President
Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday in Nazareth performed the symbolic candle
lighting at the Church of Mount Camel, the place where the Biblical
contest between Prophet Elijah and the 400 false prophets of Baal took
place.
The
President also visited River Jordan, the place where Jesus Christ was
Baptised by John the Baptist, where he prayed before dipping his hands
seven times into the river.
The
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the President and members of
the Presidential Pilgrimage Team also visited the Church of
Annunciation, otherwise known as Basillica of the Annunciation, the
place where Angel Gabriel announced to Virgin Mary of her conception.
Other
places visited by the team were the Holy Family Church in Nazareth, the
Cana Wedding Church in Galilee and also took a boat drive along the
shores of the Sea of Galilee and visited the Mount of Beatitudes.
The president had on the 2nd Day
of the pilgrimage, visited the Jerusalem Old City, Pool of Bethesda,
Wailing Wall, where he prayed privately, the Tomb of Jesus Christ where
he also prayed after leading the Fourteen Stations of the Cross.
Jonathan is
expected to attend an inter-denominational prayer-fast on Sunday tagged
“A day with Jesus for Nigeria in Israel”, where he will meet
with pilgrims from Nigeria. (NAN)
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