The solemnity of Corpus Christi was celebrated by the Franciscans on the afternoon of Sunday 2 June at the convent of St. Francis Ad Coenaculum on Mount Zion, near the place where the Lord himself, during the Last Supper with the apostle, established the Eucharist. The celebration was presided over by the Custos of the Holy Land, fra Francesco Patton. Near the Cenacle There is only a distance of a few yards from this small plot of land to the […]
From the confusion of the Tower of Babel to the fusion of stories, cultures and languages. This was the experience of 55 youngsters aged between 13 and 22, who took part in the third “Knüpfwerk” from 27 July to 5 August. It is an interreligious and musical summer camp promoted by the Magnificat Institute of Jerusalem, the music school of the Custody of the Holy Land, the “Upper Room” association of the diocese of Vienna and the German organization “Faiths […]
The feast day of Our Lady of the Pillar and the Spanish national holiday, linked to the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus and the consequent influence of the Spanish language and culture on the American continent, are celebrated on 12 October. Every year, around this date, the Custody of the Holy Land organizes a Eucharistic celebration to underscore its close historical and spiritual bond with Spain. It is a tribute by the Custody to the four nations that have […]
The first Commissariat of the Holy Land in India was inaugurated on Saturday 25th January at St. Anthon’s Friary in Bangalore, in the presence of Mons. Peter Machado, Archbishop of Bangalore, the Provincial Minister of the “St Thomas Apostle” Franciscan Province, Fr. Praveen D' Souza and Fr. Francis Xavier, the first commissioner of the Holy Land. A delegation from the Custody was also present for this important occasion, made up of the head of the office of coordination of the […]
