Tuesday 14 March 2017

Mount Nebo




Mount Nebo is a site of immense importance in our faith story - it is the place where the prophet Moses died. Moses, lead the people of Israel out of slavery into the desert for a period of 40 years in search of the promised land.



On a clear day, today’s pilgrims can see the panorama Moses viewed: The Dead Sea, the Jordan River valley, Jericho, Bethlehem and the hills of Jerusalem in the distance.



Early Christians from Jerusalem made it a place of pilgrimage. In the 3rd or 4th century monks from Egypt built a small church on one of its peaks, to commemorate the end of Moses’ life.



The Franciscans now care for a number of sites in the Holy Land. Over a nine-year period, they carefully restored and preserved many of the artifacts in this sacred place.




We celebrated Mass here - a very moving and special time for us all. Every Mass we attend is another step in own personal pilgrimage through life, whether it be in the Holy Land or at our local parish.


10 comments:

  1. It must be amazing seeing artifacts that are over a thousand years old! God Bless, 6S

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  2. Thank you so much for sharing this Catherine. It is wonderful to see the photos and to read the information about your pilgrimage. This is really marvellous.

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  6. Hello mrs simmonds it must be an awesome experience walk where jesus and moses possibly could have sleep't or walked on mount nebo.have a safe trip and have the best day ever!!

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  7. hi mrs simmonds this is liam, what exactly are the artifacts?even though you didn't say it mustve been amazing to even see them
    yours sincerely, liam

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  8. Dear Liam,
    Thank you for your question. I have updated the post by adding two more images, one showing the restored mosaic flooring from the original monastery which was built on the site. Thank-you for walking with us in the Holy Land.
    God bless,
    Mrs Simmonds

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    1. thank you they look really cool
      yours sincerely liam

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