PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND, AMMAN AND ROME

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1 THE HOLY LAND AND ROME EQUESTRIAN ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE OF JERUSALEM Northern Lieutenancy of the United States Spiritual Leader: Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr., KC*HS OCTOBER 10-24, "The Gospel message takes on a new immediacy and stronger color when one walks in the places where Jesus spoke and sees the landscapes that Jesus saw. In fact, the geography and local customs so influence some pages of the Bible that it is difficult to understand them without having seen this land"...

2 PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND, AMMAN AND ROME OCTOBER 10-24, 2013 EQUESTRIAN ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE OF JERUSALEM Northern Lieutenancy of the United. States Spiritual Leader: Most Reverend James V. Johnston, Jr., KC*HS Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 - Depart from our home cities, and arrive in Chicago to connect to flights overnight totel Aviv. Dinner and breakfast served aboard. D (dinner) & B (breakfast) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 - Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport this afternoon. We clear customs and transfer by motor coach to our hotel on the Sea of Galilee for check-in. Before dinner we go directly across from our hotel to celebrate HOLY MASS in the Franciscan church of St. Peter. D TIBERIAS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 - This morning we drive up the hill where Jesus gave His Sermon on the Mount. On this beautiful hillside overlooking the Sea of Galilee, we will celebrate HOLY MASS ON MT. BEATITUDES. Down to the northwest shore of the Lake we are at a site called Tabgha (Seven Springs) to visit the place of Jesus' miracle of the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes. Further on we come to the Chapel of the Primacy of Peter. This is the place where Our Lord confirmed Peter as the leader of the apostles and of the whole Church. Here we will pray for the intentions of our Holy Father. AFTERNOON: After a lunch break we proceed south to reach Mount Tabor, the site of the Transfiguration where Peter,James and John beheld Our Lord gloriously Transfigured between Moses and Elijah. B & D TIBERIAS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 - Coming again to the north shore of the Lake, we embark on a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, remembering the scripture passages of Jesus and the apostles on this lake. Next we drive to Capernaum, known as the Second City of Jesus, where we will see the ruins of the second century Synagogue and the ancient structure of the House of Peter. There we celebrate HOLY MASS OVER THE HOUSE OF PETER IN CAPERNAUM. AFTERNOON: We will be provided a special lunch of St. Peter fish. Then we drive to Cana, where Jesus' first miracle took place. During our visit couples in our group have the opportunity to renew their Marriage Vows, and all can remember Mary's words, "Do whatever He tells you." It is then a short drive to the town where Jesus spent most of His Life, Nazareth in Galilee. There we enter the beautiful Basilica of the Annunciation. At the Grotto of the Annunciation we will venerate the very place where the Word Was Made Flesh. We will visit the great upper church and conclude with a visit to St. Joseph's workshop. B, L (lunch) & D TIBERIAS MONDAY, OCTOBER 14 - Early today we head for the Sheik Hussein border crossing into Jordan and continue on to the capital city Amman. We arrive at the AL MISDAR PARISH AND SCHOOL. The school has an enrollment of around 350 students, and is under the pastoral care of the Latin Patriarchate. Funds collected annually from Lieutenancies of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre are sent to the Patriarch by the Order's Grand Magisterium in Rome. We will celebrate MASS IN THE PARISH CHURCH, and will pay a visit to the school. Later this afternoon we check in at our hotel in Amman. B & DAMMAN

