JOIN FR. SEBASTINE BULA ON A PILGRIMAGE DELUXE HOLY LAND & JORDAN NOV 28 - DEC 12, 2021 $5,999 FROM SAN FRANCISCO OR LOS ANGELES (PER PERSON, BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY) Spiritual Director: Fr. Sebastine Bula Group Coordinator: Cora Reyes T: 415-647-9184 or E: [email protected] Early Booking Discount of $100 per person for reservation and deposit received by April 30, 2021: Promotional Code: CRHL2021 www.pilgrimages.com/corareyes Cana Church, Israel Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Israel Ein Karem, Israel Petra, Jordan S A M P L E D A Y - BY- D A Y I T INERARY Day 1, Sun, Nov 28: Depart for Tel Aviv a mandatory transit point for Jesus during many iconic moments. Visit the Pater Noster Shrine Make your way to your local airport where you will board your overnight flight. Your meals will be where Jesus taught His disciples the Lord's Prayer (Pater Noster) (Luke 11:1-4). Visit the Chapel of served on board. the Ascension. It marks the place where Jesus is believed to have ascended into heaven. Then you will have the opportunity to stop at Dominus Flevit which is a Church that commemorates where Day 2, Mon, Nov 29: Arrive in Tel Aviv Jesus wept for Jerusalem (Luke 19:41). Continue on to Gethsemane, a garden at the foot of the Upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, make your way to the baggage claim area and collect Mount of Olives. Jesus brought His disciples here to pray the night before He was crucified (Luke your luggage. Proceed to the Arrival's Hall, where you will be greeted by your tour guide and/or 22:29-53). The Garden still contains trees with roots that date back to the time of Jesus. Your next driver. Transfer to your hotel in Tel Aviv to check-in. Enjoy dinner at St. George Restaurant in Jaffa stop, the Church of All Nations, is built over the "Rock of Agony" This is where Jesus prayed alone before retiring for the evening. on the night of His arrest. You are invited to remain in prayer and to reflect on Christ's agony which He experienced. Nearby is the Tomb of Mary which is located in an underground Church. Continue Day 3, Tue, Nov 30: Tel Aviv - Stella Maris (Haifa) - Acre - Galilee with a visit to the house of the High Priest Caiaphas (Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu). This Church Theme: Old Testament backdrop commemorates where Jesus was examined and eventually imprisoned before the Council in Depart Tel Aviv and drive up the coast to Haifa, located on Mt Carmel, where we will visit the Jerusalem. It also commemorates Peter's Denial of Christ (John 18:15-18), Peters' repentance, and Carmelite Shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Mt Carmel, and pray at the cave where Elijah the Jesus' forgiveness of Peter. You will also visit the Upper Room on Mt. Zion. The Upper Room is prophet took refuge. Continue to Acre to see the remains of this ancient port that was the where Jesus and His disciples celebrated the Last Supper (Matthew 26:17-30) and where Jesus Headquarters for the Crusades. The Crusaders established Acre at the capital of their Christian appeared to His disciples after His Death and Resurrection (Mark 16:14). In addition, visit the Kingdom and the city still has impressive remains of the fortress and tunnels built by the Knights nearby Benedictine Church of the Dormition. Tradition tells us that this Church is where Mary, the Templar. The city still has a small Christian population served by the parish churches of St. Francis Mother of Jesus, "fell asleep." At the end of this prayerful day, return to your hotel for dinner and and St. John. Drive to Mukhraka; the Monastery here commemorates Elijah confronting the proph- overnight. ets of Baal. Check-in to your hotel in Galilee. Day 9, Mon, Dec 06: Western Wall - Davidson Centre - Jordan Valley & Dead Sea Day 4, Wed, Dec 01: Nazareth - Cana - Yardenit at Jordan River Theme: Early Years in Jerusalem & the Wilderness Theme: The Annunciation This morning visit the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site and also the Davidson Centre where you Drive to Nazareth, the site of Mary’s home and the town where Jesus lived as a child. Visit the learn about the ancient rituals at the Temple. Travel through the Judean wilderness, the site where Basilica of the Annunciation where you see representations of the Virgin Mary from around the Jesus spent His 40 days of fasting. Then to Qumran. Qumran is made up of 2,000year old ruins from world that speaks to the Universality of the Catholic Church. Also visit the Byzantine Church of St. the days of the Second