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.

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.

Nazareth

21/12/08
The town of Nazareth was the home of the Holy Family (Luke1:26). Jesus spent his childhood and youth here and even worked with Joseph as a carpenter.

We drove passed Mary's Well .... the site was believed to be the well where Mary drew water for the family's needs.


We visited St. Joseph's Workshop Grotto ... discovered recently. Dd M placed a petition into the grotto ground for the family.