tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23744851749338456542024-03-23T03:14:38.161-07:00Walking AlongFr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.comBlogger209125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-36903355266497239702023-06-11T07:09:00.002-07:002023-06-11T07:09:29.282-07:00JerashOur last day started with Mass at Our Lady of the Mountain shrine. Jesus and Mary slept in the cave behind the altar on their journey from Galilee to Jerusalem. <div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokJp3f4jz1GuFgi3uQsy6Y1kjVo-rTinL3l8WIg5PyalIjdE3N_RK8kbSqm2StBCFSZyBl9S7HQOqn6BFZgvCpF25rQT2m-4Q2zbGTrQmML_aFSlONfiJW1INtZsxvEC2w9t9VMy59sM/s1600/IMG_20230611_164216_718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokJp3f4jz1GuFgi3uQsy6Y1kjVo-rTinL3l8WIg5PyalIjdE3N_RK8kbSqm2StBCFSZyBl9S7HQOqn6BFZgvCpF25rQT2m-4Q2zbGTrQmML_aFSlONfiJW1INtZsxvEC2w9t9VMy59sM/s1600/IMG_20230611_164216_718.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="768" data-original-height="768" width="320" height="320"></a></div><br></div><div>Then we headed to Ajlun Castle. This ruin was built by Saladin in his fight against the Crusaders. It sits on a lovely promontory overlooking the Jordan Valley. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEU0dtxVtF61UC9sqyamLYErRD38HqULIySF82CbfnzQNBu0JwSBCIzAN8bCrStcFTo-sbaZvuaIgFStpQutehad5c2fpNkrrxr18AJ8UbFeMI6j8JM65gVyTHY-3JhWZvumRQ3gUYhFw/s1600/IMG_20230611_164216_762.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEU0dtxVtF61UC9sqyamLYErRD38HqULIySF82CbfnzQNBu0JwSBCIzAN8bCrStcFTo-sbaZvuaIgFStpQutehad5c2fpNkrrxr18AJ8UbFeMI6j8JM65gVyTHY-3JhWZvumRQ3gUYhFw/s1600/IMG_20230611_164216_762.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="1440" data-original-height="1440" width="320" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheE5mhepLCVOJZgkHOixxTailrtPsiBI-7bTw-wh-iFnPA7oI-25HWDfV4HbKE8IKug1Mtt9WJ1-TC1RpZRhyphenhyphen1gsECfnUUphwisTXmrzsVIAbOIHcmy0kM5xKA31-SdTkQRKzQlLFfywo/s1600/20230611_114521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheE5mhepLCVOJZgkHOixxTailrtPsiBI-7bTw-wh-iFnPA7oI-25HWDfV4HbKE8IKug1Mtt9WJ1-TC1RpZRhyphenhyphen1gsECfnUUphwisTXmrzsVIAbOIHcmy0kM5xKA31-SdTkQRKzQlLFfywo/s1600/20230611_114521.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJ42DV-bKJ9Gp6QDE2IdJQUmefCShoKbfLo3Du2OTbuxPTR6Y6sdShysGuqdqOr3Ms6a8XmrwiGkEnpL-Oo8vAjDVXxBX6E4p6LKaJy0eHtZcRF_VcOGSAm42REHHX859sBHFl-tK3Tk/s1600/20230611_115629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJ42DV-bKJ9Gp6QDE2IdJQUmefCShoKbfLo3Du2OTbuxPTR6Y6sdShysGuqdqOr3Ms6a8XmrwiGkEnpL-Oo8vAjDVXxBX6E4p6LKaJy0eHtZcRF_VcOGSAm42REHHX859sBHFl-tK3Tk/s1600/20230611_115629.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcd3fUYNG2gOqpRDBZAsuRQY0CqBlrY8zlrv8Nb72mG0l6tcpnpjehf85ZTKMqzbHZJdzpEkpqIPkKm7xGCPWhh4Euf56cm1g2WlWkhdWiyGzwZyxqvSKForuKwffaeG04GLD_mg9T65o/s1600/20230611_120342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcd3fUYNG2gOqpRDBZAsuRQY0CqBlrY8zlrv8Nb72mG0l6tcpnpjehf85ZTKMqzbHZJdzpEkpqIPkKm7xGCPWhh4Euf56cm1g2WlWkhdWiyGzwZyxqvSKForuKwffaeG04GLD_mg9T65o/s1600/20230611_120342.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div>The final stop was Jerash, the ancient city of Philadelphia. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 749 but the ruins of the Roman city were well preserved by the sands until being excavated slowly over the last century. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixo4v-ZA3fboWOr7NoP8vlnXj0gQKVndeN75vLMaI-t6BVM2D4xJnDRG0V0lzjEJlhoLM_JdzAOxdmDWWUOQGtxLJFilWYz1mOIhK20VQRTQNmQmgbr1D85GgXfdAEcD-pb6F-c_MO0tg/s1600/IMG_20230611_164848_882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixo4v-ZA3fboWOr7NoP8vlnXj0gQKVndeN75vLMaI-t6BVM2D4xJnDRG0V0lzjEJlhoLM_JdzAOxdmDWWUOQGtxLJFilWYz1mOIhK20VQRTQNmQmgbr1D85GgXfdAEcD-pb6F-c_MO0tg/s1600/IMG_20230611_164848_882.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="1440" data-original-height="1440" width="320" height="320"></a></div></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgp7ailujOiXfXjYqD-VOkJghd3SYS4g-5ThvTGPsr9twaVCBYLVGLJgGC-abdS4zcrSOkbbqzoPQeTfaMhex6ZXf4KbVFD4c2G_nP08MnYRx2UB1RjrRWI-GKGywNEPOBQlSBHunp9M0/s1600/IMG_20230611_164848_963.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgp7ailujOiXfXjYqD-VOkJghd3SYS4g-5ThvTGPsr9twaVCBYLVGLJgGC-abdS4zcrSOkbbqzoPQeTfaMhex6ZXf4KbVFD4c2G_nP08MnYRx2UB1RjrRWI-GKGywNEPOBQlSBHunp9M0/s1600/IMG_20230611_164848_963.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="1440" data-original-height="1440" width="320" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNyEUodf2j0Wdo1_mwG656NYyrdmi6IA7id81k9nwdkHGYUbV372UkzvV5kRHo9qlm11qMJw-ToQLMbRDMbpVJpuBS574kS2ek2BStLpccM0JX5sDMtVnOv1VIFAaclmIPg8iZA3OV6M/s1600/IMG_20230611_164849_009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNyEUodf2j0Wdo1_mwG656NYyrdmi6IA7id81k9nwdkHGYUbV372UkzvV5kRHo9qlm11qMJw-ToQLMbRDMbpVJpuBS574kS2ek2BStLpccM0JX5sDMtVnOv1VIFAaclmIPg8iZA3OV6M/s1600/IMG_20230611_164849_009.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="1440" data-original-height="1440" width="320" height="320"></a></div></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6qhd08IYGV22Ws29XxMLM7DADOCqcSk-es3MXRr2DuuyDsOcXZSqK_ByQRfU-o5udWaypFamA03sJpVzXOiG_zYLRsyDBEiv5co8RyJDPJC2Fs5Yl5t1O08HoqrqozzZhargOkan5VA/s1600/IMG_20230611_164849_029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6qhd08IYGV22Ws29XxMLM7DADOCqcSk-es3MXRr2DuuyDsOcXZSqK_ByQRfU-o5udWaypFamA03sJpVzXOiG_zYLRsyDBEiv5co8RyJDPJC2Fs5Yl5t1O08HoqrqozzZhargOkan5VA/s1600/IMG_20230611_164849_029.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="1440" data-original-height="1440" width="320" height="320"></a></div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROu1Nkg86Z6Nv7QJbWGO4N42aJFE2ZwciS_NPamJyKn8lvTS7XD45LME5annsvDOxo_XhMg5OF9vZ2RwrB-b3mdb3dtbftIboDWohRmFXzlhm6nZAS5pAtq0rK5kP4JdXRnT3z4blE7o/s1600/20230611_152621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROu1Nkg86Z6Nv7QJbWGO4N42aJFE2ZwciS_NPamJyKn8lvTS7XD45LME5annsvDOxo_XhMg5OF9vZ2RwrB-b3mdb3dtbftIboDWohRmFXzlhm6nZAS5pAtq0rK5kP4JdXRnT3z4blE7o/s1600/20230611_152621.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div>Tomorrow we head back to Atlanta. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1iBSnuKOs9ECcjIQ3VR9rIh5jwWT104A0RD1uXQd5ZKR-n81RdrgxvV3MuJdsGTIX01HDQ6wxK8yfoy5UB-Zf3QD1nrOZnx40m_THDBCva6ytYU4LpRLHVhn0m1gVkZXD6o579UL374/s1600/IMG_20230611_164849_109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1iBSnuKOs9ECcjIQ3VR9rIh5jwWT104A0RD1uXQd5ZKR-n81RdrgxvV3MuJdsGTIX01HDQ6wxK8yfoy5UB-Zf3QD1nrOZnx40m_THDBCva6ytYU4LpRLHVhn0m1gVkZXD6o579UL374/s1600/IMG_20230611_164849_109.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="1440" data-original-height="1440" width="320" height="320"></a></div><br></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-7860476578215692602023-06-10T05:48:00.000-07:002023-06-10T05:48:01.391-07:00PetraWe spent the day exploring Petra. The Nabataeans left behind remarkable carvings in the walls of the canyon. The facades mark the tombs of the people, great and small. <div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45msviq4S46nFXLfic8FZy4xh9EXcSk5Rq6RS8kCUkXNNiHKZJpwdWjgxFCzmayyVZDL1ish1YKPeCQERiuhBFx-BNocfGx21o1KOb-31_kXWLf_vjrGNsLopqqeeAvMEblOH6ek-goc/s1600/20230610_090850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45msviq4S46nFXLfic8FZy4xh9EXcSk5Rq6RS8kCUkXNNiHKZJpwdWjgxFCzmayyVZDL1ish1YKPeCQERiuhBFx-BNocfGx21o1KOb-31_kXWLf_vjrGNsLopqqeeAvMEblOH6ek-goc/s1600/20230610_090850.