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FRANCISCAN PILGRIMAGE TO THE November 24‐December 3, 2018 ITINERARY We hope this itinerary provides pilgrims with a preview of our journey Day 4 ‐ Tuesday, Nov. 27: Tiberias in the footsteps of . Our busy schedule is designed to make the This morning we drive to the Mt. of which overlooks the best possible use of our precious time visiting the shrines of the Holy Sea of . In this scenic setting Jesus preached his Sermon on Land, as you walk, pray and find a deeper understanding of your the Mount. An octagonal, ‐topped has eight Catholic faith. stained‐glass windows inscribed with the Eight Beatitudes, an ideal setting to contemplate Our Lord’s words of love and hope and charity when he called us to be blessed. Around the shoreline, in an Day 1 ‐ Saturday, Nov. 24: Depart USA area known as Tabgha (Seven Springs), is the shrine of the We will depart from the United States today for our overnight Multiplication of the Loaves, a modern church commemorating the connecting flight to the city of located on the Mediterranean miracle when Jesus fed the 5,000 with five loaves and two . It Coast. has some of the most beautiful mosaics in the Holy Land. Our journey in the footsteps of Jesus continues as we walk into the ruins Day 2 ‐ Sunday, Nov. 25: Arrive Tel Aviv / of Capernaum, where he began his public ministry, preaching and Upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, we meet our Franciscan spiritual healing many people. In this fishing village on the Sea of Galilee, director who will be our guide as we step into the pages of the mentioned more times in the than any other place except and see the Scriptures come to life. His expertise and dedication is , he made his home and the base of his ministry after rooted in his Franciscan community’s centuries‐old guardianship of leaving Nazareth. We marvel at the remnant of a 4th‐century AD the Holy Land shrines. We clear customs and go by motorcoach to our , likely set on the same location of the synagogue in which hotel in Netanya, the capital of the Sharon plain area along the Jesus gave us his and other profound Mediterranean Coast. We check‐in and have dinner together, teachings on the Kingdom of . We pray at the modern church breaking bread as a group for the first time as we begin our built over the site of Peter’s Home. In the afternoon, we take an pilgrimage. (D) unforgettable boat ride across the glorious waters of the Sea of Galilee, in a replica of an ancient wooden fishing boat used in the Day 3 ‐ , Nov. 26: Netanya / Tiberias days of the Apostles. On board, we recall the Scripture passages of This morning we will drive north to Cana, where Jesus worked his first Jesus and his Apostles on this lake, when he first called his disciples public miracle, turning the water into wine at the wedding feast. Here and calmed the storm and walked on its waters. (B/L/D) we recall the words of Mary to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” Couples can renew their marriage vows in the Franciscan Day 5 ‐ Wednesday, Nov. 28: Tiberias chapel. It’s not far to the bustling hillside city of Nazareth, the We begin our day with a return to Tabgha to see the Church of the hometown of Jesus where he grew “in wisdom, age and grace before Primacy of Peter. It is a small stone Franciscan chapel built on a rock God and men” and where he spent most of his life. In Nazareth we at the water’s edge to mark the site where the resurrected Jesus pray at one of Christianity’s holiest shrines, the Basilica of the appeared to the Apostles and where Peter received his commission , whose beautiful dome, designed like an inverted lily, from the Risen Christ, who instructed him to feed his flock. A trip graces the skyline. The walls of the basilica are decorated with images north into Upper Galilee brings us to the ancient ruins and imposing of Mary as a way of honoring her place in salvation history. Here she cliff of Caesarea Philippi, the ancient Roman city where Jesus became the Mother of God when she said “let it be me according to revealed his divine mission to his disciples, telling Peter, “You are your word.” God. Directly below the dome is the grotto where the Peter, and on this Rock I will build my Church.” In the afternoon we appeared to Mary and announced that she was to be visit Bethsaida, where Jesus