At the River Jordan for Feast of Baptism of the Lord

(FMC) Recently a pilgrimage was made by the Franciscans of the Holy Land and local parishioners to the River Jordan to celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Below is a link to the video.

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Gethsemane: the Son's entrustment into the hands of the Father

The Lenten pilgrimages to the sites of the Passion continue. This week we are at the foot of the Mount of Olives in the Basilica of Gethsemane.
In the gaze of the Custos of the Holy Land the faces of all the friars in Syria

In the words of Brother Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land, the experience of meeting with the friars in Syria who daily welcome those affected by the earthquake.
Terra Santa News 17/03/2023

This week: Custos of the Holy Land's visit to friars and earthquake victims in Syria; Franciscan friars' second Lenten pilgrimage to Gethsemane; Franciscan friar Gianni Mastromarino's art exhibit in Bethlehem; interview with the Custody of the Holy Land's bursar ahead of the Good Friday Collection