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JJwINaLSKw1zXaZutTGt7gaBI0ysFVSMbo_zv9rBoqsULPtHhQHfJzRc64FqeXaewFWzqJtinao_tjk8zW8PYYnDMkXSTntVJX6xF126_R5thRnO6-WvvJkNCBPq_MNZwVl2jj10kiY/s1600/20230610_084601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JJwINaLSKw1zXaZutTGt7gaBI0ysFVSMbo_zv9rBoqsULPtHhQHfJzRc64FqeXaewFWzqJtinao_tjk8zW8PYYnDMkXSTntVJX6xF126_R5thRnO6-WvvJkNCBPq_MNZwVl2jj10kiY/s1600/20230610_084601.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvan4LJbCiJgcw0Ui6xWRdtEma2Qly68pWOwdhwj3GxyDO4L_XQUDL1tvHwzZG1LdKyNFmvhdbMfgZ4eeV63X7KdYYGkGS5bUuxl9pvgsqxrvsf-3EQ-nExWyRRfscWoVHHx1tJUH25Y/s1600/20230610_094348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvan4LJbCiJgcw0Ui6xWRdtEma2Qly68pWOwdhwj3GxyDO4L_XQUDL1tvHwzZG1LdKyNFmvhdbMfgZ4eeV63X7KdYYGkGS5bUuxl9pvgsqxrvsf-3EQ-nExWyRRfscWoVHHx1tJUH25Y/s1600/20230610_094348.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><br></div><div>The pictures only scratch the surface of the scope and beauty of the place. The tomb facades are amazing and immense. The various churches and temples are lovely. </div><div><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpRZlj0GbC7znVgyNXmcf9EPhxs-6XnKH4BxzYsKR_gl38ZAifUOB5GRhvtahyQJJH6yopIONTaOea2Zi3sJZxiA6x2j0fnfiIsNlu21H-rojDmmkRSX2fBaCQCt-qD04CSbfea6ukNY/s1600/20230610_113451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpRZlj0GbC7znVgyNXmcf9EPhxs-6XnKH4BxzYsKR_gl38ZAifUOB5GRhvtahyQJJH6yopIONTaOea2Zi3sJZxiA6x2j0fnfiIsNlu21H-rojDmmkRSX2fBaCQCt-qD04CSbfea6ukNY/s1600/20230610_113451.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVBboP4F8Uwk-qTsas7YvUMgDvWQPpX7dFL5gg_J_IK810dyORc4Ik5yGUgrwgIEHNN-_IY8PbHldrkYqOISLVhH1m6fmwZ7UIc0UAl9qqA_YUKHcB3w8Nr63XQDeVZtPFWrDg4YRlZk/s1600/20230610_110305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVBboP4F8Uwk-qTsas7YvUMgDvWQPpX7dFL5gg_J_IK810dyORc4Ik5yGUgrwgIEHNN-_IY8PbHldrkYqOISLVhH1m6fmwZ7UIc0UAl9qqA_YUKHcB3w8Nr63XQDeVZtPFWrDg4YRlZk/s1600/20230610_110305.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkjHPuDOgK3ggGPCYy0QXxalqtHZFFjyIE9wrnsMVaBCA2d_tRuWvFkvVdZxoXzx3NwJzQJPhmCYnSSswRcakP5G4OZWLPhzhUKAy2-2DSDLebmlr6XbI3V3VmayfOwUVatvRWAH6ye4/s1600/20230610_111415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkjHPuDOgK3ggGPCYy0QXxalqtHZFFjyIE9wrnsMVaBCA2d_tRuWvFkvVdZxoXzx3NwJzQJPhmCYnSSswRcakP5G4OZWLPhzhUKAy2-2DSDLebmlr6XbI3V3VmayfOwUVatvRWAH6ye4/s1600/20230610_111415.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div> </div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-78700467701881445842023-06-09T07:25:00.002-07:002023-06-09T07:25:59.144-07:00Jordan We crossed over from Israel to Jordan today. First stop was Bethany beyond the Jordan. This is the officially recognized site of Jesus's baptism. It also commemorates the Ascension of Elijah.<div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGCialEKGW5Jq70pZIPcaMzMcaVyUNXLFaCs3Zz9stG3AHLTaKHxabkGFdtm_9uPN4ZMyqNggQ80eBwPXVReJp2YrhVutGCUddR85Rir5gwTQtEU6QP3IzODU-FvmlzcDmQfhEK-IKXc/s1600/20230609_112206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGCialEKGW5Jq70pZIPcaMzMcaVyUNXLFaCs3Zz9stG3AHLTaKHxabkGFdtm_9uPN4ZMyqNggQ80eBwPXVReJp2YrhVutGCUddR85Rir5gwTQtEU6QP3IzODU-FvmlzcDmQfhEK-IKXc/s1600/20230609_112206.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><br></div><div>Then we went up to the top of Mount Nebo where Moses saw the Promised Land, but never got to enter it. The overcast day spoiled the view, but otherwise one could see for miles. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSswTMn7lJq-YLxjiIxMDSX1R1t0ydb928ifd_slKjRp1gs9fxYaF2DzI9LPNBsbJe7w6WB7b_w23GtvYEF_N12DnV6WrWKsihtzUHRVGjmp43VFNakmDC57MYjsOshUTqT5k3YjqXV3A/s1600/20230609_131942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSswTMn7lJq-YLxjiIxMDSX1R1t0ydb928ifd_slKjRp1gs9fxYaF2DzI9LPNBsbJe7w6WB7b_w23GtvYEF_N12DnV6WrWKsihtzUHRVGjmp43VFNakmDC57MYjsOshUTqT5k3YjqXV3A/s1600/20230609_131942.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>The Franciscans have a church there whose mosaic floors go back to the Byzantine period. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZkbbLTLGYM9u4XvSKGD2DpplMvnlhM5VHxHroA15gSZUu9aE6XioaWtaX5pHZbAK7GHjFLyuDOd8bA2EJ-bv8dxh7GOmk3Yzv82nPFUiDB768cSJhRtRsnMK73sqPoxE1SlX9QYL0z0/s1600/20230609_132855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZkbbLTLGYM9u4XvSKGD2DpplMvnlhM5VHxHroA15gSZUu9aE6XioaWtaX5pHZbAK7GHjFLyuDOd8bA2EJ-bv8dxh7GOmk3Yzv82nPFUiDB768cSJhRtRsnMK73sqPoxE1SlX9QYL0z0/s1600/20230609_132855.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBjhL4CQ6y7ZFEKltz_ySDFBlLgnF3HptD5btsTrc6J_J6HmD6qIooUN2nv61smKVDxluTnakorhQdnxvU1qTMVGGTAZUhB8irab5tizrgGIb4AtATBiO_4gXlGHM2IsE_YoeaRLf4fs/s1600/20230609_133653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBjhL4CQ6y7ZFEKltz_ySDFBlLgnF3HptD5btsTrc6J_J6HmD6qIooUN2nv61smKVDxluTnakorhQdnxvU1qTMVGGTAZUhB8irab5tizrgGIb4AtATBiO_4gXlGHM2IsE_YoeaRLf4fs/s1600/20230609_133653.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7Cp1IOxKlDUHAAvwjgIgnbyOTQA_yOCJ5XhFE26TvphVh_ooIXEw-RtJPIPcDdrtFMlIUGNO2kGX3EhDyB3KOqftoQ4GAym0-6qaFG7Jj4vxSQ8BCmKtE6i2iDJ2Iisnpnq4cBGofjw/s1600/20230609_133637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7Cp1IOxKlDUHAAvwjgIgnbyOTQA_yOCJ5XhFE26TvphVh_ooIXEw-RtJPIPcDdrtFMlIUGNO2kGX3EhDyB3KOqftoQ4GAym0-6qaFG7Jj4vxSQ8BCmKtE6i2iDJ2Iisnpnq4cBGofjw/s1600/20230609_133637.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Finally we stopped in Madaba, the City of Mosaics. We saw a demonstration of how they are done and then visited St. George Orthodox church. It's 6th century mosaic floor is a mosaic map of the Holy Land. </div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjA86D3vM7v6uqu7SNBSp36Liw8ebgYvbpaIFL_pjHCaQOaS047w5i8fkYozbNLtW9wUsuZaN1CaetjhSeDbVWFB_dU2ehAzlQdSmUOj_llN_L7q_8HIMXTPInb9VKd46V1_Sv7SJFZSA/s1600/20230609_161623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjA86D3vM7v6uqu7SNBSp36Liw8ebgYvbpaIFL_pjHCaQOaS047w5i8fkYozbNLtW9wUsuZaN1CaetjhSeDbVWFB_dU2ehAzlQdSmUOj_llN_L7q_8HIMXTPInb9VKd46V1_Sv7SJFZSA/s1600/20230609_161623.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320" class=" imageResizeTarget"></a></div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVWIlKmI36bzv5rqRjhOxbKjtpicgci_RDW9Gqsw5wNe0hizwfamu7LcHCSsUeAtXHANVWcKwzKnmhLUtwloXeb3xNDLhXXef2jrwhtgx0q774Hno_ExcqZ3hGMibCezF-W-nap9X_ng/s1600/20230609_163344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVWIlKmI36bzv5rqRjhOxbKjtpicgci_RDW9Gqsw5wNe0hizwfamu7LcHCSsUeAtXHANVWcKwzKnmhLUtwloXeb3xNDLhXXef2jrwhtgx0q774Hno_ExcqZ3hGMibCezF-W-nap9X_ng/s1600/20230609_163344.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtf6nBFaJA-pThglgDIXSzpwfyqtAzefTDRsgf-B-cUkdj4MQDYRtU_yLQF5zWVFZsaDfmA487OEE4QPt-JwZUd2uWqPHRZ9iOYVLBEuRj1Q7ZxBaAs_XTQJx85c14ODkqMampedYps4A/s1600/20230609_163458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtf6nBFaJA-pThglgDIXSzpwfyqtAzefTDRsgf-B-cUkdj4MQDYRtU_yLQF5zWVFZsaDfmA487OEE4QPt-JwZUd2uWqPHRZ9iOYVLBEuRj1Q7ZxBaAs_XTQJx85c14ODkqMampedYps4A/s1600/20230609_163458.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><br></div><div>We are headed to Petra for the night and visit that ancient city tomorrow. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-75741878387592027632023-06-08T07:24:00.002-07:002023-06-08T07:24:18.719-07:00Quiet walkI took the day off from the tour to have a quiet day in Jerusalem for prayer and walking. This is a lovely city. I got up early in the hopes of Mass in Holy sepulcher. It was grand to concelebrate up on Calvary at Station 11. <div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLp8A7cKoyLvM66ifxIhWeuM_qEgkrdsnDINJwDptcGEyTigkna9WrdYGIRMkizObOsuly0ULOY-do_eoNz3wu1-gXg2_JtRAZU2MJm53PO-NUZqKs_R27NnofdOfffp-SFT3r2nluVRU/s1600/IMG_20230608_171313_008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLp8A7cKoyLvM66ifxIhWeuM_qEgkrdsnDINJwDptcGEyTigkna9WrdYGIRMkizObOsuly0ULOY-do_eoNz3wu1-gXg2_JtRAZU2MJm53PO-NUZqKs_R27NnofdOfffp-SFT3r2nluVRU/s1600/IMG_20230608_171313_008.