Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Atlas Martyrs 2015 memorial. Cistercian Monks Beheaded 21st May 1996

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Greetings and gift of flowers on time for the Mass Memorial.

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Dear Father Donald,

I have today ordered the roses for your Commemoration of the Atlas Martyrs, to be delivered on 19^th May along with the card for the Community, and here enclose a personal copy for you, to share with you, for it is through you that Fr Christian and his brothers became special to me, the "brothers who are absent".

Thank you for acknowledging the success of the 'screen view' format of the card sent by email! I thought that the 'screen view' might supply for you should you intend to extend the Commemoration to those of your wider circle of Brethren who shared in the hours as news of the tragedy unfolded.

I chose quotations from Bemard Olivera's commendation exhibited on the Vatican website, on the depth of their commitment to the vow of stability, as so revealed in their writings with such intensity: and I chose to end with those poignant pictures of their abandoned habits, and the silent bells.

True to their faith, true to their monastic vows, true to their commitment, true indeed to all that these mean in the life of a Cistercian monk.

Cherishing their memory with you,

Mflv ~ ,kv~ ,u,;, Ch~ W '1'(1)/)/1,~il~

William

Tibhirine Cross 21^st May 2015

Monastery of Tibhirine

At approximately 1:15 AM on 27 March 1996, about twenty armed members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) arrived at the monastery of Tibhirine and kidnapped seven monks. Two others, Father Jean-Pierre and Father Amédée, were in separate rooms and escaped the kidnappers' notice. After the kidnappers left, the remaining monks attempted to contact the police, but found that the telephone lines had been cut. As there was a curfew in force, they had to wait until morning to drive to the police station in Médéa.

On 18 April, the GIA announced that they would release the monks in exchange for a former GIA leader who had been arrested three years earlier. On 30 April, a tape with the voices of the kidnapped monks, recorded on 20 April, was delivered to the French Embassy in Algiers. On 23 May, the GIA reported that they had executed the monks on 21 May. The Algerian government announced that their heads had been discovered on May 31; the whereabouts of their bodies is unknown. The funeral Mass for the monks was celebrated in the Catholic Cathedral of Notre Dame d'Afrique (Our Lady of Africa) in Algiers on Sunday, 2 June 1996. They were buried in the cemetery of the monastery at Tibhirine two days later.

The surviving two monks of Tibhirine left Algeria and set up in

the Trappist monastery near Midelt in Morocco

Quotations from Bernard Olivera’s testimony to the Seven Brothers (Vatican website)

THE BROTHERS OF ATLAS TESTIMONY NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN

Extract from the letter which Father Christian had thought to send on December 28th, 1993 , to Sayah Attiya, head of the GIA and of the group of armed men who came to the door of the monastery on Christmas Eve:

My Brother, allow me to address you in this way; man to man, believer to believer, (...) In the present conflict in which the country is living, it is impossible for us to take sides. As foreigners we are forbidden to do so. Being monks (ruhban) we are bound to the choice God has made for us, that of prayer and a simple life, of manual work, of welcoming and sharing with everyone above all with the poor (...) These principles of life are freely accepted by each of us. They bind us until death. I do not think God wills that this death should come through you (...) If, one day, the Algerians see that we are too many, then we will respect their desire to see us leave. With deep regret. I know that we will continue to love them, ALL of them, including you. When and how this message will reach you? It is of little importance! But today I need to write to you. Forgive me for doing so in my mother tongue. You will understand. And may the Only One of all life, lead us! Amin

The possibility of a violent death

After the assassination of two Sisters in September 1995: The celebration took place in a beautiful atmosphere of serenity and offering. It brought together a very small Church whose remaining members were all aware that the logic of their presence would now have to include the possibility of a violent death. For many this has been like a new and radical plunge into the very charisma of their congregation (...) it is also a return to the source of the first call. Therefore it is clear that it is everyone's desire for not one of these Algerians to whom our consecration binds us in the name of the love God has for them, to wound this love by killing any one of us, or any one of our brothers. Lord disarm me, and disarm them. (Christian, Letter September 1995)

After the assassination of Fr Henri, a Marist: I was personally very close to Henri. His death seems so natural, so fitting for a long life lived entirely given over to the ordinary people. He seems to me to belong to the category which I call "the martyrs of hope", those of whom one never speaks because it is in the patience of daily life that they shed their blood, all of it. I understand in this sense "monastic martyrdom". It is this instinct which leads us not to change anything, if it is not part of an on-going effort at conversion (but here too, nothing changes!) (Christian, Letter July 5th 1994).

