October 2010

All went well and the group is safely on their way home. The only problems are with internet and filters which is giving me a lot of grief trying to get the last two videos up. I will get them soon. Sorry. Part I Masada, Qumran, floating in the Dead Sea, lunch and biblical sites [...]

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Day 7: Mount of Olives & Mount Zion

by Steve Ray on October 29, 2010

Part i Part II.

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Day 6: Incredible Mass at the Tomb of Christ!

by Steve Ray on October 28, 2010

The wake up call came at 4:30 AM. Argh! “You will thank me later,” I told the pilgrims. We left the hotels at 5:00 AM to walk the Via Dolorosa (Stations of the Cross). After walking the Way of Sorrows we quickly toured the Church of the Holy Sepulchre before settling into the benches set [...]

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All Day in Bethlehem & Hebron

by Steve Ray on October 27, 2010

Hey, family and friends — leave your comments and greetings below in the COMMENTS and I will read them to your family and friends each day on the bus. Another great day!

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10 days of growth

by Steve Ray on October 25, 2010

“Made it home safe and sound, Steve and Janet.  Thank you for making the Holy Land Pilgrimage so special.  I am so happy that I took the leap of faith. Will be looking for future trips to take.   In 10 days, I grew more in my Catholic faith than I have in many years.  God [...]

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Pilgrimage Day 3, Parts I and II

by Steve Ray on October 25, 2010

Part I: Visiting both hotels, going to Tabgha for the Multiplication of Loaves and fish. Then a drive to the Lebanese border to visit Banias which is Caesarea Philippi in the New Testament where Jesus renamed Simon giving him the name Peter (Rock). Then to lunch at the Druze Restaurant and driving back through the [...]

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Pilgrimage Day 1: Arrival and Mass at St. Peter’s

by Steve Ray on October 23, 2010

All the pilgrims arrived safely. Great group. Half are at Ron Beach and half are at Scots Hotel. Mass at St. Peter’s on the shore of Galilee. All is well and everything is going great. Tomorrow the Mount of Transfiguration, Cana for renewal of wedding vows and Mass at the Grotto of Annunciation in Nazareth.

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