Temple and also the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were written and Joseph and Mary’s Well. Enjoy lunch (not included) at Nazareth Village, a careful recreation of what discovered (Ezekiel 47:8-10). These writings have helped further the understanding of Jewish a Galilean village would have been like at the time of Jesus. In the afternoon , visit Cana, where background in Christianity. End the day with time to enjoy a swim in the unique waters of the Dead Jesus performed His first miracle at the request of His mother. Here visit the Franciscan chapel Sea before returning to Jerusalem. where we celebrate the Mass and couples participate in the renewal of their wedding vows. End the day at Yardenit, located where the Jordan river flows from the Sea of Galilee, with time to Day 10, Tue, Dec 07: Jerusalem: Via Dolorosa - Holy Sepulchre reflect on Baptism at the Jordan River. Return to hotel in Galilee. Theme: The Way of the Cross, The Crucifixion, The Resurrection This morning you will have a very early wake-up to begin the Via Dolorosa (The Way of the Cross) Day 5, Thu, Dec 02: Tiberias - Sea of Galilee at the Antonia Fortress. This is the spot where Jesus was condemned to death by Pontius Pilate Theme: The Ministry of Christ in the Galilee (John 18:28-19:16). Following His condemnation, He was taken (on the Road to Calvary) to His The day starts with a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Then to the Mount of Beatitudes, scene of place of Crucifixion. Reflect upon the Stations of the Cross as you travel through the markets of the Jesus’ great Sermon on the Mount. Then to Tabgha where Jesus fed the crowd of 5,000 and onto Old City to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Luke 23:26-33). This sacred destination is the site of the site known as “Peter’s Primacy”. Here, after His resurrection, Jesus met with His disciples and Calvary (Jesus' crucifixion place) and His tomb (Luke 23: 50-55). Celebrate the Mass at the Church told Peter to “feed my lambs; feed my sheep.” A short drive away is Capernaum, from where Jesus of the Holy Sepulchre. Then visit to the Church of St. Anne's, the home of Jesus' maternal launched his Ministry; see the synagogue which dates to the time of Jesus and the church built over grandparents (Anne and Joachim); and the Pool of Bethesda, where Jesus healed the crippled man the site of Peter’s home. Celebrate the Mass in this special place. After, enjoy a lunch of Crispy (John 5:1-9). Walk through the Old City to visit the Armenian Cathedral of St James. Visit the Fried St. Peter Fish. In the afternoon, drive up to Caesarea Philippi, where Jesus told St. Peter “You Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene then to Abou Ghosh, probable site of Emmaus, are the Rock, and upon this rock I will build my Church.” Dinner and overnight at your hotel. where Jesus appeared to the two Disciples after the Resurrection. Here visit the lovely Crusader church and meditate in the beautiful gardens tended by the nuns. This will be the ideal place to Day 6, Fri, Dec 03: Jerusalem Mt. Tabor - Samaria - Jerusalem reflect on your pilgrimage Theme: The Transfiguration & Jesus in Samaria After breakfast, we will drive to Mount Tabor, the site of the Transfiguration, with time to reflect Day 11, Wed, Dec 08: Cross to Jordan - Jerash - Wadi Rum on Christ's Humanity and Divinity, and a good preparation for your journey back to Jerusalem, Following breakfast, you will cross to Jordan and continue up to Jerash. Nestled in a quiet valley where Jesus was to suffer crucifixion and resurrection. The Mass will be celebrated here at the among the mountains of Gilead, Jerash is the grandeur of Imperial Rome, and one of the largest Basilica which is designed to represent 3 tents. Continue south through Samaria, a land rich in Old and most well-preserved sites of Roman architecture in the world, outside of Italy. To this day, its Testament history. Drive through the valley between the twin peaks of Mt Gerizim and Mt Ebal, paved and colonnaded streets, soaring hilltop temples, handsome theaters, spacious public known in the Old Testament as Mt. Blessing and Mt Cursing. Stop at Jacob’s Well, hewn out of solid squares and plazas, baths, fountains and city walls pierced by towers and gates remain in rock over 100 feet deep. Manually dug out, it is the same well mentioned in the Gospel of John. exceptional condition. From Jerash we’ll continue south to Wadi Rum. Overnight at Sun City Wadi The water at the bottom of the well is fed by flowing water, which is why ancients gave it the name Rum.