angel gabriel was sent to god to tell mary, a virgin, some would have a son with the holly spirit. we visited the site devoted to mary. just a few blocks away is st. gabrielle s churchy the greek orthodox say it happened. and below this is mary s well, the traditional site of nazareth s spring, a place where mary and young jesus would have drawn water. i don t think we need to say it was here or there. to be able to affirm something beautiful and wonderful has entered our world. why is christmas angels and not only mary s life but joseph as well? in the first century, jews believed that the cosmos was filled with demons and angels and the power of god. now, this is a fact of history. not that angels appeared, but
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
bethlehem? we explore that idea of why. it s because he s in the line of david. you went to nazareth. what happened there? we saw remember, the annunciation, this is when the angel gabe yehl comes to marry gabriel and says you will be the mother of jesus. at the church of the annunciation, that s where catholics believe that the annunciation happened. but the greek orthodox church have a church there as well where they believe it happened. and then you ve got mary s well, which is another place where they believe the annunciation happened. we re going to be watching lauren s special christmas eve at 7:00 p.m. eastern and christmas day at 4:00 p.m. eastern as well. thank you very much. we will be watching. merry christmas n merry christmas to you. coming up, the duck dynasty family standing behind their suspended patriarch. will they take their duck calls and go home? what the robertson family is saying this morning.