Fr. Francisco on Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
 Fr. Francisco, Moises & Alicia, Rafael & Maria, Margarita & Ruben at the Coliseum |
On October 29, 2007 our Pastor Fr. Francisco left on a long planned and well deserved pilgrimage to Rome, Athens, Cairo and Holy Land. He was accompanied by St. Isidore Parishioners Margarita and Ruben Fuentes, Rafael and Maria Moreno, and Moises and Alicia Valdez. Along the way Fr. Francisco and Moises took pictures, which they fortunately e-mailed to us, in order to share with our parish community their wonderful and beautiful experiences. Enjoy the pictures below!! |
 At the Fountain di Trevi (Fontana de Trevi) |
 Ruben with new friend in Areopagus, Greece |
 The Acropolis |
 At Corinth |
 The Olympic Stadium in Athens |
 Our Pilgrimage Photographers |
 The Parthenon |
 At the Parthenon |
 What a GREAT picture of our Pope Benedict XVI |
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 Here we are in Greece by the Island of Poros |
 The Site of the Annunciation in Israel |
 At the River Jordan where we renewed our Baptismal Vows |
 Three of our Couples who renewed their Wedding Vows at Cana |
 Fr. Francisco Concelebrating Mass at the Mount of the Beatitudes, Israel |
 The Golden Dome in Jerusalem |
 Ruben and Moises praying at the Western Wall of the Jewish Temple, the Wailing Wall |
 In the Upper Room, site of the Last Supper, Jerusalem |
 Along the Via Dolorosa, the Way of the Cross |
 Celebrating Mass in the Santo Sepulcro (Holy Sepulcher), where the Church is divided in 3 parts: Catholic, Orthodox and Armenian |
In his last e-mail received last Friday night after 9:40 p.m., November 11, Fr. Francisco writes to us: Good morning here in Cairo, good evening yesterday in California!...It is amazing... the differences in the world. Here are more pictures and news from our pilgrimage....May God bless you all in St. Isidore, and I will see you soon in the middle of this (next) week. Fr. Francisco |
 The Nile River across from Fr. Francisco's Ramses Hotel room, Egypt. |