The supplication to Mary for peace rises continuously from Jerusalem on the day when her Assumption to Heaven is celebrated. Mary’s tomb in Gethsemane at the foot of the Mount of Olives, the place of her assumption to heaven, has been venerated for centuries: the Franciscans, led by the Custos of the Holy Land, Fra Francesco Patton, celebrated the Solemnity of the Assumption here, between 14 and 15 August. In this time of conflict and war, the special invocation for […]
The eleven “Martyrs of Damascus” will be declared saints on 20 October in Rome. For this solemn occasion, a gem of faith and art will enter St Peter’s Square, a reliquary which holds a relic of the martyrs, killed out of hatred of the faith in Damascus in 1860 (you can read the whole story here). This work of art was made in Bethlehem in 1926 and was already used for the ceremony of beatification in the same year and […]
The cause of canonization of Sister Mary of the Trinity (in the world, Louisa Jaques), a Poor Clare from St Clare’s monastery, has opened in Jerusalem. The announcement was made on 29 November 2024, the feast-day of all the saints of the Franciscan family. On this date, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem published the “Letter to the whole Diocese” and the Edict, signed by himself, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. These documents officially communicate the opening of the cause to all the […]
The Sanctuary of St Francis, in the city of São Paulo, will be the venue for the 12th Congress of the Commissars of the Holy land of Latin America. The main aim of the meeting is to update and revitalize life and evangelization to continue on the path of spreading the word about the Holy Places. The Commissariat of the Holy Land has been an institution for over 600 years. On 14 February 2021, the Custody celebrated the 600th anniversary of the […]
