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Christian pilgrimage day by day
Christian
pilgrimage program
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Detailed Itinerary
Day 1
- /Middle East- Amman
Ahlan Wa Sahlan. Welcome to Amman, Capital of the Kingdom of Jordan.
Arrival at Queen Alia Airport, meet & assist through all
formalities. Overnight stay at Amman.
Day 2
- Mount Nebo, Jericho, Nazareth, Cana
After Breakfast proceed to Madaba (the cit of Mosaics), Greek
Orthodox Church of St.George, Mount Nebo- ten Minutes west of Madaba,
the final station in the life of the prophet Moses, the friend of
God (Deuteronomy 32:49), through the location of his tomb remains
unknown. From Mt. Nebo's wind swept promontory view the dead sea,
the Jordan Valley and the hills of Jerusalem - from where Moses
viewed the Promised Land that he would never enter. Proceed to the
Holy Land to be welcomed by our guide at Allenby Bridge, Proceed to
Jericho, view the Qarantal, the traditional Mount of Temptation and
Sycamore Tree. Then proceed to Nazareth - Church of the
Annunciation, Mary's house and Joseph's workshop. Visit toe Cana,
where we renew our marriage vows at the place where Jesus performed
his first miracle of changing water into wine. Enroute to Tiberias
view Mt Tabor. Dinner and overnight stay at Tiberias.
Day 3
- Mount of Beatitude, Capernaum, Sea of Galilee, Jaffa, Tel Aviv
After Breakfast, visit Mount of Beatitude where Jesus preached the
Sermon on the Mount, continue to Capernaum where we visit Jesus
Synagogue and the house St. Peter. Proceed to the primacy of Peter,
where Jesus appeared to his disciples after the resurrection and
where he performed the miraculous catch of 153 fish and conferred
Church authority upon Peter. Continue on to Tabgha, the traditional
site of the multiplication of loaves and fish, followed ny a boat
ride on the sea of Galilee. Travel to Ardent where we renew our
baptismal vows right at the Jordan River, visit the Mother Church of
the Carmelite Order and Elijah's Cave. During the day, we will be
driving through Acre and Ceaseria. Proceed through the coastal road
to visit the old city of Jaffa and see the church dedicated to St.
Peter commemorating his miraculous healing of Tabita. Dinner and
overnight stay at Jerusalem.
Day 4
- Jerusalem Old city, Via Dolorosa, Golgotha
After Breakfast proceed to Jerusalem and enter the Old City Through
St. Stephen's or Lion's Gate. Continue on foot to the Church of
Condemnation and Flagellation, where we begin the Via Dolorosa.The
name of Via Dolorosa (or Via Crisis) is relatively recent when a
name was sought for the stretch of road, between the fortress
Antonia and Golgotha, along which Christ walked bowed under the
weight of the cross. Monastery of the Flagellation, where Jesus was
questioned by Pilate and then condemned."Then Pilate therefore took
Jesus, and scourged him.And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns,
and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, And said
, Hail, King of Jews! and they smote him with their hands" (John,
XIX 1-3). Arch of Ecce Homo, in memory of the words pronounced by
Pilate as he showed Jesus to the crowd, erected under Hadrian(135
AD) to celebrate the capture of Jerusalem. The third station
commemorates Christ's first fall on the Via Dolorosa. The place is
marked by a small chapel belonging to the Armenian Catholic
Patriarchate. The meeting between Jesus and his Mother is
commemorated by a small oratory with an exquisite lunette over the
entrance, adorned by a bas-relief carved by the Polish artist
Zieliensky. An inscription on the architrave of one door recalls the
encounter between Jesus and Simon the Cyrenian, Greek Catholics
preserves the memory of the meeting between Jesus and Veronica,
whose tomb may also be seen here. The place of Jesus' second fall is
marked by a pillar, which rises at the crossroads between the Via
Dolorosa and picturesque and lively Market Street. On the outer wall
of a Greek Orthodox monastery is carved a small cross blackened by
time. It was at that point that Jesus met the pious women. The third
fall of Jesus is commemorated by a column of the Roman period at the
entrance to the Coptic monastery. The last five Stations of the
Cross are situated inside the Holy Sepulcher. Follow the footsteps
of our Lord Jesus on his way to Calvary, culminating the journey to
Golgotha and the place of the tomb itself- the Church of the Holy
Sepulcher. Visit St. Mark Convent the traditional site where Mary
went to sleep after Ratification, the Last Supper Room - where we
remember the Last Supper and the descent of the Holy spirit upon the
Apostles on Pentecost. Thereafter walk to the Dominion Abby and the
traditional site of the Tomb of King David and the other Upper room.
We end the day with our visit to the Western wall considered to be
the holiest site for the Jews. Dinner and overnight stay at
Jerusalem.
Day 5
- Bethlehem, Mount of Olives and Gethsemane
After breakfast proceed to Bethlehem, the Shepherd's Field and the
Church of Nativity - the Birth Place of the Lord Jesus. Visit St
Jeromes Grotto where the Bible was translated from Hebrew. Visit
Mount of Olives, the church of Ascension and the church of Peter
Noster. Descend to Dominus Flevit where Jesus wept over Jerusalem,
proceed to the garden of Gethsemane, Basilica of the Agony and the
Tomb of St. Mary. Visit the traditional House of Caipas where Peter
denied Jesus thrice and where Jesus was kept in the dungeon. The
proceed to Ein karem, one of the most beautiful settings near
Jerusalem, located in the hills next to a little spring. Though a
small Judean village, the area is important to Christian visitors
because of the memory of a priest named Zechariah and his wife
Elizabeth who lived in the area in " a town in the hill country of
Judea" [Luke 1:39-40]. Dinner and overnight stay at Jerusalem.
Day 6
- Bethany, Dead Sea
Check out of the hotel early in the morning. We begin the day with
the visit to Bethany, the house of Martha, Mary and Lazarus (Lazarus
Tomb). Proceed to Dead Sea. You can float in the dead sea, cover
yourself with the medicinal mud, and swim in a freshwater pool
afterwards. Proceed to Qumran and Red Sea. Transfer to
Egypt via
Suez Canal and the Desert of Sinai. Overnight stay in
Cairo.
Day 7
- Museum, Pyramids, Sphinx
Visit Museum in
Cairo, Which houses over 120000objects, including
the mummies of Egyptian pharaohs, sarcophagi, sculptures, furniture
etc. Visit Pyramids, Sphinx. Check in, Dinner and overnight stay in
Cairo (Optional: Nile Cruise)
Day 8
- Old
Cairo, Christian Church.
After breakfast visit to Old
Cairo and Coptic Christian Church. The
history of the Coptic Church in
Egypt is basically the history of
Christianity in
Egypt, for the current Coptic Church is a direct
evolution from those earlier times. However, it traditionally begins
with the visit of the Holy family to
Egypt. Copts relate that the
blessing of Christianity on their country goes back to the days when
Jesus was a young boy. The Holy Family consisting of the Infant
Jesus, Mary and Joseph traveled to
Egypt and lived there for some
time. Numerous traditions exist about the exact locations that the
holy family visited and many take annual pilgrimages following this
route (it is also a popular tourist route). It is believed that
Saint Mark the Evangelist established the church, during the first
century AD. He preached and suffered martyrdom in
Alexandria around
the time that Nero ruled Rome. Transfer to
Cairo International for
final departure
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