3 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15 - This morning we drive directly to the Jordanian side on the Jordan River called Bethabra, site of St. John's Baptism of the Lord. Here we celebrate MASS BY THE JORDAN RIVER and renew our Baptismal Promises. We continue our journey across the border at the Allenby Bridge to reach Qumran, site of the Dead Sea Scrolls discovery and the ancient ruins of the Essene Community. After time for lunch and a tour we go to Jericho, the most ancient city in the Holy Land. We recall its prominence for events in both the Old and the New Testaments. Driving up to Jerusalem we check in to our hotel, the Notre Dame Center, across the street from a Gate into the Old City and our lodging for the next six nights. We have dinner togehter. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16 - Traveling a short distance south of Jerusalem, we arrive in Bethlehem to visit the Holy Grotto of the Nativity, the Manger and the Grotto of St. Jerome. Our celebration of HOLY MASS will be in the adjacent FRANCISCAN CHURCH OF ST. CATHERINE, scene of Bethlehem's Christmas Midnight Mass. AFTERNOON: A special experience will be a visit to Bethlehem University, where we will meet students, faculty and its Christian Brothers directors. This is the only Christian University in Palestine. It provides higher education to both Christians and Moslems. Our lunch is served by their hotel management faculty. In the countryside dose by we visit the Shepherds Fields of Boaz and remember the angels' glad tidings to the shepherds. Late this afternoon we enter the Old City of Jerusalem to reach the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to make our SOLEMN ENTRY INTO THE TOMB OF JESUS. B, L & D JERUSALEM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 - This morning at Mt. Zion we celebrate MASS IN ST. PETER IN GALLI CANTU CHURCH built over the spot where Our Lord was held in the dungeon of Caiphas' house and scene of the triple denial of St. Peter. Next we drive to Bethany, home of Martha, Mary and Lazarus to see its beautiful church and to visit the Tomb of Lazarus. We continue east by a road that descends down to the Dead Sea, lowest spot on earth. Lunch is available hereand we can even take the opportunity for a dip in these mineral rich waters. This afternoon a Reception will be arranged for our pilgrimage group with His Beatitude, the Latin Rite Patriarch of Jerusalem. At this meeting our members of the Order will each receive a PILGRIM'S SHELL from the Patriarch. After dinner this evening we go to the Garden of Gethsemane and to the Rock of Agony Church there to spend a Holy Hour with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and opportunity for Confession. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 - We drive to the Summit of Mt. Olives to visit the Chapel of the Ascension and the Church of Pater Noster. Walking the Palm Sunday Road, we visit and celebrate MASS IN DOMINUS FLEVIT CHURCH. There, too, we have a wonderful panoramic view of the City of Jerusalem. From the bottom of Mt. Olives we drive up along the Old City walls and then stop at a Gate leading to the sacred Jewish Temple area, the Western Wall, where prayers are offered up at these remaining holy stones of the glorious second temple. Today the only structures standing on the Temple Mount are the Moslem Shrines of the Dome of the Rock and Mosque el Aqsa. AFTERNOON: We drive to a town just outside of Jerusalem called Ein Karem. The Blessed Mother went here in haste to visit her cousin Elizabeth. We will enter the church of St. John the Baptist and the Visitation church, where we will praise God with the Magnificat. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 - Early this morning with the Franciscans chanting the common hymns we celebrate MASS AT THE TOMB OF JESUS. After breakfast we enter the Old City of Jerusalem at St. Stephen's Gate where our first stop is at St. Anne Church and the Pools of Bethesda. Next we visit the Chapel of Flagellation in preparation for making the Way of the Cross. We follow the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Within the church, we visit Golgotha and complete our devotions at the Sacred Tomb of Jesus. The rest of the day is at leisure for personal activities or shopping. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 - This morning we celebrate MASS IN THE FRANCISCANS' CENACLE Then we pay a visit to the traditional site of the Upper Room, and nearby visit CHAPEL.

