by a builder, one of the possibilities is joseph. but don t forget, another possibility is jesus. today, the direct route from nazareth to bethlehem is south on highway 6. it can take two to three hours depending on traffic. but for mary and joseph, traffic wasn t a problem. they had to worry about herod the great, bandits and the terrain. so which route did the holy family take? that s next.
youth. the nativity story begins here in nazareth. the gospel of luke says the angel was sent from god to tell mary, a virgin, she would have a son through the holy spirit. we visited the church of enunciation, where catholics believe the miracle happened. just a few blocks away is st. gabriel s church, where the greek orthodox say the enunciation was. and then there is mary s well, the place where mary and young jesus would have drawn water. i don t think we need to say he was here or there, to affirm something beautiful and wonderful has entered our world. why the presence of angels in not only mary s life but joseph s life, as well? in the first century, they
saw and saw horse is probably a romanticized version of joseph. he was a building, he made things. it s a mistranslation of people who thought a builder was worked with wood, because the king james bible. but we have stone here. but remember, we do romanticize and joseph. joseph and mary were never mare yesterday. most people don t realize that. they get married later. no, it never says they married later. he s never called anything. in the first century, a betrothal contract. the virgin birth, how would that go over in a first century nazarene town? a lot of jews would say she
monasteries and nunneries in bethlehem and commemorated a site where some say facts, fiction and faith come together. the grotto a site where tradition says the holy family lived when herrod sent his soldiers to kill all the babies in bethlehem. according to the first christian belief, while mary was nursing her baby here, some drops of her milk fell to the ground. tradition says a miracle occurred in this cave, a short distance from jesus birth site. when the drops of mary s milk turned the walls white. and according to franciscan, brother lauren, people come here hoping for more miracles. because mary s milk came here they would ask for the powder of her milk. we have small packets of the milk from the grotto stone. what do they do with this powder, the husband every day they would put a small grain into milk or water or juice they would drink it there is a special devotional prayer if they are catholic. if they are not catholic they pray with faith and pray from the heart to
don t forget, another possibility is jesus. today, the direct route from nazareth to bethlehem is south on highway 6. and it can take two to three hours, depending on traffic near jerusalem. for mary and joseph. traffic wasn t a problem. they had to worry about herrod the great, bandits, and the rugged terrain. which route did the holy family take? that s next. [ woman 1 ] why do i cook? to share with family. [ woman 2 ] to carry on traditions. [ woman 3 ] to come together even when we re apart. [ male announcer ] in stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and more, swanson makes holiday dishes delicious.