From the Nativity of the Virgin Mary to the death of patriarch Saint Joseph – Part 8

The Holy Family Among Robbers At some distance from the road by which they were travelling, a light glimmered through the dark-ness. It proceeded from a hut belonging to a gang of robbers, who had hung a light on a neighboring tree, thus to allure travelers. The road too, here and there, was broken by […]

From the Nativity of the Virgin Mary to the death of patriarch Saint Joseph – Part 7

The Second Day of the Kings At the Crib. Their Departure On the next day, the Kings again visited the Crib Cave separately. During the whole day, I saw much given away by them, especially to the shepherds out in the field where the beasts had been sheltered. I saw poor old women bent with […]

From the Nativity of the Virgin Mary to the death of patriarch Saint Joseph – Part 6

Journey of the Three Kings To Bethlehem Some days after their departure from home, I saw the caravan of Theokeno come up with those of Mensor and Seir at a ruined city. Rows of tall pillars were still standing here and in many places large beautiful statues. A band of wild robbers had taken up […]

From the Nativity of the Virgin Mary to the death of patriarch Saint Joseph – Part 5

The Arrival in Bethlehem The distance from the last public house to Bethlehem may have been three hours. Mary and Joseph went around by the north and approached the city on the west. A short distance outside the city, about a quarter of an hour’s walk brought them to a large building surrounded by courtyards […]

From the Nativity of the Virgin Mary to the death of patriarch Saint Joseph – Part 4

The Holy House of Nazareth The little house at Nazareth which Anne fitted up for Mary and Joseph, belonged to Anne. From her own dwelling, she could, unnoticed, reach it in about half an hour by a cross path. It lay not far from the gate. It had a small courtyard in front and nearby […]

From the Nativity of the Virgin Mary to the death of patriarch Saint Joseph – Part 3

Mary’s Entrance into the Temple and her Offering Zachary and the other men had already gone to the Temple, and now Mary was led thither by the women and the virgins. Anne and her elder daughter Mary Heli, with the little daughter of the latter, Mary Cleophas, walked first; then came Mary in her second […]

From the Nativity of the Virgin Mary to the death of patriarch Saint Joseph – Part 1

Genealogy, Birth, and Marriage of St. Anne The ancestors of St. Anne were Essenians. These extraordinarily pious people were descended from those priests who, in the time of Moses and Aaron, carried the Ark, and who received precise rules in the days of Isaias and Jeremias. They were not numerous in the beginning. Later on […]