On Friday 13 June, the feast-day of St Anthony of Padua, the Custody of the Holy Land in Jerusalem solemnly celebrates its patron saint and protector. From Thursday afternoon, the Franciscan friars of the Custody gathered in prayer at St Saviour’s church for the recital of the first Vespers. The decision of the friars to entrust themselves to the protection of the Saint from Padua dates back to a particular request for intercession addressed to him in 1917, thanks to […]
From June 2 to 9, a training and refresher course for spiritual guides of pilgrims takes place in the Holy Land. The initiative is promoted by the conference of Italian-speaking commissioners, in collaboration with the Commissariats Liaison Office (Clio) and the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (SBF). The course includes 22 friars and collaborators from various Italian commissariats, as well as representatives from Krakow and Slovenia. Activities are primarily held at the convent of San Salvatore in Jerusalem, with excursions to the […]
On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Sunday, June 15, the Custody of the Holy Land celebrated the diaconal ordination of fourteen Franciscan friars. The liturgy, presided over by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Patriarch of Jerusalem, was held in the Church of Saint Savior in the Custody of the Holy Land's convent complex. The Trinity as a model of service Cardinal Pizzaballa's homily delved into the meaning of the diaconal ministry in light of John's Gospel (16:14-15), "He will take […]
The first Congress of commissaries of the Holy Land of Asia was held from 7 to 12 February in Jakarta and Bali (Indonesia) on the topic of “Formation and mission in communion.” The Custos’ delegate for the Commissaries of the Holy Land, Fra Silvio De la Fuente was present . Fra Robertus Wowor, commissary of the Holy Land since 2008 for Indonesia, who hosted the meeting, emphasized that for him “the greatest challenge is to make known the Holy Land […]
