As per tradition in the Holy Land, the feast of Saints Cleopas and Simeon, the two disciples who met Jesus after the Resurrection, on the road to Emmaus, was celebrated on Sunday 29th September. The peregrination, on the Sunday immediately following the day shown by the Gregorian calendar, is one of the two official moments of the visit to the Shrine and the site of El-Qubeibe (“small dome” from the Arabic). The Shrine, called of the Manifestation of the Lord, […]
2nd November, the commemoration of all the faithful departed, is an important day in the whole of the Catholic world. This year again, for the Latin parish of St Saviour, located in the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem, it was an important date when commemorating the departed was mixed with local traditions. The morning started with the private celebration of the Eucharist in memory of the departed friars. This was followed by the parish celebration presided by Fr. AmjadSabbara, […]
