1. Go Shopping at a Christmas Market Christmas markets are already set up and operating in various cities around the Holy Land. You can’t beat the main destination – Bethlehem – for a taste of the holiday spirit. The festivities began in November with a Christmas bazaar
Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem On Christmas Eve, at 2:30 pm, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Fouad Twal, arrives at Manger Square and make his solemn entry into the Basilica of the Nativity. There will be lots of excitement throughout the afternoon and
Whereas the Jerusalem Easter service for Catholics and Orthodox Christians takes place at the Holy Sepulchre church, Easter services for Protestants are held at the place revered by them as the site where Jesus died and rose again, the Garden Tomb. The layout of the Garden
According to the Julian Calendar, which is the liturgical calendar of the Oriental and Orthodox Churches, the Holy Week has begun with the holiday of Palm Sunday. The feast was celebrated to commemorate the day of Jesus’ triumphal entry to Jerusalem almost 2000 years ago. The celebration “Palm Sunday” took its name after the events that happened in
The Dormition of the most holy Theotokos is one of the important feasts in Orthodox Christianity. It is indeed a great feast which depicts ‘falling asleep’ of the Mother of God and her bodily resurrection before being taken up into heaven. This feast is celebrated
For Christians around the world, the Feast of the Ascension which begins on the afternoon of May 8th, 2013 and continues through May 9th, is known as the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, and si a great feast that marks the bodily Ascension of Jesus
1. Go Shopping at a Christmas Market Christmas markets are already set up and operating in various cities around the Holy Land. You can’t beat the main destination – Bethlehem – for a taste of the holiday spirit. The festivities began in November with a Christmas bazaar
1.Celebrate Palm Sunday and Good Friday Participate in the Palm Sunday and the Good Friday Processions which commemorates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Approximately 5,000 to 10,000 people are expected to join this event. The procession is led by the Latin Patriarchate and begins
“This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.” (Matt. 1:18) The news about Mary’s pregnancy made Joseph
In the West, Easter is usually a simple one-day affair. The different denominations in Israel, however, each celebrate Easter in their own special way and, particularly in Jerusalem, where a high concentration of Christians gathers, a variety of different ceremonies unfolds. So how does the