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One of the most gratifying aspects of any pilgrim’s trip to the Holy Land, is the prospect of walking in the shoes of the famed apostles, bearers of the Gospel throughout the country, and later on, across the globe.

Mary Magdalene, fierce believer and loyal emissary to the Savior, provides an excellent “excuse” for pilgrims to visit her birthplace and home-base, the settlement Migdal, known in the Bible as “Magdala”.

Migdal, located on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, served, already in Jesus’s lifetime, as a Jewish center for the residents of the region. This is evidenced by the town’s importance in the days of the revolt against the Romans, and the fact that it was the command center for Josephus Flavius’s (commander of the Galilee) soldiers.

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Visitation of the Virgin Mary (C)
In the Catholic tradition, the entire month of May is devoted to the Virgin Mary and the faithful congregate for daily prayers to her. The Visitation recalls the meeting of the two future Mothers: the Virgin Mary and Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist. The feast and the afternoon procession mark the end of this month of prayer.

Highlights of the feast
Jerusalem, Ein Kerem and the Old City - The Catholic Church of the Visitation is located in Ein Kerem, on a hill slope above the Ein Kerem spring. In the morning, a Mass is celebrated in the church of the Visitation. In the afternoon, a procession honoring the Virgin Mary marches through the Christian quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.

Related sites worth visiting:
Ein Kerem - tour of the picturesque village and Mary’s spring.

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Finding of the Holy Cross (C)
This day commemorates the finding of the True Cross in Jerusalem by St. Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great, in the 4th century CE.

Highlights of the feast

Jerusalem, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in the Chapel of the Finding of the Cross:
On the eve of the feast (6.5) Vespers are sung. On the day of the feast (7.5), Mass is celebrated, followed by a solemn procession through the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, led by the Custos holding a relic of the Holy Cross.

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Finding of the Holy Cross (C)
This day commemorates the finding of the True Cross in Jerusalem by St. Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great, in the 4th century CE.

Highlights of the feast

Jerusalem, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in the Chapel of the Finding of the Cross:
On the eve of the feast (6.5) Vespers are sung. On the day of the feast (7.5), Mass is celebrated, followed by a solemn procession through the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, led by the Custos holding a relic of the Holy Cross.