Holy Land 2025

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Israel:  
           $3,100 pp / Double Occ.                  (LAND ONLY - Flights not included)    We will assign flights once the group                            is fully formed.
         Private Room +$1,000         

Deposit:
                 $300/person non-refundable
                 due at time of registration

Final Payments:
                  Due by Friday, May 2, 2025

• Scheduled roundtrip transatlantic flights from EWR
• Magnificat Holy Land Companion Booklet
• Services of a professional Christian English-speaking tour escort/guide
• Daily Holy Mass
• All breakfasts and dinners, 1 lunch
• Deluxe motor-coach for scheduled transfers and sightseeing
• First-class accommodations at all hotels
• Admission fees for all included sightseeing
• Porterage for one suitcase per person
• Service charges, government fees, gratuities for guide, driver, and hotel staff

• Israel ETA Visa (we can assist you)
• Travel Insurance
• Medical Insurance
• Lunches other than those mentioned above
• Personal expenses

Spiritual Director:  Rev. Msgr. Thomas Mullelly

Day 1. Sunday, June 8: Transatlantic flight to Tel Aviv

Day 2. Monday, June 9: Tel-Aviv, Herzliya

Welcome to the Holy Land! Upon arrival in Tel Aviv, you will be greeted at the airport by your guide and will transfer to your hotel in Herzliya for overnight and dinner. (D)

We begin our journey with a visit to Caesarea Maritima. Here we will visit the Roman Theater, Herod’s Palace & the Crusader Citadel. This is where St. Peter baptized the Roman Centurion, Cornelius, and his family. St. Paul was also imprisoned here for two years. We will stop for lunch in Haifa before making our final stop of the day will be Cana of Galilee where we will celebrate mass and have our married pilgrims reaffirm their marriage vows. Dinner and overnight will be on the Sea of Galilee. (B, D)

Day 4. Wednesday, June 11: Nazareth, Mt. Precipice, Mt. Tabor

We visit Nazareth to the Basilica of the Annunciation, the place where the Angel appeared to Our Blessed Mother and announced the birth of Jesus. Here we will celebrate Mass. We continue to visit the Church of St. Joseph, built where the carpentry workshop of St. Joseph used to be. This morning, we visit Nazareth to the Basilica of the Annunciation, the place where the Angel appeared to Our Blessed Mother and announced the birth of Jesus. Here we will celebrate Mass. Afterwards, we continue to visit the Church of St. Joseph, built where the carpentry workshop of St. Joseph used to be. Just south of Nazareth is Mount Precipice, the traditional site of the cliff that an angry mob attempted to throw Our Lord from after His bold proclamation in the Nazareth synagogue. Our final stop of the day, we will drive to Mount Tabor and enjoy beautiful views of the Jezreel Valley and the Plain of Esdraelon. Visit the Church of the Transfiguration, built on the site of Our Lord’s Transfiguration. Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight. (B, D)

Day 5. Thursday, June 12: Sea of Galilee

The day opens with Mass on the Mount of Beatitudes, the scene of the Sermon on the Mount. Nearby, visit the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes, where the miracle of the Feeding of Five Thousand took place. Continue to the Church of the Primacy of St. Peter situated at the shores of the Sea of Galilee, where Our Lord appeared to His disciples after His resurrection. Afterwards, explore the ruins of Capharnaum, including the ancient Jewish synagogue and St. Peter’s house, followed by a flavorful lunch featuring the traditional “St. Peter’s Fish” at Pilgerhaus.  After lunch, we will visit Magdala, the hometown of St. Mary Magdalene.  Next, enjoy a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, where Our Lord performed many miracles. Before concluding the day, we will visit Yigal Alon Museum to see a 1st c. fishing boat. Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight. (B, L, D)

Day 6. Friday, June 13: Baptismal Site, Qumran, Jericho, Dead Sea – Jerusalem

Departing Tiberias, we will drive and have a visit to Qasr Al Yehound, the western part of the traditional site of the baptism of Our Lord by St. John the Baptist. After a lunch stop and some shopping of Dead Sea products, we will visit the Caves of Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, and enjoy a spectacular view of the Dead Sea. On your way to Jerusalem, you will have an opportunity to wade and float in the Dead Sea. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. (B, D)

Day 7. Saturday, June 14: Jerusalem

This morning, visit Mount of Olives for a beautiful panoramic view of Jerusalem. Continue down on the Palm Sunday road on Mount Olivet visiting the Church of Dominus Flevit, where Our Lord wept over the city of Jerusalem. Arrive into the Kidron Valley to the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations, where Our Lord began the way of His Passion. It is here that we will celebrate Mass. Then in the afternoon, to Mount Zion to visit the Upper Room where the Last Supper took place, the Church of the Dormition erected on the spot where Our Lady was assumed into heaven, and the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu, where St. Peter denied Our Lord. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. (B, D)

Day 8. Sunday, June 15: Bethlehem - Jerusalem

Beginning our day on a sightseeing tour of Bethlehem, the royal city of David, to celebrate Mass and to pray at the Cave of the Nativity, the birthplace of Our Lord. Continue to Shepherds’ Field, also the site of Boaz’s field, to see the cave of the shepherds where the angels appeared and announced the birth of Christ. After lunch at Casa Nova Restaurant, we will enjoy the opportunity to do some shopping at a Christian Coop Store. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. (B, D)

Day 9. Monday, June 16: Jerusalem, Ein Karem

Early this morning, carry the cross and follow the Via Dolorosa, the Way of the Cross, ending with the Church of the Holy Sepulcher where we will celebrate Mass. Then, enjoy an in-depth tour of this church, including a visit to the tomb of our forefather Adam and the tombs of Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea, as well as a tour of the Holy Sepulcher chapels. We will have a breakfast back at the hotel and enjoy a bit of a rest for the remainder of the morning.  This afternoon, we will visit to Judaism’s holiest site, the Wailing Wall. Afterwards, visit the Church of St. Anne, erected over the traditional site of the birthplace of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Continue to the Pool of Bethesda excavations, identified as the scene of the healing of the paralytic. Then, visit the Flagellation Church that enshrines the spot where Our Lord was flogged. Next is Ecce Homo Church, erected where Pontius Pilate presented Our Lord to the hostile Jewish crowd. Before heading to the airport, we will travel to the “hill country of Judea” to the city of Ein Karem, the birthplace of St. John the Baptist. Visit the Church of St. John the Baptist and the Church of the Visitation, built over the home of Zacharias. Here we will celebrate Mass. Finally, enjoy a farewell dinner to celebrate the success of a beautiful journey. (B, FD) 

Day 10. Tuesday, June 17: Transatlantic flight

Today we transfer to the airport for our flight home. (B)