On Wednesday, the 18th/31st of December 2014, the Patriarchate observed the memory of Our Father Modestus, Patriarch of Jerusalem, at the chapel dedicated to his name on the hill of Abu Tor, opposite St Sion in Southern Jerusalem. St Modestus…
On Tuesday, the 17th/30th of December 2014, the Annual Reception of the Heads of Christian Churches in the Holy Land took place at the Presidential Palace of Israel on the advent of the new year 2015. The meeting was hosted…
30 December 2014 Address at the Annual Reception on the Eve of the New Year in honour of the Heads of the Churches hosted by His Honour Mr. Reuven Rivlin the President of Israel with the Honourable Gilad Arden, Minister…
On Sunday, the 15th/28th of December 2014, namely the Sunday of the Forefathers, the memory of the ancestors, according to the flesh, of our Lord Jesus Christ, was celebrated at the Patriarchate. Patriarch Abraham was the first to receive the…
On Thursday, the 14th/27th of December 2014, the Hagiotaphite Brotherhood, headed by His Beatitude Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, visited local Christian Churches in Jerusalem in celebration of Christmas according to the Gregorian calendar. The Hagiotaphite Brotherhood follows the Julian calendar…
27 December 2014 Dear Father Pizzaballa. Your Eminences. Your Graces. Beloved Members of our Respective Fraternities, With the joy of the angels, we greet you after your celebration of the Feast of the Nativity with the words of…
On Thursday, the 12th/25th of December 2014, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of St Spyridon, Bishop of Trimythous, in the Holy Monastery dedicated to his name. The Monastery is adjacent to the wall of the Old City of Jerusalem before…
On Tuesday, the 10th/23rd of December 2014, novice Athanasios Spanos was tonsured as monk by His Beatitude Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, at the chapel of the Holy Pentecost. Novice Athanasios, hailing from Mount Athos, first learned of the Patriarchate through…
On Wednesday, the 11th/24th of December 2014, the king of Jordan visited the historical city of Karak (ancient Kyriakoupolis) in South Jordan, to meet with subjects of his kingdom, Muslims and Christians alike, on the occasion of Christmas. Today, the…
23 December 2014 Dr Landau, Mr. Halevi, Your Beatitudes, Your Eminences, Your Graces, Beloved Leaders of the Jewish and Muslim Communities of Jerusalem, Distinguished Civic Leaders, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honor for us to address this gathering during…
