On the Monday after Easter, the Franciscan friars of the Custody of the Holy Land, went, as they do every year, to Emmaus to celebrate the events narrated in the Gospel according to Luke. It is the story of the two disciples who, grief-stricken and confused after the death of Jesus, set off on foot for Emmaus, a small village a few kilometres from Jerusalem. On the way, a mysterious traveller comes up beside the pair and starts to talk […]
For the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land, the month of June marks the end of the formative year. On 7 June, the Secretariat for Formation and Studies met in Jerusalem, to assess this year’s path. Coordination The Secretariat is a body of the Order of the Friars Minor which has the task of coordinating the formative activities. It usually meets at the beginning and the end of the formative year. For the Custody, it is made up […]
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 […]
It has been five months since the journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, was killed on 11th May while reporting, during an Israeli raid on Jenin. On Wednesday 26th October, her family was received in the Vatican and they were able to greet the Pope after the general audience. The family was accompanied by the Vicar of the Custody of the Holy Land, Fr. Ibrahim Faltas. In the afternoon, still in Rome, a divine liturgy in suffrage of Shireen was celebrated in […]
