On the days of August 14 and 15, the Church of Jerusalem gathered around the Blessed Virgin Mary to celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption. The moments of prayer, presided over by the Custos of the Holy Land, Fr. Francesco Ielpo, offered the faithful an intense opportunity for communion and hope. On Friday night, the celebration began in the Garden of Gethsemane and then proceeded in procession into the Basilica of the Agony. Before the many religious and consecrated people […]
From the Holy Land to Rome. From the place where Salvation began to the center of the universal Church. This is the meaning of the trip to Rome made by the young people of the St. Francis Youth group of Jerusalem. The group, as Maria, a volunteer, tells us, brings together teenagers from middle school to high school. Inspired by the spirituality of Saint Francis, the movement meets every week, sharing moments of fraternity. “We reflect on the Sacred Scriptures […]
A land wounded by war, divisions, violence and poverty. A land where the Christian community lives with a deep sense of belonging but also great anxiety. And yet, precisely in a Syria full of pain but also an ancient cradle of Christianity, the seeds of hope continue to sprout. And Saturday, September 19, for the Christian community of the country and for the entire Custody of the Holy Land, was one of those days that reminded us that even in […]
In an atmosphere of deep joy and prayer, the fraternity of the Custody of the Holy Land and the parish of Saint Francis of Assisi in Aleppo, Syria, celebrated the first religious profession of Fr. Fahed Piotr Jamal in the Order of Friars Minor. A moment of celebration shared with his family, and the entire Franciscan community, lived right on the liturgical memorial day of Saint Monica, an icon of perseverance in faith. Also present to celebrate this moment were […]
