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 […]
The Ayyar Festival of the Magnificat Institute, an annual appointment organized to promote the school of music of the Custody of the Holy Land, is currently under way in Jerusalem. Within the complex of St Saviour, there is a conservatoire that has over two hundred students of every age and level and, above all, of every nationality, religion and ethnic group. It is thus a highly significant experiment of integration which aims to encourage co-existence and dialogue through the language […]
Brothers by blood, in the vocation of Franciscans and now in the priesthood as well. On Saturday 6 July, in Aleppo (Syria), their home city, George and Johnny Jallouf, of the Custody of the Holy Land were ordained priests (You can read their stories HERE). The new priests thus join their two companions, Mark Vertido and Lorenzo Pagani, ordained on 29 June in Jerusalem. In Aleppo 17 years later For the parish of St Francis in Aleppo, where the twins […]
