The Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem

The Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of...
Sukkot: The Festival of Booths

Sukkot: The Festival of Booths

With the week of Sukkot—the Festival of Booths, Cabanas, or Tabernacles—the cycle of holidays for the month of Tishrei (September/October) in the Jewish lunar calendar comes to an end. In Jesus’ time, as well as today, this was one of the major festivals,...
Ein Gedi: The Spring of the Goat

Ein Gedi: The Spring of the Goat

Before becoming king, David had entered the service of King Saul. In the palace, David would play the lyre to calm the king’s anxiety attacks. There, he became friends with Jonathan, Saul’s son. But David, due to his victories against the Philistines—particularly...
Saint Anne: Three Churches, One Tradition

Saint Anne: Three Churches, One Tradition

In the Old City of Jerusalem, there is a street called, in Arabic, the street of the Virgin Mary. It passes through the Lion’s Gate, also called, in Arabic, “Gate of the Virgin Mary.” If the street and the gate are named so, it is probably because...
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