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Special Holy Sepulcher

2017-04-17T14:31:51+00:00April 17th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

He is not here. He has risen! The dome of the Holy Sepulcher can be seen from various areas in Jerusalem ... The most significant monument: the tomb where Jesus was buried and rose again, is located within this architectural complex. For centuries, thousands of pilgrims from around the world have revered this holy place. The [...]

Veneration of the Rock of Agony and the Column of Flagellation of Jesus

2017-04-14T15:52:00+00:00April 14th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

Holy Week celebrations continue. Among these, during Holy Wednesday: Mass in the Basilica of Gethsemane and the Veneration of the Column of Flagellation in the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher. On Holy Wednesday, the celebration in the Basilica of Gethsemane at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, has allowed us to immerse ourselves [...]

The washing of the feet in Jerusalem

2017-04-14T15:49:50+00:00April 14th, 2017|Categories: News from the Holy Land|

At the square of the Holy Sepulcher and at the Cenacle, all the Christian Churches of the Holy City imitated Jesus' gesture of the washing of the feet. Jesus said to Simon Peter, In Jerusalem, on Thursday, April 13, all the Christian Churches repeated the gesture performed by Jesus toward his disciples. In the morning, at [...]