On 23 September at the Franciscan convent in the village of Al-Mujaydel, near Nazareth, a joyous community of the faithful from Nazareth and Galilee warmly welcomed the Custos of the Holy Land, fr. Francesco Patton, on the feast-day dedicated to the Archangels and at the same time to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the foundation of the sanctuary. This is where a Franciscan sanctuary dedicated to the archangel Gabriel stands. It was built in 1903, following the donation of the […]
Since May, the CD of the Terra Sancta Organ Festival has been available on more than 200 music platforms. Distributed by iMusician on behalf of the Fondazione Terra Santa, it comprises fifteen pieces of music, recorded at the live concerts of the Terra Sancta Organ Festival in various Middle Eastern countries. The festival’s concerts are held in the churches and shrines in the care of the Franciscan friars of the Custody of the Holy Land and feature some of the […]
On 22 April, the Custos of the Holy Land, fra Francesco Patton, went to Isfiya, on Mount Carmel, invited by the youngsters of the “Marian Movement in the Holy Land, an association which started in the Maronite Church. Here, he met the young people and celebrated Mass in the church dedicated to St Charbel Makhluf, a Lebanese monk and one of the best known saints in the Maronite Church. The date is significant: on the 22nd of each month, the […]
