdalene. Here, see the ruins of a Blessed Virgin Mary falling on the floor of the cave and synagogue from the time of Our Lord. Transfer via motor-coach changing its color to white. Arrive in Jerusalem for dinner and to your religious guesthouse at the Mount of Beatitudes. (BB, D) overnight. (BB, D) Day 8. Thursday, June 24: Jerusalem. Temple Mount & Ein Karem Start this morning in Jerusalem with a visit to the Temple Mount, traditionally the Temple of Solomon, and since 691 AD an Islamic site. Then, visit the Church of St. Anne, erected over the traditional site of the birthplace of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Continue to the Pool of Bethsaida excavations, identified as the scene of the healing of the paralytic. Then, visit the Flagellation Church that enshrines the spot where Our Lord was flogged. Next is the Ecce Homo Church that commemorates the place where Pontius Pilate presented Our Lord to the hostile Jewish crowd. Afterwards, journey to Ein Karem, to visit the Church of St. John the Baptist, built over the Grotto of the Nativity of St. John, and the Church of the Visitation that commemorates Our Lady’s visit to her cousin St. Elizabeth. Overnight in Jerusalem. (BB, D) Day 9. Friday, June 25: Jerusalem. Excursion to St. George Monastery, Jericho, Baptismal Site, Dead Sea Journey to Wadi Qelt valley and walk a path to visit the Monastery of St. George, where one can admire a 6th-century mosaic floor map of the Holy Land, which includes Israel, Palestine, and Southern Egypt. Continue to Jericho and take a cable car to the top of Mount of Temptation, where Our Lord was tempted by the devil after His 40 days in the Judean Desert. Continue to visit the traditional site of Our Lord’s baptism at the Jordan River. On your return to Jerusalem, enjoy an opportunity to go in the Dead Sea. Overnight in Jerusalem. (BB, D) Day 10. Saturday, June 26: Jerusalem. Bethany, Mount Zion sites & Mount of Olives sites Your first stop this morning is in Bethany, the town where Our Lord raised Lazarus from the dead. Visit the Church of St. Lazarus and Lazarus’ Tomb. In Mount Zion, see the Last Supper Room, where Our Lord shared the Last Supper with His Apostles. Afterwards, visit the Church of the Dormition, where tradition says that the Mother of God was laid in the tomb before her body was assumed into heaven; the Church of St. Peter in Gallicanctu, where St. Peter denied Our Lord; and the Palace of Caiaphas, where Our Lord was imprisoned. Then, to the Mount of Olives for a beautiful panoramic view of Jerusalem. Visit the Chapel of the Ascension and the Church of Pater Noster, where Our Lord taught His disciples how to pray. On to the Church of Dominus Flevit, where Our Lord wept over the city of Jerusalem, and the Church of All Nations, officially named the Basilica of the Agony, built over the rock on which Our Lord prayed the night before He was crucified. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. (BB, D) Day 11. Sunday, June 27: Jerusalem – Emmaus – Tel Aviv – Transatlantic flight Early this morning, carry the cross and follow the Via Dolorosa, the Way of the Cross, and end with the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Then, have an in-depth tour of this church, including a visit to the tomb of our forefather Adam and the tombs of Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea, as well as a tour of the Holy Sepulcher chapels. Afterwards, enjoy free time before transferring this afternoon to Emmaus, to visit the Church of the Apparition of Our Lord to two of His disciples after His Resurrection, Cleopas and Simeon. Head to Tel Aviv for a farewell dinner, followed by a transfer to Tel Aviv airport for a midnight flight back to the USA. (BB, FD) Day 12. Monday, June 28: Arrival in the USA Early arrival in the USA for your connecting flight. (BB) Buffet breakfast; (L) Lunch; (D) Dinner; (FD) Farewell dinner * In case of unforeseen events, this itinerary is subject to change. PILGRIMAGE PRICES PHYSICAL HEALTH AND FITNESS WHAT’S INCLUDED Pilgrimage prices have been based on current costs of services Participants will take full responsibility for being fully able to • Roundtrip transatlantic flights from New included in the itinerary and on a minimum of 25 passengers. participate in the daily scheduled activities of the group, noting In the event of less than 25 passengers, change in currency that pilgrimages organized by Regina Pilgrimages require York (JFK) to Tel Aviv (TLV) conversion rates or amendments in local government taxes, physical fitness in order to keep up with the group pace.
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