Monday in Ein Kerem

Following on from our visit to the Church of the Annunciation, we decided to follow the path of Our Lady and go to her cousin's home in EIN Kerem. Since this is a "desktop" pilgrimage or a virtual, it is very easy to hop from one place to another.

It's an hour's drive from Nazareth to EIN Kerem, and worth a stopping point. For practical reasons, if you were travelling in reality you would probably do this as part of a round trip, Nazareth, Cana, Galilee, Jerusalem and EIN Kerem. We don't need to do it that way, as we wait to follow what Jesus did, even the unborn child.

This wasn't our original plan, but we have 40 days to spare, so we have time to go from his conception to his death. In reality, no one could afford to do it this way.



We visited the Church of the Visitation in EIN Karem, thanks to Google there were plenty of photographs to enable us to show you what it looks like. It's quite a step, in the real world a considerable climb to the top but worth it.

What a beautiful Church to be sure.

Below is a photo of the floor it looks like tapestry, I am sure it is very beautiful

The church of the Visitation is said to be built upon the birth place of St John the Baptist, and here is a photo of his birth place, how beautiful to see this in reality.

The rock said to be the one that protected St John from Herods Army as they massacred the innocent children.

This church is worth a visit, but it is quite a step up to it,