by Faith Journeys | Dec 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
It is believed that Mary grew up in Nazareth and that she visited a particular well every day, to get water. This site can still be visited today and is appropriately recognized as “Mary’s Well.” Another popular site in Nazareth is the Basilica of the Annunciation....
by Faith Journeys | Dec 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Just beside Down Cathedral is the gravesite of St. Patrick. It is said that 60 years after his death, a shrine was constructed in Down and St. Patrick’s remains were placed there. There is also a legend that the remains of Saints Brigid or Kildare and Columcille (who...
by Faith Journeys | Dec 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Jericho may be the oldest town on earth. From the book of Joshua, we know the walls of the city were toppled from the Israelites’ great shout and trumpet blasts. But, the story of Jericho doesn’t end in the Old Testament. It was where Jesus healed...
by Faith Journeys | Dec 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Glendalough, just south of Dublin, is the site of St. Kevin’s monastery. It is truly a “thin place” where you can walk among the ruined churches, chapels, towers, and Celtic crosses and experience the closeness and connection of heaven and earth. To...
by Faith Journeys | Dec 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Since the mid-19th century, Lourdes has been a center of pilgrimage and healing. The Marian Shrine was established in 1864, following a series of 18 apparitions seen by a 14 year old girl named Bernadette Soubirous. To explore one of our pilgrimage itineraries that...
by Faith Journeys | Dec 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Capernaum is a sea-side location where you truly feel as if you’re walking in the footsteps of Christ. The site contains the house of Peter and a ruined synagogue where Jesus would have worshiped. To explore one of our pilgrimage itineraries that visits...