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="1440" data-original-height="1440" width="320" height="320"></a></div><br></div><div>After breakfast I visited St. Peter Gallicantu church, commemorating Peter denying Jesus three times. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sgVhxjySLyKdv3zow3ZDBK_P1LDLCoksYr0H_51srU9XDBNCecwOzRlTDHTBa2CQALbkmBws3hdXzt78sBoOHF-hi1QGHHDxaylTyXLyIEiL2IEkbl6pdSrxfhTGFaeW4sJIuNoxNMc/s1600/IMG_20230608_171313_061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sgVhxjySLyKdv3zow3ZDBK_P1LDLCoksYr0H_51srU9XDBNCecwOzRlTDHTBa2CQALbkmBws3hdXzt78sBoOHF-hi1QGHHDxaylTyXLyIEiL2IEkbl6pdSrxfhTGFaeW4sJIuNoxNMc/s1600/IMG_20230608_171313_061.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="1440" data-original-height="1440" width="320" height="320"></a></div><br></div><div>Then I sauntered down the Kidron valley to Gethsemane. Fascinating archeological digs are going on dating back to the First Temple period ( around 1000BC). There are also fine vistas of the Mount of Olives which is one enormous Jewish cemetery... also dating back hundreds and thousands of years. </div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXs8j1PBhbRdUivwgmMXadJPsH4ns-IHDZJeynwTeAx90U_SZlp9Mbytt6XVSPZGEQ1X47U5P46JsJF6RVgvu7HlyjjthcoI0fTx1rlksscEybPtPDKMHetnwNRQ8DCp01a83EeP5fVFw/s1600/20230608_134129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXs8j1PBhbRdUivwgmMXadJPsH4ns-IHDZJeynwTeAx90U_SZlp9Mbytt6XVSPZGEQ1X47U5P46JsJF6RVgvu7HlyjjthcoI0fTx1rlksscEybPtPDKMHetnwNRQ8DCp01a83EeP5fVFw/s1600/20230608_134129.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><br></div><div>On the way back from Gethsemane, I went through the Lion Gate in order to visit the Church of St. Anne. It's on the site of the home of Sts. Joachim and Ann, the birth place of the Blessed Virgin Mary. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-ayuO4LzLGvSSapa_PJMlQPwCTVqLQ54VDfm-H3uzzufru6rVPyDI7PJd928l8lFYMJHY_FYmJ5hztVuJUIstQOEzBxF2W_4tj-PNDtj6hvIgUNZJ3Ku_HrjwLFey_HT0y42Uzj30gE/s1600/20230608_152408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-ayuO4LzLGvSSapa_PJMlQPwCTVqLQ54VDfm-H3uzzufru6rVPyDI7PJd928l8lFYMJHY_FYmJ5hztVuJUIstQOEzBxF2W_4tj-PNDtj6hvIgUNZJ3Ku_HrjwLFey_HT0y42Uzj30gE/s1600/20230608_152408.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEo9xtHH-fmTkdxyW5TDN1kInFm57GxiOL9RtBzKFTavW2KnWHsqhhnGUzLL3G9iVpXEUG5qunqJ3LUrfkz-yPpry9r6iDh9iLFmJDK7gIVUfJkkItyh1onspBWSc_z-XxOKPaxvzbmA/s1600/20230608_152721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEo9xtHH-fmTkdxyW5TDN1kInFm57GxiOL9RtBzKFTavW2KnWHsqhhnGUzLL3G9iVpXEUG5qunqJ3LUrfkz-yPpry9r6iDh9iLFmJDK7gIVUfJkkItyh1onspBWSc_z-XxOKPaxvzbmA/s1600/20230608_152721.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-80883586508947777902023-06-07T13:18:00.002-07:002023-06-07T13:18:46.302-07:00Around Jerusalem - afternoon Having walked the Via Dolorosa, we got back to the bus for the short trip to the Mount of Olives. We had a quick lunch across the street from the chapel commemorating the Ascension. Then we went over to Dominus Flevit, the church where Jesus wept over Jerusalem. There are lovely views of Temple Mount from there. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4h6ky0yGEx738zyqYY06WZ2oNdoAWrdk_4DRjSj2P2KIVsYTw3DgNCmTTryCyCe0zggInDQt-cPAZPxWmloPxOGANpqQ93Luk5QX2CxsJzZy682BwT7EIqNdrwJjE1H5_MymhyphenhyphenJrXIE/s1600/20230607_145301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4h6ky0yGEx738zyqYY06WZ2oNdoAWrdk_4DRjSj2P2KIVsYTw3DgNCmTTryCyCe0zggInDQt-cPAZPxWmloPxOGANpqQ93Luk5QX2CxsJzZy682BwT7EIqNdrwJjE1H5_MymhyphenhyphenJrXIE/s1600/20230607_145301.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyQQTB7vRWcPtDmmVpcsZloqHL8h83-4VOvULdoVgxibmdNX_kkqnQIzEDhTpN8JpzX4Yk3iyKPAL8jM2FBIIcHWcjOuHu4GNvIEPCdRJFiClSxeOcXaEAs374_xwe7WIL7VGy4I1oMU/s1600/20230607_143812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyQQTB7vRWcPtDmmVpcsZloqHL8h83-4VOvULdoVgxibmdNX_kkqnQIzEDhTpN8JpzX4Yk3iyKPAL8jM2FBIIcHWcjOuHu4GNvIEPCdRJFiClSxeOcXaEAs374_xwe7WIL7VGy4I1oMU/s1600/20230607_143812.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><br><div>We continued downhill to the Garden of Gethsemane. The Franciscans still have an olive grove there. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1YFdjzfgw6i1jrQwaaXV3Xv1WIweTDB6sECrT98PWdBdjkVfHaxxEYPjoacpA9AfezXANeJne-VeeinZfWkuIx609WEJLp-Xy7ILRPnXQdvO1Pq48UTBW5LBJao_nT2AabKrqcXiyn0/s1600/20230607_155958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1YFdjzfgw6i1jrQwaaXV3Xv1WIweTDB6sECrT98PWdBdjkVfHaxxEYPjoacpA9AfezXANeJne-VeeinZfWkuIx609WEJLp-Xy7ILRPnXQdvO1Pq48UTBW5LBJao_nT2AabKrqcXiyn0/s1600/20230607_155958.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both;">We then wrapped up the afternoon with the Tomb of the Blessed Virgin Mary.</div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46NjWLr5xsK_cZP_bM99nSPXLj80Mc7tgj26szK5SI_9fEeWQ1M7HBmlECgcUK_CJqmhgNkqo66bHGEHgtLrbKh5BwC8clP29oOp2yPxO3Tgwy-Hq8LGSwezxOrVu_zv2loQCX704TTs/s1600/20230607_162702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46NjWLr5xsK_cZP_bM99nSPXLj80Mc7tgj26szK5SI_9fEeWQ1M7HBmlECgcUK_CJqmhgNkqo66bHGEHgtLrbKh5BwC8clP29oOp2yPxO3Tgwy-Hq8LGSwezxOrVu_zv2loQCX704TTs/s1600/20230607_162702.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><br></div></div> It was a lovely and profound encounter today. Thanks be to God!</div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div></div></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-76846337512353125762023-06-07T13:03:00.002-07:002023-06-07T13:03:01.987-07:00Around Jerusalem - morningWe toured all around the Old City of Jerusalem today, taking in the sites commemorating the Paschal Mystery. We started the morning on Mount Zion near the Church of the Dormition. It is currently closed for renovation. <div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdVae4cZ2RvDTEwtdu0yVeX3V67ai1ALsL7M-oNDE_Sgv8qHnqlZFvzSmHSG4i_dtfCRdnJvH8fCK5DjXRwHuUi3TQpmo0mLoTb0SkmJQSERlEmbFtDOUziJBNzKA2nDkjpbmhJeE_9c/s1600/20230607_081208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdVae4cZ2RvDTEwtdu0yVeX3V67ai1ALsL7M-oNDE_Sgv8qHnqlZFvzSmHSG4i_dtfCRdnJvH8fCK5DjXRwHuUi3TQpmo0mLoTb0SkmJQSERlEmbFtDOUziJBNzKA2nDkjpbmhJeE_9c/s1600/20230607_081208.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div>Then we stopped at the Cenacle, the Upper Room, where Jesus ate the Last Supper and later the disciples gathered there both on Easter and Pentecost. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvyFh3iAQ-lKDBLyjvbtFMMIilyk9EK2jOiDSkcsFeN5fCmPtLE9S0lIRs7Gi1PINazXxq-dYN-WSgHWQMzhnNWSfN8Bsflcc-VGXoT3V49bOF7B5gK193sXG-AYYW-yHgMo23ysr_cU/s1600/20230607_081600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvyFh3iAQ-lKDBLyjvbtFMMIilyk9EK2jOiDSkcsFeN5fCmPtLE9S0lIRs7Gi1PINazXxq-dYN-WSgHWQMzhnNWSfN8Bsflcc-VGXoT3V49bOF7B5gK193sXG-AYYW-yHgMo23ysr_cU/s1600/20230607_081600.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><br></div><div>Then we headed below to the Jewish shrine of the tomb of King David. Next we headed across and through the Zion Gate into the Old City. We went to Holy sepulcher first, getting ahead of the crowds that did follow. It was profound to pray at the place where Jesus died and was buried. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aQ95vL5CHHyHvIGjBSw5gYeDKZarfClvNnMQp902axPJor3o1OKgnGkd6OhZAMu_Gn7kJdFYNebqRjrqeChOkbuE1oeTyZl8v9wByvxzU3lwKmv3JOShNMYqed3RO8iHu6PxRnytoZ8/s1600/20230607_095029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aQ95vL5CHHyHvIGjBSw5gYeDKZarfClvNnMQp902axPJor3o1OKgnGkd6OhZAMu_Gn7kJdFYNebqRjrqeChOkbuE1oeTyZl8v9wByvxzU3lwKmv3JOShNMYqed3RO8iHu6PxRnytoZ8/s1600/20230607_095029.