On October 9, the Custody of the Holy Land commemorated the presence, preaching and miracles of Jesus in his city of Capernaum, located on the shores of Lake Tiberias. There, our Savior Jesus Christ dwelt, called, healed, forgave, taught and worked miracles. Br FRANCESCO PATTON, ofm Custos of the Holy Land "So many pages of the Gospel are set here in Capernaum. Jesus' typical day is here in Capernaum, the healing of the paralytic that we will hear in today's […]
This year again, and following a long tradition, the Custody of the Holy Land celebrated a mass in honour of the Kingdom of Belgium. The solemn mass was celebrated in Jerusalem in St Saviour’s church on Sunday 13th November, two days after the Wapenstilstand, (day of the Armistice) which commemorates the peace agreement which ended the First World War and which in Belgium is a public holiday. The eucharistic celebration, held in honour of King Phillip of Belgium, took place […]
