Month of June marks anniversary of Holy Family’s Flight into Egypt
Holy Family’s Flight Into Egypt – JourneytoEgypt

CAIRO – 2 June 2021: June 1 marks the day in which Egypt embraced the Holy Loved ones, wherever they uncovered safety and security amongst its people for far more than a few several years.




Their path blessed Egypt from North Sinai, by way of the Delta and Cairo, and across Upper Egypt.




The journey of the Holy Loved ones took position right after King Herod, Ruler of Judea, listened to of prophecies by a group of sensible males who announced that the up coming King of Jews is Jesus. Herod the terrific went on an infanticide in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, killing all male children in hopes of erasing the menace of the kid who could possibly afterwards dethrone him. A massacre recognised now as the Massacre of the Innocents.




This led to the commencing of the Holy Family’s Flight to Egypt in which they would search for basic safety from the vicious ruler, after an angel warned Joseph the Carpenter in a desire to flee with Virgin Mary and her new child Jesus. Leaving on a 25-halt-journey through Egypt, leaving a path which will later on sprout with churches and monasteries. Commencing from Gaza to North Sinai then passing as a result of Wadi Al-Arish and Al-Farama (Pelusium) southeast the Nile Delta.





They then stopped at Al-Basta, the place, in accordance to Egyptian Journey Authority web site, Jesus miraculously prompted a water spring to well up from the floor. Going on to Mostorod, 10 kilometers from Cairo exactly where Virgin Mary bathed new child Jesus, that is why this area is also identified as Mahamaah which suggests the bathing place in Arabic. A 12th century church known as “The Virgin Woman” even now stands in that spot. Emotion safer in Egypt, the Holy Household rested underneath a sycamore tree, recognized now as “Virgin Mary’s Tree” or “Mariam’s Tree” which is now a well known attraction location for spiritual visitors. According to English Ahram, the “Chrism” or the holy “Mayron oil” is even now getting extracted from the oil of that tree.





The family’s next cease was the Valley of Natrun (Wadi Al-Natrun) a put which, according to ETA’s site, “was the monasticism’s 1st home in the world to apply chastity and meditating God.”




Al-Matarya district and Al-Zaytoun are two other crucial stops of the Holy Family’s journey in Toman Bey Road, Al-Zaytoun, a church by the title “The Virgin Mary” still stands and some of the church site visitors have been reporting sightings of the Virgin Lady showing in close proximity to the church’s domes.




Going on to “Old Cairo” (Al-Fustaat), the Holy Loved ones stayed for a brief period of time in a cave, which was turned later into Abi Serja Church, inside of the Roman Fortress of Babylon. Right after which they moved on to Al-Maadi district and stayed in the spot which later turned into yet another “Virgin Mary” Church. Sailing a boat south the Nile stream, then crossing the east lender of the river, passing by Minya, wherever the Monastery of the Virgin on major of the Gabal Al-Kaf is now located. Gabal Al-Kaf which translates Mountain of the Palm is where Jesus is considered to have still left an imprint of his palm on the stones of the mountain.




Continuing their journey through Upper Egypt, crossing back to the west facet of the river to Assuit, where by they stayed for 6 months, which is the longest period they expended in the exact put in the course of their journey through Egypt, that is the place Joseph experienced a desire in which an angel told him that Herod the great was lifeless and it was harmless to return to Palestine. Thus, right after paying out more than 3 many years in Egypt, the Holy Relatives started out their journey back, having the exact route to Palestine. The put in which they stayed in Assuit is known now as Al-Qussia, where Al-Muharraq Monastery was later on on crafted and still stands today.




Following becoming embraced by Pope Francis as a element of the Roman Catholic pilgrimage route, the route is expected to hugely encourage religious tourism in Egypt. Eight stops of the 25 have been preferred to type the key stops of the pilgrimage route the pilgrimage begins in the city of Al-Arish, North Sinai, crosses to the Eastern Delta of the Nile and reaches Wadi Al-Natroun, exactly where a variety of critical Coptic monasteries lie, which includes St. Mary Church in Mostorod, Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church and the Garnos Monastery.



