From this small plot of land to the Last Supper there are only a handful of meters. This extreme proximity to the place where the Last Supper took place is what makes the mass at the Franciscan monastery of the Last Supper that closes the feast of Corpus Christi in Jerusalem so special. Br FRANCESCO PATTON, ofm Custos of the Holy Land "We come here precisely because the Upper Room, the "Cenacolino", is very close to the Cenacle, and since […]
Inside the convent of St Saviour, the heart of the Custody of the Holy Land, there are many offices where Franciscan friars, local and international manual and office workers work side by side on a daily basis in the service of the local and universal Catholic Church. One of the most discreet and silent of these offices is the Sewing Shop and Laundry of the Custody of the Holy Land. The sound of sewing machines and the scent of fabric […]
