The small church of St Peter in Tiberias, a few yards away from the Lake of the same name, along the banks of which Jesus called and taught his disciples, was filled with faithful on Saturday 24 February for the solemn celebration of the Chair of St Peter. The Chair With this feast-day, the Church remembers the particular “mission as master and shepherd conferred by Christ on Peter, appointed by him, in his person and his successors, as the principle […]
The seventh SOL festival (Semaine de l’Orgue au Liban – Lebanese Pipe Organ Week), coproduced by Notre Dame University School of Music and the Terra Sancta organ Festival, organized by the Custody of the Holy Land, was held in Lebanon from 26 April to 1 May. The SOL Festival is the only one in Lebanon dedicated to organ music and the only festival tat over the years has expanded nationwide: this year there were concerts in Beirut, Zouk Mosbeh, Ajaltoun […]
The Custos of the Holy Land Fr. Francesco Patton, accompanied by Fr. Narcyz Klimas archivist of the Custody, visited Malta on the invitation of Fr. Anthony Chircop, Minister Provincial and Commissary of the Holy Land, on 8-11 May. On Thursday 9 May Fr. Patton gave a talk during the meeting of the Franciscan Family of Malta. He spoke about “Calvary, La Verna and us on the occasion of the 800 years of the stigmatisation of St. Francis”. On Friday 10 May […]
