|
|
|
 |
|
"AND YET OURS WERE
THE SUFFERINGS HE BORE,
OURS THE SORROWS HE CARRIED"
ISAIAH 53:4
|
|
|
 |
 |
| |
As you
walk the busy and bustling marketplace in
Jerusalem’s Old City, imagine the vast majority of
pilgrims, natives, farmers and merchants
indifferent, or even hostile, towards Jesus as he
made his way up to Calvary.
The Via Dolorosa, or the Way of the Cross, is a
devotional walk, beginning near the Antonia
fortress, believed to be the Praetorium, where Jesus
appeared before the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate.
It concludes in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
which includes the Latin Calvary, or Golgotha, and
the Tomb.
A 17th century “Status Quo” Agreement between
feuding Christian denominations forbids group Bible
reading within the Holy Sepulcher Church, but a
number of small chapels along the way welcome
pilgrims for prayer, reflection, Scripture reading
and singing.
|
|
Station One |
|
| Jesus is condemned to
death |
Mark 15: 1-15 |
| |
|
|
Station Two |
|
| Jesus takes up the
Cross |
John 19: 13-17 |
| |
|
| Ecce Homo Arch |
John 19: 5 |
| |
|
COMING TO
JERUSALEM?
BOOK GILA for a customized private tour |
| |
|
|
Station Three |
|
| Jesus falls for the
first time |
Isaiah 53: 4-7 |
| |
John 1: 29 |
| |
|
|
Station Four |
|
| Jesus meets his
Mother |
Luke 2: 25-40 |
| |
Lamentations 1:
12 |
| |
John 19: 26-27 |
|
Station Five |
|
| Simon of Cyrene helps
Jesus carry his |
Mark 15: 21 |
| Cross |
Mark 8: 34 |
| |
2 Timothy 2: 3 |
|
Station Six |
|
| Veronica wipes the
face of Jesus |
Isaiah 53: 2-3 |
| |
Matthew 25: 40 |
| |
|
Read what
Mark Twain has to say
about Veronica's handkerchief!
|
|
Station Seven |
|
| Jesus falls the
second time |
Psalm 38: 6-22 |
| |
Isaiah 63: 9 |
| |
Tour the Temple
Mount with
in the company of Abraham and Isaac, David
and Solomon, Jesus and the disciples, the
angel Gabriel and Mohammed -- and Gila. Meet many
other luminaries, both real and legendary.
Now available as a written 24-page
PDF with a
Temple
Mount plan,
guidelines for passing the security check
and ten best reads on the
Temple
Mount from Gila's bookshelves.
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Photo: Gila Yudkin |
|
Via Dolorosa street sign
designates the Way of the Cross |
|
|
|
Station Eight |
|
Jesus consoles the women of Jerusalem |
Luke 23: 27-31 |
| |
Matthew 7: 21 |
| |
|
Read how the rabbis criticized the
daughters of Jerusalem in "Let's talk
about the
Balm of Gilead...in
En Gedi."
|
|
Station Nine |
|
|
Jesus falls the third time |
Psalm 37: 23-24 |
| |
Hebrews 4: 15-16 |
|
Station Ten |
|
|
Jesus is stripped of his garments |
John 19: 23-24 |
| |
Psalm 22: 16-18 |
|
Station Eleven |
|
|
Jesus is nailed to the Cross |
Luke 23: 33-43 |
| |
John 19: 1 |
| |
When Gila visited the
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
in July 2020 there were no more than five
worshippers offering silent prayers.
Orient yourself to this phenomenal church
with Gila's photos.
|
|
 |
|
Photo: Gila Yudkin |
|
The sisters are facing the
Tomb of Jesus, Station number fourteen |
| |
|
Station Twelve |
|
|
Jesus dies on the Cross |
John 19: 28-37 |
| |
Matthew 27: 50 |
|
Station Thirteen |
|
|
Jesus is taken down from the Cross |
John 19: 38-40 |
| |
Psalm 22: 14-15 |
|
Station Fourteen |
|
|
Jesus is laid in the Tomb |
Mark 15: 46-47 |
| |
Matthew 27: 57-61 |
| |
What's the story with the
ladder
perched against the
facade of the Holy
Sepulcher Church?
|
|
 |
|
Photo:
Gila Yudkin |
|
The ladder (center) on the facade
of the Holy Sepulcher Church in Jerusalem |
| |
Coming to Jerusalem
this year?
Would you like to find the venues where
you can quietly be transported back in
your imagination to the time of Jesus?
To David? To Abraham?
Make every
minute matter while you "Explore
Jerusalem's Soul" with Gila's
Unorthodox Guide.
This up-to-date PDF (Adobe Acrobat)
46-page guide gives you the Top Ten places to
meditate on the Bible, the Top Ten lesser-known
churches worth visiting, the Top Ten most
rewarding roof-top views and the Top Ten places
for sampling Middle Eastern soul food. Pick and choose
among 40 sites according to your temperament, time
frame, impulse and imagination. More on
Gila's Guide...
|
|
More on walking in Jesus' footsteps |
| |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
| |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interested in leading a Holy Land Tour that
gets rave reviews?
See
Holy Land Tour Leaders:
Tips from A to Z. |
| |
|
|
GILA
YUDKIN
•
TCHERNIKOVSKI
64A
•
JERUSALEM
•
ISRAEL
gila@itsgila.com
HOME
•
HOLY
LAND HEROINES •
TIPS
FOR TOURS •
ABOUT GILA
|
|
