On 15 July, in accordance with the liturgical tradition of the Holy Land, the Franciscan friars and a small group of worshippers met in front of the Empty Tomb to celebrate the solemnity of the Dedication of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre. "Dedication"of a Church usually means the celebration of the union between the Lord – the real “temple of God” (John 2, 19; Apostles 21, 22) -, the Saint to whom the church is dedicated and the Church […]
The pilgrims present in the Holy Sepulchre in the late afternoon of Tuesday, 30 August were surprised by the almost incognito presence – considering the ritual entrance in grand style which usually accompanies them on religious holidays- of the heads of the major Churches, the custodians of the tomb of Jesus. Each of them arrived on their own at the established time: the Greek Orthodox Patriarch, Theophilos III, preceded by the Kawasand followed by monks and advisors; theCustos of the […]