cured a blind man. It is the hometown the Mother of Jesus. Just around the corner is St. ’s Church, the of Peter, Andrew and Phillip, one of three towns that Jesus traditional home of the , the first “domestic Church” and condemned for failing to repent. In the afternoon, we travel to Kursi a model for all Christian families. Nearby, the Synagogue Church on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, the site of the Miracle of commemorates the site of the synagogue where Jesus opened the the Swine, when Jesus cleansed a demoniac and sent the spirits Scrolls on the and read the words from , proclaiming into a herd of swine that ran headlong into the sea and were himself as the : “The of the Lord is upon me because he drowned. We explore the ruins of a Byzantine where has anointed me to give News to the poor.” After a lunch break pilgrims have come for centuries. (B/D) we ascend the majestic heights of Mt. Tabor, which, as one pilgrim wrote, “Rises up to like an altar that the Creator built to Day 6 ‐ Thursday, Nov. 29: Tiberias / Jerusalem himself.” It is the mountain where Jesus took Peter, James and John Today we journey south from the Sea of Galilee through the fertile and was gloriously transfigured in their sight. On the summit, we valley of the . In , the world’s oldest known city, reflect on this great mystery while visiting the Basilica of the we recall momentous events from the Old Testament and the Transfiguration. Afterward we feast our eyes on another spectacular Gospels. Here is where blew the trumpet and the walls fell view of the landscape where so many Biblical events took place, down as the conquered this Canaanite city. We stop at a stretching from Mt Hermon to the hills of . Nearby we will sycamore tree to help us recall the story of how Jesus visit the small village of Nain to see the Franciscan chapel that marks inspired the tax collector to repent his dishonest deeds. the site of the Raising of the Widow’s Son, the miracle that Jesus In Jericho, we view the Mt. of Temptation, where the tried to worked when he stopped the funeral procession to bring to life a tempt Jesus during his 40 days of in the wilderness. Not far woman’s only child. Our busy day ends with a short drive to our hotel from Jericho, we follow the path of pilgrims from centuries past who in Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee, one of the four holy Jewish cities and have come to the bank of the Jordan River to recall Our Lord's the capital of the Galilee. (B/D) Baptism by St. John. Here we will renew our Baptismal Promises. On our way to Jerusalem we will stop at Bethany, home of , Mary following the Via Dolorosa. We begin our devotional procession at and their brother Lazarus, to go down into the Tomb of Lazarus where the Church of the Flagellation, where Jesus was scourged by the Jesus raised his beloved friend from the dead with the command, Roman soldiers. The Via Dolorosa culminates at the holiest of all the “Lazarus, Come out!” We end our busy day in Jerusalem, the Holy shrines in Christendom, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, built over City, where we check‐in at our hotel. (B/L/D) the sites of the on Golgotha and the Sacred Tomb of Jesus where he was resurrected and where we will Day 7 ‐ Friday, Nov. 30: Jerusalem complete our devotions. In the afternoon, we touch the ancient Just a few miles south of Jerusalem is Bethlehem, birthplace of Jesus. sacred stones of the Western Wall, or Wailing Wall, where prayers We begin our visit with a peaceful morning at Shepherds’ Field to are offered up at these remaining holy stones of the glorious second remember the ’ song of glad tidings to the shepherds, “Glory temple compound. We view from a distance the Temple Mount, to God in the Highest.” In Bethlehem, we go to pray at the oldest home to the Muslim shrine of the Dome of the Rock, famous for its Christian church in the Holy Land, built above the cave where Jesus golden cupola, erected over the exposed rock of Mount Moriah was born. In the Holy Grotto of the Nativity, we kneel and reflect on where prepared to sacrifice his son . We drive along the mystery of the Incarnation. We light candles at the Manger and the walls of the Old City to Mt. Zion, the traditional site of the Upper marvel at the Grotto of St. Jerome, where the 4th‐century and Room. Here we remember