one of the major stations on the “Way of the Holy Family”, which connects the places where Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus traveled during their escape from Herod. The Church of the Virgin Mary, Jabal [...] Local tradition says that the incident occurred when baby Jesus was standing on the hill with Mary & Joseph. Jesus is said to have reached out his hand and stopped the rolling rock. His palm imprinted itself
Henry Cardinal Newman (1801-1890) May they give us their powerful love We should get close to Saint Joseph, the Virgin Mary, and the Child Jesus amid the dreariness of ordinary life. Let us simply ask them
(Tortosa, Italy) Mary Did Her Part (I) The holiness of the Old Testament saints, and indeed that of St Joseph and the Blessed Virgin, came through their absolute obedience to God's will. (...) This was the hidden
of Saint Peter and the Book of James, some people consider the "brothers and the sisters" of Jesus Joseph's children, born out of a first wedlock he may have had prior to marrying the Blessed Virgin. Those
highest virtue, when she says, “We have been looking for you in sorrow” (Lk 2:48). She includes Saint Joseph and, like a humble person, put him ahead of herself, saying “Your father and I” (ibid.). Although
in the God of Israel. At this particular moment, Anna’s behavior would have appeared to Mary and Joseph as a sign from the Lord, a message of enlightened faith and persevering service. Beginning with Simeon’s
(Tortosa, Italy) Mary Did Her Part (I) The holiness of the Old Testament saints, and indeed that of St Joseph and the Blessed Virgin, came through their absolute obedience to God’s will. […] This was the hidden
of Saint Peter and the Book of James, some people consider the "brothers and the sisters" of Jesus Joseph's children, born out of a first wedlock he may have had prior to marrying the Blessed Virgin. Those
highest virtue, when she says, "We have been looking for you in sorrow" (Lk 2:48). She includes Saint Joseph and, like a humble person, put him ahead of herself, saying "Your father and I" (ibid.). Although
in the God of Israel. At this particular moment, Anna's behavior would have appeared to Mary and Joseph as a sign from the Lord, a message of enlightened faith and persevering service. Beginning with Simeon's
