Sunday, January 11, 2009

Basilica of the Annunciation

21/12/08
Visited the Basilica of the Annunciation. This is the fifth church that was built on the spot where the Angel Gabriel stood and prophesised to Mary about her conceiving a child by the power of the Holy Spirit. Our group stood at the grotto and sang the Ave Maria and prayed the Hail Mary here.



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This is a gigantic Jerusalem Cross. The crosses signify the five wounds that Jesus bore when he was crucified.



Below is the beautiful dome of the Basilica. It has the shape of a rose flower and if you look closely at the lines that decorates the dome.... the letters of AVM which represents Ava Maria can be seen.

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