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0aMi_xwBglwQOhSrIDGMF03_MpehyJonkamvkVqfNNxPpz_V_GDOVf3ULrNakQZiD1SAS3yckXLpyIJ64G_g1HPLWb1QhZHGCDpDXEyvNSPGGY_PPr_VQ39xT9KEhHPeDAx1rv-ESgg/s1600/20230607_101237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0aMi_xwBglwQOhSrIDGMF03_MpehyJonkamvkVqfNNxPpz_V_GDOVf3ULrNakQZiD1SAS3yckXLpyIJ64G_g1HPLWb1QhZHGCDpDXEyvNSPGGY_PPr_VQ39xT9KEhHPeDAx1rv-ESgg/s1600/20230607_101237.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsEpiiddHcOWv2qJ0veB2N4vmqV-6MJeGDwSjq5NkeCDunDieEQQnQMhyDTJx6pfIi4-8V3p38dxlqIG18YXqfixWuGZBhGAWu-zHAidoszSe65b8ab7ofzcjgZQWi3lct3xPva8t8zM/s1600/20230607_104409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsEpiiddHcOWv2qJ0veB2N4vmqV-6MJeGDwSjq5NkeCDunDieEQQnQMhyDTJx6pfIi4-8V3p38dxlqIG18YXqfixWuGZBhGAWu-zHAidoszSe65b8ab7ofzcjgZQWi3lct3xPva8t8zM/s1600/20230607_104409.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><br></div><div>Having prayed where Jesus was crucified, died and was buried, we went outside to walk the Way of the Cross and visit the Western Wall. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZ5N9MdNYDM4_GLAmt0BQnNQApBHIWsjLas549gdHi0bNu6mMjolFFZtkf0TLKxkg94kxIJAictz46jeyp53MKa5xTmXPcFFa58VRhGu9SAnEgz7-xP3fZjM1u8OS9oD24I5PPwe8nAY/s1600/20230607_120409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZ5N9MdNYDM4_GLAmt0BQnNQApBHIWsjLas549gdHi0bNu6mMjolFFZtkf0TLKxkg94kxIJAictz46jeyp53MKa5xTmXPcFFa58VRhGu9SAnEgz7-xP3fZjM1u8OS9oD24I5PPwe8nAY/s1600/20230607_120409.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-78100107836173850482023-06-06T10:57:00.002-07:002023-06-06T10:57:32.487-07:00Up to Jerusalem Another pretty day as we left Nazareth and headed up to Jerusalem. We stopped by the Jordan river where John allegedly baptized Jesus. <div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRi4wOYYSjZ5yWvkYaLg5MoV1q1YBHcOvCc6vsxW6_T4Vm0IBQaVGswRebA9DlG1kTa-UC6884f-ig3nCIplIbOmDSMu3VkNneGTQnQ5hp9xTtRXvdaCU9NuDHuUN2iDw6hvJqbhBtQ88/s1600/20230606_094434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRi4wOYYSjZ5yWvkYaLg5MoV1q1YBHcOvCc6vsxW6_T4Vm0IBQaVGswRebA9DlG1kTa-UC6884f-ig3nCIplIbOmDSMu3VkNneGTQnQ5hp9xTtRXvdaCU9NuDHuUN2iDw6hvJqbhBtQ88/s1600/20230606_094434.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><br></div><div>We then went into Jericho and saw Zaccheus' sycamore tree. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVs1IJLT_NmUeG2VCoLPiRm3BgrSd0T3dMqu3HeB28uIsOcAwDjZQm_XO6nueiLRaS7Zpiy5Gn-XdxkH2S3QchM0ecgOQ9cIJKWdNfwz8CeaeUqo48fGLBdM_GhrxNHbpQNX2AQl0OUKQ/s1600/20230606_101545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVs1IJLT_NmUeG2VCoLPiRm3BgrSd0T3dMqu3HeB28uIsOcAwDjZQm_XO6nueiLRaS7Zpiy5Gn-XdxkH2S3QchM0ecgOQ9cIJKWdNfwz8CeaeUqo48fGLBdM_GhrxNHbpQNX2AQl0OUKQ/s1600/20230606_101545.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both;">From there we went up to Jerusalem and Bethlehem. The Church of the Nativity was home to St. Jerome for many years and has his tomb. The joyful culmination today was going down into the cave below the church where Jesus was born!<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUDI58c4zp2wmE0jLEqwUX3YVFlHEe9m8l4gAITXgDG9ehw1fw9hasjYsXqg7KPgnUTEkZJGn4HEw9IXxyYYkfSwUi5sW_Kvvg3l01bokX64Co7MRpCPs570IKtgCjpohPel8B3YSddM/s1600/20230606_143006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUDI58c4zp2wmE0jLEqwUX3YVFlHEe9m8l4gAITXgDG9ehw1fw9hasjYsXqg7KPgnUTEkZJGn4HEw9IXxyYYkfSwUi5sW_Kvvg3l01bokX64Co7MRpCPs570IKtgCjpohPel8B3YSddM/s1600/20230606_143006.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12-6snmLpju3rlocdL9UW7ctoF1PCX4ceBG-hOKcmCYmFCTJ5FKe4cma8SDyr2twFZKGA0YX6BfYPtuk9v0T_WqgTnhGAyJ-txSEuJGYv7uly24qHjlt2X1u2eLr87jHlMwHEeElRzC4/s1600/IMG_20230606_204615_736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12-6snmLpju3rlocdL9UW7ctoF1PCX4ceBG-hOKcmCYmFCTJ5FKe4cma8SDyr2twFZKGA0YX6BfYPtuk9v0T_WqgTnhGAyJ-txSEuJGYv7uly24qHjlt2X1u2eLr87jHlMwHEeElRzC4/s1600/IMG_20230606_204615_736.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="1440" data-original-height="1440" width="320" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6hADWSdH-EEFlGegsv0bB6jO__-IuWE0FrisiHg2Q19WdkjI2JD36bec79IuxTFhjdMfO-k_nLLN13SYN8TZutVmNQI7gj1NR8ONtYdeIFzBdfJqn4hT3BqrLGW7mZpbr43SUR-g3bI/s1600/20230606_161447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6hADWSdH-EEFlGegsv0bB6jO__-IuWE0FrisiHg2Q19WdkjI2JD36bec79IuxTFhjdMfO-k_nLLN13SYN8TZutVmNQI7gj1NR8ONtYdeIFzBdfJqn4hT3BqrLGW7mZpbr43SUR-g3bI/s1600/20230606_161447.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div><br></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-40041071051889692902023-06-05T08:13:00.002-07:002023-06-05T08:13:20.169-07:00By the Sea of Galilee 2Then we slipped over to the Church of the Primacy of Peter that commemorates the Risen Jesus asking Simon Peter three times: Do you love me? And commissioning him to feed his sheep. <div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD9lUOomIq9SsY_O-_DRTmZBGtF1gwrJ36A2KCkzvB5lc01IzGBVksPi6gU2DKm60pybALqsGcModp-KHoygHKbKD8-J8LU7DQsFSHFJ8-_kWcW2K4BQT-nupaR3nx9hmTYxP4EY_tgQ/s1600/20230605_110038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD9lUOomIq9SsY_O-_DRTmZBGtF1gwrJ36A2KCkzvB5lc01IzGBVksPi6gU2DKm60pybALqsGcModp-KHoygHKbKD8-J8LU7DQsFSHFJ8-_kWcW2K4BQT-nupaR3nx9hmTYxP4EY_tgQ/s1600/20230605_110038.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><br></div><div>We walked from there to see the cave where Jesus apparently gave the Sermon on the Mount. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qWTZJywIgz64lfAGJcXwJZLY7-Z2y1RzNUb44xffLH2vZIEkhbkgK7VAOj0JYr1399T9cpAkmlH27OcTJB_9R0hbYgfzY1EZbdCscb5mT59pfRiLnPUnvpwxg0gXW3AuZscZl72Ww3w/s1600/20230605_112400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qWTZJywIgz64lfAGJcXwJZLY7-Z2y1RzNUb44xffLH2vZIEkhbkgK7VAOj0JYr1399T9cpAkmlH27OcTJB_9R0hbYgfzY1EZbdCscb5mT59pfRiLnPUnvpwxg0gXW3AuZscZl72Ww3w/s1600/20230605_112400.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><br></div><div>Next we headed to Capernaum, Jesus' adopted home. Extensive ruins of the first century village with a modern church over the house of Simon Peter. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4npKns570bn5IsEmRKOxvkydAcxc14HvO6RzDlVJB9CrUhOgkUTw67LfgRHp8tPxhc_xv3P9atZMeQOmCNbj_FBGsdd6u7XWXLyod7WV3MWXHQz0fTf2dtprFaytJ_U-0C4iYps8lTI/s1600/20230605_115959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4npKns570bn5IsEmRKOxvkydAcxc14HvO6RzDlVJB9CrUhOgkUTw67LfgRHp8tPxhc_xv3P9atZMeQOmCNbj_FBGsdd6u7XWXLyod7WV3MWXHQz0fTf2dtprFaytJ_U-0C4iYps8lTI/s1600/20230605_115959.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0AeKiM0Zl3nXOTXXAbYFc5ytc3WIELdjhSrwpv-2ofwqKw6HmrFXsGH9UMYX1YFtIbZbk3lbNZXwoNZ7PYzbN1HRHXqTR2JH3PqnPhJAopDUHWfyyQJv9DNKM7I00wa4EuCEvvDWQJk/s1600/20230605_120457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0AeKiM0Zl3nXOTXXAbYFc5ytc3WIELdjhSrwpv-2ofwqKw6HmrFXsGH9UMYX1YFtIbZbk3lbNZXwoNZ7PYzbN1HRHXqTR2JH3PqnPhJAopDUHWfyyQJv9DNKM7I00wa4EuCEvvDWQJk/s1600/20230605_120457.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both;">The last stop was the village of Magdala, where the 1st century synagogue has been discovered. </div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TO-QXCYrcshy5jVzqKFPAgT4DT25fpmLMxzGNlT5QyoKDfBxMcfWoZSmVcf-s6dYqlhs2Xu7FZds7NkvT4GnHB28J71FhtrRS74xk3WQpyQeYGeeMBQzpwKCHnwpwHjv-Wi2oxh02Vo/s1600/20230605_141315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TO-QXCYrcshy5jVzqKFPAgT4DT25fpmLMxzGNlT5QyoKDfBxMcfWoZSmVcf-s6dYqlhs2Xu7FZds7NkvT4GnHB28J71FhtrRS74xk3WQpyQeYGeeMBQzpwKCHnwpwHjv-Wi2oxh02Vo/s1600/20230605_141315.