7 – 19 May 2018

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JOURNEY THROUGH THE FIFTH GOSPEL

Fall in love with the Lord all over again

Led by Father Keith Gordon-DavisGuided by Rimon Makhlouf

HOLY LANDplus Cairo

The Church of the Resurrection, Bryanston, presents

Fall in love with the Lord again on this special Journey through the Fifth Gospel.The Fifth Gospel does not really exist as a document and yet it is older thanthe four Gospels of the New Testament: it is the places of Our Lord’s ministry,crucifixion and Resurrection in the Holy Land which tell the story of the Incar-nation in and through the places where these events took place. By experienc-ing the Fifth Gospel, we come to understand the four Gospels more vividly.This especially designed pilgrimage will be led by the leading tour guide in theHoly Land, Rimon Makhlouf, who will bring alive the sites through his eruditeexplanations. We will have Mass every day at holy places, and in the Galilee,Fr Keith Gordon-Davis will lead us in an inspiring retreat, right there in the the-atre of Jesus’ ministry. Even our accommodation has been carefully selectedto give us the greatest spiritual benefit.

Monday, May 7We depart from Johannesburg to leave on our night-flight forour special Holy Land pilgrimage through the Fifth Gospel,ready to fall in love with the Lord all over again.

Tuesday, May 8We land in Tel Aviv where we are met by our tour guide. Wedrive up the Mediterranean coast to visit Caesarea, the capitalof Palestine during the Roman occupation where an inscriptionwas found that proved the existence of Pontius Pilate. It washere where St Paul was held before he was taken to Rome. Wethen proceed to the port city of Haifa, with its stunning Hang-ing Gardens of the Baha’i Temple, and drive up Mount Carmeland its Stella Maris monastery and church which holds Elijah’sCave. Overnight: Mount Carmel

Wednesday, May 9After breakfast we drive along the Jezreel Valley to Nazareth,the hometown of the Holy Family. We visit the Basilica of theAnnunciation with the grotto where the Archangel greeted Marywith the words “Hail Mary, full of grace”, and the nearby church ofSt Joseph, or Carpenter’s Workshop. We see Mary’s Well, whereOur Lady drew water, and other sites associated with the HolyFamily. We then visit Cana, site of Our Lord’s first miracle, whereour couples may renew their wedding vows. We visit MountTabor, site of the Transfiguration, from where we can surveythe Jezreel Valley. At the end of our programme we check intothe comfortable guesthouse run by Italian Franciscan Sisterson the Mount of Beatitudes which overlooks the Sea ofGalilee. Overnight: Mount of Beatitudes

Thursday, May 10Today we explore the area of Jesus’ public ministry aroundthe Sea of Galilee, around which most of Jesus’ public min-istry took place. We begin with the striking Church of theBeatitudes, which is adjacent to our hotel. Note that the altarof this octagonal church is in the middle of the church!At Tabgha a church recalls the miracle of the Loaves andFishes, and the nearby chapel of Peter’s Primacy marks theplace where the risen Christ entrusted the Church to St Peter.Here we can take off our shoes and put our feet in the watersof the lake on which Our Lord walked! At Capernaum we cansee the remains of Peter’s house and of a fourth-century syn-agogue built on top of the one in which Jesus preached (the

Roman amphitheatre in Caesarea Maritima

Stella Maris church on Mount Carmel

The grotto of the Annunciation, Nazareth

Pilgrims on the Sea of Galilee

Church on the Mount of Beatitudes

The spot of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem

Shepherds’ Field, near Bethlehem

foundations of which we can still see). A highlight of the pil-grimage is the boat-ride on the Sea of Galilee on a recreationof a first-century fishing vessel, a time for both fun and forprayerful reflection. For lunch at Magdala today, we have theopportunity to eat the St Peter’s fish, or Tilapia, from the Seaof Galilee (of course, alternatives are available).

Friday, May 11Today we drive up north along the Golan Heights to CaesareaPhilippi, at the base of Mount Hermon, where Our Lord re-vealed his divinity (“Who do people say I am?”). The choice ofthe place was significant: this was Banias, a centre of paganworship to the god Pan, remnants of whose temple we can seestill today. In the afternoon we will make use of the beautifuland pastoral setting of the Mount of Beatitudes for a half-daySpiritual Retreat conducted by Fr Keith. The gardens of thesanctuary, overlooking the Sea of Galilee, will inspire prayerfuland peaceful reflection. Overnight: Mount of Beatitudes

Saturday, May 12Today we cross Samaria, the land of the Samaritans. We visitJacob’s Well, in the crypt of an attractive Orthodox church,where Our Lord had that memorable encounter with theSamarian woman. At Sebastia, where the head of St John theBaptist was kept, we see the remains of the Roman city wherethe apostles Peter and John joined Philip (Acts 8:4-40), andthose of Jezebel and Ahab’s palace. In Burqin we go throughthe narrow streets to see the St George’s Church, or theChurch of the Ten Lepers, which is considered to be the fifth-oldest Christian holy place and the third-oldest church in theworld. It marks the cave where Jesus healed the ten lepersheld in isolation (Lk 17:11-19). We end our day in Taybeh, thelast 100% Christian village, where the Parable House shows ushow people lived in ancient times. In the evening we have theopportunity to visit the brewery of Taybeh, founded by a Chris-tian family, whose beers are internationally acclaimed. We willstay in the village’s elegant hotel. Overnight: Taybeh

