Drouin HL 10 days
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Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
China
East Timor
Georgia
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
North Korea
Oman
Pakistan
Palestinian Territories
Philippines
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
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Taiwan
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Turkmenistan
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Created: 10.04.2017
Tuesday, November 28 - Day 1 - DEPART - Today, we depart Boston for our overnight flight to Tel Aviv. We enjoy in-flight movies, dinner and breakfast aloft. Wednesday, November 29 - Day 2 - TEL AVIV/ TIBERIAS - We arrive at Ben Gurion Airport Tel Aviv and we proceed to our hotel in Tiberias. Dinner and overnight. Thursday, November 30 - Day 3 - TIBERIAS ??? First thing this morning we visit Mt. Tabor, the site of the Transfiguration, where we celebrate Mass. We drive to Nazareth to visit Joseph???s house and the Church of the Annunciation, where the Word became Flesh! On to the village of Cana, the site of Jesus' first miracle, where our married couples will renew their wedding vows. We enjoy a lovely dinner at the Decks overlooking the Galilee - overnight at our hotel. Friday, December 1 - Day 4 - TIBERIAS - By boat, we cross the Sea of Galilee and view the surrounding mountains and sites of Jesus' bountiful ministry. On the opposite side, we view the first century boat from Jesus??? time, known as the ???Jesus Boat.??? On to visit Capernaum, where we see the remains of the village synagogue and the new church built atop St. Peter's house, where we celebrate Mass. Next, we drive to Tabgha, where we visit: the Mount of Beatitudes, The Chapel of the Primacy, where, tradition has it Jesus appeared to his disciples the third time and confirmed the spiritual Primacy of the Apostle Peter; and The Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes. We end the day at The Jordan River, where we renew our Baptismal vows. Dinner and overnight at our hotel. Saturday, December 2 - Day 5 - TIBERIAS/ JERUSALEM - Today we drive south through the Jordan Valley, stopping in Jericho to view the Mt. of Temptation. We make our thrilling entry into Jerusalem. We stop and bless Jerusalem on our way in, with bread and wine. On to Bethlehem (we stop for shopping at The Arches) where we visit The House of Bread and the Church of the Nativity that commemorates the birth of Christ. We visit the Manger, and the Crusader's Cloister. We celebrate the Christmas Mass in St. Catherine???s Church. Weather permitting, we take a short walk around the corner to visit the Milk Grotto. A legend recalls how Mary spilt some milk while breast feeding baby Jesus and this is the reason for the "white" stone of the cave. A tradition going back to the VII century, located at this site the burial place of the innocent victims killed by Herod the Great after the birth of Jesus. Eucharistic Adoration continues all day long and it is possible for all the pilgrims to stop there in silent prayer. Dinner and overnight at our hotel. Sunday, December 3 - Day 6 - JERUSALEM ??? After Mass this morning in the beautiful Franciscan Church of the Cenacle, we drive through the wilderness of Judea to ascend Masada by cable car. This was the mountaintop fortress of King Herod where from 70-73 AD, the Jewish defenders made the last stand of the Jewish revolt against Rome. Continuing on, we tour the excavations at Qumran, the home of the Essenes connected with John the Baptist and the Dead Sea Scrolls. We stop at a Dead Sea beach where those wishing can experience the clear yet salty waters of the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth. Dinner and overnight at our hotel. Monday, December 4 - Day 7 - JERUSALEM ??? This morning we visit the Garden of Gethsemane, and celebrate Mass in the Church of All Nations. On to the Church of the Pater Noster and view the beautiful City of Jerusalem from Mt. of Olives. We then walk down the hill to Dominus Flevit Chapel, where Jesus wept over Jerusalem. Following lunch. we proceed to Mt Zion, stopping at St. Peter in Gallicantu (The Cock Crows), where Jesus was held in the house of the High Priest Caiaphas. We visit the Church of Dormition, then on to the Upper Room. Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight. Tuesday, December 5 - Day 8 - JERUSALEM - We prayerfully walk the Stations of The Cross along the Via Dolorosa concluding at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where we celebrate Mass. We visit the Church of St. Ann (Mary???s mother) and the Pool of Bethesda, Lithostrotos, the Ecce Homo Arch built by the Romans in A.D. 70 and the Convent of the Sisters of Zion. After free time for shopping and lunch in the Christian Quarter, we tour the Jewish Quarter, making our way to the Western (Wailing) Wall. Dinner and overnight at our hotel. Wednesday, December 6 - Day 9 ??? JERUSALEM ??? This morning we visit Yad Vashem (the Holocaust Museum); and Ein Karem, where John the Baptist was born and Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth to utter the words of the Magnificat. We leave Jerusalem and travel to Abu Gosh where Jesus appeared on the road on the first Easter Sunday. We celebrate Mass at Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant Church. Built in 1924, this church is said to be on the site where the Ark of the Covenant remained for 20 years in the ancient Kiryat Yearim. A statue of Mary holding Jesus in her arms towers above the church and can be seen across the village. From here we head west to Jaffa, where we enjoy a farewell dinner in a local restaurant overlooking the Mediterranean, Later, we transfer to the airport for our flight home. Thursday, December 7 - Day 10 ??? USA ???We arrive back home with unforgettable memories to cherish always. Knowing we have walked in the footsteps of Jesus and the early Christians will bring new meaning to our Scripture reading and celebration of Mass.
