Mount of Olives
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Jerusalem, and the Temple Mount, as seen from the Mt. of Olives, near 
the start of the Palm Sunday path (there are two Moslem mosques on 
the Temple Mount; the gold domed one is the "Dome of the Rock," built 
over the same place where the Temple of Solomon once stood; this 
Temple area is where Jesus did so much of his teaching and where he 
cleansed the Temple)

The Chapel of the Dominus Flevit (The Lord Wept), where Jesus wept 
over Jerusalem (Luke 19:41)

A view of the Temple Mount from inside the Chapel of the Dominus Flevit





Walking down the Palm Sunday path, that Jesus followed as he rode a 
donkey and the people cried out, "Blessed is He who comes in the name 
of the Lord!" (Matthew 21:1-11) (Mark 11:1-11) (Luke 19:28-38) (John 
12:12-19)
 

The entrance to the "Garden of Gethsemane"

The old olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane; some of these trees 
are over 2,000 years old and were here at the time of Jesus.

Olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane
 

Inside the "Church of All Nations" at the Garden of Gethsemane; 
praying at the rock that is the place where Jesus prayed on the night 
he was betrayed and arrested (Matthew 26:36-46) (Mark 14:32-42) (Luke 
22:39-53) (John 18:1-11)
 

What does INRI Mean?

Have you ever seen the letters or the word INRI on altar cloths, crosses or other church objects? Do you know what the meaning is?

John 19:19 tells us that when Jesus was crucified, Pilate had the words, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews" placed on a board, as a title above Jesus' head, on the cross. He had the title written in three languages: Hebrew, Greek and Latin.

The phrase: "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews" in Latin is: Iesus Nazarenus rex Iudaeorum. The first letters of each word in Latin make for the word, INRI.

In this Lenten season, may the symbols of our faith come alive for us. Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews... may He be praised!

The Transfiguration

This is a picture of Mt. Tabor, the site of Jesus' transfiguration, where Moses and Elijah appeared and talked with him (Luke 9:28-36).It is in the area of Galilee, on the road from Capernaum to Cana and Nazareth. On the top, barely visible in this picture, is a structure, the Church of the Transfiguration.

Mt. Tabor, for all you Old Testament fans, is also the place where Deborah led the Israelites to a great victory over the enemy troops of Sisera. (Judges 4:4-16)