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Dear Readers,
We are happy to send you our warmest greetings for this holiday season…
We wish all Christians celebrating Easter joy, peace and renewal.
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Information on Easter celebrations can be found on
the Christian Information Center (CIC) website:
http://cicts.org/CICmainin.htm |
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Easter in Jerusalem |
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What could be more spiritually uplifting than celebrating Holy Week and Easter in Jerusalem? Visit the Cenacle and Gethsemane. Walk the stations of the Via Dolorosa. Touch the Stone of Anointing in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
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Passover & Mimouna |
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The holiday of Passover begins on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan (this year April 18), lasts for seven days and commemorates the exodus from Egypt. One of the important precepts of this holiday is the abstinence from eating leaven - any baked goods prepared with flour and allowed to rise, or prepared foods containing flour. Instead of bread, Jews eat matzah.
Click here to read more about Passover traditions and customs >>
On the evening after the seventh day of Pesach, Jews of North African origin, particularly Morocco, celebrate Mimouna. People go from house to house, visiting friends and relatives and eating delicious sweet foods, especially mufleta, a delicious Moroccan pancake
Click here to read more about Mimouna >>. |
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Legacy of John Paul II |
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On the occasion of the upcoming ceremony of the beatification of John Paul II on May 1, we thought it would be fitting to return to some of the late Pontiff’s words on pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
“Now I shall have the privilege of visiting some of the places more closely connected to the life, death and resurrection of Jesus,” said his Holiness John Paul II when he made his historical pilgrimage to the Holy Land in March 2000.
Click here to read more:
Legacy of John Paul II >>
We also invite you to view this video on
pilgrimage to the Holy Land >> |
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The Dead Sea, a Natural Wonder at the Lowest Point on Earth |
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The Dead Sea, an awe-inspiring treasure, is full of natural wonders. As the closing date for the New7Wonders of Nature campaign approaches, find out how you can vote for the Dead Sea through a variety of media.
Click here to read more:
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We look forward to welcoming you in the Holy Land
To arrange your own pilgrimage please click here |
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