Holy Wednesday at the Custody of the Holy Land starts following the morning traditions: the morning opened with a Solemn Mass at Gethsemane and the reading of the Passio Christ according to Luke. As pre-Council tradition has it, on the days before Easter, the Gospels of the Passion are sung during the solemn masses. In Jerusalem, this tradition is alive in the places that preserve the memory of what happened more than two thousand years ago. Celebrated by the Custodial […]
The Old Town of Bethlehem has many sites of religious, cultural and architectural importance. A few steps from the Church of the Nativity, the Pro Terra Sancta Association inaugurated the exhibition Dar Al-Majus "House of the Three Wise Men" on October 13. This building has preserved its historical charm over the years and its stones bear witness to the authenticity of the Christian presence in the city of Jesus. VINCENZO BELLOMO Pro Terra Sancta Association – Bethlehem "Dar Majlus wants […]