In Jesus Footsteps - A Meditative Journey focusing on Christ s Ministry in Galilee and visits to the sites of His Birth, Death, Resurrection, and Pentecost. Chaplain, Liturgical and Spiritual Director: Fr Joseph McCullough SPS Pilgrimage Leader/Musical Director: Ann-Marie Brook, BA Hons Tuesday 7th May 2013 - Sunday 19th May 2013 Mount of Beatitudes
Introducing your pilgrimage leaders The pilgrimage is designed to be meditative and unhurried and gives adequate time to explore, ponder, pray, and experience at a deep personal level the blessings of the Holy Places where Jesus lived, ministered and prayed - Galilee, Bethlehem, Jerusalem. Our liturgies and the hymns we sing will be enhanced with musical accompaniment. While the pilgrimage is primarily Roman Catholic, Christians from other churches are also invited and will be fully included in all that takes place. The pilgrimage is designed to be of a high quality with experienced and professional staff: Chaplain and Liturgical/ Spiritual Director: Fr Joseph McCullough SPS is a Roman Catholic missionary priest who was ordained in 1991. His experiences include having worked in South Africa in parish and youth ministry. He has an MA in media and communications, a teachers Diploma and an MA in Christian Spirituality from Heythrop College, University of London. In the Summer of 2012 Joseph successfully completed the 100K trek Jesus trail from Nazareth to Capernaum with his brother James. He is presently ministering as Chaplain and pastoral supervisor at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London. He is also a Counsellor and a Spiritual Director. Pilgrimage Leader/ Musical Director: Ann-Marie Brook, BACA Hons is a teacher and a musician. My experience: I have found the experience of revisiting the land, sea, mountains and ruins of places Christ walked life-changing and I feel compelled to share this experience and open the opportunity of visiting these sites to as many Christians as I can. Guide: Rami Bandak is an outstanding, multi-lingual Palestinian- Christian guide with a deep knowledge of the Holy Places. We look forward to the pleasure of your company on this pilgrimage and, as Jesus said, Come and see.
Day 1 (Tuesday): TRAVEL OVERNIGHT London Heathrow, Terminal 5 for our overnight flight to Tel Aviv. Day 2 (Wednesday): ARRIVAL AND NAZARETH On arrival we will be met by our guide. A stop for breakfast enroute. Mass at the Basilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth We continue to drive north along the Mediterranean coast to our hotel on the shores of the Sea of Evening service by the Lake. Day 3 (Thursday): BY THE LAKE Morning Meditation and visit to Church of the Multiplication, Tabgha Mass at the Church of Peter s Primacy at Tabgha. Hotel return for lunch. Boat trip across Sea of Museum trip to see the excavated 2000 year old boat. Magdala visit to the home of Mary Magdalene. Day 4 (Friday): RENEWAL OF VOWS-CANA AND NAZARETH Church of the Wedding Feast, Cana - morning visit to Cana for Sunset over Galilee Mass and where there will be an opportunity to renew marriage vows and Holy Orders. Lunch with option of sit-down meal at Cana (not included) or picnic lunch. Nazareth - Visit to Church of the Holy Family built over the traditional site of the home of the Holy Family, visit to the Greek Orthodox church of St Gabriel (Mary s Well) followed by free time in Nazareth. Day 5 (Saturday): MOUNT OF BEATITUDES, BAPTISMAL RENEWAL BY THE RIVER JORDAN, AND CAESAREA PHILIPPI Mount of Beatitudes - Meditation followed by morning Mass in the open air where we recall the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount overlooking where Jesus lived and worked. Opportunity for coffee, shopping, etc.