4 the Dormition Church honoring the passage of Our Lady from this life to Heaven. We can explore on our own this afternoon. Some may want to visit the Museum at the Citadel, which displays the history of Jerusalem from ancient times to the present day. Time spent there is well worth it. This evening we go out for a special Middle Eastern dinner. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21 - This morning we celebrate HOLY MASS IN NOTRE DAME CHAPEL. Then mid-morning we drive to Ben Gurion Airport for our flight to Rome, where we clear Italian Customs and board a motor coach to our hotel in the Eternal City, arriving in time for dinner. B & D ROME 22 - Our MASS this morning will be near the tomb of the first Pope in the magnificent BASILICA OF ST. PETER in Vatican City. As we walk through and pray, our thoughts are flooded with the events that have taken place here and the people who have worshiped in this great center of the Church. After Mass we meet a guide who shows us the interior of the Basilica. Then we embark on a panoramic tour of Old Rome, driving to Piazza Venezia, past the Forum, Palatine Hill and Colosseum until we arrive at the Basilica of St. Paul. Our tour concludes within the Basilica, where we venerate the tomb of St. Paul, great Apostle to the Gentiles. AFTERNOON: We join together for a full luncheon at the restaurant of Cecilia Metella on the Old Appian Way. Late this afternoon and this evening we are on our own. So much can be seen by walking in Rome: the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, Castel Sant'Angelo, Piazza Navona, countless beautiful churches where tombs of the saints are found. ROME -- the Center of the Roman Empire and the Center of the Church! B & L ROME TUESDAY, OCTOBER WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 - This morning begins with a highlight of our Roman stay, attendance at a PAPAL AUDIENCE at the Vatican. A short distance from St. Peter's is the international headquarters of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. A visit and reception there will be on the agenda after our Audience with His Holiness. AFTERNOON: Mid-afternoon we drive to the BASILICA OF ST. MARY MAJOR to celebrate HOLY MASS in this most illustrious of churches dedicated to Our Lady. For dinner this evening we can find an abundance of places to sample delicious Italian cuisine. B ROME THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 - We check out of our hotel and transfer to the Rome airport for our return flight to the U.S., clearing Customs and connecting to a flight to our home city, arriving there this same day. INCLUDED FEATURES -.ct Round-trip airfare -.ct 13 hotel nights: from Chicago 3 in Tiberias--Superior 1st Class Scots Hotel 1 in Amman--Superior 1st Class Marriott Hotel 6 in Jerusalem--l st Class Notre Dame Center 3 in Rome--l st Class Michelangelo Hotel -.ct Fully guided in the Holy Land and in Rome -.ct Breakfast & dinner daily (except 2 dinners Rome -.ct 3 lunches -- St. Peter Fish in Galilee, -.ct -.ct Bethlehem University and on Old Appian Way Baggage handling in/out of hotels Travel Tyme escort throughout the trip NOT INCLUDED: Gratuities to guides and drivers, extra charges you make to your room, and items of a personal nature. At most lunches and dinners wine and other beverages are at your own expense.

5 PILGRIMAGE Northern TO THE HOLY LAND, AMMAN & ROME Lieutenancy of the Equestrian - OCTOBER Order of the Holy Sepulchre 10-24, 2013 of Jerusalem PRICE: $5150 per person from Chicago, based on double occupancy Airline taxes and fuel surcharges Jordan Visa $29 + Israel Exit Tax $30 + Jordan For a single room, add $995. are an extra cost, presently $126. Exit Tax $15 = Total of $74, and are included in price of $5150. Cost of your travel from your home city in the Northern Lieutenancy to Chicago will be an extra round-trip air fare. Ow' suggestion fot that air travel will be quoted upon receipt of you'r pilgrimage application. First/Business Class seats can be purchased for an additional amount of $3055. A limited number of seats in business class are available, so we suggest an early reservation. BOOKING DEADLINE: Please send in application with deposit as soon as possible. Places on the pilgrimage are based on a first-come, first-served basis. You are invited to call Travel Tyme to reserve places. Call TRAVEL TYME MANCHESTER ROAD ST. LOUIS, MO (636) FAX (636) NATIONWIDE GENERAL TERMS RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENT: Travel Tyme requires a deposit of $400 