In the evening of the Good Friday, still in the Basilica, there was the “Funeral procession”: it is an actual funeral for Jesus who died on the cross, according to an ancient custom which dates back to the 15th century. The liturgy was presided by the Custos of the Holy Land, fr. Francesco Patton, while the task of the Secretary of the Holy Land, fr. Alberto Joan Pari, is to carry the crucifix to which Jesus is nailed. On Calvary, two deacons remove […]
In the afternoon of Wednesday 17 April, the Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, fra Massimo Fusarelli, and the Vicar General, fra Ignacio Ceja Jiménez, took part in the inauguration of the theatre of the Terra Sancta School in Jerusalem. A space for expression and culture After the “Jerusalem capital of the Resurrection” Sports Centre inaugurated in July 2023, for the students and the Old City, in some way the theatre completes the offer of the school, giving the youngsters […]
In the afternoon of 7 October, the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land gathered in St Saviour’s church in Jerusalem to pray the Rosary together and ask God for the gift of peace in the Holy Land and in the world, through the intercession of the Virgin Mary. Other initiatives were held in the various communities. The Rosary at St Saviour’s The prayer at St Saviour’s was presided over by the Custos, Fra Francesco Patton. For the occasion, an […]
The meeting of the bishops and mayors of the Mediterranean, promoted by the Italian Bishops’ Conference, was held in the city of Florence (Italy) from 23 to 27 February 2022, upholding the aspiration ad the courage of Giorgio La Pira, mayor of Florence in the 1950s, who deeply cherished peace and the unity of peoples. The meeting, which follows the one held in Bari (Italy) two years ago, on the subject "The Mediterranean, a frontier of peace, "opened on the […]
