In the document attached we are collecting the homilies given by fr. Paolo Messina, OFM Cap., on the occasion of the Lenten Peregrinations 2024 of the Franciscan friars of the Custody of the Holy Land. The Peregrinations are the “titular” feasts of the Franciscan shrines, linked to their dedication. The Lenten Peregrinations touch the places in Jerusalem linked to the Passion of Jesus and prepare for the mystery of Christ in Holy Week. With this publication, we believe we are providing […]
On Saturday 2 July, St Saviour’s Convent is in a state of excitement to welcome the Chapter of the friars of the Custody.The capitular hall is ready, the administrative office is being set up and a reverential silence falls over the corridors and courtyards. However, in the afternoon, the place begins to be filled with voices and laughter: a small miracle that features about eight people both adults and youngsters. To mark the start of the Chapter, a concert was […]
The Custody of the Holy Land is celebrating for four of its sons who have become priests (you can read their stories here). On 29 June, the traditional date of ordinations for the Franciscans, in St Saviour’s church, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, laid his hands on Lorenzo Pagani and Mark Vertido Palafox. Two other friars, the twins George and Johnny Jallouf, will receive the priestly ordination on 6 July in Aleppo (Syria), their home town. Friars […]
From Poland, an ecumenical pilgrimage organized by Mons. Grzegorz Rys, the Bishop of Lodz, who visited the Holy Land a few days ago, took place. Many participants composed of clergy and faithful from the Catholic, Orthodox, Polish-Catholic, Evangelical-Ausburga, Evangelical-Reformed, Evangelical-Methodist and Baptist churches were present. “We want to go there,” said F.r Semko Koroza, the president of the Lodz branch of the Polish Ecumenical Council “to visit these places connected to our faith and to pray together.” It was a […]
