The 23rd and 24th June 2019 were days dedicated to St John the Baptist in Jerusalem as well, with celebrations in the places where his presence is still a memory in the area of EinKarem, about eight kilometers west of the Old City. The first day of the celebrations took place at the shrine of St John of the Desert, with the First Vespers presided by the Custodial Vicar, Fr. DobromirJasztal. The figure of John the Baptist is closely associated […]
On Wednesday 22nd October, at the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, a small group of Franciscans and worshippers took part in the presbyterial ordination of Fr. Raffaele Tayem,an Israeli Arab, presided by the Greek Catholic Archbishop Mons. Youssef Matta,according to the Melkite Greek Catholic liturgy. Fr. Raffele, from Ibillin (a village in the northern part of Galilee), entered the convent at the age of 18 and after his studies of philosophy, he felt the need to further experience and […]
