On Holy Wednesday, on the eve of the Easter Triduum, the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land make a stop at Gethsemane and the Holy Sepulchre to meditate on the Passion of Christ, who spilled his blood to save the world. On Wednesday 16 April, a Solemn Mass – presided over by the Custodial Vicar, Fra Ibrahim Faltas – was celebrated with the singing of the “Passion according to Luke.” It is the only Gospel in which the […]
The exhibition “Royal treasures. Masterpieces from the Terra Sancta Museum” was inaugurated at the Museum of the Centro Gaiás of the City of Culture of Santiago on Thursday, 21 March The exhibition The exhibition – open from 22 March to 4 August, with entrance free of charge - is made up of a total of 108 pieces from Jerusalem, Lisbon and different museums in Galicia. These include the Museum of the Holy Land of Santiago de Compostela, which lent to […]
The Custody of the Holy Land, the heads of the Churches of Jerusalem, diplomats, faithful and pilgrims flocked to the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre to gather in prayer for the Holy Father. The Mass in suffrage of Pope Francis was celebrated by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa in the presence of numerous institutional figures, as well as the heads of the Oriental Churches who, through their participation, expressed their vicinity to the Church of Rome and the […]
They are mainly women and they work all over the world so that the Holy Land can arrive even in the most faraway homes: they are known as “zelatrices.” “These women are the operating arm of the Commissariats and of the Commissaries of the Holy Land who act as a bridge between the Custody and the Christian communities in various dioceses all over the world,” explains Fr. Marcelo Cichinelli, in charge of the Commissariats of the Holy Land. “The “zelatrices” […]