Opportunity to renew our Baptismal vows at Yardenit by the Jordan River. Caesarea Philippi - drive to the foothills of Mount Hermon (the spring fed by melting snow of Mount Hermon forming a water source for the River Jordan). Jesus walked in this area. We remember where Peter made his great profession of faith and where Jesus answered you are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church. (Mt 16:13-19). Mensa Christi Day 6 (Sunday): HEALING - CAPERNAUM AND THE HOT SPRINGS Capernaum for Healing Mass over the House of Peter - morning walk along shores of Lake Galilee from Tabgha to the ancient fishing village of Capernaum for Mass. Time for meditation. Ancient Synagogue - visit to excavations of a 4th C. synagogue built alongside a 1st C. synagogue dating from the time of Jesus at the site where Jesus preached. Picnic lunch. Visit to Bethsaida and to Kursi, the site of the Gaderene swine. Hammat Tiberias (Hot Springs spa) - opportunity to bathe in these healing waters. Day 7 (Monday): MOUNT TABOR, MOUNT CARMEL and the SEA CAVES Mount Tabor for Transfiguration Mass - Drive to foot of Mount Tabor and taxi to summit for Mass at the basilica site of the Transfiguration of Jesus before Peter, James and John. Views across Valley of Jezreel and plains of Armageddon. Mount Carmel - drive to Carmel & visit Mukrata. Sea Caves - we travel north to
Rosh Hanikra descending by lift to visit the sea caves carved out from white chalk cliffs. Day 8 (Tuesday): THE WILDERNESS: JERICHO, THE DEAD SEA After breakfast, we check out of our lakeside hotel and drive down to: Bethany where we will see the home of Martha, Mary and Lazarus, and the tomb of Lazarus. Jericho - Visit to the oasis city of Jericho (the oldest inhabited city of the world). Mass at the Church of the Good Shepherd remembering the story of blind Bartimaeus and Zacchaeus. Break for picnic lunch. View Mount of Temptation where Jesus fasted and was tempted. Drive past the Good Samaritan Inn to The Dead Sea - to enjoy these mineral-rich, healing waters. Drive to our Bethlehem hotel for dinner and overnight stay. Day 9 (Wednesday): BETHLEHEM After breakfast, we walk across to the Church of the Nativity for Christmas Mass in the oldest church in Christendom at the suggested site where Jesus was born. Time to meditate, shop in Bethlehem. Check out of hotel. Bethlehem Ein Kerim - Visit to the Church of the Visitation where the Blessed Virgin Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth. Visit to the church of the birthplace of St John the Baptist. Shepherds Fields for lunch including a brief stop for souvenir shopping. Check in to our Jerusalem hotel for dinner and overnight stay. Day 10 (Thursday): JERUSALEM - MOUNT OF OLIVES AND AND THE VIA DOLOROSA (THE WAY OF SORROW) Summit of Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. Church of Dominus Flevit where Jesus wept over the destruction of the city. We visit the cave of betrayal and the cave of Mary s tomb in the Church of the Assumption. Visit to the Chapel of the Ascension and to the Church
of the Pater Noster where Jesus taught us how to pray. The Way of the Cross along the Via Dolorosa. If permitted we will view the roof of the Antonia Fortress and the Temple Areas. We will proceed through the Souks over the roof of the Holy Sepulchre, through the Ethiopian Monastery and on to the Holy Sepulchre. We then visit the Basilica built over the tomb on Calvary. An afternoon s rest followed by Mass in the Upper Room (Cenacle) of the Last Supper. Dinner followed by an evening walk along the Palm Sunday path to the Garden of Gethsemane for Holy Hour at the Church of All Nations. Overnight stay in Jerusalem with an opportunity for Reconciliation. Day 11 (Friday): THE OLD CITY, THE HOLY SEPULCHRE, AND MOUNT ZION Early morning Mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre followed by breakfast. We then enter the Old Walled city by St Stephen s (Lion Gate). Morning tour of the Old City by foot starting with the Crusader church of St Anne s (the family home of the Virgin Mary) and on to the pools of Bethesda (the miracle of the paralyzed man). Visit to the Ecce Homo Convent. Meditation at the Garden Tomb and picnic lunch. We cross the Kidron Valley, visit the Western Wall. At Southern Wall excavations we can walk along the 2000 year old street and climb the ancient steps that Jesus and His disciples probably climbed. Jerusalem
Mount Zion - drive to the Church of St Peter in Gallicantu where Peter denied Jesus, and the dungeon complex, the house of Caiaphas, the pool of Siloam. If accessible, an evening walk to the Tomb of the Resurrection. Jerusalem. Day 12 (Saturday): RECONCILIATION - EMMAUS An opportunity for early morning reconciliation and adoration followed by a drive to Emmaus and, at Abu Ghosh, we celebrate a Resurrection Mass in the beautiful Crusader Church. Visit to the Israeli Museum (a model of Jerusalem). Return to Jerusalem and a free afternoon to return to the holy sites, meditate at the Holy Sepulchre, shop in Jerusalem. Jerusalem. Day 13 (Sunday): PENTECOST MASS AND JOURNEY HOME We check out, drive up to Dormition Abbey on Mount Zion (the believed place of Our Lady s Assumption) for our final Mass (Pentecost). Time for meditation. Visit to the Catholic cemetery, shopping and return to Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv for our flight home. Itinerary subject to change Price 1649 What the price includes Return flights from London Heathrow to Tel Aviv (Details of flight numbers and times have not yet been finalised) Accommodation in good quality hotels in twin bedded rooms with private facilities on half board basis Transfer of passengers and baggage Sightseeing as in itinerary Services of a fully qualified English speaking guide Travel by air-conditioned coaches Entrance fees, gratuities, service charges and porterage Airport taxes Not included in the price Travel between home and UK airport Snacks, water and items of a personal nature Single supplement 330 per person Travel insurance (see back page) 2.50 ATOL Protection Contribution* Please note that the cost of the tour may be subject to surcharges - please see the booking conditions. Currency exchange rates used 1 =$1.5699 as published in the Financial Times on 26th July 2012 * APC (ATOL Protection Contribution) provides passenger protection via the ATTF (Air Travel Trust Fund). For further information visit www.caa. co.uk
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