Faith and Practice

Daniel sent us an article he wrote on Saint Anthony of Padua, monk and doctor of the Church, who was born in 1195 and died in 1231. He is also the patron saint of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land.

Saint Barnabas is the patron saint of Cyprus, a Jewish disciple from that island who was a model of Christian life at the very beginning of the Church.

Saint Ephrem was one of the Fathers of the Church who wrote in Syriac (the Christian form of Aramaic) and produced hymns, poetry as well as fascinating Biblical exegesis.

Justin Martyr is an important Father of the Church and is from the Holy Land. His treatise "Dialogue with Trypho" is an important testimony to Jewish-Christian dialogue in the second century.

This feast, which commemorates the joyous visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist, comes at the end of the month of Mary.

On May 17, the Catholic Church remembers the bishops of Jerusalem who have been recognized for their saintly lives.

Every week, on our YouTube channel we publish a short movie about the Gospel of the week in the Hebrew language. Watch a short explanation of the Gospel-reading of today's Sunday. This week we read J 17:1-11. The teacher of this week is Bp Rafik.

The Roman Liturgy’s Office of Readings for the Solemnity of the Ascension is taken from a homily by St. Augustine (Sermo de Ascensione Domini).

The late Fr. Michel Remaud reflects on the link between Jesus' ascension into heaven and the gift of the Holy Spirit as illuminated by a rabbinic text.

Saint Michael Garicoits was born into a poor but deeply faithful family in revolutionary France, where his home became a refuge for persecuted priests. Despite great hardship, he pursued his vocation to the priesthood with determination, eventually becoming a zealous pastor, educator, and founder. His life was marked by dedication to missionary work, trust in God’s providence, and the inspiring call to respond to God “instantly, unreservedly, and irrevocably.”

The feast commemorates a vision of the Virgin Mary in Fatima, Portugal where three children saw the Blessed Mother on May 13, 1917.

Matthias is the apostle who was chosen after Jesus' ascension into heaven according to the Acts of the Apostles, ch. 1.

The Feast of Our Lady Woman of Valor is the feast of the Pastoral Center in Tel Aviv that serves migrants and asylum seekers. The feast is celebrated on May 10 or the Saturday closest to this date.

Saint Isaiah, prophet and martyr, as he is known in the Christian tradition is one of the greatest of the Old Testament prophets. His book of prophecy has been called "the Fifth Gospel" in the Christian tradition.

Saint James the Just whose feast we celebrate in the Catholic Church on May 3, is the patron saint of our Vicariat for Hebrew Speaking Catholics in Israel

On April 25, the Catholic Church remembers Mark, who wrote the second of the Gospels in the New Testament. According to tradition, he brought Christianity to Egypt.

One of the beloved saints among the Christians of the Holy Land and throughout the Middle East is Saint George, whose feast is celebrated in the Catholic Church on April 23.

The Feast of the Divine Mercy is celebrated each year on the Sunday after Easter.

On April 10, the Church celebrates the memory of the great prophet in Babylon, Ezekiel.