St. Edmond Catholic Church Pilgrimage to the Holy Land with Fr. Joe Campion

Destination: Holy Land
Duration: 10 days

Date: January 19 – 28, 2024
Spiritual Director: Fr. Joe Campion

Join us for a journey of a lifetime on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The Scriptures will come alive as you visit Our Lord’s homeland. It is an encounter that has changed the lives of many pilgrims, and it is an act of faith and prayer.

Inclusions:

• Round Trip Airfare to Tel Aviv

• Accommodations: 3 or 4 star hotels, Double Occupancy

• Meals (All Breakfasts and Dinners)

• Ground Transportation by Luxury Motor Coach

• Spiritual Director

• Magnificat Travel Escort

• Local, Catholic, Experienced and Multilingual Tour Guide

• Masses and Spiritual Activities Coordinated

• Cover Charges, Entrance Fees and/or Registration Fees

• Orientation & Pre-Departure Meetings

• Hospitality Packet

• Early Registration Discounts or Interest-Free Payment Plans Available

Exclusions:

• Travel Insurance

• Lunches and Meals in Transit

• Single Room Supplement

• Flight Upgrades

• Tips, $200 per person, Collected at Journey Departure (For Tour Managers, Tour Guides, Motorcoach Drivers, and Hotel Staff)

The Pilgrim Experience

• At the Mount of Beatitudes, site of the Sermon of the Mount, pilgrims celebrate Mass in the garden overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Pilgrims renew their Baptismal promises at the Jordan River.

• At Mt. Tabor and the Church of Transfiguration, pilgrims feel the presence of God at the site of the Transfiguration, the last time Jesus was in the area of Galilee.

• At the Church of the Visitation, where Mary and Elizabeth met while both pregnant, pilgrims hear the Magnificat in multiple languages.

• Pilgrims take a “floating experience” at the Dead Sea.

Adapted from experiences by Luis A. Meza, M.D.
Carmelite Monastery, Lafayette La.

Itinerary Highlights*

Galilee
• Church of the Primacy of St. Peter
• Mount of the Beatitudes
• Nazareth
– St. Joseph’s Church/ Home of the Holy Family
– Grotto of the Annunciation
• Mount Tabor
• Caesarea Philippi
• Capernaum
• The Sea of Galilee (boat ride)
• Tabgha – site of the Miracle of Multiplication
• Cana

Ein Kerem
•Basilica of the Visitation

Bethlehem
• Church of the Nativity
• Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria
• Shepherds’ Field

Jerusalem
• Mount of Olives
• Gethsemane
• St. Peter in Gallicantu on Mt. Zion
• Dormition Abbey on Mt. Zion
• The Upper Room on Mt. Zion
• Church of the Pater Noster
• Via Dolorosa
• Holy Sepulchre
• Israel Museum

Haifa
• Mount Carmel/Cave of Elijah
• Stella Maris

Jericho area
• Dead Sea
• Dead Sea Scrolls
• Qumran
• Jericho
• Mount of Temptation
• Jordan River

*Based on availability