Masters and Mystics of the School of Charity

I hope when the times comes, to be conscious enough to ask pardon from God and from my brothers in humanity, and at the same time to forgive my aggressor with all my heart...(Christian, spiritual testament)

How could I rejoice if this people whom I love were indistinctly accused of my death. This is too high a price for the "grace of martyrdom" to have to owe it to an Algerian, whoever he may be, above all if he thinks to act out of fidelity to Islam as he believes it to be. (...), And for you too, friend of the last hour, who did not know what you were doing. Yes, for you too I wish this THANK YOU and this A-DIEU. And that we may meet again, happy thieves in paradise, if it pleases God the Father of us all. Amen! (Christian, Spiritual Testament.)

I do not think that violence can eliminate violence. We cannot exist as men if we do not accept to make ourselves images of Love, as love was revealed in Christ, a just man, who suffered the punishment of the unjust (Luke, Letter March 24th 1996).

There is no true love of God without unconditional readiness for death (Luke, Letter March 19th 1995).

Not having the linguistic and religious knowledge to undertake dialogue with Islam, I feel called simply to listen. And it is God heard in his Word sent to us, who tells me to listen, to accept all this reality, foreign, different. Until I feel responsible for it: that the Spirit may lead it to the whole truth. And if we may walk this path together; so much the better! And we can speak or keep silent along the way (Christophe, Diary January 30th 1996).

We must be witnesses of Emmanuel, that is "God-with-us". There is a presence of "God-amongst-us" which we must assume ourselves. It is in this prospect that we understand our vocation to be a fraternal presence of men and women sharing the life of Muslims, Algerians in prayer, silence and friendship. Relations Church-Islam are still hesitant; because we have not yet lived long enough at their side (Christian, reflections for Lent March 8th 1996).

If something is to happen to us, and I hope it will not, we wish to live it here in solidarity with all those Algerian men and women who have already paid with their life, in solidarity with all those unknown, innocent people ... It seems to me that the One who today helps us to resist, is the One who has called us. This to me is simply marvellous. (Michel, Letter April 1994).

A minute of truth for each of us, and heavy responsibility in these times when our friends feel so unloved. Slowly, each of us is learning to integrate death into this gift, and with it all the other conditions of this ministry of co-existence demanding total gratuity. Some days all this seems rather unreasonable. Just as unreasonable as becoming a monk. ...(Christian, community circular letter April 25th 1995).

What will remain in a few months of the Church in Algeria , of her visibility, her structures, the people of whom she is composed? Little, very little certainly. Nevertheless, I believe that the Good News has been sown, the seed is growing (...) The Spirit is at work, deep in the hearts of the people. Let us be docile that He may work in us through prayer, through a loving presence among our brothers (Paul Letter January 11th 1995).

Our Church has been badly ..cut down, wounded, she has had abrupt experience of the poverty and gratuity written in the Gospel, and in each of our vocations to follow Jesus. Vulnerable, extremely fragile, she discovers that she is also more free, more credible in her vow to "love to the very end" ... (Christian, Novr 21st, 1995).

In the face of death tell me that my faith - Love - will not fail. Suddenly I am frightened to believe (Christophe, Diary Dec 1st, 1995).

Here I am, O my God ... Here I am rich in misery and poverty, and unspeakable weakness. Here I am before you who are nothing but Love and Mercy. Before you, but only through your grace, here I am, all of me, with all my spirit, all my heart, all my will. (Bruno, March 3rd, 1990).

I beg you on that day of grace to become a servant
and to give my life, here, in ransom for peace,

in ransom for life
Jesus draw me into your joy of crucified love. (Christophe, diary June 25th, 1995).

You speak to me - when I say and I sing: thanks to your love for me, I may come into your house.
It is here in me - so far, so near:
In You, I find myself, set free by the love by which you are loved,
if anyone loves me - is like saying I love you only thanks to your very Breath.
We will come to him
the Father and I. (Christophe, diary March 3rd, 1994)

Listen, Church: I am
Listen, I in you, as the Father is in me, Him in me and I in Him, we are ONE
Listen: I am in you the Resurrection: the Life.
Through you (in you, with you) I have passed the wall. My sin stands before me - this lack of love given to my brothers - through you, not for long am I - frightened, desperate ... I have passed through death.
When, at last, my fraternal existence will be lived on that side
because you desire to see us come together to this eternal Life.
Today you say to me: stand up, go towards yourself, towards your paschal I (Christophe, diary October 30th, 1994).

Through the bias of this event [Christmas 1993 experience] we felt invited to be born. The life of man goes from birth to birth (...) In our life there is always a child to be born: the son of God whom each of us are" (Christian, Reflection on Lent March 8th, 1996).

