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An older woman lighting candles in the near darkness of The Church of the Holy Sepulchre a few steps from the Golgotha altar, despite a crush of people from around the world, the woman had the space to herself and a moment of silence.

ISRAEL | Thursday, 4 July 2013 | Views [146]

An older woman lighting candles in the near darkness of The Church of the Holy Sepulchre a few steps from the Golgotha altar, despite a crush of people from around the world, the woman had the space to herself and a moment of silence.

Yes a guitar playing priest leading a procession through ancient corridors along the Via Dolorosa while leading the group in song, within the Old City of Jerusalem, held to be the path that Jesus walked, carrying his cross, on the way to his crucifixion.

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The Aedicule, imagine entering a hot and cramped room maybe as wide as your outstretched arms, you crouch down to walk hunched through a short hallway and suddenly you look up and see the altar and hanging lamps of the Tomb of Jesus. Even if you are not religious you can feel almost like a weight on your body the physical presence the place exudes.

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