11 Day Summary
DAY
1 - DEPART USA
Our spiritual journey
begins today as we meet departing for the Holy Land together with
complimentary dinner and breakfast
served enroute.
DAY
2 - IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL
Tel Aviv - Caesarea
- Tiberias - Sea of Galilee
Accompanied by Fr.
John, we leave for the Sea of Galilee
stopping enroute for our Mass of thanksgiving on Mount
Carmel for our safe journey.
A visit stopping at the ancient city home of Simon the
Tanner - on the Mediterranean Seashore continuing to Caesarea - an
important site to St. Peter and St. Paul - including the Roman
aqueduct and our visit to the Roman amphitheatre and Crusader fort.
After our get-acquainted dinner tonight, we can walk along the
seashore literally in the footsteps of Jesus. Mass at Stella Maris.
DAY
3 - HIDDEN LIFE OF CHRIST & BEGINNING OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE
Capernaum - Mount of
Beatitudes - Tabgha - Cana - Nazareth - Megiddo - Mount Tabor -
Jezerel Valley
We
see the Bible unfold before our eyes as we sail across the Sea of
Galilee in the "Jesus Boat"- a replica of an ancient wooden
boat to old Capernaum - to the home of Peter. Nearby atop the Mount
of Beatitudes, we pause for reflection. Our short drive then takes
us to the seven springs of Tabgha -the site of the Multiplication
of the Loaves and Fishes. Then onto to the seaside Sanctuary from
which the Apostles cast their nets where Christ gave Peter the keys
of the kingdom. Cana is our next visit, where he changed
water into wine (Married couples receive a benediction as they renew
their marriage vows) and onto Nazareth with Mass at the
grotto of the Annunciation. Walk to visit the workshop of St. Joseph
and the well Mary drew water from each day, stopping at Megiddo before
we ascend to pray on the Holy Mountain of Christ's Transfiguration
- Mount Tabor. Mass at the Grotto of the Annunciation.
DAY
4 - "GOING UP TO THE LORD"
River Jordan -
Mount Carmel - Elijah's Cave - Jerusalem - Samaria
An unbelievable sight to behold driving along the shore of the Sea of Galilee to the Baptismal Site
of the River Jordan renewing our Baptismal promises, we then pass
through the Jordan Valley and begin our ascent to Mount Carmel where
we are found listening quietly for God's whisper in the cave of
Elijah. Beginning our stay in Jerusalem and our home at Notre Dame, Mass at
Stella Maris.
DAY
5 - LAST DAYS OF JESUS ON EARTH
Mount Scopus -
Ain Karem - Bethlehem - Shepherd's Fields
Our visit to the miniature model of the Old City as
it appeared at the time of Jesus. Then passing through the Kidron
Valley just as Mary did to the Birthplace of St. John the Baptist
- we pray the Magnificat, to the place of the Visitation. In Bethlehem at the Grotto of the Nativity, and the cave of St.
Jerome where he translated the Bible, we complete our day offering
Mass in Shepherds Field.
DAY
6 - THE ROYAL ROAD OF THE CROSS - WATCH & PRAY
Cenacle
- St. Peter in Gallicantu - Dome of the Rock - Mt. Scopus - Mount
Zion - Cardo
We gather in the Upper Room, where Jesus instituted the Eucharist
and Pentecost occurred. After Mass at the Cenacle, stopping at Mount
Scopus, we return to the Old City and enter via the Dung Gate to
the Crusader Church of St. Anne, to the sheep pools where Jesus
cured the paralytic, and the Temple Mount Jesus visited regularly.
Walking via the Roman Cardo still visible these 2000 years later,
we enter the Dome of the Rock where Abraham was to sacrifice his
son. At St.
Peter in Gallicantu we descend into the subterranean chamber which
Christ was lowered into for the night and enter the prison of the high
priest where he was held. We remember Peter's denial as we ascend
the Holy Steps in quiet reflection which lead up to the High Priest's
house. Mass on Mount Zion.
DAY
7 - THE CROSS AND THE CROWN
Old City - Via
Dolorosa - Ecce Homo - Fortress of Antonio - Lithostrotos
Entering the Old City at Lions Gate, walking through the Christian
Quarter we follow the Way of the Man of Sorrows carrying our wooden
cross on the Via Dolorosa to the site of His scourging where He
was then crowned with Thorns. From Lithostrotos, to the Ecce Homo
("Behold the man") Arch, the
Fortress of Antonia - where Pontius Pilate held trial, up the hill
of Golgotha (a place where dead bones were thrown after execution)
where He was crucified for our sacrifice of the Holy Mass. Mass
in the Holy Sepulchre.
