Prayers and chosen Texts from the Christian Tradition

Like every year, the Hebrew speaking Catholic communities in Israel join their voices to the those of all the citizens of the State praying for the peace of the country and all its residents.

We publish here the reading for Palm Sunday from Saint Andrew of Crete.

Hymns of Lent is a new 90-minute collection of Catholic and other Christian choral music for the Lenten season. A collection of 20 Lenten Hymns, Chants and Songs in honor of the 40 days and 40 nights of preparation, fasting and sacrifice before the Holy Triduum.

Each evening, we sing the prayer of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the “Magnificat” and before and after it, we recite a verse called an “antiphon”. The antiphons in the days leading up to Christmas are very special and prepare for the coming of the Messiah. We publish them here:

One of the most beloved traditional prayers of the Catholic Church is the prayer of the rosary. The prayer contemplates the mysteries of the life of Mary, the center of which was her son, Jesus Christ. In such a contemplation, the believer participates in the events of the life of Mary and the life of Jesus. We present a short explanation as well as the links to the prayer in Hebrew.

Fr. Benny recommends a series of film excerpts about the Jesus Prayer.

Special prayer before the Feast of St. Joseph, the Worker.

In the Christian tradition, seven gifts are associated with the giving of the Holy Spirit, an idea well rooted in the Scriptures. Father David explains the gifts of the Spirit as we pray to receive them.

An ancient prayer to the Holy Spirit.

Thoughts of Pope John XIII

Below are the paragraphs 63 - 76 of the Encyclical letter “Fratelli Tutti” of Pope Francis, published on October 4, 2020

Two prayers provided by Pope Francis for this month

Rediscovering the prayer of the Holy Rosary in times of difficulty

The Roman Liturgy's office of readings for the Solemn Feast (Solemnity) of the Ascension, is taken from a homily by St. Augustine (Sermo de Ascensione Domini).

Dima, member of the kehillot, translated the reading from the Office of Readings for the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi on October 4 into Hebrew.

On the feast of Saint Vincent de Paul, September 27, we publish a few words from his correspondence.

On September 1, 2015, the first World Day for the Care of Creation took place. Here is the prayer Pope Francis wrote:

Thanks to Dima, we can publish the reading for the Feast of Saint Dominic, which falls on August 8, in Hebrew.