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Pilgrimages
Listen to this letter and you will understand why we were emotional – and you’ll know if it is safe to come to the Holy Land. Comments from our wonderful pilgrims.
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Great last day, part one. Mass to bless religious items. Driving down 4,250 feet to the lowest place on the face of the earth. Renewal of baptismal vows where John the Baptist ate grasshoppers. Jericho and much more. Be sure to read Robyn Lee’s Report in Catholic Digest HERE. Qumran, Floating in the Dead Sea [...]
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Another great day. Lots going on in Jerusalem as they celebrated the unification of Jerusalem. So we revised our itinerary and it worked great! We started with Mass at Gethsemane. Do you know why Jesus was arrested in a garden, crucified and buried also in a garden? We then prayed at the Pater Noster Church [...]
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It was a rich day, very full. It started with a wake-up call at 4:15 so we could leave at 4:45. Everyone thanked us later :-) The streets of Jerusalem are like a huge flea market with all the crowds and hustle and bustle. Sometimes you can hardly move. It is much better to pray [...]
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After boarding the bus after a good breakfast we headed to Bethlehem… … you will see the rest of our adventures on this video. Watch the video and then read Robyn’s report of our day in Bethlehem already posted at Catholic Digest.
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We are happy to have Robyn Lee with us. She is a writer for Catholic Digest and The National Catholic Register owned by EWTN. She is a great pilgrim and is writing articles each day about our pilgrimage. Here is a picture of Robyn eating her St. Peter’ Fish today for lunch. Make sure to [...]
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Teaching where Jesus Taught, Water into Wine and Love into Renewed Vows, the Word became Flesh HERE!
Great day again. Wonderful weather. Not one complaint but a hundred smiles. Great food, great sites, developing warm new friendships. Prayer, Mass, singing and joy. REMEMBER TO LEAVE COMMENTS BELOW! FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE LOVING THEM! Mass on the Mount of Beatitudes overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Renewal of wedding vows and interesting teaching at [...]
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Don’t forget to leave Comments below for your family and friends. I will read them on the bus each day. Today we had our schedule altered because for the Christians here – this is holy week and Sunday is Easter. So Nazareth churches were closed for the day. Surprise! We had to change our itinerary. [...]
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Note: Family and friends, please leave comments below and I will read them on the bus. It always gives great joy to the pilgrims. This group is very excited – a whole bus full. Many came from my invitation, many from Catholic Digest and their sponsorship and generous advertising and others came from Franciscan University of Steubenville. [...]
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Today I took off in 90+ temperatures to get some exercise and to share the Old City of Jerusalem with all of you. I took a little different course than usual to provide new pictures and videos. I also tried to capture pictures of interesting people. I don’t walk up and click my iPhone in [...]
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Jackie was one of our pilgrims on this trip to the Holy Land. She is a marathon runner who’s achieved great success. Even while here she would arise early and run several times around the Wall of Jerusalem. Deacon Jim was also on our trip along with his wife and daughter. He is struggling with [...]
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It was a day full of adventure starting with Mass at Notre Dame, then a visit to the Israel Museum to see the Jerusalem of Jesus’s time and the Dead Sea Scrolls. We descended over 4,000 feet into the Judean Wilderness to the authentic site of Jesus’ baptism – one of my all time favorite [...]
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Today was rich. Mass at Gethsemane. Prayer in the Upper Room. Remembering the dormition, Assumption and Queenship of Mary. Lunch at a Jewish Kibbutz. Story of Salvation History from Adam & Eve until today overlooking the whole story before our eyes. Singing at the Church of St. Ann where Mary was born. Talking about the [...]
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Today we covered the main sites of Jesus’ Passion. We visited the place Peter denied Jesus as he was tried and imprisoned on Holy Thursday. But, the most powerful part of the day started at 4:30 AM when our alarms went off. I always tell our pilgrims they will thank me later – and they [...]
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Bethlehem is a city of contrasts, the largest between Christian vs. Muslim. Today we spent the day touring this ancient city which in many ways has still not moved into the modern world. It is behind a wall which constrains the inhabitants. We can come and go—they cannot. We literally fought our way into the [...]
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