| Day 1 - Friday |
| |
Afternoon |
Departure from New
York City on overnight flight. |
Day 2 - Saturday |
|
Afternoon |
Arrival
at Tel-Aviv.
Transfer to Mount of Olives Hotel in Jerusalem.
Supper and rest.
|
Day 3 - Sunday |
|
7:00
am |
Liturgy at the Mount
of Olives Convent.
Breakfast at Convent.
Tour of Convent: Mosaic floors, Chapel of St John
the Baptist, Belltower.
Rest. |
| 1:00
pm |
Lunch at hotel. |
| 2:00
pm |
Walking tour of
Mount of Olives: Site of Ascension, Cave of St
Pelagia, "Pater Noster" (where Christ
taught the Lord's Prayer), "Dominus Flevis"
(site where Our Lord wept, looking at Jerusalem),
Bethpage (from where Our Lord began His
triumphant entry into Jerusalem), "Little
Galilee" (where Our Lord appeared to His
desciples after His Resurrection). |
| 6:00
pm |
Supper at hotel and
rest. |
Day 4 - Monday |
 |
8:00
am |
Breakfast. |
| 9:00
am |
Drive to St
Stephan's Gates. Church of the Nativity of the
Theotokos. Bethesda. Via Dolorosa (walking):
Lithostroton, "Prison of Christ",
Russian Excavations and Threshold of Judgement
Gate. |
| 11:30
am |
Reception at the
Patriarchate. |
| 12:30
pm |
Lunch at hotel and
rest. |
| 4:00
pm |
Vespers at Mount of
Olives Convent and confessions. |
| 6:00
pm |
Supper at hotel and
rest. |
| 11:00
pm |
Depart for Night
Liturgy at the Holy Sepulchre.
Tour of Church: Stone of Annointment, Golgotha,
Cistern where the Cross was found, the Holy
Sepulchre. |
Day 5 - Tuesday |
 |
Midnight |
Matins at Church of
Resurrection followed by Liturgy at the Holy
Sepulchre. |
| 3:00
am |
Return to hotel and
rest. |
| Noon |
Lunch at hotel. |
| 3:00
pm |
Bethany: Tomb of
Lazarus, Greek Monastery, Russian School. |
| 7:00
pm |
Supper at hotel and
rest. |
Day 6 - Wednesday |
 |
6:00
am |
Breakfast and
departure for Jericho.
Monastery of St George the Hozebite in Wadi-Kelt.
Jericho: Mount of Temptations, Russian Garden,
Greek Church.
Monastery of St Gerasim.
Ruins of Monastery of St Euthemius the Great.
Return to Jerusalem.
|
| Afternoon |
Lunch at hotel.
Remainder of day at leisure. |
| 7:00
pm |
Supper at hotel. |
Day 7 - Thursday |
 |
6:00
am |
Departure to
Bethlehem. |
| 6:30
am |
Matins and Liturgy
in Bethlehem.
Breakfast in Bethlehem.
Beit-Sahour - Sheppard's Field. |
| Afternoon |
Lunch at Hotel. |
| 3:00
pm |
Mount Zion:
Galikantou - site of Caiapha's palace, Abbey of
Dormition, Last Supper Room, Greek Seminary -
relics of Fr Philoumen. |
| 7:00
pm |
Supper at hotel. |
Day 8 - Friday |
 |
8:00
am |
Breakfast. |
| 9:00
am |
Ein-Karem ("the
hill country" - Luke 1;39).
Katamon (tomb of St Simeon).
Monastery of the Cross.
Lunch at hotel. |
| 3:00
pm |
Skete of St Chariton
at Fara. |
| 7:00
pm |
Supper at hotel.
|
Day 9 - Saturday |
 |
6:00
am |
Gethsemane. Liturgy
at the Tomb of the Virgin Mary.
Cave of the Apostles. St Stephan's Church.
Catholic Basilica and Garden of Gethsemane.
Early lunch at hotel. Rest. |
| 4:30
am |
Vigil at Gethsemane
Convent. |
| 8:00
pm |
Supper at hotel. |
Day 10 - Sunday |
 |
7:00
am |
Liturgy at
Gethsemane Convent.
Breakfast at Convent.
Tour of Convent.
Lunch at hotel.
|
| 2:00
am |
Excursion to Mar-Saba
- optional (Only men allowed inside the
monastery).
|
| 7:00
pm |
Supper at hotel. |
Day 11 - Monday |
 |
6:00
am |
Breakfast and
departure for three day trip to Galilee.
Lidda: Tomb of the Great-martyr George.
Jaffa: Russian church of St Peter and Tomb of
Tabitha. |
Afternoon
|
Lunch at Caesaria and tour of Roman ruins.
Haifa: Mount Carmel and Cave of Prophet Elias. |
Evening
|
Supper and overnight
in Nazareth. |
Day 12 - Tuesday |
 |
7:00
am |
Breakfast. |
| 8:00
am |
Singing of the
Akathist at Mary's Well.
Catholic Basilica of Annunciation. |
| 11:30
am |
Lunch in Nazareth.
Cana in Galilee.
Mount Tabor. |
| Evening |
Supper and overnight
in Tiberias. |
Day 13 - Wednesday |
 |
7:00
am |
Great Blessing of
Waters.
Box breakfast at Yardenit.
Russian church at Magdala. Mount Beatitudes.
Tabgha (where Christ multiplied five loaves and
two fishes). Capernaum: Greek church, ruins of
city: synogogue, St Peter's house.
Boat ride. |
| 2:00
pm |
Lunch in Ein-Gev.
Return to Jerusalem via the Jordan Valley. |
| Evening |
Supper at hotel. |
Day 14 - Thursday |
 |
7:00
am |
Breakfast. |
| 8:00
am |
Departure to Hebron.
Monastery of the Forefathers and Oak of Mambre.
Return to Jerusalem. |
| Afternoon |
Lunch at hotel..
Remainder of day at leisure. |
| 7:00
pm |
Farewell dinner at
hotel. |
Day 15 - Friday |
| |
1:00
am |
Departure to Tel-Aviv
and early morning flight to New York City. Late
afternoon arrival in New York City. |
Optional - not included in the price of the
pilgrimage. Excursion to Mount Sinai
and Monastery of St Catherine (requires an extra
four days)
|
Day 15 - Friday |
| |
5:00
am |
Breakfast and
departure to Egypt. |
| |
Afternoon |
Lunch at Nuweiba (Egypt). |
| |
Evening |
Early supper and
overnight at hotel near Mount Sinai. |
Day 16 - Saturday |
 |
2:00
am |
Begin ascend of
Mount Sinai (3 hour walk).
Return to hotel, breakfast and rest. |
| Afternoon |
Late lunch. |
| 3:00
pm |
Vespers at St
Catherine's Monastery.
Tour of Monastery. |
| Evening |
Supper at hotel. |
Day 17 - Sunday |
|
5:00
am |
Matins and Liturgy
at Monastery.
Breakfast at hotel and departure. |
| Afternoon |
Late lunch in Eilat
(Israel). |
| Evening |
Late supper at hotel
in Jerusalem. |
Day 18 - Monday |
| |
Entire
day |
Leisure. |
Day 19 - Tuesday |
| |
1:00
am |
Departure to Tel-Aviv
and early morning flight to New York City. Late
afternoon arrival in New York City.
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