A Jubilee event was held for the religious in the Holy Land on 1 February in Bethlehem, with the solemn celebration of the First Vespers of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord at the Temple, the Day of Consecrated Life. The prayer was presided over by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, in St Catherine’s church, the Latin part of the Basilica of the Nativity. Jubilee crosses in the Holy Land On this occasion, the Jubilee […]
The Jubilee also opened in the Holy Land under the sign of the Cross. It is an “anchor of salvation” for the Christian and a “sign of the hope that does not disappoint because it is founded on the love of merciful and faithful God” (Pope Francis). An “ad hoc” cross In the Holy Land, an icon-cross has been created “ad hoc” for the Jubilee, which remains as a presence in all the Jubilee sites. Its creation was also “ad […]
On the morning of Saturday 8 February, the Custos of the Holy Land, Fra Francesco Patton, presided over the Mass in the “Crusader Chapel” of the Holy Sepulchre, at the end of the restoration. During the celebration, he blessed the new altar and the throne. He then also blessed the new wing of the Franciscan convent, at the end of the restoration work. “With the bull Gratias agimus of 21 November 1342. Pope Clement VI asked us three things, the […]
Last 1 February, in the church of St Fortunatus’ convent, in Montefalco (Italy),the postulate house of the Custody of the Holy Land, the ostension of the relics of St Severus, joint patron saint of the city. The relics, preserved in a sarcophagus in the church’s chapel, were recovered and displayed for the first time for the veneration of the faithful. The ceremony – presided over by Mons. Renato Boccardo, archbishop of Spoleto-Norcia – was also attended by the Custos of […]
