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Please Join Fr. Rogelio Gonzalez on a Pilgrimage to THE HOLY LAND & JORDAN November 5 - 17, 2018 $4,679 per person from SFO & LAX Optional Post-Tour to Dubai Nov 17 - 20: $1,199 per person Group Coordinator: Cora Reyes Call: 415-647-9184 or E-mail: [email protected] Early Bird Discount: $150 per person For Registrations Received on or before April 30, 2018. Use promo code CRHL18 www.pilgrimages.com/corareyes/holyland Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi Abbey of the Dormition, Jerusalem Boat Cruise, Sea of Galilee Bastakyia, Dubai Masada, Israel Sample Day By Day Itinerary John the Baptist is commemorated (Luke 1:39-80) in the Church of the Nativity of St. John the Day 1: Monday, November 5: Depart for Tel Aviv Baptist. The second is on a hill where Elizabeth spent five months in seclusion (Luke 1:24) at the Make your way to your local airport where you will board your overnight flight. Your meals are Church of the Visitation. Your group will visit both of these churches and have the opportunity to served on board. pray the Mystery of the Rosary as you walk up the hill to the Church of the Visitation. At the end of this prayerful day, group will return to hotel for dinner and overnight. Day 2: Tuesday, November 6, 2018: Arrival—Haifa Upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, the group will transfer to Haifa for dinner and overnight. Day 9: Tuesday, November 13, 2018: Jerusalem: Via Dolorosa—Holy Sepulchre—Valley of Elah—Beit Jimal—Nicopolis/Emmaus—Abu Ghosh Day 3: Wednesday, November 7: Haifa—Samaria—Jacob’s Well—Haifa Your group will have a very early morning wake-up, which will begin the Via Dolorosa (The Way of Following breakfast at your hotel, group will head to Haifa. In Haifa, you will find Stella Maris, a the Cross) at the Antonia Fortress. This is the spot where Jesus was condemned to death by Carmelite Monastery. The monastery is located above the cave where Elijah, the prophet, once Pontius Pilate (John 18:28-19:16). Following His condemnation, He was taken (on the Road to lived. A colorful painting of this “wonder-worker” can be found on the ceiling of the Church. Contin- Calvary) to His place of Crucifixion. Your group will reflect upon the Stations of the Cross as you ue south through Samaria, a land rich in Old Testament history. Near Jenin is the Church built travel through the markets of the Old City to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Luke 23:26-33). over the cave where the 10 lepers healed by Jesus had been banished to. Continue on to Sebas- This Sacred destination is the site of Calvary (Jesus’ crucifixion place) and, His tomb (Luke 23: 50 tia to see this fascinating site that is rarely visited. Under Herod it was a major city as evidenced -55). Your group will celebrate Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Following Mass, your by the impressive remains. It is here that Salome danced for Herod and asked for the head of group will return to the Hotel to enjoy breakfast. We will continue our day with a visit to the Church John the Baptist as a reward. The Byzantines built a large Basilica and monastery in his memory. of St. Anne’s (entrance included), the home of Jesus’ maternal grandparents (Anne and Joachim); Drive through the valley between the twin peaks of Mt Gerizim and Mt Ebal, known in the Old and the Pool of Bethesda, where Jesus healed the crippled man (John 5:1-9). This afternoon, your Testament as Mt. Blessing and Mt Cursing. Stop at Jacob‘s Well, hewn out of solid rock over 100 group will make a visit to Abou Ghosh, probably the site of Emmaus, where Jesus appeared to the feet deep. As it is manually dug out, it is most certainly the same well mentioned in the Gospel of two Disciples after the Resurrection. Here, visit the lovely Crusader church and meditate in the John. The water at the bottom of the well is fed by flowing water, which is why ancients gave it the beautiful gardens tended by the nuns. Drive through the Valley of Elah, mentioned in the Old name of “living water”. It is at this well that Jesus met the Samaritan woman and said to her: Testament as where the events of Samson & Delilah and David & Goliath took place. Also, here is "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will the Monastery of Beit Jimal, which dates to the 5th century and is where St Stephen is buried. never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal Following this visit, your group will enjoy dinner and overnight at your