Day 3 of Pilgrimage: President Jonathan lights symbolic candle at Mt. Camel, visits River Jordan

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President Goodluck Jonathan


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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