Nazareth is the simple title of today’s excursion. Nazareth is known as the place where it was announced to Mary that she was to be the mother of Jesus. It is also where Jesus grew up and spent his childhood.
At last, we got to visit the Church of the Annunciation that we had seen so many times from a distance. This oil the largest Christian Church in the Middle East. It is believed to sit atop the grotto where the Virgin Mary was drawing water as the Archangel Gabriel appeared, telling her she was to give birth to the Son of God. Just a few steps away is the Church of St. Joseph. This simple church built in 1914 is said to rest on the site of Joseph’s ancient workshop. The complex is nicely done and it is beautiful.
We stopped in the gift shop on our way out to buy a souvenir book. They had just about every language but English. Outside the grounds was a long street of shops and vendors. There were no English volumes there either. We will have to rely on the internet to embellish our memories.
Back on Journey, I tried to update this blog, but the connection to the internet was just too slow. It will have to wait.
This was another good day apart from the internet failures.
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