The two solemn celebrations that are held on Holy Wednesday in Jerusalem introduced the Paschal Triduum through a day of reflection on the mystery of the Passion of Jesus. The two liturgical moments took place first at Gethsemane and then in the Chapel of the Apparition in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre. The Singing of the passion in the Basilica of the Agony In the early morning of 27 March, the song Vexilla Regis started the Eucharistic celebration presided over by Fra […]
There was a time last century when the spread of the Gospel started to be delivered through the cinema. Starting from after the war, several missionary groups decided to invest in the seventh art to promote their activities and reach more and more people. Keeping up with modernity and with the constant progress of technology is a challenge that the Church started to set itself several decades ago, especially concerning the state of the art in the means of communication: […]
Manuel Ruiz López, superior of the convent of Damascus, was born in 1804 in San Martín de las Ollas, Burgos, Spain. He entered the Friars Minor in 1825 and was ordained a priest in 1830. On 20 July 1831, Fra Manuel set sail with his companions from the port of Cádiz for the Holy Land, landing in Jaffa on 3 August of the same year. Father Carmelo Bolta of Valencia, his future companion in martyrdom, was also a member of […]
