Holy Land
& Egypt
Monday, October 12, to Monday, October 26, 2009
(15 days, 13 nights)
Price: $4199
Note: All deposits made: 120 days before departure, DEDUCT $100 from the price;
Pay $1000 more with the above deposit only — DEDUCT another $100 from the price;
120 to 90 days, PRICE IS AS QUOTED;
91 to 60 days before departure, add $100;
61 to 30 days before departure, add $200;
29 to less days before departure, add $300;
Non-refundable deposit per person… $300
Single supplement... $449
Three in a room...(family and friends only) Deduct $50 per person
Tour Coordinator — Dr. Rosalie A. Turton
Joining us will be the
101 Pilgrim Virgin Statue
The price includes: air transportation and taxes,
airport transfers, baggage transfers, deluxe motorcoach,
breakfast daily in hotel, dinner daily in hotel or local restaurants,
Priest, Mass and four Rosaries daily.
1) Mon., Oct. 12: on plane
Evening departure from New York area to arrive in Jerusalem on the next day.
2) Tues., Oct. 13: Jerusalem (3 nights)
We arrive in Tel-Aviv to meet our local Christian guides. We will stand atop the Mount of Olives, as Jesus did, and Enjoy a spectacular view of the "Golden City" of Jerusalem. Welcome dinner at our hotel and overnight in Jerusalem.
3) Wed., Oct. 14: Jerusalem
This morning we will visit the Church of the Pater Noster (commemorating the Our Father prayer), the Chapel of the Ascension, and then walk the "Palm Sunday Road" to the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations for a visit and a Holy Hour.
4) Thur., Oct. 15: Jerusalem
Visit the Dead Sea, and take an unusual swim. Then we will pay a visit to the historic site of Masada.
5) Fri., Oct. 16: Bethlehem (7 nights)
Morning drive to Bethlehem. See the Shepherd's Field. Here the angels appeared to the shepherds announcing the Good News that God had visited His people. See the Church of the Nativity, including the manger, the grotto of St. Jerome, the Church of St. Catherine, and the Milk Grotto. Welcome dinner and overnight in Bethlehem.
6) Sat., Oct. 17: Bethlehem
Today we will drive down the countryside of Ein Karem the village where St. John the Baptist was born. We will walk to the Church of the Visitation where prayer services will be said. This Church is one of the most beautiful and artistically decorated churches in the Holy Land,
commemorating the meeting of Elizabeth and our Blessed Lady.
7) Sun., Oct. 18: Bethlehem
Enter the Old City of Jerusalem. Sing a hymn in the Church of St. Anne, and view the Pool of Bethesda. Visit the Chapel of the Flagellation. Lithostrotos, and The Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Visit Golgotha and the Tomb of Our Lord, where we will say Mass.
8) Mon., Oct. 19: Bethlehem
Then to Mount Zion, visit the Upper Room, the room of the Last Supper and Pentecost, the Church of Our Lady's Dormition, and then back to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
9) Tues., Oct. 20: Bethlehem
Today we will have an early morning drive through the Jordan Valley to the Church of the Annunciation where we will have Mass. Then drive to Cana.
10) Wed., Oct. 21: Bethlehem
Visit Tiberias to the Mount of the Beatitudes, Tabga and then a visit to Capernaum.
11) Thur., Oct. 22: Bethlehem
We will have a boat ride over the Sea of Galilee and lunch there. Back to Bethlehem for a farewell banquet and a night departure to Cairo
12) Fri., Oct. 23: Cairo (3 nights)
Night arrival and go directly to the hotel in Cairo. During the day, we will visit the world famous Pyramids, and some of the interesting places and religious shrines in the area.
13) Sat., Oct. 24: Cairo
After breakfast, we will visit St. Theresa's Church in Shubra, a place where Our Lady appeared only a few years ago, and also St. Mary's Church in Zeitun. These are both places where our Lady appeared to millions of people. We will then visit and see St. Mary's Tree in Matarieh. In the afternoon, our group will visit Coptic Cario (Old Cairo).
14) Sun., Oct. 25: Cairo
We will visit the unusual church on the mountain top, passing through the "City of the Dead," and then we will also visit the Monastery of the Holy Virgin and St. John Kame, in the Eastern Desert of Egypt, known as Deir El Sourian. Time permitting, we will see an icon in a Coptic Church which has been weeping.
15) Mon., Oct. 26: Home
This morning we will depart on our flight home, arriving in New York area on the same day.
ANNOUNCING A MINI-RETREAT at Fatima House
before the Holy Land/Egypt Pilgrimage, Oct., 2009
| Non-refundable deposit: | $25 per person due immediatly if interested. (Balance due within 60 days) |
| Total price is: | $199 per person for a double room $299 for a single room |
| Included are: | Three nights lodging, three full dinners, spiritual video showings, private conferences with priest upon request, Eucharistic adoration periods, Rosary, social hours, daily transportation, and transportation to and from airport. |
If you are driving, cars may be parked at the Fatima House in Washington, New Jersey, at no charge, for the duration of the pilgrimage. On the day of departure going on pilgrimage, we will meet at 11:30 a.m. for the Rosary and Mass at the Blue Army Shrine here,
and then we will park the cars at Fatima House, but you must let us know in advance. We will be using a commercial bus or limo, to go to and from the airport. (If you are driving, you may leave your car at Fatima House during the pilgrimage.)Daily Itinerary
Friday, October 9, 2009:
1) Retreat officially begins at 5 p.m. (Drive here or fly into Newark, NJ, (or JFK, NY, but Newark is better) and further instructions will be provided).
2) Dinner in excellent Washington, New Jersey restaurant (included)
3) Following dinner, there will be a Rosary and dessert at Fatima House
Saturday, October 10, 2009:
1) Breakfast on your own
2) 11:30 a.m. Mass at Blue Army Shrine
3) Shrine store is usually open daily between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
4) Transportation to restaurant for lunch (on your own) and return to lodging
5) Divine Mercy Chaplet and spiritual video showings at Fatima House
6) Dinner at excellent restaurant (included) and return to lodging
Sunday, October 11, 2009:
1) Breakfast on your own, followed by 11 a.m. Rosary and Mass at the Blue Army Shrine.
2) Transportation for lunch (on your own)
3) 3 p.m. Walking Stations of the Cross/Rosary Garden at Blue Army Shrine
4) 6:30 p.m. dinner in a different excellent restaurant (included)
5) 8 p.m. Rosary meeting, social hour and religious video
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