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 […]
The multimedia exhibition entitled "The experience of Resurrection" has at last been inaugurated at the Christian Information Center (CIC) in Jerusalem. After a six-year wait, on Saturday 2 July, the exhibition opened its doors to the public and, in particular, to the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Patton, who cut the inaugural ribbon and blessed the exhibition area. In addition to the Father Custos and the head of the CIC, Fr. Tomasz Dubiel, ofm, a groupof friars, religious. Journalists […]
Concluding the Triduum that the Franciscan community celebrated from 9 to 11 June, with the first vespers at St Saviour’s on 12 June and presided over by the Custos of the Holy Land, Fra Francesco Patton, we have entered the real solemnity of St Anthony of Padua, patron saint and protector of the Custody. The choice of Anthony as protector is linked to the special intercession that was asked of the saint in the face of the threat of the […]
