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Jesus made Holy Land special; he also made every land holy.(Starting Point)(Column)

From: National Catholic Reporter  |  Date: 4/28/1995  |  Author: Bevilacqua, Anthony J. Cardinal

A US archbishop describes his recent first visit to the biblical Holy Lands of Palestine. The specialness of Palestine can be transmitted worldwide by the faith of believers, through the celebration of Mass.

In September of this year, I finally made my first trip to the Holy Land. A visit to the Holy Land is not a tourist trip to Israel. It is a pilgrimage, a holy journey to a sacred land. It is a walk in the footsteps of Jesus Christ; of Mary, his mother; of the apostles.

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