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FR. PATRICK SCHULTZ FEBRUARY 18 - 27, 2022 DAN & AMBER

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Itinerary* DAY 1: DEPART USA DAY 7: JERUSALEM Depart USA via overnight flights on scheduled airline to Tel Aviv, . After breakfast, depart for the Garden of Gethsemane, at the Mount of Olives, to celebrate Mass at the Church of All Nations, and pray at the DAY 2: ARRIVE TEL AVIV | SEA OF Grotto of the Arrest. Visit the Church of Pater Noster, where Jesus taught Arrive in Tel Aviv and meet your professional Tour Manager, then transfer his disciples how to pray the Our Father. See the Chapel of Ascension by private motor coach to the , and check into our hotel in where Jesus rose into Heaven. After lunch, travel to Mt. Zion to visit the the town of Tiberias. This evening, enjoy a Welcome Dinner at the hotel Dormition Abbey where Mary fell asleep. You will also see the Upper in Tiberias. Room, the place of the Last Supper. End your day with a visit to the church of St. Peter in Gallicantu, where the cock crowed. Return to the DAY 3: MOUNT TABOR | CANA | NAZARETH hotel for dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. Travel up to Mount Tabor where Jesus met Moses and Elijah at the Transfiguration. Then travel to the town of Cana in Galilee where DAY 8: JERUSALEM married couples will have the chance to renew their wedding vows at Today starts early with a walk to the Via Dolorosa (Way of Sorrow) the site of the first miracle of Jesus. Travel to Nazareth and celebrate to pray the Stations of the Cross, ending at the Church of the Holy Mass at the Basilica of the Annunciation; visit the grotto where the Sepulchre, where the tomb of Christ and Calvary are located. Early Mass Incarnation began. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias. in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Return to the hotel for breakfast and time to freshen up before visiting the Church of St. Anne and the Pools of DAY 4: MOUNT OF | BANIAS | | Bethesda. Next, go to the Wailing Wall, the most important religious site

PRIMACY OF PETER in the world for the Jewish faith. Enjoy a Farewell Dinner and overnight. This morning, go to to the Mount of Beatitudes where Jesus preached the on the Mount and celebrate Mass. After Mass, travel north to DAY 9: FREE DAY | OPTIONAL EXCURSION Banias (Caesarea Philippi) where Jesus anointed Peter as the first Pope. Free day in Jerusalem to explore on your own and do some last-minute Then, return back down to Galilee, to Tabgha, where Jesus multiplied the souvenir shopping. Possibly return for a personal visit to the Church of loaves and fishes. Visit the Church of the Primacy of Peter, where Jesus the Holy Sepulchre. appeared to his disciples after the resurrection. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias. OPTIONAL EXCURSION – Visit the Ancient Jerusalem Temple model and shrine of the Book, Qumran, Jericho and swimming in the Dead DAY 5: | SEA OF GALILEE | EIN KEREM | Sea. Renew Baptismal vows at the authentic baptismal site of Jesus. JERUSALEM Check out of the hotel, then visit Capernum, the town of Jesus. Celebrate Partial overnight in Jerusalem (flights depart through the night.) Mass above the house of St. Peter. See the ancient synagogue where Jesus taught about eating his Flesh and Blood. Next, see the ancient DAY 10: RETURN TO USA fishing boat, archeologists have identified as being from the timeof Return home from Tel Aviv after a memorable spiritual journey to the Jesus. Then take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Later, travel south, Holy Land. toward Jerusalem. Stop at the Church of the Visitation in Ein Karem, which honors the visit paid by the Virgin Mary, to Elizabeth, the mother = Breakfast | = Dinner of John the Baptist. This is the site where Mary recited her song of praise, *Itinerary is tentative and subject to change; the Magnificat, one of the most ancient Marian hymns. A short drive will specified Masses pending confirmation bring us to Jerusalem to check in at our hotel for the next five nights. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. Please be reassured that your safety is our priority.

DAY 6: BETHLEHEM Working closely with our partners in Israel and traveling This morning, transfer to the city of Bethlehem to visit Shepherd’s Field with thousands of pilgrims each year, the paths and sites and celebrate Mass there. Following Mass, you will go up to the Church we visit are very safe. of the Nativity to visit the Basilica and the Grotto of the Nativity, where our Lord was born. Visit St. Catherine Church, where the midnight Mass is NOTE: Itinerary is tentative and subject to change, including celebrated every Christmas Eve. Below the Church, see the Grotto of St. Mass locations, dates and times. Local authorities confirm Joseph and the Grotto of St. Jerome, where he translated the Bible back Mass dates and times (7) days prior to arrival. in the 4th century. Later, return to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.