On the west bank of the River Jordan, near the site known as “Qasr al-Yahud”, the Franciscan friars celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord exactly where, according to tradition, the episode narrated in the Gospels took place. On Sunday 9 January, the feast-day started in the Franciscan convent of the Good Shepherd of Jericho nearby. The local civil and religious authorities – including the Mayor, the Governor and the imam of the Mosque of Jericho – joyfully […]
Christmas time lasts almost a month in the Holy Land. After having celebrated the birth of Jesus on 25th December and having received two days later the greetings of the heads of the Orthodox Churches, the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land exchanged the gesture of courtesy on Monday 9th January, with the wishes for the Orthodox Christmas, celebrated on 7th January. It will then be the Armenian Orthodox Church of the Holy Land to celebrate Christmas and […]
