Catholic Word of the Day: AIN KARIM, 12-14-10

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AIN KARIM

A small town west of Jerusalem believed to be the home of Zechariah and Elizabeth, John the Baptist's parents.

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Book of Daniel	Josiah	Eternal Life
Naturalism	House of God	Right to Life Movement
Case of Conscience	Dominations	Self-love
The Knights Templars	Clerestory	Hosea
State of Perfection	Tables of the Law	Imprimi Potest
Passive Recollection	Simony	Sinful Joy
Immaculate Conception	Inter Ea	Stole
Disparity of Worship	Apostolicity	Relator
Autocephali	Annihilation	Supernatural Theology
Subsistence	Root of Jesse	Ausculta Fili
Shrine at Zamboanga	Servus Servorum Dei	Ain Karim

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Luke
Chapter 1

 

36

And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived ¹³ a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;

37

for nothing will be impossible for God."

38

Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her.

39

During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah,

40

where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.

41

When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit,

42

cried out in a loud voice and said, "Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

43

And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord ¹⁴ should come to me?

44

For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.

45

Blessed are you who believed ¹⁵ that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled."

 

And the footnotes:

¹⁴ [43] Even before his birth, Jesus is identified in Luke as the Lord.

¹⁵ [45] Blessed are you who believed: Luke portrays Mary as a believer whose faith stands in contrast to the disbelief of Zechariah (Luke 1:20). Mary's role as believer in the infancy narrative should be seen in connection with the explicit mention of her presence among "those who believed" after the resurrection at the beginning of the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 1:14).

[Former Fetus]

No, I didn’t. In fact, I attended Catholic school from k-4 through 12 grade and I was always told they were believed to have lived in Hebron. Luke does not mention a place by name. Do you have any idea where these traditions come from? Thanks.

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¹³ [36-37] The sign given to Mary in confirmation of the angel's announcement to her is the pregnancy of her aged relative Elizabeth. If a woman past the childbearing age could become pregnant, why, the angel implies, should there be doubt about Mary's pregnancy, for nothing will be impossible for God.

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No idea. But I am wondering if the name listed for day is a newer name for Hebron??

Hmmmm.

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No idea. But I am wondering if the name listed today is a newer name for Hebron??

Hmmmm.

[Former Fetus]

Checked Google maps (sorry, I was not able to post the map, I tried several times) and modern day Ain Karim is about an hour drive from Hebron.

[Straight Vermonter]

Book of Daniel	Josiah	Eternal Life
Naturalism	House of Gold	Right to Life Movement
Case of Conscience	Dominations	Self-Love
The Knights Templar	Clerestory	Hosea
State of Perfection	Tables of the Law	Imprimi Potest
Passive Recollection	Simony	Sinful Joy
Immaculate Conception	Inter Ea	Stole
Disparity of Worship	Apostolicity	Relator
Autocephali	Annihilation	Supernatural Theology
Subsistence	Root of Jesse	Ausculta Fili
Shrine at Zamboanga	Servus Servorum Dei	Ain Karim

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