per person that is to be sent with the application at the time of booking. This deposit forms a part of your final payment, which must be received by us no later than 60 days prior to departure. Seats are limited on this Pilgrimage, so we suggest an early booking. CANCELLATIONS: Please make all cancellations in writing. The following cancellation charges apply: If cancelled 120 days or more prior to departure, a $75 administration fee is charged. If cancelled days prior, $300 penalty will be charged. If cancelled days prior, a $600 penalty will be charged. If cancelled 14 days or less, the total amount of the trip willbe forfeited. In addition, once the airline tickets are issued, about 40 days prior to departure, the cost is non-refundable (approximately $1415). TRAVEL INSURANCE: We strongly recommend the purchase of travel insurance to recuperate the penalties charged for cancellation for health reasons. You would be fully covered, except if pre-existing conditions are evident. Even so, the insurer waives the exclusion for pre-existing conditions, if insurance is purchased within 15 days of deposit received by Travel Tyme. PASSPORT AND VISA: For travel to Israel, Jordan and Italy, a valid passport is required for all U.S. citizens. FOTthose holding passports of other countries, visas may be required. Please check with Travel Tyuie for further information: VISA INTO JORDAN uiill be promded by ourjerusalem company.. AND CONDITIONS RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE: TRAVEL TYME acts as tour operator. The suppliers providing transportation and sightseeing arrangements and hotel accommodations for the tour program are independent contractors and are not employees of TRAVEL TYME. All coupons, receipts and tickets are issued subject to the terms and conditions specified by the suppliers. By utilizing the service of the suppliers, you agree that TRAVEL TYME will not be liable for any accident, loss, injury, or damage to you or those traveling with you in connection with any accommodations, transportation or any other services resulting directly or indirectly from any occurrences or conditions beyond its control, including defects in vehicles, breakdown in equipment, thefts, delay or cancellation of or changes in itinerary for any act, omission or events during the time you are on board the aircraft or other common carrier. Neither TRAVEL TYME and agents, or airlines concerned are to be held responsible for the late arrival of passengers at airports or resorts due to inclement weather, nor are they to be held liable for payment or any refund for unused hotel accommodations or meals occasioned by such late arrivals at the hotels holding rooms as confirmed in itineraries. AIRFARES & TOUR PRICES: Airfares and land prices quoted in the brochure are based on prices and exchange rates in effect at the time of the printing of this brochure (January 7, 2013) and are subject to change caused by currency rate exchange & fuel costs. AIR TRANSPORTATION: class on scheduled carrriers. Air transportation is in economy

6 TRAVELTYME MANCHESTER ROAD ST. LOUIS, MO (636) FAX (636) NA TIONWJ[DE PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND, AMMAN AND ROME Northern Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre Spiritual Leader: Most Reverend James V. Johnston, Jr., KC*HS OCTOBER 10-24, 2013 U.S.citizen's? Yes No _Smoking _Non-Smoking Handicap Information _ Name Date of birth A~S-I=T-A~P~P~EA-R~S~O~N~P-A~SS~P~O-R~T Airline Seating: Window Passport Number Exp. date. (Must not expire earlier than Aisle 6 months before return date.) -- Name Date of birth ~A~S~IT~A=PP=E~A~R=S~O~N~PA~S=S=P=O=R=T Passport Number Exp. date (Must not expire earlier than 6 months before return date.) Address City State Zip _ Phones: Home ( Business ( Cell ( Check the following: I (We) request: Single Room Double Room (2 persons) Triple Room I will be sharing a room with or please find a roomate for me. I(We) want my (our) Name (s) on the name badges as follows: Please make the flight reservations from my (our) home city of I (We) want Business Class seats on the International Flights. Enclosed is a $400 deposit X person(s) = $. Or, If reservation is within 65 days of trip departure date, enclosed is: $ full payment X person (s) =$ _ Deposit by check payment only. Make check payable to: TRAVEL TYME My (Our) signature(s) indicate that I(we) have read and agree to the Terms and Conditions included in this brochure. and mail to: MANCHESTER ROAD 'B-Signatures _ ElLISVILLE, MO 'B-Signatures _