Sunday, May 13After breakfast we make our way to Bethlehem, where Jesuswas born. The spot of Our Lord’s birth is marked with a silverstar in the grotto of the ancient Basilica of the Nativity.Among the caves beneath the church we will see Jerome’sCave, where the 4th-century saint translated the Bible intoLatin. Adjacent is the Roman Catholic St Catherine’s Churchand the Franciscan convent’s grounds. Shepherds’ Field, atBeit-Sahour just outside Bethlehem, recalls the angels an-nouncing the birth of the Messiah to the lowly shepherds. InBethlehem we have the opportunity to do some quality sou-venir shopping, especially of the locally-produced olive woodcarvings. Our accommodation in Bethlehem is the lovely StVincent de Paul Guesthouse, which supports an orphanagerun by the Sisters of St Vincent de Paul. Overnight: Bethlehem

Monday, May 14We visit Bethany, the town where Jesus often stayed with his

The ruins of the pagan temple at Caesarea Philippi

The world’s third-oldest church in Burqin

Jacob’s Well

The Rock of the Agony, Gethsemane

Church of the Visitation in Ein Kerem

The Way of the Cross

Dungeon in the Church of St Peter in Gallicantu

Baptismal site on the River Jordan

friends Mary and Martha, and where he raised Lazarus fromthe dead in the tomb which still exists today. We then drive tovisit the Qasr El-Yahud baptismal site on the River Jordan,which the Vatican recognises as the authentic location of thebaptism. Here we renew our baptismal vows. We have lunch inJericho, the world’s lowest-lying and oldest continuously occu-pied city. In the city centre we see the sycamore tree whichtradition says descends from the one that Zacchaeus the TaxCollector was sitting in when Jesus came to town. From an ob-servation point outside Jericho we have a great view of theMount of Temptation, the place where Jesus spent 40 daysand 40 nights in the desert. On the Dead Sea we can float onthe mineral-rich water. Overnight: Bethlehem

Tuesday, May 15Jerusalem! We begin our pilgrimage to the Holy City on top ofthe Mount of Olives at the small chapel, now a mosque, whichmarks the spot from which Catholics believe Christ ascendedinto Heaven (see His reputed footprint in a stone there). As wewalk down the mount we visit Paternoster Church, where theLord’s Prayer is displayed in hundreds of languages, includingseveral South African versions, and Dominus Flevit Church,which is on the spot where Jesus looked at Jerusalem and weptfor its impending destruction. At the foot of the mount we ar-rive at the Gethsemane with its ancient olive trees, and themagnificent Church of All Nations with the Rock of Agony, onwhich Jesus is believed to have prayed before His arrest.Across the street we visit Mary’s Tomb, from which Our Ladywas assumed into heaven. Overnight: Bethlehem

Wednesday, May 16On Jerusalem’s Mount Zion we visit the impressive DormitionAbbey, where Our Lady fell into her sleep. The Cenacle (orUpper Room) commemorates the Last Supper, the Risen Lord’sfirst appearance to the disciples, and the coming of the HolySpirit on Pentecost. At the Church of St Peter in Gallicantu, thepalace of the high priest Caiaphas, Jesus was tried by the San-hedrin and kept in a dungeon where we pray. A sculpture inthe courtyard recalls Peter’s triple denial of Our Lord. Next tothe church we can see the steps from the 1st-century BC onwhich we know Jesus actually walked! After lunch we visit the village of Abu Ghosh, with its Cru-sader-era Benedictine church, and Emmaus, recalling the risenLord’s encounter with the two followers on the road. We thengo to Ein Kerem, the place in the Judean hill country whichMary rushed to after the Annunciation to visit her cousin Eliza-beth. Here we can complete the Hail Mary we started at theChurch of the Annunciation in Nazareth. In the courtyard ofthe Church of the Visitation the Magnificat is reproduced inmany languages. At the foot of the hill, a grotto in the Churchof St John the Baptist marks the spot of John’s birth.

Thursday, May 17This is the day we prayerfully follow the Stations of the Cross,the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem’s Old City. The Way of the Crossculminates in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, our faith’s

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Includes: All flights ex-Johannesburg (incl. airport taxes), accommodation in hotels as specified or better (sharing) with breakfastand dinner, daily lunches in restaurants, transfers, travelling on air-conditioned luxury buses, English-speaking Christian tourguide in Holy Land, entrance fees, preparation material.Excludes: Tips (these are set and mandatory), insurance, personal expenses, travel to and from O.R. Tambo Airport/Jhb.

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holiest site. Here, in the Chapel of Calvary, we touch the rockat the actual place where the cross stood and pray in the Tombof the Resurrection from which Our Lord rose from the dead.We will have Mass in this most sacred of Christian shrines.We also visit the birthplace of Our Lady, the lovely St Anne’sChurch, a Crusader church on the site of the home of SaintsAnne & Joachim, parents of the Blessed Virgin. At the Pools ofBethesda Our Lord cured the lame man. In the afternoon wehave some free time to shop in the Old City. Overnight: Bethle-hem

Friday, May 18We leave the Holy Land today and take the short flight to Cairo.There we visit the 4,500-year-old Pyramids of Giza and see theSphinx. We have an opportunity to visit a papyrus factory orperfume shop, have lunch and a enjoy small cruise on the Nilebefore we transfer back to Cairo International Airport wherewe make our way home.

Saturday, May 19After an unforgettable journey we come home, physically tiredbut spiritually refreshed, remembering the words of thePsalmist: “They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion,which cannot be removed but abides forever” (125:1).

Mass will be celebrated in the Holy Land at sacred sites every day. Daily lunches in specially-selected restaurants included.

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Church of the Holy Sepulchre, seen from Station IX

Sphinx and pyramid

The chapel of Calvary, where Jesus was crucified

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