Our first place that we visited today was Bethany which is just outside of Jerusalem but due to the political climate is not consider part of Israel. Bethany translates to “house of the poor”.Read more
This is most likely the route that anyone travelling from Jericho to Jerusalem would have taken back in the times of Jesus. It could also possibly be where the parable of the Good Samaritan tookRead more
We visited the church of St Anne which was dedicated to Mary’s mother. Next to this church are the pools of Bethesda where Jesus healed The paralysed man. The church was beautiful and had greatRead more
After mass we walked down to the Western Wall of this Old City or as they call it the “ Wailing Wall”. This is the place where the Jewish people wait for the arrival of the Messiah because inRead more
We started this morning walking the “Stations of the Cross” around the old city of Jerusalem. This is exactly the walk Jesus would have taken on his day of crucifixion. It was a very movingRead more