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 […]
For the first time, the writings of St Francis, translated into Arabic, become sacred songs for the liturgy and prayer. The project is the result of an idea of two Franciscans, students of theology from Syria, Fr. George and Fr. Johnny Jallouf, and has been developed thanks to the support of the Custody of the Holy Land. Today nine musical pieces with lyrics in Arabic and original music have been published in the collection called “Rabi wa Elahi” and can […]
Every Sunday, fra Toufic Bou Mehri gets into his car and travels the 30 kilometres that separate Tyre from Deir Mimas. The Christian village is two kilometres from the Israeli town of Metula. Despite the daily fire of the Israeli artillery and air force in the border zone, the superior of the Franciscan convent of Tyre strongly wants to celebrate Mass for the 11 families of the Latin rite that are left. Since 7 October 2023, the Lebanese “God’s party” has […]
