Sevenoaks, St John the Baptist: Bethlehem

Thursday, 23 December 2010

Bethlehem

As we get ready for Christmas here are some images of Bethlehem. These can aid our meditation.

An approach to Bethlehem

Manger Square

The Basilica is the oldest standing church in Christendom

Entrance to the place of the Nativity

The place of the nativity

The star marks the spot of the nativity

The Bethlehem Gate

The "walled" city of Bethlehem

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O Jesus, who in Thy bitter Passion didst become "the most abject of men, a man of sorrows", I venerate Thy Sacred Face whereon there once did shine the beauty and sweetness of the Godhead; but now it has become for me as if it were the face of a leper! Nevertheless, under those disfigured features, I recognize Thy infinite Love and I am consumed with the desire to love Thee and make Thee loved by all men. O Jesus, I implore Thee to fix deep within me Thy divine image and to set me on fire with Thy Love, that I may be found worthy to come to the contemplation of Thy glorious Face in Heaven. Amen.