2021 EO Catholic Holy Land Collection

10 DAY PILGRIMAGE

Day 7 - Mount Tabor, Mount Carmel & Emmaus As you stand on Mount Tabor , contemplate what it must have been like for Saints Peter, James and John to behold the glory of the Transfigured Christ (Matt. 17:2). Celebrate Mass at the Church of the Transfiguration . Continue on your journey to Mount Carmel where Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18). Biblically, Mount Carmel is referenced most often as a symbol of beauty and fertility. To be given the “splendor of Carmel” was to be blessed indeed (Isa 35:2). In Emmaus , you’ll see the traditional site where Jesus appeared to two disciples after His resurrection. Day 8 - Jerusalem Be inspired by the breathtaking beauty of Jerusalem (“the Golden City”) as you stand on the Mount of Olives , the place from which Jesus ascended into heaven forty days after His resurrection (Acts 1:9-12). Visit the Church of Pater Noster , walk the Palm Sunday Road stopping briefly at the tear-shaped Dominus Flevit Church where Jesus wept over Jerusalem. Celebrate Mass in the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus prayed before His crucifixion (Matt. 26:36-44). On Mount Zion , see the House of the High Priest Caiaphas , where Jesus was imprisoned the night of His arrest (Matt. 26:57-65). Nearby is the Upper Room revered as the location of the Last Supper (Mark 14:12-26). Conclude your day by visiting the Church of the Dormition of Mary . Day 9 - Jerusalem & the Old City Take time to pray at the Western Wall , all that remains of Herod’s Temple. Sit on the Teaching Steps where Jesus once taught. Take a leisurely stroll down the Cardo , the main street of the Old City where modern shops stand between ancient ones. View the Pool of Bethesda , where Jesus performed the Sabbath miracle of healing (John 5:1-31), and sing a hymn in the Church of St. Anne , renowned for its beautiful acoustics. At Herod’s Antonia Fortress , see where Jesus was brought before Pontius Pilate (Luke 23:1-11). Walk the Via Dolorosa , “the Way of the Cross,” and celebrate the Mass of the Resurrection at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre . Day 10 - Depart on an extension or return to USA

Some departures may begin in Galilee or Jerusalem

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