As per the preconciliar tradition, the Easter Vigil in Jerusalem is celebrated on the morning of Holy Saturday. Jesus rises again in this place, today as he did then, without the clamor of the crowds. Considered the “mother of all holy vigils” and celebrated in the morning at the place of the Anastasis (Resurrection) due to local needs related to the Status Quo, this celebration in Jerusalem is the first Easter Vigil that takes place in the world. Metaphorically speaking, […]
Among the objectives of the Franciscans of the Holy Land there is the development of the educational level of the local community, carried out through the 15 schools of the Custody scattered over a very large territory. More than eleven thousand students attend them and 1100 teachers of all religions work in them. Br IBRAHIM FALTAS, ofm Director of Terra Sancta Schools "There is a beautiful coexistence and ecumenical dialogue in our schools. We live this coexistence practically every day." […]
