“Six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany” (John 12,1). This year again the Franciscan friars went to Bethany, to bless the perfumed unguents that will be used on Good Friday during the funeral rite of Christ, celebrated by the Jerusalem parishes at the Holy Sepulchre. The unction for Jesus “It is a very picturesque and important celebration. It is a celebration that has at its centre the gesture of the perfumed unction by Mary. I would therefore like to […]
The annual appointment with the Biblical and theological refresher course (CABT), promoted by the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (SBF)l returns to Jerusalem (Immaculate Auditorium of St Saviour) from 2 to 5 April next. This will be the 47th edition and takes place in a very particular year: that of the centenary of the SBF but also the year marked by the conflict in Gaza. “We will dedicate this edition of the CABT to all those, without any distinction, who are suffering […]
This year Easter has taken on a different meaning from usual in the Holy Land, the place par excellence of the Paschal mystery. For the first time after many years, the Christian Churches of the different confessions celebrated the Resurrection on the same day, an event which aroused a deep feeling of unity and communion between the various confessions. In this climate of intense spirituality and reconciliation, the traditional Easter greetings between the Churches took place with renewed fervour and […]
On Saturday, July 3, at the International College of St. Lawrence of Brindisi in Rome, the Order of Friars Minor officially inaugurated the General Chapter 2021 with the participation of 116 leader friars and delegates from all over the world. To celebrate the diversity of the fraternity and the depth of the evangelical life, they were inspired by the verse of Scripture: "Arise... and Christ will give you light" (Ep 5:14). At the opening Mass, presided over by the Minister […]