O Jesus, I accept with all my heart that your death be renewed in me, accomplished in me; I know that with you I will rise up out of the dizzy descent to the abyss proclaiming to the devil his defeat (Celestine, Easter antiphon)

While carrying out my daily work (and this helps me every day) I sang this morning two short phrases: "O God, you are our Hope on the face of every human being"; and "How marvellous is your grace! You share with mankind the secrets of the Father" (Letter, January 22nd 1996

1996	- - - - - - 19 years - - - - - -	2015

21-Feb	Ash Wednesday	18-Feb

27-Mar	ROTHERS WERE ABDUCTED

07-Apr	Easter	05-Apr

16-May	Ascension	14-May

21-May	BROTHERS WERE ASSASSINATED

26-May	Pentecost	24-May

04-Jun	BROTHERS BURIED

06-Jun	Corpus Christi	07-Jun

This is what I shall be able to do, if God wills—

immerse my gaze in that of the Father,

and contemplate with him his children of Islam just as he sees them,

all shining with the glory of Christ,

the fruit of His Passion, and filled with the Gift of the Spirit,

whose secret joy will always be to establish communion

and to refashion the likeness, playfully delighting in the differences.

For this life lost, totally mine and totally theirs, I thank God who seems to have willed it entirely for the sake of that joy in everything and in spite of everything.
(Christian, Spiritual Testament.)

IN LOVING COMMEMORATION

OF THE SEVEN MARTYRS

OF OUR LADY OF ATLAS,

TIBHIRINE

21^st May 2015

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Tuesday, 19 May 2015

Luisa Piccarreta, 'immediately apparent' compare translations

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Explored:

Discovered a source for FIAT Book of Heaven:

http://hymnsandchants.com/Texts/Fiat/FiatVolumes/FiatVolume05/FiatVolume05.htm

COMMMENT:

Online: Fiat Volume 5 Redacted, Newer, Italian, Spanish.
Above Columns

Compare with the Publication 1995, Archbishop + Giuseppe Carata. Below.

To be able understand the phrase '

it's immediately apparent whether the creature is acting and suffering in the divine way' (print) is facilitated from the Online texts.

Book of Heaven

VOLUME 5

October 27, 1903

As I was in my usual state, I saw my adorable Jesus for just a little, saying to me: “My daughter, to accept mortifications and sufferings as penance and as chastisement is praiseworthy, it is good, but it has no connection with the divine way of operating. In fact, I did much, I suffered much, but the way I had in all this was only love for the Father and for men. So, it shows immediately whether a creature has the way of operating and suffering in a divine manner; if it is love alone that pushes her to do it and to suffer. If she has other ways, good as they may be, they are always the ways of creatures, and therefore she will find in them the merit that a creature can acquire, not the merit that the Creator can acquire, because there is no union of ways. But if she has my way, the fire of love will destroy any disparity and inequality, and will form one single thing between my work and that of the creature.”

October 27, 1903

The divine way of operating is only love for the Father and for men.

As I was in my usual state, I saw my adorable Jesus for just a little, saying to me: "My daughter, to accept mortifications and sufferings as penance and as chastisement is praiseworthy, it is good, but it has no connection with the divine way of operating. In fact, I did much, I suffered much, but the way I had in all this was only love for the Father and for men. So, it shows immediately whether a creature has the way of operating and suffering in a divine manner - if it is love alone that pushes her to do it and to suffer. If she has other ways, good as they may be, they are always the ways of creatures, and therefore she will find in them the merit that a creature can acquire, not the merit that the Creator can acquire, because there is no union of ways. But if she has my way, the fire of love will destroy any disparity and inequality, and will form one single thing between my work and that of the creature."

Book of Heaven

VOLUME 5

October 27, 1903

Only Love Makes the Creature Act in the Divine Way.

I was in my usual state. For a little while, I saw my adorable Jesus; and He said to me,

"My daughter, it is praiseworthy and good to accept mortification and suffering as penance and as a punishment; but it has no connection with the divine way of acting. I did much and suffered much, but my sole purpose in all of that was Love of my Father and of men. So, it's immediately apparent whether the creature is acting and suffering in the divine way: whether love alone is behind its actions and sufferings. If it has other ends, even if they are good ones, then it is acting only on the level of a creature. The merit that he receives, then, will be only what a creature can acquire, not the merit that is divine, since these two ways of acting are not the same. If he adopts my way of acting, however, the fire of Love will destroy every disparity and inequality, and will make as one the creature's work and my own."

