Day 2: Afternoon...Capernaum, Holy Apostles, and Jordan River

With our bellies full of St. Peter's fish, we continued our journey...

We went to Capernaum (Kephir Nahum, that is the home of the Prophet Naum) and saw many things.

The gates of Capernaum are powerful calling it the "Town of Jesus." Inside the city, we meditated on some of the miracles of Christ that occurred in Capernaum outside of the house of Sts. Peter and Andrew. We also saw the Synagogue where Christ taught. It was amazing to imagine the crowds of people that Christ healed in this area.

After departing the main city of Capernaum, we visited the Monastery of the Holy Apostles. The church was beautiful with a powerful icon of the Last Judgment as we exited.

Next, we traveled to the Jordan river listening to hymns from Epiphany reminding us of the humility and revelation experienced in the Baptism of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ. Truly words fail to describe the emotion and beauty experienced by all of our pilgrims at this astounding event. We re-affirmed our baptisms by renouncing satan again and joining ourselves to Christ while chanting "En Iordani Baptizmenou sou, Kyrie" (The apolytikion of Epiphany).












Ater this emotional experience we enjoyed an outdoor barbeque at the hotel. On this cool evening we will enjoy memories created today that will definitely last a lifetime.