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2015 Holy Land Pilgrimage


9 Days in the Holy Land with McCabe Pilgrimages in June 2015 led by Fr Phillip

Day 1 Wednesday 10th June
Celebrating Mass on the Mount of Olives
Walking downhill towards the Walled City of Jerusalem
Our group at the Garden of Gethsemane
A path where Jesus walked
Shafik, our guide, describes ancient Jerusalem at the Israel Museum
Angela and Fr Phillip entertain us at the Golden Walls Hotel
Day 2 Thursday 11th June
Marcus, Fr Phillip and Fr Michael at the Western Wall
Inside the Church of St Anne, Mother of Mary
Venturing out onto The Way of The Lord, the Via Dolorosa
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Golgotha, the site of Jesus' death
The Stone of Anointing, where Jesus' body was anointed before burial
The Garden Tomb, the site of the burial and resurrection of Jesus
Day 3 Friday 12th June
The cable car taking us to the top of Herod's mountain fortress at Masada
The Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1950
Our party sheltering in the shade from the mid-40s midday sun
Taking it easy in the Dead Sea
St George's desert monastry in the Wadi Qelt
The start of Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath
Day 4 Saturday 13th June
Celebrating Mass at the Shepherds' Fields
Inside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem
Pilgrims take turns to pray in the Manger
The silver star marking the place where Jesus was born
The 'Three Graces', Joyce, Jean and Sheila, resting in the Manger
The Bethlehem Olive Wood Co-operative
Day 5 Sunday 14th June
Mass at St George's Cathedral in Jerusalem
Lunch at the Jerusalem Hotel
Yad Vashem Memorial to the Holocaust on Mount Herzl
A last amble around the Jerusalem's Old City
Day 6 Monday 15th June
We are greeted at Jeel al-Amal Boys’ Home including a lad in a Pompey shirt!
Fr Phillip baptises Lily in the River Jordan
We head up the Mount of Temptation in Jericho by cable car
We reach the Ron Beach Hotel in Tiberius with views across the Sea of Galilee
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