DAY
8 - WATCH AND PRAY
Old City - Mount
of Olives - Gethsemane - Bethany
To the Mount of Olives today to the spot Jesus rose into heaven,
our prayer continues in the cave where he taught the disciples how
to pray. Entering the Garden of Gethsemane, we kneel at the rock
where he wept, in the Garden of His arrest. We visit the town of
Bethany - home of Martha and Mary and the tomb of Lazarus. Mass on
the Mount of Olives.
DAY
9 - GLORIOUS RESURRECTION
Judean Desert
- Mount of Temptation - Masada - Dead Sea
Qumran - Jericho
Walk along the ancient Roman road of Emmaus before continuing
through the desert of Judea, the Good Samaritan Inn, past grazing
camels and Bedouin encampments, we recall Christ's time in the desert
. Stopping at Jericho - the oldest known city in the Western World
overlooking the Mount of Temptation and Mount Nebo. Via cable car
we ascend to Herod's palace atop the mountain of Masada. Our visit
to the Dead Sea allows time for a swim before stopping at the caves
of the Qumran community of Essenes where the Dead Sea Scrolls were
discovered.
DAY
10 SACRED SPACE
The Empty Tomb
We celebrate Mass at the Holy Sepulchre as our search
in this land comes to an end. Morning visit to the Shrine of the
Book and Museum of Sacred Art with the afternoon free for final
devotions.
Day
11 - U.S.A.
Depart after breakfast for home or continue on to Rome or Petra.
3-DAY
ROME EXTENSION - starts at Day 11
DAY
11 - TEL AVIV - ROME
Depart Tel Aviv for Rome Fiumicino airport. Transfer to our hotel
for dinner.
DAY
12 ROME
Tuesday Morning visit to St. Peter's Basilica, Santa Maria Maggiore,with
mid-day lunch break before our afternoon visit to the basilica where
the chains of St. Peter are enshrined, visit in the Coliseum, Palatine
Hill, the Roman Forum, Capitolium Hill and Circus Maximus. Afternoon
includes San Giovanni Laterno, the Holy Stairs, the Old Appian Way
and the Chapel of "Domine Quo Vadis", the Catacombs and
the tomb of St. Paul.
DAY
13 ROME
PAPAL
BLESSING - VATICAN MUSEUMS
Wednesday Early morning departure to square of St. Peter's for Papal
Audience and Blessing with the Holy Father passing through the Villa
Borghese and Castel S'Angelo on the way. Afternoon visit to the
Vatican Museum including the Sistine Chapel completing your full
day's visits.
Day
14 - U.S.A.
Thursday
Depart after breakfast for Rome Airport to return home.
3-DAY
PETRA & MOUNT NEBO EXTENSION
starts at Day 11
DAY
11 - TEL AVIV - AMMAN - PETRA
Depart Tel Aviv crossing at the Allenby Bridge Border
into
Petra, we stop along the way at Mount Nebo. It was from here Moses viewed the
Promised Land
before his death.
DAY
12 - PETRA
Out of the Jordan
Valley, green and lush into Lawrence of Arabia
country, past goats and sheep, we descend twisting and turning into
the valley of the Wadi Mousa, winding our way through the narrow
cleft in the mountain, its walls towering high overhead, and soon
walking in shadow. Petra has something almost supernatural, a city
of the dead . These people believed in the afterlife more than life
itself. That's why they spent so much time building their tombs.
Dates range for the Treasury, from the first century B.C.to the
second century A.D.
Through the Valley of Moses
in a hidden away narrow canyon known as the "siq",
our visit to
the remains of past civilizations is powerful. Long ago
worshippers climbed up to the high places of sacrifice. The Royal Tombs have been carved into the rock face, known
as the King's Wall. The Palace Tomb was built in imitation of a Roman palace from the
6th century B.C. The remains stagger the imagination, and evoke wonder and
admiration for the minds and wills of the people who could conceive
and bring into being such great and beautiful monuments.
DAY
13 - U.S.A.
Depart Amman Airport for home.
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