On Saturday 29 November, as tradition dictates, the Custos of the Holy Land made his solemn entrance into Bethlehem for the beginning of Advent.The parish of Jerusalem welcomed the Custos, Fr. Francesco Ielpo, in the parish of Saint Saviour, with greetings and expressions of gratitude, before setting off in procession towards the Mar Elias convent.There the Custos greeted the local community and gave a few interviews. The procession then moved towards the Bethlehem checkpoint, through which he enters according to […]
The Jubilee also opened in the Holy Land under the sign of the Cross. It is an “anchor of salvation” for the Christian and a “sign of the hope that does not disappoint because it is founded on the love of merciful and faithful God” (Pope Francis). An “ad hoc” cross In the Holy Land, an icon-cross has been created “ad hoc” for the Jubilee, which remains as a presence in all the Jubilee sites. Its creation was also “ad […]
On December 26, the Church commemorates St. Stephen, the first martyr of the Christian faith. The liturgical celebration of St. Stephen has always been placed on December 26, immediately after Christmas, because in the days following the manifestation of the Son of God, the Church commemorates the Comites Christi, those who were closest to him in his earthly life and who first bore witness to Christ through martyrdom. On this day, the Custody of the Holy Land is allowed to […]
The Custos of the Holy Land, fra Francesco Patton, greeted the participants of the march organized by the Association of Franciscan Missions of Trento in Rovereto (Italy) on 24 May. The meeting was in the place where During the First World War there was the front and where today there is the large Bell of the War Dead, made 100 years ago. “I will take this rope, the symbol of your march, to Jerusalem, to Gethsemane” he said, emphasizing the […]