the Last Supper, where Jesus instituted scholar produced his Latin of the Bible, known as the the Eucharist, and the scene of a post‐ appearance, and . Nearby is the Franciscan Church of St. Catherine of where on Pentecost, the Apostles and Mary were gathered in prayer Alexandria, the scene of Bethlehem’s famous Midnight and the was poured out upon them. Nearby we visit the Mass, celebrated by the Latin Patriarch and televised every year German Benedictine Dormition Abbey Church where Mary “fell into throughout the world. In the afternoon we head for the hill country eternal sleep.” We end our busy day with a visit to the majestic outside Jerusalem to Ein Kerem, a lovely village with the quiet, bucolic Catholic church on the slopes of Mt. Zion, St. Peter in Gallicantu setting of a retreat. We make our way through the streets to the (“cock‐crow” in Latin), which marks the site of Peter’s denial of Church of St. , with its spire dominating the skyline, Christ. (B/D) marking the birthplace of the Precursor of the Lord. Then we make our way to the Church of the Visitation, where Mary went to see Day 10 ‐ Monday, Dec. 3: Jerusalem / Tel Aviv / USA Elizabeth, who recognized that her cousin had been chosen to be the We drive to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv for our early morning mother of Our Savior, inspiring Mary to sing her exquisite hymn of flight to the U.S. arriving home this same day. praise, The , in gratitude to God. A courtyard has beautiful plaques with Mary’s words translated into many languages. (B/L/D)

Day 8 ‐ Saturday, Dec. 1: Jerusalem PILGRIMAGE COST We start our day on the summit of the Mt. of Olives, the ridgetop overlooking Jerusalem that separates the Holy City from the Judean $3,512.00 desert. We visit the Chapel of the Ascension, where Jesus ascended per person/double occupancy into heaven and the Church of Pater Noster, where he taught his • disciples how to pray. We read the plaques with the words to the Our For single occupancy please add $610.00. Father prayer in more than 80 languages from around the world. Walking the Palm Sunday Road, we will next visit the chapel of This price includes: Dominus Flevit, where over the city that “kills the a Roundtrip airfare from New York JFK prophets.” We pause to savor a panoramic view of Jerusalem, the a Airline taxes/fuel surcharges as currently levied place of the on the Cross and the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus, the ultimate destination for every Christian pilgrim. Down the a Accommodation for 8 nights in 4 star hotels road is the Basilica of the Agony and Garden of , with its a All hotel taxes ancient olive trees where Jesus prayed on the night of his betrayal, a Meals as per itinerary (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner) which we recall in our own prayers at the Basilica of the Agony. a Land transportation by deluxe motorcoach Nearby is the Grotto of the Judas’ Betrayal and Mary’s Tomb, the site a All transfers and baggage handling at hotels of Mary’s Assumption. In the afternoon, we head to Kalia Beach on a Comprehensive sightseeing with all fees the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on Earth, for an opportunity to don a Daily Mass swimsuits and float on its mineral‐rich water. Tonight we enjoy our farewell dinner at a local restaurant. (B/L/D) Airfares from other departure cities throughout the Day 9 ‐ Sunday, Dec. 2: Jerusalem United States are available upon request. It is now time to go into the Holy City like pilgrims before us from • ancient times, to fulfill the words of the Psalmist, “I was glad when For those who prefer to arrange their own flights they said unto me: ‘Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O the Land‐Only cost is $2,492.00 per person. Jerusalem.’” This morning we enter the Old City at St. Stephen’s Gate where our first stop is at the Church of St. Anne, the birthplace of our Blessed Lady, and nearby, the Pools of Bethesda where Jesus healed Please visit www.holylandpilgrimages.org the lame man. Next, we make the Way of the Cross, carrying a for information on additional pilgrimages being wooden cross in a solemn procession along the bustling street and among the markets and shops as Jesus did on his journey to Calvary organized by the Franciscan Monastery. 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