Programs 2018.

Program 1: March 28th – April 15th 2018 

Holy Triduum and Easter in Jerusalem + 7-days Retreat + Visit of the Galilee of Jesus.

This year we offer the special opportunity to live the Holy Week (or part of it) and the Easter Days in Jerusalem before attending the the proposed annual 7-days Retreat (Spiritual Exercises) following the journey of Jesus in Jerusalem. After the retreat, we shall visit in Galilee some towns & sites.

The different celebrations taking place each day of the Holy Week in the different Churches and sites where the events of the last week of Jesus in Jerusalem are a beautiful opportunity to celebrate liturgically in an unique way those central days of the Year.

Schedule

Wednesday 28th: Arrivals

Thursday 29th – Saturday 31st: Holy Triduum in Jerusalem

Sunday 1^st: Holy Easter

Monday 2^nd – Sunday 8^th: 7-days Retreat

The Retreat will be shaped with short points given daily in  different places in Jerusalem according to the journey proposed, leaving all the time of the day for the prayer. The sites could provide a very useful "compositio loci" where to make meditations and contemplations. During each day the Staff offers the possibility for a personal dialogue (colloquium) in  different languages to help the personal journey of each participant.

Tuesday 10^h – Friday 13^th: Galilee

Saturday 14^th: Bethlehem and Ein Karem

Sunday 15^th: Departures

Cost: € 55 per diem 
For the Program an extra € 500 is asked for the program itself, the visits, the stay in Galilee and the buses.

Program 2:June 2nd - 21st 2018

8-days Retreat in Jerusalem with a week visiting the Galilee of Jesus

Proposal: to live the annual 8-days Retreat (Spiritual Exercises) following the journey of Jesus in Jerusalem. After the retreat, we shall visit some Judean and Galilean towns & sites.

Schedule

Friday June 1^st – Saturday 2^nd: Arrivals

Sunday June 3^rd –  Tuesday 5^th: Introduction – getting in touch with Jerusalem

Wednesday 6^th – Wednesday 13^th: 8-days Retreat

The Retreat will be shaped with short points given daily in  different places in Jerusalem according to the journey proposed, leaving all the time of the day for the prayer. The sites could provide a very useful "compositio loci" where to make meditations and contemplations. During each day the Staff offers the possibility for a personal dialogue (colloquium) in  different languages to help the personal journey of each participant.

Friday 15^th – Monday 18^th: Galilee

Wednesday 20^th: Bethlehem and Ein Karem

Thursday 21^st: Departures

Cost: € 55 per diem 

For the Program an extra € 500 is asked for the program itself, the visits, the stay in Galilee and the buses.

Program 3: July 4th – August 1st 2018

Immersion Program for Jesuits: Bible and Spirituality in the Holy Land

The Program will be an opportunity to pray, visit, study and share the Land of our roots, where everything began. It can be a wonderful opportunity to live with other Jesuits in their formation journey from different parts of the world, a unique experience of faith and of the Society. The Bible, the Holy Land, Jesus and Ignatius will be our companions on this journey. 

The Program offers an 7-days Retreat session in Jerusalem, followed by a “Pilgrimage” in the Land focused on the discovery of the Incarnation of God in the History of the People of Israel (Visits in the Judean Desert and into the Negev Desert) and in the Journey of Jesus (Visits in Galilee). The last days will be focused on Ignatius and his Journey to Jerusalem and our way of proceeding in the Society.  

July 4^th: Arrivals

July 5^th – 8^th: Introduction and a first glimpse of Jerusalem

July 9^th – 15^th: 7-Days Retreat in Jerusalem

July 17^th – 18^th: Judean desert and Negev

July 20^th – 25^th: Galilee

July 26^th – 30^th: Jerusalem

July 31^st: St. Ignatius Day

August 1^st: Departures

Cost: € 55 per diem

For the Program an extra € 650 is asked for the program itself, the visits, the stays in Judean desert and Negev, Galilee and the buses.

“Sabbatical” Personalized Programs

Personal journeys can be provided to all those companions who desire to spend some time in Jerusalem and the Holy Land. Here we can offer individual guidance for Retreats, visits in the Holy Land, Biblical Courses, Ignatian deepening and other opportunities. The cost of the stay in our Community is $ 55 per diem. The costs of all the different parts of the Sabbatical Programs can be arranged with the Staff.

*** N.B. The Language of all the Programs (with the exception of the Program 5 and, eventually, of the Sabbatical Programs) is English. During the Retreats, though, the personal dialogue can be in many other languages. 

For further information: contact: 
Fr. Stefano Bittasi, S.J. 
Director of SJ Programs, Pontifical Biblical Institute
3, Paul-Emile Botta Str.
P.O.Box 497, Jerusalem 9100401, Israel
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