Thursday 22 October 2015

More pictures of our Holy Land Pilgrimage

Here are some more pictures of our Holy Land Pilgrimage.
Holy Land 2015
It would be too time consuming to label each one but the following sequence may help:
  • Friday 9th October: Across the Jordan and wilderness to Petra, Jordan
  • Saturday 10th October: Day in Petra visiting the ancient city.
  • Sunday 11th October: Journey across the wilderness to Madeba, visiting Iraqi refugees in a Catholic Parish near Amman on the way. Evening Mass at St John the Baptist, Madeba.
  • Monday 12th October: Mount Nebo (death of Moses), renewal of Baptism Vows at River Jordan, and visit to Dead Sea.
  • Tuesday 13th October: Across the Jordan to Ein Karem (Visitation and Birth of St John Baptist), and on to Abu Ghosh, probable location of Emmaus.
  • Wednesday 14th October: Time of reflection at Abu Ghosh and visit to Benedictine Monastery in the town.
  • Thursday 15th October: Viewpoint to see Jerusalem. Sadly we could not visit the city because of violence there. Mass in Shepherds' Fields and on to Bethlehem
  • Friday 16th October: Journey via Beit Jimal (various spellings! - associated with Gamaliel and burial of St Stephen) to Mount Tabor (Transfiguration).
  • Saturday 17th October: Nazareth, then Cana for renewal of marriage vows, and on to Galilee.
  • Sunday 18th October: Mass on shore of Galilee near site of feeding of 5000. Visits to place on shore where Peter confessed his love of Jesus. Boat on Galilee. Church of the Beatitudes. Capernaum.
  • Monday 19th October: Magdala and Mount Carmel and so to airport.