Nazareth: Verbum caro hic factum est - Fr. Bruno Clifton OP
In the town of Nazareth, in the north of Israel, stands the beautiful stone structure of the Basilica of the Annunciation. It is built on the suggested site of the house of Mary, before she was married.
The house where Gabriel came and, without knocking or raising a sound, went in.
The house where Gabriel came and, without knocking or raising a sound, went in.
Like any other street in any other dusty town in the Galilean hills, life went on. People walking to and fro about their business: to work, to the well, to the market, to the workshop of Joseph, Mary’s betrothed, just across the street.
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