At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice...
I was tired of waiting. Almost two weeks past my due date. Tired of being pregnant and with two other children under the age of five, just plain tired.
The baby’s gender was a surprise, but I just knew that this baby was a boy.
I also knew that baby number three would...
I had been summoned before God to be briefed on a new mission. He told me: "Gabriel, you have a most delicate assignment. I am sending my Son to redeem the earth. To do this he must become a human himself. Your mission is to announce this plan to the young woman I have chosen to be his...
Jesus’ birth was a story of travelers.
When Mary was informed by the angel that she, a virgin, would to give birth to the Son of God, she traveled from Nazareth to the home of Elizabeth and Zechariah to talk with her cousin about this strange, surprising news.
Mary and Joseph traveled...