The solemnity of Corpus Christi was celebrated by the Franciscans on the afternoon of Sunday 2 June at the convent of St. Francis Ad Coenaculum on Mount Zion, near the place where the Lord himself, during the Last Supper with the apostle, established the Eucharist. The celebration was presided over by the Custos of the Holy Land, fra Francesco Patton. Near the Cenacle There is only a distance of a few yards from this small plot of land to the […]
The inauguration of the exhibition “Memories of St Saviour: convent, parish, museum” was held on 5th June in the Curia of the Custody. The exhibition is open to the public until 25th July. This exhibition, made possible thanks to the support of the AFD (Agence française de développement) and the NDC (Ngo for Development Center) was the brainchild and was conceived by the Terra Sancta Museum and intends to highlight the close centuries-old bond between the Franciscan friars and the […]
Towards sainthood: a triduum of prayer for the Martyrs of Damascus From 17 to 19 October, the Franciscan friars gather in Jerusalem, at the church of St Saviour, for a triduum of prayer in preparation for the canonization of the Martyrs of Damascus, killed out of hatred for their faith in 1860. This event of extraordinary importance for the Church, and in particular for the Custody of the Holy Land, will be held on Sunday 20 October in St […]
The 12th Day for the Associations of Holy Land, the annual meeting of the voluntary associations which support projects in the Holy Land, was held on Saturday 26th October in Rome in the Auditorium of the Pontifical University Antonianum of Rome, bringing together over one hundred volunteers from all over Italy. The topic of this year’s day was “Acceptance and faiths” in the perspective of the eighth centenary of the journey by St Francis of Assisi to the Orient. When […]
