On Sunday 9th June the Solemnity of Pentecost was also celebrated in Jerusalem. There were a number of celebrations, with two central moments for the Franciscans: the Solemn Mass in the church of St Saviour and Vespers at the Cenacle. The first was presided by the Custos Father of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Patton. During his commentary on the Gospel, the Custos recalled the meaning of the feast of Pentecost, fifty days after Easter, like the Jewish holiday of […]
The friars who pronounced the solemn profession on Sunday 11th October in Jerusalem come from nine different countries: Congo Kinshasa, Congo Brazzaville, Italy, Syria, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Colombia and South Africa. The sixteen Franciscans made their vows to God to live for the rest of their lives in obedience, without owning anything of their own and in chastity, according to the Rule of the Order of the Friars Minor, in the hands of the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. […]
