05/20/2017
On Day 4 of our journey to the Holyland, we visit two places important to the memory of St Peter. In Galilee, we tour the fishing village of Capernaum, Peter's home, which became the center of Jesus' public ministry. We saw the Synagogue where he preached and the ruins of Peter's home, where Our Savior healed Peter's mother-in-law of a serious illness.
Later in the day, we visited the Church of St Peter Ingallicantu, commemorating the spot where Peter denied Jesus three times before the c**k crowed and then repented his sin.
Ascending the Mount of Olives, we enjoy a spectacular panoramic view of the holy city. We visit Pater Noster Church, where Jesus taught his disciples the Our Father or Lord's Prayer, and the Church of the Ascension, honoring the last spot that he stood on earth before returning to heaven. See the spot which Orthodox tradition believes to be the Tomb of St Mary. And finally, the Chuch of Dominus Flevit, where the beloved eyes of our Savior gazed upon the city of Jerusalem and wept for its fate.