Being in the Holy Land during Lent means having the chance to remember the Passion of Jesus, in exactly the places of the evangelical episodes. Every year, the Franciscans of the Holy Land celebrate, in the name of the whole Church,a Mass in the places where the moments of the Passion of Jesus took place. It is a tradition that dates back to the first centuries of the Christian era. The first stopping place of the peregrinations of this Lent […]
Larnaca, the third most populated city in Cyprus situated on the south-east coast of the island, is also the seat of one of the four Latin parishes: it is called St Mary of the Graces and is run by the Franciscan friars of the Custody of the Holy Land. The commitment and the dedication of the Franciscans for the local community, made up above all of immigrants, have their roots in history. The Franciscan presence in Larnaca dates back to […]
