800 years have gone by since the friars arrived in the Middle East, and many things have changed since the beginning of this adventure. However, the commitment and dedication with which, for 800 years, the friars have guarded the holy places and have worked to serve the local people have not changed. For this reason, in [...]
AN ANCIENT TRADITION. For centuries, September 8 has been celebrated as the day when the home of Sts. Joachim and Anna gets filled with the faithful. In fact, tradition places the feast of the Nativity of Mary, celebrated in Jerusalem at the church of St. Anne, where the apocryphal gospels say the Virgin's parents lived. For [...]
800 years have gone by since the friars arrived in the Middle East, and many things have changed since the beginning of this adventure. However, the commitment and dedication with which, for 800 years, the friars have guarded the holy places and have worked to serve the local people have not changed. For this reason, in [...]
There is still a feeling of summer vacation at the Magnificat Institute in Jerusalem, and yet the musical institute has already gotten back to work. The Custody’s Music School, located at St. Savior’s Monastery, hosted two concerts of the Sounding Jerusalem Festival on August 29 and 30, a music show composed of international and local musicians. [...]