Sunday, March 1, 2020

Nazareth, just outside Mary’s well.

Room where the Annunciation took place.
Basilica of the Annunciation.

Santi Arguello reading the passage
that Our Lord read in the same synagogue.

Hussam explains Mary’s well.

Father Diego celebrating Holy Mass at the site of the Transfiguration

Today, after breakfast, the Height’s group had the privilege to pray the Angelus in the very place where it first occurred: Mary’s house at the Basilica of the Annunciation.  A stroll through the village of Nazareth followed, during which the boys sauntered among all the places where Jesus played as a young boy. Our dear travelers then visited the sites of the Holy Family including the Synagogue Church and Mary’s well in the Greek Orthodox Church.

After a lunch, the group headed to Mount Tabor by bus, then transferred to taxis, which are far better at conveying pilgrims through the winding mountain roads leading to Antonio Barlucci’s magnificent church. Father Diego celebrated Holy Mass at 3pm at the site where Jesus revealed His Glory in the Transfiguration.

In the evening after dinner, the boys returned to the Basilica of the Annunciation Grotto where they broke into small groups and said the rosary to honor Mary at this important place of our faith. Our pilgrims then took a visit to a local bakery in Nazareth for some Kanafeh, a traditional Middle Eastern dessert oozing with sweet nutrients.

Tomorrow, the group will depart for a full day in the area surrounding the Sea of Galilee.