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I arrived in Jerusalem from Galilee somewhat late in the evening, and it was around 9:30 PM after I parked my car in a nearby parking garage, walked back to my hotel, and settled down in my room. The next day was Sunday, so I needed to find a place in Jerusalem to go to Mass in the morning. I was interested in going to Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (the ancient church built over both Golgotha and Jesus’s tomb, (GPS Coordinates: 31°46’41.77″N, 35°13’47.16″E)) and began researching Mass times. According to the website I found, the church opened each day at 5 AM and Masses were celebrated frequently at different altars in the church on Sundays. One of the places where Mass was celebrated that caught my eye was *inside* Jesus’s tomb itself! This Mass began at 6 AM and the website said “space is limited.” Although I was tired and 6 AM Mass was earlier than I had anticipated going to Mass, I said to myself…”YOLO!” Having the chance to receive Jesus in the Eucharist at *the* holiest place on Earth is not something you pass up this side of heaven. So, I set my alarm for 4:15 AM so I could get there extra early and fell fast asleep.
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I arrived in Jerusalem from Galilee somewhat late in the evening, and it was around 9:30 PM after I parked my car in a nearby parking garage, walked back to my hotel, and settled down in my room. The next day was Sunday, so I needed to find a place in Jerusalem to go to Mass in the morning. I was interested in going to Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (the ancient church built over both Golgotha and Jesus’s tomb, (GPS Coordinates: 31°46’41.77″N, 35°13’47.16″E)) and began researching Mass times. According to the website I found, the church opened each day at 5 AM and Masses were celebrated frequently at different altars in the church on Sundays. One of the places where Mass was celebrated that caught my eye was *inside* Jesus’s tomb itself! This Mass began at 6 AM and the website said “space is limited.” Although I was tired and 6 AM Mass was earlier than I had anticipated going to Mass, I said to myself…”YOLO!” Having the chance to receive Jesus in the Eucharist at *the* holiest place on Earth is not something you pass up this side of heaven. So, I set my alarm for 4:15 AM so I could get there extra early and fell fast asleep.
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Chapter 4: Exploring Little- and Some Well-Known Sites in the Holy Land–Mass in Christ’s Tomb, The Head of St. James, The Sky Path of the Paraclete, & The Riddle of Siloam
Posted on May 21, 2023 by Dan Beaudoin Note from the Author: Copy/paste GPS Coordinates listed below into Google Maps to see or travel to each location. I arrived in Jerusalem from G…
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