A view from St. John's Monastery of Patmos.
Bengals in Greece
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
St. Ben's Pilgrims in Ephesus
Today we explored the ancient ruins of Ephesus where Paul preached and converted many.
Legend has it if you walk through this pass way and touch the columns your wish will come true. Here's wishing for more pligrimage experiences!
Marble road where Paul walked. Still intact today!
Ms. Deletioglu Stays Behind in Turkey to Visit Family
Thanks to Father Jason's great idea, Ms. D was able to switch her return flight from Istanbul to a later date so she can visit her father's family in Turkey. She met up with them and us being treated like royalty! We can't wait to hear about her adventures!
Mass at Mary's House: Merymana
I'm On this morning we landed at Kusadasi and boarded a lovely bus with Fame' our tour guide whom we loved.
Tradition has it that this where St. John took Mary after Jesus died. It is now a small shrine. There is also a small Catholic Church there with a specific order nuns dedicated to Mary and John.
It was a beautiful mass where the mothers of the group were invited to share a reflection on motherhood to those gathered.
Afterward we tied ribbons with our prayer intentions on the fence.
Full Moon in Athens
Our first night in Athens, we checked into the hotel and had dinner there. Afterward we decided to take a moonlit stroll through the financial district toward the Athens Parliament building. We found a lot if interesting buildings along the way, as well as a busy placa and a McDonalds with wifi. It was one of their favorite discoveries.
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