Church entrance
Path to the spring.
The spring.
The main church altar
There are two locations for the Annunciation. The Greek Orthodox tradition says that the Angle Gabriel visited Mary as she was drawing water from a well. The church above was built upon the spring that Mary had to have been at because it is the only spring in Nazareth.
This is the Nazareth complex. This is the site where we have the Catholic Church of the Annunciation and the Church of St. Joseph. The Catholics believe that the Annunciation took place at Mary's house.
This is the altar that we were able to celebrate mass. It was a moving experience because our proximity to Mary's house. Behind the alter you see Mary's house. Nazareth was a small town and we are pretty certain that this is her house. They found an inscription in the house reading "Hail Full of Grace".
This is an altar located in her house. This tradition believe that the Angle Gabriel announced to Mary that she would have a child who would save the world (Matthew 1:18-23).
The Church of Joseph was built on top of Joseph's house.
A side altar inside the church. They were celebrating mass when we visited so we could not take pictures of the main altar.
This is the Church of the Visitation (Luke 1:39-45). This is the location where Catholics believe that the visitation occurred. This church is located in Ein Karem which is located just outside of the city of Jerusalem. We were here when the bus explosion occurred in Jerusalem.
This site is where the Magnificant was recited by Mary (Luke 1:46-56). Below is a picture of the Magnificant written in many languages.
In the distance you are seeing the Church of the birthplace of John the Baptist as seen from the Church of the Visitation.
The front of the Church of John the Baptist.
It is here that Zechariah, father of John the Baptist, recited the prophecy about Jesus (Luke 1:67-78). This canticle is called the Benedictus and is used in liturgy of the hours.
Location:Nazareth and Ein Karem
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