Tuesday, November 28 - Day 1 - DEPART - Today, we depart Boston for our overnight flight to Tel Aviv. We enjoy in-flight movies, dinner and breakfast aloft. Wednesday, November 29 - Day 2 - TEL AVIV/ TIBERIAS - We arrive at Ben Gurion Airport Tel Aviv and we proceed to our hotel in Tiberias. Dinner and overnight. Thursday, November 30 - Day 3 - TIBERIAS ??? First thing this morning we visit Mt. Tabor, the site of the Transfiguration, where we celebrate Mass. We drive to Nazareth to visit Joseph???s house and the Church of the Annunciation, where the Word became Flesh! On to the village of Cana, the site of Jesus' first miracle, where our married couples will renew their wedding vows. We enjoy a lovely dinner at the Decks overlooking the Galilee - overnight at our hotel. Friday, December 1 - Day 4 - TIBERIAS - By boat, we cross the Sea of Galilee and view the surrounding mountains and sites of Jesus' bountiful ministry. On the opposite side, we view the first century boat from Jesus??? time, known as the ???Jesus Boat.??? On to visit Capernaum, where we see the remains of the village synagogue and the new church built atop St. Peter's house, where we celebrate Mass. Next, we drive to Tabgha, where we visit: the Mount of Beatitudes, The Chapel of the Primacy, where, tradition has it Jesus appeared to his disciples the third time and confirmed the spiritual Primacy of the Apostle Peter; and The Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes. We end the day at The Jordan River, where we renew our Baptismal vows. Dinner and overnight at our hotel. Saturday, December 2 - Day 5 - TIBERIAS/ JERUSALEM - Today we drive south through the Jordan Valley, stopping in Jericho to view the Mt. of Temptation. We make our thrilling entry into Jerusalem. We stop and bless Jerusalem on our way in, with bread and wine. On to Bethlehem (we stop for shopping at The Arches) where we visit The House of Bread and the Church of the Nativity that commemorates the birth of Christ. We visit the Manger, and the Crusader's Cloister. We celebrate the Christmas Mass in St. Catherine???s Church. Weather permitting, we take a short walk around the corner to visit the Milk Grotto. A legend recalls how Mary spilt some milk while breast feeding baby Jesus and this is the reason for the "white" stone of the cave. A tradition going back to the VII century, located at this site the burial place of the innocent victims killed by Herod the Great after the birth of Jesus. Eucharistic Adoration continues all day long and it is possible for all the pilgrims to stop there in silent prayer. Dinner and overnight at our hotel. Sunday, December 3 - Day 6 - JERUSALEM ??? After Mass this morning in the beautiful Franciscan Church of the Cenacle, we drive through the wilderness of Judea to ascend Masada by cable car. This was the mountaintop fortress of King Herod where from 70-73 AD, the Jewish defenders made the last stand of the Jewish revolt against Rome. Continuing on, we tour the excavations at Qumran, the home of the Essenes connected with John the Baptist and the Dead Sea Scrolls. We stop at a Dead Sea beach where those wishing can experience the clear yet salty waters of the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth. Dinner and overnight at our hotel. Monday, December 4 - Day 7 - JERUSALEM ??? This morning we visit the Garden of Gethsemane, and celebrate Mass in the Church of All Nations. On to the Church of the Pater Noster and view the beautiful City of Jerusalem from Mt. of Olives. We then walk down the hill to Dominus Flevit Chapel, where Jesus wept over Jerusalem. Following lunch. we proceed to Mt Zion, stopping at St. Peter in Gallicantu (The Cock Crows), where Jesus was held in the house of the High Priest Caiaphas. We visit the Church of Dormition, then on to the Upper Room. Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight. Tuesday, December 5 - Day 8 - JERUSALEM - We prayerfully walk the Stations of The Cross along the Via Dolorosa concluding at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where we celebrate Mass. We visit the Church of St. Ann (Mary???s mother) and the Pool of Bethesda, Lithostrotos, the Ecce Homo Arch built by the Romans in A.D. 70 and the Convent of the Sisters of Zion. After free time for shopping and lunch in the Christian Quarter, we tour the Jewish Quarter, making our way to the Western (Wailing) Wall. Dinner and overnight at our hotel. Wednesday, December 6 - Day 9 ??? JERUSALEM ??? This morning we visit Yad Vashem (the Holocaust Museum); and Ein Karem, where John the Baptist was born and Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth to utter the words of the Magnificat. We leave Jerusalem and travel to Abu Gosh where Jesus appeared on the road on the first Easter Sunday. We celebrate Mass at Our Lady of the Ark of the Covenant Church. Built in 1924, this church is said to be on the site where the Ark of the Covenant remained for 20 years in the ancient Kiryat Yearim. A statue of Mary holding Jesus in her arms towers above the church and can be seen across the village. From here we head west to Jaffa, where we enjoy a farewell dinner in a local restaurant overlooking the Mediterranean, Later, we transfer to the airport for our flight home. Thursday, December 7 - Day 10 ??? USA ???We arrive back home with unforgettable memories to cherish always. Knowing we have walked in the footsteps of Jesus and the early Christians will bring new meaning to our Scripture reading and celebration of Mass.
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