Ben Witherington has this excellent post (third in a series) on the Pope's new book. After having the blessed privilege of praying at the grotto, the place of Jesus's birth, at the Church of the Holy Nativity in Bethlehem last week, I found Ben's post a great encouragement.
Going back to my experience of last week in Bethlehem, which I have blogged about, why would I have found myself praying the words of the angel, "Hail Mary, full of grace," at that holy place? As you see from the Pope's book and as briefly noted in the Witherington post, the miracle of Jesus' being conceived by the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, and the resurrection of Jesus are God's two most profound interventions into the material world.
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