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both;">To close out the day, we took a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. :)</div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left; clear: both;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkpNKtSHg32NRhaiXSzgPknf3x_iamjTAH_m0eBGorkjSMNYyDi1gCICUboeaBySEXnLv9aySsdGyKFp_mr3uC0KxCqby1gn_TVNzCHWzMzLtOVciqmyKUmA_EHvNBYqihTCq5lCWiKs/s1600/20230605_150510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkpNKtSHg32NRhaiXSzgPknf3x_iamjTAH_m0eBGorkjSMNYyDi1gCICUboeaBySEXnLv9aySsdGyKFp_mr3uC0KxCqby1gn_TVNzCHWzMzLtOVciqmyKUmA_EHvNBYqihTCq5lCWiKs/s1600/20230605_150510.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><br></div><br></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-34219429253988992102023-06-05T08:03:00.002-07:002023-06-05T08:03:25.154-07:00By the Sea of GalileeA long day going around to the ancient villages Jesus made famous by the Sea of Galilee. We started in Cana and renewed the marriages in the group.<div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-V7K_peHcxXytRIeBS3xA4svHezVmDD8d-farC_39XdP9jr-afCrhez4xFvqVAUwFDGVjvI3yMtC12sQGeF8RakM2KwAnHb_3xYfyu7NAim9cwPCcJdzz4nSoY9kOZZpabO-jG9zdI8/s1600/20230605_081004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-V7K_peHcxXytRIeBS3xA4svHezVmDD8d-farC_39XdP9jr-afCrhez4xFvqVAUwFDGVjvI3yMtC12sQGeF8RakM2KwAnHb_3xYfyu7NAim9cwPCcJdzz4nSoY9kOZZpabO-jG9zdI8/s1600/20230605_081004.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><br></div><div>Then we went up to the Mount of Beatitudes. A beautiful setting with a retreat house. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fhHz-7blSVfsTCFVnKaKVIgKx7Snw-j6qQQOsdjBzNCR3ajlKXtsmv3I8cmvjiwSuRczmGtPQJgoUnrkzikpP7hqrsEpyoWWFk6r_qxk0SNcjutmB7UQYqGpMUcS2GG2maYG7ab37gw/s1600/20230605_095047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fhHz-7blSVfsTCFVnKaKVIgKx7Snw-j6qQQOsdjBzNCR3ajlKXtsmv3I8cmvjiwSuRczmGtPQJgoUnrkzikpP7hqrsEpyoWWFk6r_qxk0SNcjutmB7UQYqGpMUcS2GG2maYG7ab37gw/s1600/20230605_095047.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><br></div><div>Then we dropped down to the site commemorating the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish. There is a Benedictine church there.</div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6zq2yxnCaTXF2u5hAh_U38iR8EOURxiS_CpeGp61Z9XT9l8xE0iZG1-vzPbF6xOvT3ms6WYRl3B_5CdmC4gJe9butYpHw_-THKlYsUgYC9Ey2otbPrH2gG9wpZ1Gf3iQo4tGbdgXKfs/s1600/20230605_102933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6zq2yxnCaTXF2u5hAh_U38iR8EOURxiS_CpeGp61Z9XT9l8xE0iZG1-vzPbF6xOvT3ms6WYRl3B_5CdmC4gJe9butYpHw_-THKlYsUgYC9Ey2otbPrH2gG9wpZ1Gf3iQo4tGbdgXKfs/s1600/20230605_102933.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><br></div><div>Lots of lovely mosaics on the floor.</div><div><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEmzC2uTD9BXd0iWwRHrrb-CrJY0avue-wzfyv7Mv_RWG73E8W6F_ghI6BiIwEa09gZMrxaVkHIhAtHNll7iruKdv5GcCy-aF3Ibgw1zueaYFLnvQOTGePYbJBzH77v8CJrn5wQoQLe4/s1600/20230605_103419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCEmzC2uTD9BXd0iWwRHrrb-CrJY0avue-wzfyv7Mv_RWG73E8W6F_ghI6BiIwEa09gZMrxaVkHIhAtHNll7iruKdv5GcCy-aF3Ibgw1zueaYFLnvQOTGePYbJBzH77v8CJrn5wQoQLe4/s1600/20230605_103419.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIu_GgMzJSlYJSy9WhXpZ4uDeey7xNTt1a4ZBCxySyugbClRkyrcNOzfKQjckd0pGO6vGerkn82kCCG2Z0JUghNKhmxnYlThHcX83BRknmjbZqMPwEkv7eSbIpWXkdGVhx3LbNckXxho/s1600/20230605_103324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIu_GgMzJSlYJSy9WhXpZ4uDeey7xNTt1a4ZBCxySyugbClRkyrcNOzfKQjckd0pGO6vGerkn82kCCG2Z0JUghNKhmxnYlThHcX83BRknmjbZqMPwEkv7eSbIpWXkdGVhx3LbNckXxho/s1600/20230605_103324.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCekAU7T9rkzw_tG7nE5Rc_kHVGDKdm8ne7JbjJ8qyrcDrRYDe_c4xk4OdKEqg4gxgAnk4QaFFMamJKeCqbMeDVcQ6bYj_o1EncDCLUg9WRHhlIdHsgt5fQ7nBZVhHs5hNEaYzqdrHQ-U/s1600/20230605_103213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCekAU7T9rkzw_tG7nE5Rc_kHVGDKdm8ne7JbjJ8qyrcDrRYDe_c4xk4OdKEqg4gxgAnk4QaFFMamJKeCqbMeDVcQ6bYj_o1EncDCLUg9WRHhlIdHsgt5fQ7nBZVhHs5hNEaYzqdrHQ-U/s1600/20230605_103213.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-75667878160498220172023-06-04T12:36:00.002-07:002023-06-04T12:36:27.832-07:00Old sitesWe took in some sites with ancient history filling them. We toured both Beit She'an and Megiddo. Beit She'an goes back to 3000 BC and had numerous civilizations from Canaanite to Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Muslim before earthquakes made it uninhabitable. Megiddo not only goes back 10,000 years in the past... but is the end of the world as well! We wrapped up in Nazareth with the Church of the Annunciation and the Church of St. Joseph. <div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfp58C26_zjs3ezd2u1RAgoY_Ya14EK4ZTZTtT0K7_uzClj4wcW0PuokU6kaEq_ybtCbkJGM5KzYq6mzYbburyIoa6EwgZKHMDvVKNASNy0VneDr6BW8BtU2dKAMDFF7weQS6cMGq0SY/s1600/20230604_114144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfp58C26_zjs3ezd2u1RAgoY_Ya14EK4ZTZTtT0K7_uzClj4wcW0PuokU6kaEq_ybtCbkJGM5KzYq6mzYbburyIoa6EwgZKHMDvVKNASNy0VneDr6BW8BtU2dKAMDFF7weQS6cMGq0SY/s1600/20230604_114144.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQukJPuF-_yHRXSYFAfoj3PqErSYd163uwr8ErPDUzPGhfEoiPCT_twobphbo6keKJFc3m-HjPypB915CAeh64jB-cKuvN0dud6PPreF-zgMUBiSetwWNxWJg3MYrAEcN1VkiTnBeUjcw/s1600/20230604_095215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQukJPuF-_yHRXSYFAfoj3PqErSYd163uwr8ErPDUzPGhfEoiPCT_twobphbo6keKJFc3m-HjPypB915CAeh64jB-cKuvN0dud6PPreF-zgMUBiSetwWNxWJg3MYrAEcN1VkiTnBeUjcw/s1600/20230604_095215.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOyKoFvwFFCFoG_pfLYhVaArbKngSKOETMWYwBNS6dUqgdIV5k8EZY-jgOaGiJDPtGRiva0eLas1wVYrA993V1pcwScecccQnWWPCpVlhrwW3H86emFoD1x7E4p5la1daGDJ6mojji5M/s1600/IMG_20230604_222809_079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOyKoFvwFFCFoG_pfLYhVaArbKngSKOETMWYwBNS6dUqgdIV5k8EZY-jgOaGiJDPtGRiva0eLas1wVYrA993V1pcwScecccQnWWPCpVlhrwW3H86emFoD1x7E4p5la1daGDJ6mojji5M/s1600/IMG_20230604_222809_079.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="1440" data-original-height="1440" width="320" height="320"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVi_G8IOFrIa806V_zGl8WP8gdMoyFHdF4ngFbrfkHVikBcd77nrRsXaJ_jmBBLlAFhKKq94lNDWlGFfxjrNMnsNZZJ4Wp8s8DAeL2R0Dq_V9ejAOUYtY-dIvNsUxnknyD-CYnCYOn7E/s1600/IMG_20230604_222809_153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVi_G8IOFrIa806V_zGl8WP8gdMoyFHdF4ngFbrfkHVikBcd77nrRsXaJ_jmBBLlAFhKKq94lNDWlGFfxjrNMnsNZZJ4Wp8s8DAeL2R0Dq_V9ejAOUYtY-dIvNsUxnknyD-CYnCYOn7E/s1600/IMG_20230604_222809_153.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="1440" data-original-height="1440" width="320" height="320"></a></div><br></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-15166455936716662522023-06-03T08:06:00.002-07:002023-06-03T08:06:08.389-07:00JaffaStarted the tour today. We took in the coastal towns of Jaffa, Caesarea and Haifa on our way to Nazareth. <div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmX8xrjI0aox3FhDC2s3BzbBHr3DInAuPcvLabS6NJKzQ6pXj3ma_Usk2ki6abcZxWgsoLDoZJczVM5iqMA-oWXs18yB5sKaE-XQlCTyLw40LPlSRN06cUY_MKcsXwY29Q1cQBbd-sjw/s1600/20230603_084953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmX8xrjI0aox3FhDC2s3BzbBHr3DInAuPcvLabS6NJKzQ6pXj3ma_Usk2ki6abcZxWgsoLDoZJczVM5iqMA-oWXs18yB5sKaE-XQlCTyLw40LPlSRN06cUY_MKcsXwY29Q1cQBbd-sjw/s1600/20230603_084953.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Went by the Church of St. Peter in Jaffa that remembers his time there both raising Tabitha from the dead and having a vision declaring all foods clean. