1. LOWER GALILEE PART 1
Israel
November 2008

2. We alighted along this busy main road to walk to the Franciscan
Wedding Church at Cana of Galilee

3. We walked on a narrow stone
pavement to reach the place where
Jesus performed his first miracle
by turning water into wine (John
2:1-11)
The pavement slopes towards the
centre for better drainage

4. The Franciscan Wedding Church

5. Inside the church is a stone jar
which is reportedly to be one of
the six jars in John 2

6. On our way out of Cana to Nazareth

7. The sights along the road to the Roadside souvenir stalls
Church of Annunciation in Nazareth of
Galilee
Fresh pomegranate juice tastes
wonderful!

8. Nazareth—the hometown of
Jesus
The Church of Annunciation is
supposedly to be the place
where the angel Gabriel
announced the birth of Jesus to
the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:26-35)
The church is dedicated to the
worship of Mary

9. Doesn’t the Mary from China
Around the church compound
are depictions of Mary & baby look like the Goddess of Mercy?
Jesus contributed by different
countries
The Singapore Mary wears a
sarong kebaya

10. There were more such
depictions inside the church
This was contributed by Taiwan

11. The sanctuary has many interesting features

12. The cave in which the Virgin Mary received the news from the angel
Gabriel that she would give birth to Jesus

13. This Roman Catholic church is the largest in the Middle East

14. The contrast is stark when you see the dilapidated building just
opposite the church

15. The streets of Nazareth