Every September 14 the Church celebrates the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, an ancient and solemn memory that brings us back to the heart of the Christian faith. It is not a simple veneration of an object, but the contemplation of the mystery it contains, the cross, an instrument of torture and humiliation, has become by God’s will the supreme sign of love and salvation. It is the paradox of the Christian faith, from death comes life, […]
On Saturday, 16 November, the auditorium of the Immaculate Conception, in the convent of St Saviour in Jerusalem, hosted a symposium on the martyrs of Damascus, who were canonized in Rome on 20 October 2024. The meeting, entitled “Martyrdom. A sign of journey into the faith,” was an opportunity to reflect on the deep meaning of Christian martyrdom, in the light of the testimony given by the Franciscan martyrs of Damascus. The speakers approached the topic of martyrdom from different […]
The permanent formation meeting for the guardians of the convents of the Holy Land took place in Nazareth from December 9 to 11, with the participation of thirty friars of the Custody of the Holy Land. A similar meeting took place in Cyprus last week, where friars from Italy, Syria, and Jordan gathered. The Custodial Vicar, Fr. Ulises Zarza, emphasized how this initiative, strongly desired by the new government of the Custody of the Holy Land, represents an important opportunity […]
From Monday 4 December to Friday 8 December, the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Patton, visited Croatia. He was accompanied by fra Sandro Tomašević, Discreet of the Holy Land, and fra Siniša Srebrenović, guardian of the Convent of the Agony (Gethsemane), both Croatian, and who have been in service at the Custody for several years. Top level meetings The trip had been planned for some time and had both institutional and religious motivations. Fra Patton met some Franciscan […]
