Among the pilgrimages in the world, there is undoubtedly one that stands out above all others: the Holy Land. A special journey, unlike any other. You can visit the ruins of extinct civilizations, monuments that leave no one indifferent, sublime landscapes… and what most fulfills the pilgrim: stepping on the same land that Jesus and Mary sanctified.
- STEPPING ON HOLY GROUND
Jerusalem is a city that is especially significant in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. The body of Jesus was on the outskirts of this city during the three days that passed from his death to his Resurrection. It is a city and environment of marked spirituality.
- VISIT THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE
If there is a place in the world where the pilgrim feels overwhelmed by intensity and emotion, that is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the most important sacred place of Christianity in Jerusalem. This is where Jesus was buried after his crucifixion; This overwhelming atmosphere generates contemplation, devotion and respect.
- CONTEMPLATING THE WALKING WALL
One of the most popular places in the old city, it is for the Jews the most important holy place in all of Jerusalem. This wall is the last remnant of the Jewish temple built by Herod on the ruins of Solomon’s temple. It was built on the site where Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son, Isaac.
- WALKING THE VIA DOLOROSA
The Via Dolorosa runs through the old city of Jerusalem on the steps that Jesus Christ walked carrying his cross to Mount Calvary, where he died. An impressive journey that invites you to walk through the stations and place yourself in the context of what happened there more than two thousand years ago.
- ENTERING THE CENACLE
The Cenacle, the place where Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with his apostles and where the Sacrament of the Eucharist was instituted. Place that would be taken by Jesus’ disciples as a meeting point, here the Holy Spirit settled in the form of tongues of fire.
- APPROACHING BETHLEHEM TO BE BORN AGAIN
The city of Bethlehem, more specifically what we know as the Portal of Bethlehem, is only 10 kilometers from Jerusalem. Here the Emperor Constantine ordered the construction of a temple that tradition indicates is erected on the place where Mary gave birth to Jesus.
- APPROACHING JESUS IN THE BASILICA OF THE AGONY
The Basilica of the Nations is a Catholic temple built on the Garden of Olives, the place where Jesus Christ lived one of the most intense episodes of his life. The temple houses the rock on which Jesus prayed on the night of Thursday to Good Friday, just before his arrest.
