The Feast of the Finding of the Cross in the Heart of the Holy Sepulchre On the early morning of Wednesday, May 7, the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land celebrated the Feast of the Finding of the True Cross (Inventio Crucis) at the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. This is a deeply meaningful celebration: Jerusalem is the only place in the world where this feast is still observed, after it was abolished by the liturgical […]
From 13 to 15 September, the Custos of the Holy Land, Fra Francesco Patton, took part in the eighth edition of the “Jerusalemite Days of Miechów”, in the Polish town of the same name. The purpose of these Days is to “pray for the Land of Jesus, to present the history and the current situation of the Holy Land, of the community that lives there, as well as the needs of the Catholic Church,” said the President of the Organizing […]
On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Sunday, June 15, the Custody of the Holy Land celebrated the diaconal ordination of fourteen Franciscan friars. The liturgy, presided over by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Patriarch of Jerusalem, was held in the Church of Saint Savior in the Custody of the Holy Land's convent complex. The Trinity as a model of service Cardinal Pizzaballa's homily delved into the meaning of the diaconal ministry in light of John's Gospel (16:14-15), "He will take […]
The Custos of the Holy Land, fr. Francesco Patton, visited Colombia from 1st to 4th June, on the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the Commissariat of the Holy Land in Colombia. A seminar was held at St Bonaventure’s University in Bogota on Thursday 1st June with the participation of the Custos and of the Commissary of the Holy Land in Colombia, fr. José Manuel Ortega. The event, for friars and the Franciscan family, was the opportunity to show the […]
