Snapshots from the Holy Land Pilgrimage: Week 3
February 11, 2018
Here are some photos of our pilgrims during Week 3 of their Holy Land Pilgrimage.
Photos by Declan McNicholas (Diocese of Gary) and Peter Pedrasa (Diocese of Tucson)
Pilgrims pray at the site of Jesus’ baptism in the River Jordan
Pilgrims walk through a neighborhood in Palestine.
Gerardo Olivera (San Juan, P.R.) smiles as our bus travels to a holy site.
Pilgrims walk along a path at Herodium.
John Hoang (San Jose) films as Victor Trinidad (San Jose) gazes at the palace at Herodium.
Michael McAndrew (Dubuque) and Josh Link (Dubuque) help the waitstaff at a West Bank restaurant.
The pilgrims pose with the pastor of a Latin Rite parish near Bethlehem.
Pilgrims climb the rocks at Ein Gedi near the Dead Sea.
Ton Nguyen (Chicago) sits atop a wall at Masada.
Mark McGeary (Des Moines) pauses during a visit to Masada.
Pilgrims climb the path to a monastery at the Mt. of Temptations at Jericho.
Father Ray Webb greets children at a Palestinian refugee camp.
Pilgrims take in the view from atop Herodium.
Pilgrims don kipot in the synagogue part of the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.
Peter Pedrasa (Tucson) joins a rosary procession at the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth.
Pilgrims test their knowledge during Trivia Night.
Gino Wilcox (Las Cruces), left, joins other pilgrims in a tour of Masada.
