On the Sunday after Christmas, the solemnity of the Holy Family is celebrated in Nazareth. It was in this city in Galilee that St Joseph established the home of his family after returning from Egypt. In the shadow of the Basilica of the Annunciation, built to remember the pace where Mary received the angel’s announcement, there stands the smaller St Joseph's church, on top of what tradition indicates as the house where Jesus grew up with Joseph and Mary “and was […]
After the great success in Lebanon, the opera “St. Francis and the Sultan” arrived in Italy with five performances in as many cities from 20 to 25 May. The performances were held respectively in the Cathedrals of Monopoli, Bari, Brindisi, in the Basilica of S. Maria degli Angeli in Assisi and in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli in Rome. The opera’s libretto was written by the well-known professor Bartolomeo Pirone – who was present in Rome – […]
The month of May, which the Catholic tradition dedicates in a special way to the Mother of Jesus started in Jerusalem with a celebration in St Saviour’s church. The local faithful gathered for Mass and the recitation of the Rosary. An altar dedicated to the Virgin Mary was set up in the left nave. To Jesus through Mary “We start the Marian month today putting all our difficulties and the challenges we have to face in front of the Lord, […]
