In the document attached we are collecting the homilies given by fr. Paolo Messina, OFM Cap., on the occasion of the Lenten Peregrinations 2024 of the Franciscan friars of the Custody of the Holy Land. The Peregrinations are the “titular” feasts of the Franciscan shrines, linked to their dedication. The Lenten Peregrinations touch the places in Jerusalem linked to the Passion of Jesus and prepare for the mystery of Christ in Holy Week. With this publication, we believe we are providing […]
The Florence mayor's visit to Israel and Palestine, Feb. 15-19, was supposed to last four days. But Dario Nardella, who came to the Holy Land at the invitation of the Custos, was forced to return to his city ahead of time because of a terrible workplace accident in which four people lost their lives. In this spirit of listening and deep friendship, in the sign of Giorgio La Pira, the Mayor of Florence visited some of the Custody's missions, such […]
On 17 June, the “Moses’ Tent” house of retreat was officially opened in the Mount Nebo Convent. The house was inaugurated by the Custos of the Holy Land, Fra Francesco Patton, who cut the ribbon together with the Italian Ambassador in Jordan, Luciano Pezzotti, in the presence of other members of the Embassy, don Giovanni Falorni of the Apostolic Nunciature, the Vicar of the Custody Fra Ibrahim Faltas, the guardian of the convent Fra Bernard Thilagarajah and the friars of […]
The Custody of the Holy Land benefits from the help of some friars to increase its activities all over the world. We are talking about the commissaries who, in different countries, are summoned to be “a bridge between the Holy Land and Christians the world over.” Each commissary directs a Commissariat, i.e. a structure of the Custody of the Holy Land that contributes to promoting the Holy Places and bringing people closer to the land of Jesus. Today, there are sixty […]