"Jesus Our Savior"
September 25 - October 3, 2008 (may be combined with Franciscan Italy)
Day 1 Depart Newark or JFK to Tel Aviv
Day 2 Arrive at Ben Gorion Airport, drive to Haifa for a panoramic
view over Mt. Carmel, proceed to visit Muhraka and Mt. Tabor
Day 3 Renew baptismal vows at the Jordan River, visit Cana, Nazareth and the Church of the Annunciation
Day 4 Visit the Mt. of Beatitudes, Capernaum and Caesarea before
arriving in Jerusalem to see Mary's tomb and Gethsemane
Day 5 Journey to Bethlehem, seeing the Nativity church
and having Mass in Sheperds Field before visiting Ein Karem - the Church
of the Visitation and St. John the Baptist
Day 6 Climb the Mt. of Olive, visit the Ascension Chapel, Patre Noster and Dominus Flevit Churches; stop
at St. Anne's church, pray the Stations of the Cross, culminating at the
church of the Holy Sepulcher
Day 7 Drive to Bethany for Mass at Lazarus Church, see the Dead
Sea and Qumran - site of the Dead Sea Scrolls (time permitting)
Day 8 Visit Mt. Zion, the Dormition Church, and the Cenacle,
before proceeding to the Wailing Wall and the Temple area, after lunch visit St.
Peter Galicantu
Day 9 Depart Jerusalem for New York
September 25 - Oct. 3 Starting at $2,195, per person (Add $100 after June 20, Single room: $495)
YOUR PILGRIMAGE INCLUDES:
Round-trip airfare from New York
Superior hotel accommodations
Ground transportation
Daily breakfast and dinner
Entrance fees to all scheduled sites and activities
Guides
Daily Mass
Spiritual direction with a Capuchin Franciscan friar.
NOT INCLUDED IN BASE PRICE:
Airport taxes/fuel charges (approx. $195-225)
Spending money
Lunches
Tips
Single supplements.
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