Holy Land & Egypt June 2023

Here are a few of our favorite memories from our Palm Sunday June 2023 Pilgrimage to The Holy Land & Egypt. Walk through Holy Land & Egypt with us on our YouTube, Facebook, and Google Drive

Day 1

June 18,2023: On this day Alpha Tour went to the Basilica of Annunciation, Joseph’s home where the Holy family lived, and Mount Tabor.

Day 2

June 19, 2023: On this day Alpha Tour went to Cana for vow renewals for all the beautiful couples in our pilgrim group, Church of Beatitudes for Mass, The Church of Multiplication, and the Sea of Galilee

Day 3

June 20, 2023: On this day Alpha Tour went to The Jordan River to get commemorate our baptism by having Father bless us with water from the River, the group celebrated Mass at the Good Sheperd Church in Jericho, and we took The World's Longest Cable Car to Mount of Temptation to remember Jesus and what He did for us.

Day 4

June 21, 2023: On this day Alpha Tour went to the Church of Visitation, honoring the visit paid by the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, to Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist . This is the site where tradition says that Mary recited her song of praise, the Magnificat, one of the most ancient Marian hymns. We also went to Jesus' Manger in Bethlehem to commemorate the birth of Jesus.

Day 5

June 22, 2023: On this day Alpha Tour attended Mass at The Last Supper Church. The group then went to The Wailing Wall to pray and Dome of the Rock. The day ended at The Hezekiah Tunnel, a water tunnel that was carved within the City of David in ancient times.

Day 6

June 22, 2023: On this day Alpha Tour attended Mass at St. Bethany's Church. The group then went to Lazarus' Tomb. The day ended at The Masada National Park.

Day 7

June 24, 2023 On this day Alpha Tour visited Via Dolorosa. Here represents the path that Jesus would have taken, forced by the Roman soldiers, on the way to his crucifixion. The group then went to the Bethesda Healing Pools, In the Bible's New Testament, John 5:2 account of Jesus healing a paralyzed man at this location in Jerusalem