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6effmSm3bvzMgcycM_BE0_1800q9jjgPkWLYU_7OV-Y3d6Cyj8lQ8xnY9i6m713jgYdrCDiOuEkQPppYZK_yb4SvtXVxh74v_ng7c_IBuH60rgh0b_GzPgEj1Sv-1JXidvxa6nEe3UQA/s1600/20230603_104922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6effmSm3bvzMgcycM_BE0_1800q9jjgPkWLYU_7OV-Y3d6Cyj8lQ8xnY9i6m713jgYdrCDiOuEkQPppYZK_yb4SvtXVxh74v_ng7c_IBuH60rgh0b_GzPgEj1Sv-1JXidvxa6nEe3UQA/s1600/20230603_104922.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><br><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZMOmeR6HYqn1Lt96uJ_Aw2Zw71NuWIP3F_7GALxJWAVrodaZcYuGf_efhyphenhyphenv1a7Nn7EJUo0i6DMxRQ42sYLK84VGNAybu42B7iDCDyC-bSMfYP-vbj612mbmxfDlswhyphenhyphen2yrjXzf809D4/s1600/20230603_114552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZMOmeR6HYqn1Lt96uJ_Aw2Zw71NuWIP3F_7GALxJWAVrodaZcYuGf_efhyphenhyphenv1a7Nn7EJUo0i6DMxRQ42sYLK84VGNAybu42B7iDCDyC-bSMfYP-vbj612mbmxfDlswhyphenhyphen2yrjXzf809D4/s1600/20230603_114552.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjIiKeWQZ-jmJFdPEDGC17ZNU6A7Gk7lbmKvR49uA6nhjRtIFZDC4P5slGeOFm1jSFDEvcDLzpZCT1PQQlDnMs7zJVes0RvlUoQ7sIpSBPX5IROHjoYVzut-379y2qB4x3AtZj_WNkJo/s1600/20230603_105417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjIiKeWQZ-jmJFdPEDGC17ZNU6A7Gk7lbmKvR49uA6nhjRtIFZDC4P5slGeOFm1jSFDEvcDLzpZCT1PQQlDnMs7zJVes0RvlUoQ7sIpSBPX5IROHjoYVzut-379y2qB4x3AtZj_WNkJo/s1600/20230603_105417.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><br></div><div>We went through the extensive Roman ruins at Caesarea. A long stretch of aqueduct, King Herod's palace and the current dig which has uncovered the prison under the palace where St. Paul was likely kept before going on to Rome. Roman engineering is quite impressive!</div><div><br></div><div>Haifa was the stop for lunch and a quick visit to the Bahai Gardens. </div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44jKOwd1eSxsxe80U81AJI1le94TsCtCT0QCmtrP_TWfr1-wbx92gSVeJ2eMLImWAs7CY381RzFEJcscNKrWB_7pLnbVgBfSjai767_yB3wiHRQWE3fZaS52IC5E41AuLOLJsJM8r-n4/s1600/20230603_133645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44jKOwd1eSxsxe80U81AJI1le94TsCtCT0QCmtrP_TWfr1-wbx92gSVeJ2eMLImWAs7CY381RzFEJcscNKrWB_7pLnbVgBfSjai767_yB3wiHRQWE3fZaS52IC5E41AuLOLJsJM8r-n4/s1600/20230603_133645.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxgwP_w71I7Rac6BlfU7xPKC7N_ax80R79DnVHWGrb1hEqSc7hD1sfzyIquPwrda81tMTlli08KjqTVMB0AEftOL13KvGKQtB8zuCztk0yY1B6zqW11w5O-Kpc3AoXgLMrO6TYR9RxBQ/s1600/20230603_134217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxgwP_w71I7Rac6BlfU7xPKC7N_ax80R79DnVHWGrb1hEqSc7hD1sfzyIquPwrda81tMTlli08KjqTVMB0AEftOL13KvGKQtB8zuCztk0yY1B6zqW11w5O-Kpc3AoXgLMrO6TYR9RxBQ/s1600/20230603_134217.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-60167083004415310752023-06-02T06:37:00.002-07:002023-06-02T06:37:13.585-07:00FryNothing like a good fry to celebrate the joys of my Nativity!<div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjaN0x2tUTCnbTjPtGKKR5oRNflyFy0NrOTDWQ6ZpflmIBeJAy9qj4a5g5vq6x8MW7G5c66nlp7c2k3h_39-m73GReaSw8x_5WptqKjFN_zda55n3tzxoTuNqQLMos0O-3uAgmnR3B-c/s1600/20230602_134553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjaN0x2tUTCnbTjPtGKKR5oRNflyFy0NrOTDWQ6ZpflmIBeJAy9qj4a5g5vq6x8MW7G5c66nlp7c2k3h_39-m73GReaSw8x_5WptqKjFN_zda55n3tzxoTuNqQLMos0O-3uAgmnR3B-c/s1600/20230602_134553.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-6585742784521806792022-06-28T08:06:00.002-07:002022-06-28T08:06:19.651-07:00Puente la ReinaThough warmer today than yesterday, a beautiful walk to Puente la Reina. This medieval bridge was built on orders from the queen at the time. This is where the Camino Frances and Camino Aragones join. While this wraps up this year's walk, I hope one day to walk east on the Camino Aragones to such lovely spots as Lourdes, Avignon, and Arles.<div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWa8cBUVGqTgI_CUUuvl79aYNTR0DaqiF9XhgBYfkPL8K689HOPzcxKHR9-kGnXOHKAtCCZcifcg5OT9D1-AGclDzldZoWG1nEyFZl8FdIoiebjixyOhz7K6FXko9oafg460I1oGNP1Xk/s1600/20220628_161818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWa8cBUVGqTgI_CUUuvl79aYNTR0DaqiF9XhgBYfkPL8K689HOPzcxKHR9-kGnXOHKAtCCZcifcg5OT9D1-AGclDzldZoWG1nEyFZl8FdIoiebjixyOhz7K6FXko9oafg460I1oGNP1Xk/s1600/20220628_161818.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-1479815738547132222022-06-27T09:26:00.002-07:002022-06-27T09:26:57.141-07:00Vistas<br>There is a sweet delight in walking against the flow of pilgrims to get to see their faces and engage in conversation. <div><br></div><div>Today also brought a lot of gorgeous scenery. It was a blessing to soak it in. <br><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJwxmIMI96daHt4HPGeUgIbjqeAhGckyiqSNv3MVXrRk07WzYvQJc5WJgR5B8-GvmB9MA7cJWloQ81iTri8XxXZr-3HXpSql1Gpg8hlSlmMQazxhIF3fMxTwtHyxqiHeuFM43dAl6tEM/s1600/20220627_112837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJwxmIMI96daHt4HPGeUgIbjqeAhGckyiqSNv3MVXrRk07WzYvQJc5WJgR5B8-GvmB9MA7cJWloQ81iTri8XxXZr-3HXpSql1Gpg8hlSlmMQazxhIF3fMxTwtHyxqiHeuFM43dAl6tEM/s1600/20220627_112837.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmmnk2UttuObaagBh4kIFCkkuBBdg4sKVjHcSdhBdDI4SU2Y1l-OHWqpr_ItghikodQ4-bhr4dwvUR86zmoDPYi9Vm_ywXTdY01ksUDjjDznVwPV4Nk2IYy0m0fUu-7jTvoci6-sqy98/s1600/20220627_142542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmmnk2UttuObaagBh4kIFCkkuBBdg4sKVjHcSdhBdDI4SU2Y1l-OHWqpr_ItghikodQ4-bhr4dwvUR86zmoDPYi9Vm_ywXTdY01ksUDjjDznVwPV4Nk2IYy0m0fUu-7jTvoci6-sqy98/s1600/20220627_142542.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihL_CAhywQ1md52qtkPBmyl3HubBSXT2CozpFlc2DGRYCkokq8e9cHdusbCiCDEYt9zy4k11xdhHYpf4BnMCxF8xizfpIrhuROSwu-vsmfRTqVnViE0GOYpNALz-YZnPvOhEPmEZEeF8E/s1600/20220627_151937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihL_CAhywQ1md52qtkPBmyl3HubBSXT2CozpFlc2DGRYCkokq8e9cHdusbCiCDEYt9zy4k11xdhHYpf4BnMCxF8xizfpIrhuROSwu-vsmfRTqVnViE0GOYpNALz-YZnPvOhEPmEZEeF8E/s1600/20220627_151937.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCq_bayrmb_3DPornMtRaNXbVfIlmR6T2Ah1JiFt-pLYvncdleyU9MNIgGGhnnhSVR2HAWdEDAMjF1IaRWeKfMzued1QmjeuWPqaFvGuYSBVpSfUKv2dbrKfH24CmFjBI8iPSHaF9FFpA/s1600/20220627_154955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCq_bayrmb_3DPornMtRaNXbVfIlmR6T2Ah1JiFt-pLYvncdleyU9MNIgGGhnnhSVR2HAWdEDAMjF1IaRWeKfMzued1QmjeuWPqaFvGuYSBVpSfUKv2dbrKfH24CmFjBI8iPSHaF9FFpA/s1600/20220627_154955.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKNIwq8kge_qo8dpDjkmoxfcVnPnEO02YKWZRL_Uvr9w-xpXlrXINJh7uE_tjaykKrL2vFTAiQA-19v9vgCWU_6BuRC-rkkyXRlRunhgijsLa20UyAqb6zWlXrAYGf1lI-P374qGpXBE/s1600/20220627_155337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKNIwq8kge_qo8dpDjkmoxfcVnPnEO02YKWZRL_Uvr9w-xpXlrXINJh7uE_tjaykKrL2vFTAiQA-19v9vgCWU_6BuRC-rkkyXRlRunhgijsLa20UyAqb6zWlXrAYGf1lI-P374qGpXBE/s1600/20220627_155337.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5dt5TjKrwqCfCooT4lgJWve1YMQ8aMYGN7R4onKKlAzmOg3WOaxrocr_ft1skVZpJv7QnjZb_Bbh3ideuOvhzYniCO8W39lXJcX2I8sUtCN27xTqqMl3S6hNes0aLI08gbuyrc2wqDI/s1600/20220627_155046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5dt5TjKrwqCfCooT4lgJWve1YMQ8aMYGN7R4onKKlAzmOg3WOaxrocr_ft1skVZpJv7QnjZb_Bbh3ideuOvhzYniCO8W39lXJcX2I8sUtCN27xTqqMl3S6hNes0aLI08gbuyrc2wqDI/s1600/20220627_155046.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-47607834891533316812022-06-27T09:20:00.002-07:002022-06-27T09:20:55.914-07:00EstellaA glorious day for a walk... cool temps in the 60s, nice breeze, sunny sky. Made it over to Estella on this next to last day of walking. So grateful for all the miles of praying. <br><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZu1C9vQHOjS_3R1oOHuTnwlbvi-ewVDQ5uiPglgA2tdWnnGyNjxmUpB-VNyAqNboFxf-OSYpMnrL7EMWGWDJjbvgWoFqzycAuWcxcTqlCNdVhyJvy9xI74eb4Bc78_LuqZZ6c3uB3WE/s1600/20220627_075951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZu1C9vQHOjS_3R1oOHuTnwlbvi-ewVDQ5uiPglgA2tdWnnGyNjxmUpB-VNyAqNboFxf-OSYpMnrL7EMWGWDJjbvgWoFqzycAuWcxcTqlCNdVhyJvy9xI74eb4Bc78_LuqZZ6c3uB3WE/s1600/20220627_075951.