HOLY LAND CATHOLIC TOURS
Holy Land Pilgrimage - In the Footsteps of Jesus Christ
JUNE 16 - 25, 2010
ITINERARY - 10 DAYS TOUR:
Day 1 FLIGHT TO ISRAEL
Departure from your gateway city, overnight flight to Israel, Tel Aviv.
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Day 2 ARRIVAL TO HOLY LAND
Arrival to Holy land at Ben Gurion airport where we meet the guide, and our Catholic pilgrimage in Holy Land begins, following The Footsteps of Jesus.
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Day 3 JAFFA - CEASAREA - HAIFA
After good breakfast we are on our way to nourish our soul.
We will be driving along the Mediterranean Sea and stop at Jaffa and visit
the House of Simon the Tanner where Peter lived (Acts 9; 43) It is also here
that Centurion Cornelius was shown to send for Peter (Acts 10). From
here
we proceed to the crusader port city of Ceasarea and the Roman capital of
Israel. Here, we will see the archaeological ruins of the Roman amphitheatre
from the days of King Herod. Our next stop is in Haifa, and on to Mount Carmel, we will
visit Carmelite Monastery, Chapel of the Holy Family and Elijah’s cave where we celebrate the Holy Mass. Overnight and dinner is in our hotel on
the Sea of Galilee it the city Tiberias.
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Day 4 NAZARETH - CANA - RIVER JORDAN
We will leave our hotel and drive for Nazareth, the boyhood home
of Jesus and the place where He spent the first 30 years of His life. We will
say prayer in the most inspiring churches of St. Joseph and Annunciation where the Angel Gabriel announced to Mary that She would be the Mother of
God. We will also get to see the Well where our Mary went for the water. Next place of our visit
is Cana the site of Jesus's first miracle. In this beautiful little town we
will celebrate the Holy Mass for the Renewal of the marriage vows and blessing
of families. Local souvenir shops are offering us to taste the Cana vine.
After short drive we are at the River Jordan's Yardenit Garden a traditional
baptismal site where we will renew our baptismal vows. For this occasion,
bring bathing suits for the ladies for the immersion in the
River Jordan. Tiberias is our next and last stop for dinner and overnight.
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Day 5 CAPERNAUM - MT. OF BEATITUDES - MT. TABOR - JERICHO - JERUSALEM
Today we will literally follow the "Footsteps of Jesus". We will visit Capernaum where Jesus spent most of His preaching; new church
built at the site of the Home of St. Peter, ruins of the synagogue that had
being built in the time of Jesus. Through our guide’s story we will learn more about the life of Jesus in Capernaum. Than we drive 
to Mt. Of Beatitudes where the Lord Jesus preached Sermon on the Mountain; to Tabgha the site of
the Multiplication of the loaves and fishes and the church of St. Peter's
Primacy. Mt. Tabor the Mount of Transfiguration is our next place of visit,
after what we go to the Jordan Valley towards Jericho, the oldest known continuously
inhabited city in the world, through Judean Desert, pass by Mt. Of Temptation.
Dinner and overnight is in the city of ageless history and beauty, the Holy
City of Jerusalem.
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Day 6 JERUSALEM - MOUNT OF OLIVES
After breakfast we start our day with a view of the Holy
City from the Mount of Olives following the Palm Sunday Road, the road Jesus followed on His way to Jerusalem. We stop at the chapel
of Dominus Flevit where our Lord wept and shed a tear for the city of Jerusalem
(Luke 19: 37- 42). We than proceed to the Garden of Gethsemane and pray at
the Church of All Nations (Church of Gethsemane), see photo - where Jesus prayed: "Father, if thou art willing, remove this cup from me, nevertheless not my
will, but thy, be done". We also visit the church of St. Peter Gallicantu; church built on the site
of the house of high priest Caiaphas, where Jesus spent night in the rooms
(dungeon) that are still there. On this site Peter denied Jesus three times.
We will also see the room of the Last Supper, church of Dormition where the Blessed Virgin Mary fell into Eternal Sleep. We will have a short praise and
Worship service invoking another outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon all of
us in Upper Room the site of the Pentecost. From here next stop is at the
hotel for a dinner and good rest.
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Day 7 BETHLEHEM - EIN KAREM 
This morning we drive south of Jerusalem to Bethlehem (house of bread in Hebrew), to see the Church of Nativity built over the tomb of St. Jeronimo. In the Grotto under the central altar one can see the Holy Manger, and the Silver Star with the Latin inscription "Hic de Maria Virgine Jesus Christus Natus est". After the visit to a birthplace of Jesus we will visit Shepard’s field where Angels appeared to the shepherds (Luke 2), to announce the Birth of Jesus. Here is beautiful view on Mt. Herodian and Judean Hills. Today we also visit the Church of Visitation the site of the Blessed Virgin Mary's visit with her cousin Elizabeth. This is the place where Our Lady said Her " Magnificat".
The birthplace of St. John the Baptist is the last place we visit today before going back to our hotel in Jerusalem.
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Day 8 JERUSALEM VIA CRUCIS - HOLY SEPULCHRE
As we enter the old town and follow the Stations of the Cross or the Via Dolorous we reach our destiny Jerusalem. We
will see the pool of Bethesda where Jesus Christ healed a man who was crippled
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or 38 years. We will visit the church of St. Anne one of the rare churches that was spared from destruction of Moslems because it was built over the crypt venerated as a birthplace of Mary and a home of her parents Joachim and Anne. Today we
are also visiting the site of Crucifixion and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus
Christ, on this site is a church of the Holy Sepulchre. After such a powerful experience the rest of the day is free for
personal devotions, shopping or additional sightseeing.
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Day 9 EXCURSION TO MASSADA - DEAD SEA - QUMRAN
On our schedule for today is full day excursion to the Qumran place where Dead Sea Scrolls were found, more than 900 pieces in 30 caves. After stop at Qumran we will be driving along the Sea that is 1300 feet below
the sea level, which is the lowest surface on Earth. High percent of solids
will make our swimming in Dead Sea very interesting. In the wilderness of
Judea stands the rock fortress of Massada, built in the second century BC
and also in the year 40 BC by Herod the Great.
Later in the afternoon we will return to our hotel for farewell dinner before last overnight in Jerusalem.
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Day 10 DEPARTURE HOME
Early morning transfer to "Ben Gurion" Tel Aviv International airport for our flight back home - arrival home same day!
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INCLUDES
+ Round trip air fares from your departure city
+ Accommodation in double/twin rooms
+ Superior first class 4* hotels
+ Buffet breakfast and buffet dinner daily
+ Christian guide on the tour in Israel
+ High class air-conditioned coach
+ Entrance fees acording the itinerary
+ Porterage of one piece of luggage in/out hotels
+ Daily Holy Mass arrangements
NOT INCLUDED
+ third meal, souvenirs, personal expenses---------------------
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