On their first full day in the Galilee area, some of the Connor pilgrims climbed Mount Tabor by taxi to visit the Basilica of the Transfiguration.
This was a place of peace and serenity, and the pilgrims were able to enjoy the magnificent views over the plain of Armageddon.
A visit to Cana, scene of Jesus’s first miracle, was also on the itinerary, and the pilgrims lunched at St Margaret’s Guest House in Nazereth.
They visited Nazareth village, a reconstruction of 1st century Galilean life, where they got a feel for the Nazareth of Jesus’s day, and also called at the large and impressive St Gabriel’s Church (Mary’s Well), the Synagogue Church and the Basilica of the Annunciation where the Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary.
Pilgrims make their way to the Sea of Galilee
Pilgrims join local Christians for worship in Jerusalem
Camel rides and Dead Sea dips for Pilgrims
Pilgrims walk the Via Dolorosa
Pilgrims begin their tour of the Holy Land
Countdown to diocesan pilgrimage to the Holy Land
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