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguerNknF_RYSA5CQHdIjU-7QGCMcdyzRUNvazWowYaKfupd5XxpWoozvD_31mIR-T2TVAh6tJnCWzWYzcqDsAAx3l_xVgNUpuy8-IrWyMems26lf6-JQciDyQ8NnKh-p2X7LBRVPI7yc/s1600/20220627_103124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguerNknF_RYSA5CQHdIjU-7QGCMcdyzRUNvazWowYaKfupd5XxpWoozvD_31mIR-T2TVAh6tJnCWzWYzcqDsAAx3l_xVgNUpuy8-IrWyMems26lf6-JQciDyQ8NnKh-p2X7LBRVPI7yc/s1600/20220627_103124.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fu3eALSt2Y8QfhfDuhKPYjtIGKZXaSXWu99-5oZqho38ZHDoP9BzNo3_B3E96If7BjfS8N_-KMcrUHAD81fwnybgfsQGcXht5n_YQRdNKfMKFTftys7O-gQ8yPH0d53pTc30H8dSEog/s1600/20220627_171901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fu3eALSt2Y8QfhfDuhKPYjtIGKZXaSXWu99-5oZqho38ZHDoP9BzNo3_B3E96If7BjfS8N_-KMcrUHAD81fwnybgfsQGcXht5n_YQRdNKfMKFTftys7O-gQ8yPH0d53pTc30H8dSEog/s1600/20220627_171901.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-58957064228891332072022-06-26T07:26:00.002-07:002022-06-26T07:26:42.431-07:00Los ArcosNice long walk today under beautiful skies. I am so glad temperatures are back in the 70s. I enjoyed the view going into Torres del Rio/ Sansol since these sister villages both have parish churches and are 1 kilometer apart. The harvest is in full swing for the wheat. :)<br><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiba_X1pCyJGqLmgBOcTEXERLxOrwqttqUxe_UPl7LrdTinSdDB1pePQkB6XA6j11Fl6Mz8pHU655fXS_UIxItUVgdlqJqgY7MMnDTrsAUdI8S1bLKP1DDH9U8VsCtCR0HdnQmc-Sh7qTc/s1600/20220626_083326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiba_X1pCyJGqLmgBOcTEXERLxOrwqttqUxe_UPl7LrdTinSdDB1pePQkB6XA6j11Fl6Mz8pHU655fXS_UIxItUVgdlqJqgY7MMnDTrsAUdI8S1bLKP1DDH9U8VsCtCR0HdnQmc-Sh7qTc/s1600/20220626_083326.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblRTUIW2ZlBX86R37Rx6ytsmXToVnRRQQEThNbIawDTWBPJPDeNZ6UCm5jWYNZ1D3ic2bf6Wxo6YucQeJoBeeS5YnuSZJTZOQT5HWUqtqLPaILgWuJdj6IA-rG85eelzbzZsfPOEg0Yk/s1600/20220626_132157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblRTUIW2ZlBX86R37Rx6ytsmXToVnRRQQEThNbIawDTWBPJPDeNZ6UCm5jWYNZ1D3ic2bf6Wxo6YucQeJoBeeS5YnuSZJTZOQT5HWUqtqLPaILgWuJdj6IA-rG85eelzbzZsfPOEg0Yk/s1600/20220626_132157.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTi61MWEVRTB3KdwMLWhPeR1gZw89JOz9mzFTLwuBuw3_YnjKrrbBqtWXDLhFND5kqkELo1ZOTznUmYJWLUa0PRB5f4HQ8PiZwgdnenHfvHYnvpMfgZsKWviNEowX4gMj-GzBYMwkJkqE/s1600/20220626_150730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTi61MWEVRTB3KdwMLWhPeR1gZw89JOz9mzFTLwuBuw3_YnjKrrbBqtWXDLhFND5kqkELo1ZOTznUmYJWLUa0PRB5f4HQ8PiZwgdnenHfvHYnvpMfgZsKWviNEowX4gMj-GzBYMwkJkqE/s1600/20220626_150730.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-31420994881466327922022-06-25T06:13:00.002-07:002022-06-25T06:13:31.220-07:00LogronoViana had no room in the albergue so stopped in Logrono instead. Easy walk today.... resting before long walk tomorrow. <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNErEisp6WW1P9SZT_rtmbfQFl-6GmEnAe5cRTTN6BTTYxF9Q5Qr9jjXlkbWFRgksIvjCoHzqgcvCwpvwsDjGL-7BfFG-INF2zGYu-9lF_aeT7_bMpD9XigZeHOwA0Ry05FUTVls4DDmA/s1600/20220625_114536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNErEisp6WW1P9SZT_rtmbfQFl-6GmEnAe5cRTTN6BTTYxF9Q5Qr9jjXlkbWFRgksIvjCoHzqgcvCwpvwsDjGL-7BfFG-INF2zGYu-9lF_aeT7_bMpD9XigZeHOwA0Ry05FUTVls4DDmA/s1600/20220625_114536.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIC4F5w98jauilyOKNhpJTn0IT-SJOR32oXLWLq9WKkhYiLOiQixwx_pFJaBYnkT0AhkoX5KbcmyD9NcxIN11vRqwFHVvERs_ozvNhyphenhyphenZNoisk0yT_FI6-hDwz7WDBDuK7P-Sgovq1JGE/s1600/20220625_105617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIC4F5w98jauilyOKNhpJTn0IT-SJOR32oXLWLq9WKkhYiLOiQixwx_pFJaBYnkT0AhkoX5KbcmyD9NcxIN11vRqwFHVvERs_ozvNhyphenhyphenZNoisk0yT_FI6-hDwz7WDBDuK7P-Sgovq1JGE/s1600/20220625_105617.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-74103726003901117872022-06-24T07:19:00.002-07:002022-06-24T07:19:10.162-07:00SendaMost of the walk today was on earth/rock path. Here in Rioja there are lots of vineyards with the little grapes coming along for a September harvest. <div><br></div><div>Made it to Navarrete which now uses this 12th century arch as the gate to the cemetery. Originally it was the entrance to the Pilgrim hospice. <br><br><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAldNXU1d565NoJNFgq_BxAjD1yhNCZ0Qv8HErQh-JOPtn-m3iLQgQEqblag1MCuNRF7-nBMarmgC6Lrl4_PdirhKBfZXutbR07ftUyp0_eyiIUR-hkWMia-AlPrLti21RjNo-8A54qhk/s1600/20220624_142942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAldNXU1d565NoJNFgq_BxAjD1yhNCZ0Qv8HErQh-JOPtn-m3iLQgQEqblag1MCuNRF7-nBMarmgC6Lrl4_PdirhKBfZXutbR07ftUyp0_eyiIUR-hkWMia-AlPrLti21RjNo-8A54qhk/s1600/20220624_142942.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyFp3w9aB0Kgh2pIrc4MpwAdWrsHYLEzaNqO1dBE5yRsQeSH-Cgs7I3nDpS8RGsnEmKntbuhvXLw24xw9qqx-MF-3VH7ooTnL55TjgpMJaHHe1Z0gWY3VLouw2EdnPOfmf1ZqF-vqN-s/s1600/20220624_101922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyFp3w9aB0Kgh2pIrc4MpwAdWrsHYLEzaNqO1dBE5yRsQeSH-Cgs7I3nDpS8RGsnEmKntbuhvXLw24xw9qqx-MF-3VH7ooTnL55TjgpMJaHHe1Z0gWY3VLouw2EdnPOfmf1ZqF-vqN-s/s1600/20220624_101922.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6F8jfuLVOZIFHcLZ7IabTWyoCwwb3vpFh3lMI2PWnoxyJzvwgkpOu_HnUVvTLy5Ysw0dLPb6UUBuM3KayIca2-sIZgOk_pCO8Vy5F3X-LwQZOBRMxin47f_c6U0yBMNINq_aF4tj17mM/s1600/20220624_151444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6F8jfuLVOZIFHcLZ7IabTWyoCwwb3vpFh3lMI2PWnoxyJzvwgkpOu_HnUVvTLy5Ysw0dLPb6UUBuM3KayIca2-sIZgOk_pCO8Vy5F3X-LwQZOBRMxin47f_c6U0yBMNINq_aF4tj17mM/s1600/20220624_151444.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4szISiZ29orMLly6133igFo5a0DEt8Lvt0gSs5xPt7g2JE78jNKuECloWdtDeuQ16Jh9FnM-4nkiPSyFgcZrLzlRBGhNBUv8f6upNe9AoV7V5fhy8hSKW5DqDESX4jNQO0jNJt3COaXs/s1600/20220624_100659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4szISiZ29orMLly6133igFo5a0DEt8Lvt0gSs5xPt7g2JE78jNKuECloWdtDeuQ16Jh9FnM-4nkiPSyFgcZrLzlRBGhNBUv8f6upNe9AoV7V5fhy8hSKW5DqDESX4jNQO0jNJt3COaXs/s1600/20220624_100659.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-41001639637796575632022-06-23T08:56:00.002-07:002022-06-23T08:56:18.884-07:00San SusoWent up into the hills above San Yuso monastery to San Suso today. Great views down the Rio Cardenas Valley. It's a 6th century monastery founded by San Millan as a community gathered around him at his hermitage cave. <div><br></div><div>Afterwards I rolled down to Najera to rejoin the Camino. <br><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBUp6igLP7h5avzXk5hCpBsmJMv6Q64CN0TPfZNM99wAS1sWGL4At5MBBVbgWeHpQ610g6vqynPuggil9K_E3jkUJTnZ0Ey8yiOe3LC7Y1NFTNykvamLhpTjazbvui3AlQw7dbAgpqdo/s1600/20220623_113713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBUp6igLP7h5avzXk5hCpBsmJMv6Q64CN0TPfZNM99wAS1sWGL4At5MBBVbgWeHpQ610g6vqynPuggil9K_E3jkUJTnZ0Ey8yiOe3LC7Y1NFTNykvamLhpTjazbvui3AlQw7dbAgpqdo/s1600/20220623_113713.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7pQGPgAEN2mZjHs1dqgQYAhK05TqJkwMyj8k5Jea6P2biKH6ByqAmNVsrgJICEsLyFkUchAZyiNbBAl9DLFDLCE3-mAicZBCuuFqRNZY2WDtaafuYyC4nOesunl5zXhPdPX_N-lazEQ/s1600/20220623_102915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7pQGPgAEN2mZjHs1dqgQYAhK05TqJkwMyj8k5Jea6P2biKH6ByqAmNVsrgJICEsLyFkUchAZyiNbBAl9DLFDLCE3-mAicZBCuuFqRNZY2WDtaafuYyC4nOesunl5zXhPdPX_N-lazEQ/s1600/20220623_102915.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJ5Fdjdc8mBWSIm_FRO35E8rFewptDQmNDK07VvDAX524ERx96bf0CQqgw-uIkYGq9IWZtFdn572g7FlpNLUuuXSSCFUXalO0aJwZpgZ5rb3-yhtWpDWg4q25mzytbNkH3ILNrHpCl2E/s1600/20220623_143129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJ5Fdjdc8mBWSIm_FRO35E8rFewptDQmNDK07VvDAX524ERx96bf0CQqgw-uIkYGq9IWZtFdn572g7FlpNLUuuXSSCFUXalO0aJwZpgZ5rb3-yhtWpDWg4q25mzytbNkH3ILNrHpCl2E/s1600/20220623_143129.