hotel. life." Many pilgrims today like to drink from the well. Group will head back to Haifa for dinner and overnight. Day 10: Wednesday, November 14, 2018: Jericho—Baptismal Site—Cross Allenby Bridge— Jerash—Amman/Jordan Day 4: Thursday, November 8, 2018: Cana—Nazareth—Mt. Tabor—Galilee After breakfast, group will head to the oldest inhabited city in the world, Jericho (Joshua 6:12-25) After breakfast, group will head to Cana where you will visit the Franciscan Wedding Church. (entrance to Tel Jericho included). In Jericho, you will have the opportunity to view the exact Couples will have the opportunity to participate in the ceremony to renew their wedding vows. location, the Mount of Temptation, of where the Devil tempted Jesus during his forty-day fast Next, group will continue to Nazareth. In Nazareth you will experience the town where Mary once (Luke 4:1). Following the visit to this mountain, your group will continue to Jesus’ baptismal site on lived and where Jesus lived as a child (Matthew 2:23). During the visit to Nazareth you will visit the River Jordan (Matthew 3:13-17). After some time at the Jordan River, group will cross Allenby the church of the Annunciation which includes the church of St Joseph ( It’s not Byzantine – it’s Bridge to Jordan. Group will visit the Roman city of Jerash, including the Cardo Maximus, the from 1914-21 built over Byzantine ruins) which tradition identifies it with the workshop of Joseph street lined by columns and flanked by temples, churches, theaters and innumerable mosaics. and the house of the Holy family. Group will continue with a visit of the Church of the Incarnation, Your group will transfer to hotel in Amman, for dinner and overnight. viewing at Grotto the remains of the house of the Blessed Virgin where the Angel appeared and announced the good news. Following Pilgrims path we visit Mary’s well, where often the Virgin Day 11: Thursday, November 15, 2018: Amman—Petra Mary would have walked to draw water from the spring. Afterwards, group will drive to the site of The group will make a way to Petra to visit the Rose Red City. The visit will include the main sites the Transfiguration, Mount Tabor (Matthew 17:1-50). At this site, you will have some time to reflect such as the "Siq", a long winding fissure between two walls of overhanging cliffs, the "Khazneh" on Christ’s Humanity and Divinity. Dinner and overnight in Galilee. referred to as the Treasury, the Street of Facades, the Court House and the Amphitheater. If time permits we can also include visits to the High Place of Sacrifice and the Monastery. Dinner and Day 5: Friday, November 9, 2018: Sea of Galilee overnight in Petra. You will begin this day with breakfast at the hotel, followed by a boat ride on the beautiful and scenic Sea of Galilee (Luke 5:1). During this ride, your group will also view the remains of a boat Day 12: Friday, November 16, 2018: Petra—Madaba—Mt. Nebo—Amman that dates back to the time of Jesus. Following the Sea of Galilee, your group will continue on to After breakfast, group will start their day with a visit to the “City of Mosaics,” Madaba (entrance the Mt. of Beatitudes, where Jesus proclaimed His great Sermon on the Mount (Luke 6:20-49). included). While in this city, you will visit St. George’s Church that is home to a true treasure of Near the mount is Tabgha, one of Jesus’ miracle sites. At Tabgha, Jesus fed the crowd of 5,000 Christianity. This Church houses the oldest map of the Holy Land which includes Israel, Palestine, people from five loaves of bread, and two fish. Also, in Tabgha is St. Peter’s Primacy where Jesus and Southern Egypt. Later, you will visit Mt. Nebo (entrance included), the most revered holy sites bestowed church leadership upon Peter (John 21:9).Your tour continues as you visit the birthplace of Jordan. This mountain was mentioned in Deuteronomy 34, “Then Moses climbed Mount Nebo of Mary Magdalen in Magdala. During the time of Jesus, this village was a prosperous fishing from the plains of Moab to the top of Pisgah…” While here, you will tour the Holy site of where village that exported fish and garum (a fish sauce reduction; popular in Roman cooking). Your day Moses died and was buried. Following the visit to this Sacred place, group will end the day with concludes at Capernaum, the launching place of Jesus’ ministry. In Capernaum, your group will the journey to group’s hotel in Amman for dinner and overnight. have the opportunity to see the Synagogue where Jesus taught (Mark 1:21-29), and gave His sermon on the Bread of Life.