Day 1- Monday, 5th April 2027
Depart USA Depart Boston airport for overnight direct flight to Tel Aviv.
Day 2- Tuesday, 6th April 2027
Arrive in Israel on Arrival in Tel Aviv meet our Marian Pilgrimages representative and guide for a coach transfer to
Bethlehem. Check into the 4-star St. Josephs Hotel for 2 nights, dinner and breakfast.
Day 3 Wednesday, 7th April 2027
Bethlehem Full day in Bethlehem. Visit the Church of the Nativity mass and see the birthplace of Jesus and the Holy
Manger. See the Churches of St Catherine, St Jerome, St Joseph, and the Holy Innocents. Lunch. Afternoon visit the
lovely Milk Grotto, and the Shepherds Fields. Dinner at hotel.
Day 4 Thursday, 8th April 2027
Check out from hotel Morning drive by the Inn of the Good Samaritan, drive into Jericho, mass see the Mount of
Temptation, and the Sycamore tree of Zacchaeus Break for an opportunity to enjoy lunch continue to the Dead Sea.
Time to relax or float on the water near where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found at Qumran. Afternoon drive to north
up towards the Sea of Galilee, a tour of Magdala then drive to Nazareth check into the 4 stars Legacy hotel Nazareth
for 3 nights dinner and breakfast.
Day 5 Friday, 9th April 2027
Nazareth Visit the Basilica of the Annunciation, mass see the Cave home of the Holy Family, Josephs workshop, and
Mary's Well. Depart for Cana and visit the church of the Wedding Feast site of Jesus first miracle. Renewal of
Wedding Vows at 14.00 for married couples on the trip. Lunch. Afternoon drive to Mount Tabor. Ascend by taxi to
the Church of the Transfiguration, and view the Valley of Armageddon. Return to hotel for dinner.
Day 6 Saturday, 10th April 2027
Sea of Galilee Boat trip across the Sea of Galilee with relevant Bible readings. Drive to the Mount of Beatitudes for
reading of the great Sermon on the Mount mass Lunch of St Peters Fish. Afternoon visit Capernaum to see the old
Synagogue and the excavations of Peters house. Nearby, visit the church of the Primacy by the sea-shore, and the
site of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish at Tabgha. Continue to Yardinet at the River Jordan, for renewal of
our Baptismal Vows.
Day 7 Sunday, 11th April 2027
After breakfast, we will drive to Jaffa, where we see the home of Simon the Tanner, and visit the Franciscan church
of St Peter. stroll along the beautiful promenade and Mediterranean beach, visit the old city. after lunch Drive to Ein
Karem to visit the church of the Visitation, and church of St John the Baptist. Mass. Drive to Jerusalem check into the
Notre dame hotel Jerusalem for 4 nights with breakfast and dinner.
Day 8 Monday, 12th April 2027
After Breakfast Via Dolorosa. the Old City of Jerusalem. Visit church of St Anne and Pool of Bethesda. Walk the Via
Dolorosa to the church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Rock of Calvary mass then lunch. Afternoon free in Jerusalem.
Dinner at hotel. Evening Holy Hour in the Garden of Gethsemane. At 20.00 p.m.
Day 9 Tuesday, 13th April 2027
Jerusalem Drive to the Mount of Olives for group photo, and view the Old City. Visit the Ascension Dome, Pater Noster church, Dominus Flevit, Assumption church and Grotto and the Garden of Gethsemane. After lunch, visit church
of St Peter in Gallicantu church mass of the Cock-Crow, and see the dungeon where Jesus was held on Holy Thursday night. Walk around Mount Zion and visit the church of the Dormition, Tomb of David, and Room of the Last
Supper. Return to hotel for dinner.
Day 10 Wednesday, 14th April 2027
Jerusalem After breakfast to Bethany for Mass, mass and visit the Tomb of Lazarus. Lunch. In the afternoon we will
visit the Western Wall & continue on to Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. at 15.00 then Return to the hotel for our
last dinner.
Day 11 Thursday, 15th April 2027
morning transfer to Tel Aviv airport for our return flight.
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