To all the friars of the Custody Dear Brothers, May the Lord give you peace! As His Most Eminent Beatitude, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, our brother and Patriarch, reminded us, we are living in very difficult times, in which it is particularly important to pray for peace. assumption-englishDownload I seem to see a hopeful sign in the [...]
Today, June 13, the Franciscan Monastery’s community celebrated the feast of St. Anthony of Padua. It is a special day for these friars because St. Anthony is the patron saint of the Custody of the Holy Land, to which they belong. The solemn Mass was presided over by Father Ramzi Sidawi, OFM, Guardian of the Franciscan [...]
Every year, the Franciscans of the Holy Land make a weekly Lenten pilgrimage to the shrines in Jerusalem commemorating the Passion of Jesus. Today, the second pilgrimage took place at Gethsemane, on the Mount of Olives. Gethsemane includes three sanctuaries cared for by the Franciscans, referring to the events happening on the night Jesus was betrayed: the [...]
Every year, the Franciscans of the Holy Land make a weekly Lenten pilgrimage to the shrines in Jerusalem commemorating the Passion of Jesus. Today, the first pilgrimage took place at the Dominus Flevit, on the Mount of Olives. "Dominus Flevit" is a Latin expression that means "the Lord wept" and is linked to the episode in [...]
On Saturday, October 7, Israel was struck by an attack from Hamas, a group declared as a terrorist organization by Israel, the EU and the United States, and which administers the territory of the Gaza Strip. The blow dealt to the state of Israel was violent and devastating, especially given the brutal manner used by Hamas [...]