On 19th March, the solemnity of St Joseph, the Church of Nazareth celebrated the feast-day of its patron saint and the patron saint of the Universal Church. The Angelus of St Joseph At noon, the Franciscan friars solemnly celebrated St Joseph in the church consecrated to him, next to the Basilica of the Annunciation. Fra Wojciech Bołoz, guardian and Rector of the Basilica of the Annunciation, led an icon of St Joseph in procession. This was followed by the prayer […]
On Monday 7th November, the exhibition “Witness of the resurrection” organized by the CRELEB (Centro di Ricerca Europeo Libro Editoria Biblioteca) of the Università Cattolica and by Pro Terra Sancta was inaugurated as part of the “Libri Ponti di Pace” [Books as Bridges of Peace] project, conceived by Edoardo Barbieri, Full Professor of History of the Book and of Bibliology at the Università Cattolica in Milan. The aim of the event is to offer the general public a journey in […]
The tenth Franciscan March in Jordan has ended: the place of arrival was the Shrine of Mount Nebo where, on 16 June one hundred and thirty young people were welcomed by the community of Nebo: Fra Bernard Thilagarajah, guardian of the convent, Fra Ammar Shahin and Fra Ibrahim Pio Haddad. The next day, 17 June, the Custos of the Holy Land, Fra Francesco Patton and the Vicar Fra Ibrahim Faltas also went to Mount Nebo to greet the youngsters and […]
Your Excellency, The Lenten journey invites us to return to the places and events that changed the course of human history and the personal existence of each one of us: they are the places and events that transmit the living memory of all that the incarnate Son of God said, did and suffered for our redemption. The centre of the entire liturgical year is Holy Week, which begins at Bethphage, with the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem. We follow Him […]
