Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-01-18


arrive presently at large turpeni
tine tree under which the Hol,
Mother Of God rested in her flight
into Egypt with the Infant Jesus
and st. Joseph At some little
distance il the we'll where the Mag
saw again the Star. About mid
way between Jerusalem and Beth
lehem. on an eminence stands the
great Monastery of Mount Elias.
About three quarters Of a mile from
Bethlehem, we come 10 the plains Of
the shepherds Here king David once
watched his hocks. 1t was also on
this very plain the shepherds were
watching, when they heard millions
Of Celestial voices above them, such
as were never heard before. They
were much troubled and alarmed,
when they beard a voice saying 20
them "Fear not. for behold W.
bring you glad tidiugs of great JOY
&c. &c"
We shall be little urprised to
End in Bethlehem none but Chris
tians, when we remember that j..
rusaIem is 10 the hands Of the No.
homedans. la the Church OF the
Nativity here is marked the exact
spot where our Saviour was born,
by star Of exquisitely white mar.
BILE, surrounded by brilliant AMI
glitteriog rays OF polished silver,
the reflection Of which has a dsz.
cling effect upon the sight. W.
will find an inscription upon the
star which reads as follows HE
de- Yirgine Maria Jesus Chrlstu-
mates est, which means "Ilere was
born Of tho Virgin Mary, Jesus
Christ" Here will be seen the
little crypt 10 which was placed the
CRIB wherein the Infant Jesus was
laid; this crib is now kept IN Rome,
with other sacred relics. Opposite
the grotto that contained ths $1,000
CRIB. is the altar Of tie Magi, tEa
spot where the wise men adored the
Infant Saviour All these hot
places are in the possession Of thr
Fransescau Fathers. Here We may
also see the House or School Of S a
jerome the holy Scriptures were
translated from the Hebrew to the
Latin by this holy Father Of the
Church. While here we shall SIC
the tomb Of st. Eusebius. one -
the earliest ccclcsiastic writer's Of
the Church We will now bid fare.
veil to Bethlehem and ia holg
surroundings. and visit Hebron
about fifteen miles distant. Here
We shall sec the tombs % Abraham.
Isaac aud Jacob, with those 81 their
respective wives, Sarah, Rebecca
and Rachael Here they lived a q
walked sith the Lord. Two mil 5
and half distant lies the Vail Y
II MAmbre; the ruins OF hou 9
viii be pointed out to us as the o q
in which Abraham lived. An OLD
oak tree is standing there. markir g
TIE spot where the Lord appear d
20 this Patriarch. We must now
leave these very interesting scenes,
aud leave for our homes. We shall
take the route between the Dead
Sea, ut Carmel and the Lebanon.
After crossing Mt Carmel wecome
TO the city If Nazareth. Now We
uass Mt Oiiyet and come to Beth
any where LazaTus lived with his
sisters Mary aud Martha Or
Lord often called at their house,
aud it was here he raised Lazarus
from the dead. From the place y q
will journey on the Plains OF Je-
rico. On these barren plains our
Lord was tempted by the devil.
We must not fail to see Gilga
where Joshua pitched his tents b..
fore the i'll fated city of Jericho,
upon the arrival OF the children Of
Israel in the promised land, aft I
forty years wandering in the Wild.
erness, This city is now only d
mass of ruins.
One hours journey from Jericho,
and we will come to the River Of
Jordan--to the place where John
the Baptist baptized the Saviour,
The spot is marked by beautiful
| gilded GROSS. Near at hand il
| Bethel, where Jacob saw the visi b