Maritza Martínez Mejía, AWA: The Fifth Gospel Experience

Thursday, April 28, 2022

The Fifth Gospel Experience - Day 4

LuzDelMes Experience in Israel

✞Thursday, April 28, Day 4: JERUSALEM – SHARING THE BREAD DINNER AT WEST BANK

Today we began at Bethphage, where the procession of Palm Sunday started on the Mount of Olives and Jesus was received with Palms (Matthew 21:1-11) Then we visited the Church of the Ascension, the spot where Christ ascended into Heaven (Acts 1:9-12) and gave his twelve apostles a “Great Commission” (Matthew 28:19-20)

We stopped at the same place that Jesus taught the “Pater Noster,” meaning Our Father or Lord’s Prayer Matthew 6:5-15; Luke 11:1-13)

Later, we went to Dominus Flevit, the place where Christ wept over Jerusalem (Luke 19:41-44; Matthew 23:37-39) and had a morning MASS with an amazing view over Jerusalem.

In the afternoon, we visited Ein Karem, the place of the Visitation where Our Lady came to visit her cousin Elizabeth. (Luke 1:39-45). A place where the Virgin Mary recited the Magnificat. Here is written in several languages. We arrived at the Parish Church of St. John the Baptist and the Grotto of his birth. (Luke 1:13; Luke 1:5-25)

Before we returned to our hotel, we enjoyed “Sharing the Bread” dinner as we were welcomed into the homes of the Christian Families of Bethlehem on the West Bank. This was a magnificent experience organized by the owner of the Kandi Store and Select Travel International.