On 5 March, with the celebration of Ash Wednesday, the time of Lent, a period of forty days of prayer, fasting and penitence which prepares Christians for Easter, has begun. In Jerusalem too, the start of Lent was marked by community celebrations in the different convents. Lent, a time of grace and conversion At 6.30 in the morning at the Holy Sepulchre, the Franciscan friars celebrated Mass, presided over by the guardian of the convent, Fra Stéphane Milovitch and concelebrated […]
“It is very important that music reaches as many people as possible in Jerusalem, and that it can be a fundamental part in the life of our local Christian community.” With these words, Jamil Freij, a teacher at the Magnificat Institute in Jerusalem, that he tells of his passion for music. He was born and grew up in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem and is one of the many “Living Stones”: people who are, for one […]
“In our family we like the idea of being able to give part of our time. We are volunteers in the parish, at the Sunday school. We are used to being volunteers everywhere there is the chance to give. This is because we believe that as well as reading the teachings in the Bible, it is important to live them.” With these words, Johny Hazboun talks about his service at the Franciscan Boys Home in Bethlehem. Together with his wife, […]
The first Congress of commissaries of the Holy Land of Asia was held from 7 to 12 February in Jakarta and Bali (Indonesia) on the topic of “Formation and mission in communion.” The Custos’ delegate for the Commissaries of the Holy Land, Fra Silvio De la Fuente was present . Fra Robertus Wowor, commissary of the Holy Land since 2008 for Indonesia, who hosted the meeting, emphasized that for him “the greatest challenge is to make known the Holy Land […]
