Tag Archive for ‘Ain Karim’
Friday 31 May
THE VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Zephaniah 3:14-18; Canticle of Isaiah, 12:2-6; Luke 1:39-56 Our example What a celebration. Mary, recently chosen by God to bear the Messiah, thinks of her family. Her older cousin needs help. She sets off to Ain Karim, 90 miles away, where Elizabeth lived. This beloved story is part […]
Sunday 21st December
4TH SUNDAY IN ADVENT 2 Sam.7:1-5,8-12,14,16, Psalm 89, Rom. 16:25-27, Luke 1:26-38 Joy The reading from the Song of Songs is some of the most beautiful poetry in the bible. It touches our hearts. Hope, joy and a promise of what is to come. Luke records that when Mary heard Elizabeth was pregnant she went […]