Easter Tour to the Holy land, Israel 2023

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March 29th, Wednesday:

• Depart USA

March 30th , Thursday – Welcome to Israel:

• Arrival to Israel
• Guide will meet and assist group
• Transfer to hotel in Tel Aviv
• Overnight and Dinner Tel Aviv at Tal hotel

March 31st, Friday – The Coast/Nazareth:

• Breakfast at hotel
• Visit Caesarea National Park
• Visit the Muhraka Monastery (Elijah vs. Prophets of Ba’al)
• Have lunch on your own at a Druze Restaurant on Mt. Carmel
• Visit Tel Megiddo in the Valley of Armageddon
• Visit Nazareth (City Square, Church of the Annunciation, Church of St. Joseph)
• Time permitting, we’ll stop in Cana of Galilee and visit the Church of the Wedding.
• Dinner and overnight: Tiberias at Kibbutz HaGoshrim, or Ein-Gev

April 1st – Saturday – Sea of Galilee:

• Breakfast at hotel
• 09:15: Enjoy a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee from Ginosar to Ginosar (Holy Land Sailing: 04-672-3006)
• Visit the 1st century boat at Ginosar
• Walk through the Arbel Pass, Jesus’ passageway into the Galilee
• Lookout over Magdala, the home of Mary Magdalene
• Visit the scene of John 21 at the Church of the Primacy of Peter
• Visit Capernaum, mentioned more times than any other city in the NT.
• Experience Bethsaida (home to 5 of the 12 disciples)
• Enjoy a time of prayer at the Mount of Beatitudes
• Enjoy Friday night dinner together
• Dinner and overnight: Kibbutz Hagoshrim or Ein Gev

April 2nd – Sunday – Golan Heights/Baptism in Qaser El Yehud:

• Breakfast at hotel
• Visit Caesarea Phillipi (“Upon this Rock”)
• Visit the Mt. Bental Volcano in the Golan Heights and lookout over the Road to Damascus.
• Visit Tel Yizrael (ancient Jezreel & Naboth’s Vineyard)
• See the Harod Spring, where Gideon chose his men
• Drive down the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea
• Visit Qasr el Yahud Baptismal Site, the most likely spot where John the Baptist baptized early disciples.
• End the day in Jerusalem at Lady Stern hotel
• Overnight and dinner Lady Stern hotel
• April 3rd – Monday – Masada and Dead Sea
• Breakfast at hotel
• Visit Qumran where the Dead Sea scrolls were found
• Masada ascend and descend via cable car
• Hike in Ein Gedi
• Float in the Dead Sea
• Overnight and Dinner Jerusalem at Lady Stern hotel

April 4th – Tuesday – Bethlehem/Jericho:

• Breakfast at hotel
• Visit Bethlehem including Manger Square, Church of the Nativity, Shepard’ Field and Milky way
• Visit Bethany
• Visit Jericho the oldest city in the world including Mt Temptation
• Sound and Light show and David’s Tower
• Overnight and Dinner Jerusalem at Lady Stern hotel

April 5th – Wednesday – Jerusalem Old City:

• Breakfast at hotel
• Look out Jerusalem from Mt of Olives
• Church of All Nations
• Garden of Gethsemane possible with communion
• Jewish quarter including the Broad Wall
• View the Temple Mt
• Room of Last Supper
• King David’s Tomb
• Via Dolorosa
• Holy Sepulcher
• Exit via the colorful Arab Market
• Overnight and Dinner Jerusalem Lady Stern hotel

April 6th – Holy Thursday:

• Breakfast at hotel
• The washing of the feet is a tradition in imitation of Jesus washing his disciples’ feet.
• Church of the Holy Sepulcher 8:00 am — Pontifical Mass (Supper of the Lord & Mass of the Chrism), Procession of the Blessed Sacrament
• In and around the Old City
• 3:10 pm — Pilgrimage from St. Savior’s Church (from the entrance from St. Francis Street) to the Cenacle, St. James and St. Mark followed by service with the Washing of the Feet
• 9:00 pm — Holy Hour in different languages at the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives followed by private prayer in silence
• Overnight and Dinner Jerusalem Lady Stern hotel

April 7th – Good Friday:

• 7:15 am — Celebration of the Passion of Christ on Calvary in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher
• 12:15 pm — Procession of the Way of the Cross at the Via Dolorosa with the Franciscan Fathers
• 8:10 pm — “Funeral Procession” in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher
• The Garden Tomb
  For Protestants, there is a Good Friday meditative service (English) at the Garden Tomb.
• Overnight and Dinner Jerusalem Lady Stern hotel

April 8 – Holy Saturday:

• The Church of the Holy Sepulcher
• 6:30 am — Easter Vigil
• 3:30 pm: Entry and solemn procession
• 6:00 pm — Solemn Vespers the Holy Tomb
• 11:30 am (Sunday) — Pontifical celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours at the Altar of Mary Magdalene, presided by the Custos of the Holy Land
• Late Saturday night is the Holy Fire ceremony. Thousands await the miraculous lighting of the Patriarch’s candle from within the tomb. Caution is advised since the crowds tend to be tight and there has been violence in recent years.
• The Garden Tomb
  Resurrection Service (Arabic with simultaneous translation to English)
• In and around the Old City
  A parade of Armenian marching bands including bagpipes and drums proceed with the Patriarch and priests to the Holy Sepulcher.
  The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land typically holds an Easter sunrise service in English at 5:30 am in the outdoor chapel at the Augusta Victorial Hospital on the Lutheran World Federation Mount of Olives campus. The service will be followed by breakfast, and a 15 NIS donation is suggested.
• Overnight and Dinner Jerusalem Lady Stern hotel

April 9th – Easter Sunday:

• The Church of the Holy Sepulcher
• 10:00 am — Entry of the Latin Patriarch, H.B. Fuad Twal
• 10:30 am — Pontifical mass and procession
• 5:00 pm — Daily Procession
• The Garden Tomb
  Sunrise services in English
  Resurrection service in English
• Overnight and Dinner Jerusalem Lady Stern hotel

APRIL 10TH – EASTER MONDAY:

• 8:00 am — Jerusalem Holy Sepulcher: Daily Solemn Mass
• 10:00 am — Emmaus Qubeibeh: Pontifical Mass & Blessing of bread presided by the Custos
• 2:30 pm — Emmaus Qubeibeh: Vespers & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
• 5:00 pm — Jerusalem Holy Sepulcher: Daily Procession
• Farewell dinner in Jerusalem
• Transfer to airport

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