Sunday, September 15, 2013

Wailing wall

The men's side
The female side.  It's much smaller and much more crowded.
Washing fountain before you enter.


Jesus is condemned

The Praetorium, where Pilate condemned Jesus to death.
The altar of the Church of the Flagellation.
The ceiling is a crown of thorns
The Way of the Cross
We took turns carrying a cross through the streets to Mt Calvary


St Anne's - Birthplace of Our Lady




The baths where Jesus healed the crippled man on the Sabbath.



St Ann and the child Mary

St Peter in Gallicantu

The doors leading into the church.  It is Caiaphas' house, where Jesus was taken for questioning and where Peter denied Him 3 times, and then heard the rooster crow.


The opening to the pit where Jesus was held.

Inside the pit.
The stairs where Jesus would have walked up after being betrayed.
The sculpture of Peter denying Jesus.

Potters Field

Where Judas met his end.  There is now a monestary on the site.  I'm not sure which one... Possibly Franciscan.

Saturday, September 14, 2013

The Cenacle - The upper room of the last supper


Where the last supper took place.  Also this is where the risen Christ appeared to his disciples and where they received the Holy Spirit on Pentecost.

Church of the Assumption


The area where Mary was laying on the burial slab is enclosed.  We believe she was assumed to heaven here.
The slab
Another view 
Stairs leading out of the church
Guys on the step with the contraband guitar.  The priests inside were very perturbed by the guitar.