Saturday, April 15, 2017
Mt. Carmel
"Jesus our Lord
traveled through many towns and villages of Palestine during the three years of
his public life, announcing the Kingdom of God. He exercised his ministry
mainly around Lake Genesareth, in Jerusalem, and journeying between those two
points, from north to south and from south to north again, along the road that
followed the course of the River Jordan, or through Samaria….(https://www.scribd.com/document/202114425/Mount-Carmel-and-the-Stella-Maris-Church)
“we
do not know whether he also went as far as the Mediterranean coast, where the
people were mostly Gentiles. It is there that Mount Carmel stands, especially
linked to the memory of Elijah and Elisha (Elias and Eliseus), two great Old
Testament prophets; and, in the Christian centuries, to the birth of the
Carmelite Order….
“Down
through the centuries the Carmelite Order has given countless treasures to
Christianity: one need only think of the exemplary lives and teachings of St
Teresa of Avila, St John of the Cross, or St Theresa of Lisieux, all three
proclaimed as Doctors of the Church. Among other treasures is the custom of the
Carmelite scapular” (http://www.josemariaescriva.info/article/footprints-of-our-faith-mount-carmel-stella-maris)
(cf, 1 Kings 18:20-46)
Megiddo: "They then assembled the kings in the place that is named Armageddon in Hebrew."
"They then assembled the kings in the place that is named Armageddon* in Hebrew" (Revelation 16: 16).
“Megiddo was one of the strongest and most important
cities of Canaan. The remains of the palaces, temples, gates, and the
sophisticated water system of the city are evidence of its great power” (www.parks.org.il/sites/English/ParksAndReserves/TelMegiddo/Pages/default.aspx)
