Cana


Cana is a small town in Galilee where Jesus performed his first public miracles, recorded in the Gospel of John 2:1-11. Jesus was attending a wedding feast with his mother and his disciples when the hosts ran out of wine. At his mother's urging, Jesus changed water in jars used for ceremonial washing into wine. Today there is a small church known as the Franciscan Wedding Chapel where this miracle is said to have taken place.
The Franciscan Wedding Chapel

The altar of the church


Couples in our group were able to renew their wedding vows in this lovely church.

Beneath the church is a jar believed to be one of the six mentioned in John's Gospel.

Would you care to purchase some Cana wedding wine? Several shops near the church will gladly sell you some!

42 comments:

  1. 4 Lettre WordsNovember 21, 2016 at 10:08 AM

    Just amazing. Wow.

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  2. MaschaNovember 21, 2016 at 10:51 AM

    I could envy you to visit all the holy places...enjoy your travel
    Thanks for continuos memes

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  3. EricaStaNovember 21, 2016 at 11:26 AM

    It was again an interesting post. The church of Cana looks wonderful. Wish you a very good week, dear Sue.

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  4. Linda KayNovember 21, 2016 at 11:27 AM

    Thanks for sharing the pictures - must have been inspirational to be there.

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  5. TomNovember 21, 2016 at 11:57 AM

    ...where ever you go folks want to sell you things!

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  6. UnknownNovember 21, 2016 at 1:43 PM

    Lovely!

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  7. ChristineNovember 21, 2016 at 2:25 PM

    This is amazing to me, having read of these places in the Bible and now to see them! Wonderful!

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  8. Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiNovember 21, 2016 at 3:02 PM

    How wonderful and spiritual to be where Jesus performed his miracle turning water into wine!

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  9. Maria Parenti-BaldeyNovember 21, 2016 at 4:21 PM

    Magnificient photos. I have never been there.

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  10. Minoru SaitoNovember 21, 2016 at 5:52 PM

    Hi! Nice captures, Thanks for sharing.

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  11. Lydia C. LeeNovember 21, 2016 at 5:58 PM

    That's cute all those couples renewing their vows...

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  12. Karren HallerNovember 21, 2016 at 6:44 PM

    What a wonderful trip, the chruch is beautiful, what a great experience!
    Thanks for hosting, Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving!
    Karren

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  13. Peabea ScribblesNovember 21, 2016 at 11:05 PM

    Awesome that you share that as I don't get to travel so this was great to see your photos and info. How awesome to renew vows there. :)

    Peabea

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  14. Nancy ChanNovember 22, 2016 at 1:59 AM

    A beautiful place to renew their marriages vows.

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  15. BirgittaNovember 22, 2016 at 2:11 AM

    Great pictures here!

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  16. Tamar SBNovember 22, 2016 at 5:03 AM

    What a great trip you've had!

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  17. Stephanie@stephsjoyNovember 22, 2016 at 5:29 AM

    How cool to visit!

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  18. Phil SladeNovember 22, 2016 at 5:39 AM

    Thanks for the sunny days Sue. We need some over here at the moment - floods and rain, more rain.

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  19. Joanne November 22, 2016 at 7:40 AM

    So pretty; I love all the arches and columns.

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  20. Stephanie (@Vaycarious)November 22, 2016 at 7:45 AM

    How wonderful for people to be able to renew their wedding vows at the Church at Cana! Wonderful pictures!

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  21. Jas @ All that's JasNovember 22, 2016 at 10:15 AM

    How awesome to visit Cana! Thank you for hosting!!!

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  22. likeschocolateNovember 22, 2016 at 3:21 PM

    So cool! We didn't get to go to this location! Lucky you!

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  23. BuckeroomamaNovember 22, 2016 at 6:02 PM

    Thank you for sharing these images! Would love to visit one day.

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  24. Stephanie@stephsjoyNovember 22, 2016 at 8:02 PM

    This would be such an interesting place to visit!

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  25. LindaNovember 22, 2016 at 10:12 PM

    Lovely chapel! Interesting story too.

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  26. MersadNovember 23, 2016 at 3:14 AM

    Such an amazing place for a visit!

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  27. Seraphinas PhantasieNovember 23, 2016 at 4:02 AM

    Wonderful photos and impressions of thie place. Amazing !
    Best, Synnöve

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  28. One Mother HenNovember 23, 2016 at 6:30 AM

    What an amazing church, and a fabulous historical place to visit!

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  29. NatashaNovember 23, 2016 at 10:27 AM

    Beautiful architecture here Sue and the history of the place sounds really interesting as well. I love exploring old churches and cathedral as they're always so interesting. I'm glad to be back and joining in again this week too, thanks for hosting! - Tasha

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  30. Cathy KennedyNovember 23, 2016 at 11:23 AM

    Sue, what a blessing it must be to actually walk in the footsteps of Jesus! How cool to see places where Christ performed such miracles like turning the water into wine. What is it like to be in these spots? Do you get the goosies? Does it feel like Jesus is right there beside you? I would think both apply, right? Great photo share. Have a blessed Thanksgiving, my friend, and thanks for hosting the mid-week photo fun!

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    1. NCSueNovember 23, 2016 at 12:29 PM

      It was definitely a trip full of spine-tingling moments. I would strongly recommend this trip for Christians hoping to deepen their faith life. I know that this experience was one that I will not be able to forget.

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  31. Dee Dee November 23, 2016 at 10:45 PM

    What a great trip! Thanks for sharing it!

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  32. meowmeowmansNovember 24, 2016 at 12:18 AM

    Fabulous! It looks like you're really enjoying your visit to Israel. It's a fascinating place!

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  33. LA BotcharNovember 24, 2016 at 11:14 AM

    Wow that would be amazing place to visit. The site of the first miracle!! Also, wine! :)

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  34. Alexa TNovember 24, 2016 at 1:29 PM

    Wonderful place and lovely to visit! Many thanks for taking us along! Have a great day and weekend ahead, too!

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  35. Denyse Whelan.November 24, 2016 at 4:39 PM

    Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours too. Those photos are just wonderful. I love the words that accompany them too. Thank you for sharing and having this bloggy link up.

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  36. Trekking with BeckyNovember 24, 2016 at 7:27 PM

    That is absolutely incredible! You've just given me another thing to put on my bucket list! :D THANKS!

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  37. Indah Nuria SavitriNovember 25, 2016 at 1:47 AM

    beautiful church indeed

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  38. csuhpat1November 25, 2016 at 2:21 AM

    Very beautiful photo and what a wonderful place to visit. I would love to visit that sometime in my life.

    Thanks for hosting every week and I hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving.

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  39. UnknownNovember 27, 2016 at 7:29 PM

    So awesome - thank you for sharing and for linking up at Impulsive Artistry!

    —Charles

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  40. IntelliblogNovember 29, 2016 at 9:38 AM

    Great shots of this significant place both historically and for its connection to religion.
    Many thanks for linking up with the Travel Tuesday meme, hope to see you there again this week!

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  41. JeannaNovember 30, 2016 at 2:19 PM

    I believe I've seen the same miracle performed with Chinese food.

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