The Epiphany marks the end of the Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem. If the festivities were celebrated in a minor tone in all the exterior manifestations, prayer, especially prayer for peace, was intensified. On 6 January, the day of the Epiphany and the 60th anniversary of the visit by Pope St Paul VI to Bethlehem, the Custos of the Holy Land, fra Francesco Patton, took as his own the words that Pope Montini pronounced on that occasion. Fra Patton thus renewed […]
From 1948 to the 1970s, the Custody of the Holy Land was involved in the production of films, initially for an audience of friends close to the Holy Land, but which were then also used in catechism activities and in the promotion of the Holy Land. The majority of the films were made by semi-professioanal directors, and we could define them “amateur works of a high standard.” They can be considered a milestone in the film category called “useful cinema.” […]
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, […]
