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Merry Christmas from Bethlehem! We made it!
We read in scripture at today’s Mass, “When the angels went away from them to heaven,
the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.’ So they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger” (Lk 2:15-16).
Just five miles from Jerusalem stands the glorious Church of the Nativity, a living testament to the mystery of the Incarnation. This remarkable basilica, the oldest extant shrine in the Holy Land, draws pilgrims from every corner of the world to the very place where Jesus Christ was born. It is built on that site that Christians have regarded as the birthplace of Jesus since the second century A.D.
First built by the Emperor Constantine in the fourth century, then subsequently rebuilt by Justinian in the sixth century, this church has survived wars, invasions, and the passage of time, bearing silent witness to the miracle of Christ’s birth. Its preservation is itself a story of divine providence!
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We read in scripture at today’s Mass, “When the angels went away from them to heaven,
the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.’ So they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger” (Lk 2:15-16).
Just five miles from Jerusalem stands the glorious Church of the Nativity, a living testament to the mystery of the Incarnation. This remarkable basilica, the oldest extant shrine in the Holy Land, draws pilgrims from every corner of the world to the very place where Jesus Christ was born. It is built on that site that Christians have regarded as the birthplace of Jesus since the second century A.D.
First built by the Emperor Constantine in the fourth century, then subsequently rebuilt by Justinian in the sixth century, this church has survived wars, invasions, and the passage of time, bearing silent witness to the miracle of Christ’s birth. Its preservation is itself a story of divine providence!
The enduring resilience of the Church of the Nativity
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The secrets of the glorious Church of the Nativity
Explore the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, the glorious birthplace of Jesus Christ and the heart of the mystery of the Incarnation.
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