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-79045877350789159772022-06-22T07:02:00.001-07:002022-06-22T07:02:31.119-07:00San Millan <div>Took a little side trip off the Camino today to visit the double monasteries in San Millan. Here in the 10th century the Spanish language was first written by an anonymous monk. I hope to tour the big monastery today and the smaller and older one tomorrow before heading back to the Camino. </div><div><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1nSMMQvnf9c/YrMg9dY7pbI/AAAAAAAAAyk/3WUgTiaO-f4e6KxDCYlTuwV6DrDI5q3NQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220622_145535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1nSMMQvnf9c/YrMg9dY7pbI/AAAAAAAAAyk/3WUgTiaO-f4e6KxDCYlTuwV6DrDI5q3NQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220622_145535.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-73390230406079292422022-06-21T04:50:00.001-07:002022-06-21T04:50:30.006-07:00Santo DomingoI made it safely into Santo Domingo de la Calzada today. Early this morning I walked through Viloria de la Rioja, which proudly proclaims itself the birth place of Santo Domingo. He was turned down by the monastery in San Millan (which I hope to go by tomorrow) because he was illiterate. He turned his life then to helping care for pilgrims. He built hospitals, roads and bridges to make the pilgrimage to Santiago safer. He died here in the town that now bears his name. <br><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ybl0JWbNEls/YrGwevMaC4I/AAAAAAAAAyE/pxRVIug6lMMrNW6d78eKA_MbqADnHhkZACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220621_090810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ybl0JWbNEls/YrGwevMaC4I/AAAAAAAAAyE/pxRVIug6lMMrNW6d78eKA_MbqADnHhkZACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220621_090810.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JGqg-__L5ko/YrGwf4A9JvI/AAAAAAAAAyM/oD7ehvbR3WYjsQ8B19CMJibfi17VtH8fQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220621_124544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JGqg-__L5ko/YrGwf4A9JvI/AAAAAAAAAyM/oD7ehvbR3WYjsQ8B19CMJibfi17VtH8fQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220621_124544.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B-3pnIqJgO8/YrGwhD5ycQI/AAAAAAAAAyU/lqdwrLxGxCgt1Zb9_ThX4No1vF9eHljGgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220621_113240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B-3pnIqJgO8/YrGwhD5ycQI/AAAAAAAAAyU/lqdwrLxGxCgt1Zb9_ThX4No1vF9eHljGgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220621_113240.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-52192687187277824122022-06-20T04:44:00.001-07:002022-06-20T04:44:45.775-07:00MuralOn the outskirts of Belorado, I came to this lovely mural. In one picture it summarizes my pilgrimage so far.... a walk into Santiago; then a jump to Leon and the walk out to Belorado. It has been a delightful and buen Camino!<div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GHyGv_VHAOo/YrBdrHjURAI/AAAAAAAAAx4/OorKjCX2d7MGMctbdqCJOJLPGrH0Jq9cgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220620_101519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GHyGv_VHAOo/YrBdrHjURAI/AAAAAAAAAx4/OorKjCX2d7MGMctbdqCJOJLPGrH0Jq9cgCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220620_101519.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-59716262201938028262022-06-19T08:49:00.001-07:002022-06-19T08:49:19.313-07:00VillafrancaIt stormed through the night and finally the heat wave broke. After a week near 100, the high today was 80. Lovely walk as the hills return. Made it to Villafranca de Oca. <div><br></div><div>Happy Father's Day!</div><div><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N9lehW5QHVA/Yq9BRO3c6sI/AAAAAAAAAxU/_EhPYZzrAL8wZRmgNNBueB-lwMbEWoBKACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220619_080538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N9lehW5QHVA/Yq9BRO3c6sI/AAAAAAAAAxU/_EhPYZzrAL8wZRmgNNBueB-lwMbEWoBKACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220619_080538.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jd7Z7KD-HiY/Yq9FfWjcgGI/AAAAAAAAAxg/30VoeByA1ZAUET8oB-nYmEvyfOeqzYKUQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220619_120544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jd7Z7KD-HiY/Yq9FfWjcgGI/AAAAAAAAAxg/30VoeByA1ZAUET8oB-nYmEvyfOeqzYKUQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220619_120544.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-44636898022043145682022-06-18T06:17:00.001-07:002022-06-18T06:17:28.871-07:00Atapuerca After going to the Museum of Human Evolution in Burgos, I came on out to Atapuerca. The museum exhibits the amazing fossils from Atapuerca which date back a million years. Lovely to take in a little history. <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Nwm5v8pjfqU/Yq3QZOzkmdI/AAAAAAAAAw8/XSietbkjBq8YuxSFnmUFpLzGP1OAPYhTQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220618_121937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Nwm5v8pjfqU/Yq3QZOzkmdI/AAAAAAAAAw8/XSietbkjBq8YuxSFnmUFpLzGP1OAPYhTQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220618_121937.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7hiqSZ-D5iw/Yq3QZ5PluzI/AAAAAAAAAxE/LIiyrpP9u5MtPpDrxjmQt_ZVo5OVlpOqQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220618_121826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7hiqSZ-D5iw/Yq3QZ5PluzI/AAAAAAAAAxE/LIiyrpP9u5MtPpDrxjmQt_ZVo5OVlpOqQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220618_121826.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div>Fr. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795680122501976916noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2374485174933845654.post-2652198100404712272022-06-17T08:49:00.001-07:002022-06-17T08:49:04.551-07:00Miraflores<br>Most of Burgos, including the museums, is closed today because of a local holiday. But I was able to visit the Carthusian monastery on the outskirts of town. Our Lady of the Annunciation Abbey is a lovely peaceful place of prayer. The lavish appointments in the sanctuary were gifted to the monks by the royal family in the 15th century to adorn their tombs. <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YEhK3g8VyTY/YqyiTVfqfzI/AAAAAAAAAwY/Hny_i2mSDL0UFuOXzRS-Zl8ijmM73tC0ACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220617_122034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YEhK3g8VyTY/YqyiTVfqfzI/AAAAAAAAAwY/Hny_i2mSDL0UFuOXzRS-Zl8ijmM73tC0ACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220617_122034.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="4032" data-original-height="3024" width="320" height="240"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QVbgvOXhHJE/YqyiXnhu1aI/AAAAAAAAAwg/wl5PeUbqPMsmZAA23L4lozA3V7xmYR1TQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220617_105416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QVbgvOXhHJE/YqyiXnhu1aI/AAAAAAAAAwg/wl5PeUbqPMsmZAA23L4lozA3V7xmYR1TQCNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220617_105416.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-feGTi20wlrY/YqyibscwC9I/AAAAAAAAAwo/XB3G_85L3ukN1ANbRg5XgFv3fQoojqheACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220617_115110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-feGTi20wlrY/YqyibscwC9I/AAAAAAAAAwo/XB3G_85L3ukN1ANbRg5XgFv3fQoojqheACNcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20220617_115110.jpg" border="0" data-original-width="3024" data-original-height="4032" width="240" height="320"></a></div>Fr. 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