1,400-Year-Old Coins Discovered Near Christian Pilgrimage Site in Jerusalem

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Today we're bringing you some fascinating news about a cache of 1,400-year-old coins that were just discovered in excavations near Jerusalem.

JNS.org states, "According to the IAA, the cache of nine bronze coins were found in a large complex that served Christian pilgrims en route to Jerusalem, and provide “evidence of the Persian invasion at the end of the Byzantine period,” as the coins feature the images of three Byzantine emperors (Justinian 483-565 CE, Maurice 539-602 CE and Phocas 547-610 CE)."

Find the full article HERE!

The Holy Land is full of amazing historical findings. Do you want to plan your next pilgrimage to visit these breathtaking sites? Contact the experts at Foundations of Faith today! Foundations of Faith is a full-service travel agency specializing in designing religious pilgrimages that allow individuals, groups, and churches to further explore their faith. To learn more about their services, please visit their website at https://foundationsoffaith.com/

Being Christian in the Holy Land

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Today we're sharing a special article out of The Catholic Spirit that describes the connection between the holy season of Lent and pilgrimage. Deacon Mickey Friesen writes, "Lent is an annual pilgrimage to renew our faith in Christ as we retrace his footsteps and walk with his disciples on the way to Jerusalem - the way to the cross."

When Jesus took this journey himself, he passed through Galilee, Samaria and Judea to teach, heal, forgive, feed and raise up those in need. Pilgrims are now taking this time to experience this holy journey and walk the path he traveled.

To read more into this special pilgrimage, read the full article HERE!

Foundations of Faith is a full-service travel agency specializing in designing religious pilgrimages that allow individuals, groups, and churches to further explore their faith. To learn more about their services, please visit their website at https://foundationsoffaith.com/

Swiss Guards Make Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

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Today we're bringing you a lovely read out of the National Catholic Register that describes the first time in its 500-year history that the Swiss Guard organized a Holy Land pilgrimage. Michele Chabin of NCR writes that 12 of the 110 guardsmen who protect the Pope on a daily basis toured Christian holy sites throughout Israel and the Palestinian territories last month.

“The main purpose of the trip was to learn more about the places where Jesus lived, where he preached, where he died and was resurrected,” said Father Thomas Widmer, the group’s chaplain, during a visit to the Pontifical Institute Notre Dame in Jerusalem. “For most of us, it is our first time here, and we are full of impressions.”

Learn more about this amazing trip by reading the full article HERE!  

Foundations of Faith is a full-service travel agency specializing in designing religious pilgrimages that allow individuals, groups, and churches to further explore their faith. To learn more about their services, please visit their website at https://foundationsoffaith.com/

Walking Where Jesus Walked

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Today we're bringing you a newsworthy article out of Christian Today that states that a new pilgrimage route in Jerusalem is recreating a journey Jesus and his disciples may have taken on their visits to the city 2,000 years ago.

Author Mike Woods writes, "The trail is centered on ancient ritual baths at the Ophel site used by the tens of thousands of pilgrims visiting the Temple for the three great festivals of Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot. The pilgrims would have ascended from the Siloam Pool by way of the City of the David to the Ophel and its ritual baths and from there to the Temple Mount."

Learn more about the trail by reading the full article HERE!

Interested in learning more about this trail and possibly plan a trip to the Holy Land? Contact the experts at Foundations of Faith today! Foundations of Faith is a full-service travel agency specializing in designing religious pilgrimages that allow individuals, groups, and churches to further explore their faith. To learn more about their services, please visit their website at https://foundationsoffaith.com/

Five Breathtaking British Pilgrimage Sites Off the Beaten Track

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Today we're brining you an interesting read out of the Catholic Herald that highlights five amazing British pilgrimage sites. They aren't very well-known but they are well worth the visit. 

The sites include:
St. Non, West Wales
Harvington Hall, Worcerstershire
St. Trillo's Chapel and Well, Rhos on Sea
Shrine of Blessed Cyprian Tansi, Mount St. Bernard Abbey, Leicestershire
Shepard's Law, Northumberland

Check out what these sites are all about by reading the full article HERE! 

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 religious pilgrimages that allow individuals, groups, and churches to further explore their faith. 

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Tattoos with Heritage

Today's blog features an interesting topic about how Christian pilgrimage tattoos have become an important piece of an individuals' journey to the Holy Land. The article features Wassim Rozzouck and his business tattooing pilgrims, a tradition that has been passed down through his family from generation to generation for over 700 years. 

Rozzouck explains, "The tattoo is a symbol of their journey to the Holy Land. It’s a symbol of their identity and it’s something they want to take home as a souvenir, as proof, and as a source of pride of their Christianity and of their pilgrimage to the Holy Land." 

Rozzouck's business continues to grow as he is in high demand among religious pilgrims, regular tourists and locals alike that are excited to mark their bodies with the most traditional and culturally authentic relics available in the Holy Land. 

Learn more by checking out the full article HERE! 

Start planning YOUR religious pilgrimage to the Holy Land today by contacting the experts at Foundations of Faith. Foundations of Faith is a full-service travel agency specializing in designing religious pilgrimages that allow individuals, groups, and churches to further explore their faith. To learn more about their services, please visit their website at http://foundationsoffaith.com/

Couple Completes 600-mile Pilgrimage

In today's blog we're bringing you an inspiring article that features a brave couple's 600-mile journey of the Walk of St. James. The long trek begins in France and ends in Spain where the remains of St. James are said to be buried. Many pilgrims take this walk in hopes to find a miracle to a physical ailment, but for Georgie and Corbin Washington, they did it as a walk of thanks. 

Washington explains, "We did it in thanks, we are blessed, we are normal, average people, we are thankful," she said and added that "it was incredibly tough for me because I don't like to walk; I like to be comfortable."

To read the full article to learn more about their journey, please click HERE! 

Start planning YOUR religious pilgrimage to the Holy Land today by contacting the experts at Foundations of Faith. Foundations of Faith is a full-service travel agency specializing in designing religious pilgrimages that allow individuals, groups, and churches to further explore their faith. To learn more about their services, please visit their website at http://foundationsoffaith.com/