Every year on 13th June there is a great celebration at St Saviour’s Convent in Jerusalem, the heart of the Franciscans of the Holy Land: St Anthony of Padua, patron saint of the Custody, is celebrated. Trusting in the Saint has always been a constant in Franciscan history, but it was not until 1920 that Pope Benedict XV proclaimed him the patron saint of the Custody. Exactly one hundred years later, the solemnity started with the First Vespers on 12th […]
