Following the liturgical calendar of the Universal Church, 5 and 6 January are the days dedicated to the celebration of the Epiphany of the Lord, the celebration of the first Manifestation of the Lord incarnate to all peoples, represented by the three Magi who honour him by bringing gifts to the grotto where Jesus was born. For the second year running, the celebration was followed only by the local Christians, due to the anti-Covid-19 restrictions still in force. The two […]
The book “Itineraadloca sancta. Travel books in the Franciscan Libraries of Jerusalem, Catalogue of the editions of the 15th-18th centuries,” by Alessandro Tedesco, published in 2017 by Edizioni Terra Santa, was presented in Jerusalem on 14th January. The event, hosted by the Christian Information Center, is part of the international project of “Books, bridges of peace” created in 2011 by the Centro di RicercaEuropeo Libri Editoria e Biblioteche [European Research Centre on Books, Publishing and Libraries] (CRELEB) of the Università […]
On March 1, members of the Commissariat of the Holy Land of Slovenia participated in the Angelus at the Grotto of the Annunciation in Nazareth. A moment of prayer was followed by the blessing of the stained glass window, depicting Mary Help of Christians, Queen of Slovenia. The pilgrims accompanying the Commissariat delegation then participated in Holy Mass. A celebration presided by Bishop Stanislav Zore, Archbishop of Ljubljana and concelebrated by Brother Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land and […]
