Pilgrimage Itinerary Highlights

Day 1: Monday May 23^rd 2016. - Departure from Denver.

• Depart for your overnight flights to the Holy Land.
• United#1105 23MAY Denver - Newark 755am - 154pm.
• Austrian Air#90 23MAY Newark - Vienna 545pm - 825am

Day 2: Tuesday May 24^th 2016. - Arrive Tel Aviv, Transfer to Tiberius.

• Austrian Air#857 24MAY Vienna - Tel Aviv 1025am - 255pm.
• Arrive in Tel Aviv, meet your guide and transfer to Tiberius.
• Dinner and overnight at hotel in Tiberius.

Day 3: Wednesday May 25^th 2016. - Nazareth, Mount Tabor

• Nazareth, visiting the Basilica of the Annunciation, St. Joseph’s Church, and Mary’s well.
• Mount Tabor.( Celebrate a Mass)
• Dinner and overnight at hotel in Tiberius.

Day 4: Thursday May 26^th 2016. -  Sea of Galilee

• Tabgha, site of the multiplication of the fishes and the loaves. ( Celebrate a Mass)
• The Mount of Beatitudes for a time of prayer and reflection.
• Enjoy a meal of “St. Peter’s fish” and boat ride on the Sea of Galilee.
• Dinner and overnight at hotel in Tiberius.

Day 5: Friday May 27^th 2016. - Sea of Galilee              

• Caesarea Philippi.
• ( Celebrate a Mass)
• Peter’s Primacy.
• Jordan River
• Dinner and overnight at hotel in Tiberius.

Day 6: Saturday May 28^th 2016. - Cana of Galilee, Ein Karem, Emmaus              

• Cana of Galilee. ( Celebrate a Mass)
• Depart to Jerusalem via Coastal Plains
• Ein Karem.
• Dinner and overnight at hotel in Bethlehem.

Day 7:  Sunday May 29^th 2016. - Dead Sea, Jericho, Bethany

• Qumran, site of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls
• Baptism site (Jordan River).
• Visit Jericho, Zacchaeus tree old city and view mount of Temptation.
• Bethany, Lazarus tomb.( Celebrate a Mass)
• Dinner and overnight at hotel in Bethlehem.

Day 8: Monday May 30^th 2016. - Bethlehem- Shepherd’ field

• Shepherd’s Field in Beit Sahour.
• The Church of the Nativity. (Celebrate a Mass).
• Catherine church, the Grotto of St. Jerome, Milk Grotto.
• Old city of Bethlehem.
• Dinner and overnight at hotel in Bethlehem.

Day 9: Tuesday May 31^st 2016 - Mt of Olives, Gethsemane

• Panoramic view from the top of Mount of Olives.
• Ascension Hill on the Mount of Olives.
• The Church of Pater Noster.
• The Church of Dominus Flevit.
• The Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations. (Celebrate a Mass).
• Zion and the Cenacle (Upper Room).
• Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.

Day 10: Wednesday June 1^st 2016. - Via Dolorosa, Holy Sepulcher

• The Western Wall.
• Anne’s Church, the Pools of Bethesda.
• Walk the Via Dolorosa ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. (Celebrate a Mass).
• Dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.

Day 11: Thursday June 2^nd 2016 - Departure

• United#85 02JUN Tel Aviv - Newark 1215pm - 520pm
• United#485 02JUN Newark - Denver 650pm - 928pm.