“The Royal banner forward goes / the mystic Cross refulgent glows.” It is with this ancient liturgical hymn (theVexílla Regis, 6th century) that the procession with which the precious relic of holy wood was carried from Calvary to the chapel of the Apparition of St Mary Magdalene, was concluded, at the end of the solemnity of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, on 14 September. The holy mass was presided by Fr. Ibrahim Faltas, at his first official ceremony as Vicar […]
The Biblical-Theological Continuing Education Course (CABT) organized by the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum is being held at the St Saviour Convent in Jerusalem from 23rd to 26th April 2019. "Prophetism and Apocalyptics” is the subject chosen to be studied by the one hundred and thirty participants of the course. Conceived by FatherBellarmino Bagatti, the course was initially for the continuing education of religious but was then extended to include teachers of religion and lay experts on Biblical subjects, especially since when […]
There is a daily ritual in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre which for 700 years has marked the life and prayer of the Franciscan friars, the custodians of this holy place: it is a ritual that is greatly loved and shared by the faithful, religious and pilgrims of all nationalities. We are talking about the procession that every day, since 1336, has taken place in the Basilica and which, on a circular route marked by hymns, antiphons and chants, goes […]
