Every year in Jerusalem on 7th May, the chapel of St Helen is draped in red and gold paraments for the celebration of the Finding of the Holy Cross, which took place here. The chapel, in the complex of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, stands on the spot where there was a quarry in ancient times, just a few yards from Calvary. Tradition has it that the cross was abandoned precisely there, after Jesus’ body was laid in the […]
On the Saturday following the feast day of St Anthony, the Custos of the Holy Land traditionally visits the parish of St Anthony of Jaffa. This year as well, the Custos celebrated the Saint from Padua on 12 June with the parishioners of Jaffa. In addition to the Arab Catholic community, there are numerous communities of immigrants in Jaffa, who receive spiritual assistance both in the parish of St Anthony and in St Peter’s church, in the old city. “We […]
