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Celebrating our 32nd Year Providing Superior Catholic Pilgrimages
Celebrating our 32nd Year Providing Superior Catholic Pilgrimages |
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Providing Superior Catholic Pilgrimages to Rome, Italy, Fatima, Lourdes, Medjugorje, Pope John Paul II, Steps of Paul, the Holy Land, World Youth Day, the Passion Play & more! The Catholic Pilgrim Office operates tours for pre-formed groups of 15 or more from U.S. departure cities. Call us about details and generous host benefits! The Catholic Pilgrim Office and The Quest Travel Group
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Day 3: ALL THE PAST YEARS WITH
HISTORY. Morning departure to Caesarea Maritima
in the Plains of Sharon to visit the ruins of the Crusader's City,
surrounded by a moat and a city wall enclosing the ruins of the Roman
City. Visit the Roman Theater and proceed along the shores of the
Mediterranean to Haifa. Visit Mount Carmel and the Shrine of Our Lady of
Mt. Carmel. Visit the Cave of the Prophet Elijah. Proceed to Nazareth
where we visit the Basilica of the Annunciation enclosing the remains of
the House of Joachim and Ann and the site where the Angel Gabriel
appeared to the Virgin Mary to announce that she was to become the
Mother of God. Mass is celebrated here followed by a visit to the Home
of the Holy Family, St. Joseph's workshop, Mary's Well and the Synagogue
where Jesus preached. Continue to Cana, where Christ performed his first
miracle, the Transformation of Water into Wine, and where any married
couples can renew their marriage vows. Proceed to our hotel in Tiberias.
Day 4: THE SEA OF GALILEE AND
UPPER GALILEE. In the morning, we cross the
Sea of Galilee by boat from Tiberias to Capernaum, now in ruins but once
a thriving town where Peter lived and where much of the public ministry
of Christ took place. See the Church of the Primacy of Peter, where
Christ taught the Eight Beatitudes to his Disciples. Mass is
celebrated at the Mount of Beatitudes. Continue to the ruins of Magdala
where Mary Magdalene lived. In the afternoon, drive to the Golan
Heights, overlooking Upper Galilee. Cross the River Jordan via Jacob's
Daughters Bridge and return to our hotel. 
Day 6: JERUSALEM AND BETHLEHEM.
Drive to Bethlehem. Visit the Basilica of the Nativity, built over the
site of the birthplace of Christ where Mass is celebrated. Visit
the Cave where Christ was born and it is the occasion to
sing the traditional Christmas Hymns. A visit is made to the Chapel of
St. Jerome, who lived here for many years and translated the Bible into
Latin. The nearby Church of St. Catherine is the venue for the midnight
Mass which is broadcast all over the World from Bethlehem on Christmas
Eve. Continue to the Shepherds field, recalling the "great throng of the
heavenly hosts" who appeared to the Shepherds and told them of the birth
of the Savior. In the afternoon, visit Ein Karem, the place of the
Visitation where Our Lady came to visit her cousin Elizabeth. View the
plaques with the Magnificat in most languages of the World. Visit the
parish church of St. John the Baptist, and the Grotto of his birth. This
evening we request a meeting with his Beatitude, Michel Sabbah, the
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Return to our hotel.
Day 7: MOUNTAINS OF JERUSALEM.
This morning tour the Old City of Jerusalem, visiting the Chapel of
Flagellation, the chapel of Condemnation and the Lithostrotos, the site
of the Antonia Fortress where Julius Caesar resided at the time of
Christ and where Christ was tried and condemned to death. Beginning the
way of the Cross here, join the walk along the Via Dolorosa led by the
Franciscans - ending at the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher, built over
the site of the Crucifixion and the Tomb. Mass at the Basilica on the
Holy Sepulcher. Visit Calvary and the Tomb of Our Lord followed by a
short tour of the Basilica. This afternoon we drive to the Mount of
Olives and visit the Church of the Ascension, the spot where Christ
ascended into Heaven; the Pater Noster Church commemorating Christ's
teaching of the Our Father to his disciples; Dominus Flevit, the spot
where Christ wept over Jerusalem and onwards to Gethsemane Nations which
houses the Rock of the Agony of Christ on Holy Thursday; in this Church
is a beautiful mosaic donated by the United States. Visit the Cave of
the betrayal of Jesus and the Tomb of Our Lady. Dinner and overnight at
our hotel.
Day 8: JERUSALEM.
This morning visit the Church of St. Ann, built on the site of
birthplace of Our Lady where Mass is celebrated. Continue to the
Pool of Bethesda, where Christ healed the paralytic. Visit the Temple
area, the spot where the original temple was built and which was the
scene of many episodes from the life of Christ, such as the expulsion of
the moneychangers. Here now stands the Dome of the Rock, the third
holiest spot in the world for the Moslem faith. Visit the El Aksa Mosque
and then the Wailing Wall that is the most sacred spot in the world for
the Jews. In the afternoon proceed to the Shrine of the Book, enclosing
the Dead Sea Scrolls. Continue to Mount Zion, visiting the room of the
Last Supper, Church of the Dormition and then visit the Church of St.
Peter in Gallicantu built on the sire of the house of Caiphas that
encloses the dungeon where Christ was kept on Holy Thursday night and
where Peter denied Christ thrice. 
Day 11: ASSISI
- ROME.
Today we visit the Tomb of St. Francis and the
Portiuncula where the great Franciscan family has its origins. We also see the relics of St. Clare, as well as her incorrupt body. This
afternoon we have time at leisure before our return via Tivoli on our
return to Rome. Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Rome.
Day 12: ROME.
A tour of Rome follows breakfast at the hotel. We visit the
Catacombs, the Appian Way, Capitoline Hill, St. Peter in Chains,
Coliseum, Arch of Constantine, Circus Maximus, and Palazza Venezia. We
also visit three of the four major basilicas in Rome ( the other
being St. Peter's Basilica ). These basilicas include St. Mary Major,
St. John Lateran, and St. Paul Outside the Walls. 
