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Not the usual podcast post today, because Father Roderick is visiting the Holy Land. On 15 November he flew to Israël together with a group of 450 Dutch pilgrims to follow up on their 2017 pilgrimage to Rome. He has been asked to film footage for an upcoming television episode of his Dutch TV show, Roderick Zoekt Licht. He is sharing his adventures on Facebook making beautiful photos with his phone.

For those not on Facebook, we are reposting his photos here. You can browse the gallery below. Enjoy!

: With about 450 Dutch pilgrims on my way to the Holy Land!

: I’m in Nazareth! From my hotel, I can see the basilica of the Annunciation, built on the spot where the archangel Gabriel told Mary that she would become the mother of Jesus.

: At mountain of the Beatitudes for the opening Mass of our pilgrimage. Such a beautiful place!

: Remember that time when Jesus freed a man from evil spirits and they entered a bunch of pigs that ran off a cliff? According to our guide, this is where that happened.

: This photo was taken just before we had to call the fire brigade after I ate one of those insanely spicy red peppers 🙂

: A quick visit to the church of the multiplication of the bread. So much to see, so little time 🙂

: Mount Tabor! The mountain of the Transfiguration. Very cool! So different from what I imagined, like many of the places we are visiting this week!

: So this just happened at lunch.

: This cat is guarding the entrance to the fish restaurant at the kibbutz near the sea of Galilee.

: The sea of Galilee!

: A glimpse of the river Jordan while driving back to Nazareth.

: Celebrating vespers with hundreds of Dutch pilgrims at the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth.

: Praying at the house of Mary in the lower church of the basilica of the Annunciation.

: The sea of Galilee where Jesus calmed the storm…

: Duc in altum – go out into the deep!

: The synagoge of the town of Capernaum, where Jesus lived for a while and where he healed Saint Peter’s mother-in-law.

: A mother and her child watch how a fellow pilgrim gets baptized in the river Jordan at Qasr el Yahud, the place of Jesus’ baptism.

: Qasr el Yahud, the place where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. An true oasis during my journey today!

: The mount of temptation, where Jesus was tempted by the devil after fasting for 40 days in the desert.

: Zacchaeus climbed one of these sycamore trees in Jericho to better see Jesus.

: These brave Dutch pilgrims are doing the entire VNB pilgrimage through the Holy Land by bike! We passed them on our way to Jericho.

: At the Dead Sea. Even these religious sisters couldn’t resist the water ?

: What to do while floating around in the waters of the Dead Sea? Checking social media of course ?

: This cat claimed the towel of one of the pilgrims checking out the waters of the Dead Sea ?

: Our first glimpse of Jerusalem!

: At the Shepherds’ Field in Bethlehem this morning…

: People have tried to brighten up the wall in Bethlehem.

: Jan is 80 years old and has been married to Annie for 55 years. Together they participate in our Dutch pilgrimage by touring the Holy Land by bike!

: This morning I filmed an item about our Dutch pilgrims that reached Jerusalem by bike today.

: At the mount of olives.

: Gethsemane at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem is the place where Jesus prayed and his disciples slept the night before his crucifixion.

: Sunday Mass in Bethlehem with all our Dutch pilgrims and with bishop Woorts.

: Auxiliary bishop Herman Woorts talking with pilgrims after Mass in Bethlehem.

: Night falls over the city of Bethlehem at the end of another beautiful day in the Holy Land. So grateful to be here!

: A thirsty cat licks water from a crack in the road near the city wall in Jerusalem.

: A stray cat near Jerusalem’s city wall…

: Father Martin Los meditates on Peter’s denial of Jesus at the Church of Saint Peter in Gallicantu (the cock’s crow).

: At the room of the Last Supper…

: A small group of actors is trying to record a video in historical costumes at the entrance to the building with the room of the Last Supper. Not easy with hundreds of tourists constantly walking in and out!

: I love the morning light and the colors in the small streets of old Jerusalem.

: Jewish scholars study near the place that some consider to be the tomb of David on mount Zion.

: The ‘Tower of David’, part of King Herod’s palace in Jerusalem.

: Our group of pilgrims sings a song to the virgin Mary in front of the Church of the Dormition.

: A prayer at the tomb of a loved one on the Mount of Olives…

: The church of the Our Father, built on the cave where Jesus is said to have taught the ‘Our Father’ to his apostles. The text of the prayer is displayed in many languages, even in braille!

: The mosque on the place of Jesus’ ascension to heaven.

: Ancient olive trees in the garden of Gethsemane…

: Today we prayed the Way of the Cross on the Via Dolorosa. Very tough for our volunteers that had to get our pilgrims in wheelchairs up the many stairs and through the busy streets of Jerusalem.

: It was heart-warming to see how often bystanders would help our volunteers to carry the people in wheelchairs up the stairs during our Way of the Cross. Muslims, Christians, Jews, tourists, they all helped.

: A fruit juice vendor in old Jerusalem…

: A religious sister helps a blind priest to navigate the streets of Jerusalem.

: These were the crowds we had to face on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem.

: Inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. So impressive!

: Jesus graffiti…

: Jerusalem, city of colours…

: We end our way of the Cross at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

: At the church of the Holy Sepulchre.

: The streets of Jerusalem are crowded with Muslim families and there is a big musical parade because it’s Mohammed’s birthday today.

: A German train wagon that was used by the Nazis to transport victims to the concentration camps

: A visit to Yad Vashem in the afternoon —Israel’s memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. One of the most impressive museums I’ve ever visited.

: People watching the parade along the city wall on Mohammed’s birthday.

: A beautiful view of the Western Wall (the ‘Wailing Wall’) at the end of another impressive day in Jerusalem…

: A nightly visit to the underground Western Wall tunnel that brings us to the street level of the temple some 20 centuries ago.

: The Children’s Memorial at Yad Vashem is a tribute to the 1.5 million Jewish children murdered during the Holocaust. Memorial candles are reflected infinitely in a dark space, creating the impression of millions of stars. The names of the children are recited in the background.

: Some pictures of an evening walk in Jerusalem.

: So much fresh food, fruits, herbs and vegetables here… Makes me realize how much processed food I eat at home!

: Jerusalem: a city of many cultures and religions. May peace dwell inside its walls.

: The vibrant colours of old Jerusalem…

: Another day of filming in Jerusalem. Today I’m on the Temple Mount!

: Time for a break ?

: Colors…

: A pigeon rests on a ledge of the Golden Gate. In Jewish tradition this is the gate through which the Messiah will enter Jerusalem at his arrival. The gate was sealed in the 16th century by Ottoman Sultan Suleiman.