Monday, 18 May 2015

Adoration 'my heart as I said my prayers'

COMMENT:

Meditation, Prayer.
Tail-end prayer of Luisa Piccarreta, Book of Heaven Vol 7.

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Adoration. Giuseppe Magni

Magnificat com Meditation May 2015, with thanks...

The Transmission of the Faith

In a floral symphony, a sweet group of siblings offer their devotion to an adorable curly-topped toddler. And adorable is just what this child is in the true sense of the word: for this is Jesus, seated on the lap of his mother, Mary of Nazareth, recognizable by her timeless clothing. It is a charming scene, but some will argue that this Adoration is more like an old-fashioned holy card than a work of art. Yet a closer look at the painterly skill of this canvas reveals why Giuseppe Magni (1869–1956) has always been regarded an artist of quality. Observe the fine rendering of the flowers, the folds of cloth, the flesh, and, above all, the way the pose of each of the figures manages to evoke a singular spiritual attitude. Enter into the spirit of this genre scene in which naïveté, far from a weakness, is a deliberately cultivated quality. For, while Western civilization may have lost the grace of childhood, as the Gospel speaks of it, this artist still believes in us; he believes we are still capable of perceiving the beatitudes discernible to the soul of a child.

Contemplation of this Adoration allows us to gauge to what point our new social “values” have succeeded—ironically speaking in uprooting the virtues of Christian childhood: virtues celebrated here by Giuseppe Magni; virtues which, deeply rooted in the soil of love, blossom naturally from the heart of the joy of Christian family life; those virtues our mother taught us from the cradle; those we saw our father practice. And first among these virtues is piety, that family piety which truly nourishes the personal spiritual life of a child. If, today, I am still a Christian, still faithful, is it not because, at the age of ten, tucked in bed, my parents having blessed me as they traced the sign of the cross on my forehead, I would fall asleep with hands folded over my heart as I said my prayers?

Pierre-Marie Dumont

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Book of Heaven, Luisa Piccarreta, Vol. 7

May 30, 1907

Effectiveness of prayer.

Prayer is a Single Point such that in Praying for Oneself, One Prays for All

As I was in my usual state, I saw blessed Jesus for a short time, and I prayed to Him for myself and for other people, but with some difficulty outside of my usual way, as if I would not be able to obtain as much if I prayed for myself alone. And good Jesus told me:

“My daughter, prayer is one single point, and while it is one point, it can grasp all other points together. So, whether the soul prays for herself alone or for others, she can obtain by supplication just as much. Its effectiveness is one.”

Sunday, 17 May 2015

Pope Francis canonises two Palestinian nuns

Pope Francis canonises two Palestinian nuns
Pope confers first sainthood on Palestinian nuns...

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The Pope has named two Palestinian nuns as saints during a Sunday ceremony in St Peter's Square.

The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was among more than 2,000 pilgrims from the territories who attended.

The canonisation comes just four days after the Vatican formalised its de facto recognition of the State of Palestine.

It highlighted Pope Francis' long running drive to help the embattled Christian community in the Middle East

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ROME — They were humble women, servants of God. And of their fellow men and women in the holy land.

On Sunday, in a canonization laden with significance both religious and political, Pope Francis declared Marie Alphonsine Ghattas and Mariam Baouardy the first two Palestinian saints of modern times.

Some 2,000 Palestinians gathered in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square to sing and pray and celebrate their saints. There, they heard the Pope pay tribute to the way in which the two new saints experienced the love of God.

‘Eternal love’

“Sister Mariam Baouardy experienced this in an outstanding way. Poor and uneducated, she was able to counsel others and provide theological explanations with extreme clarity, the fruit of her constant converse with the Holy Spirit. Her docility to the Spirit also made her a means of encounter and fellowship with the Muslim world,” the Pope said.

“So, too, Sister Marie Alphonsine Danil Ghattas came to understand clearly what it means to radiate the love of God … and to be a witness to meekness and unity. She shows us the importance of becoming responsible for one another, of living lives of service one to another,” he said.

‘A light in the tunnel’

In the Holy Land, Palestinians tried to express what the canonization meant to them.

“As Christians, this is a sign of hope, this is a light in the tunnel,” said Father Jamal Khader, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. “Especially now in the Middle East, with all the events, with all the violence. We are celebrating the lives of two saints who worked humbly for everyone and who proved to be true followers of Jesus Christ.”

The Vatican wants to be seen as part of the peace process in the Middle East, and Pope Francis has made that a priority. And Francis can be expected at some point to take similar action on the Israeli side.

As political as the canonizations may have been, they carried deep spiritual meaning, as well.

Visions of the Virgin

Ghattas was born in Jerusalem in the 1840s to a devout Christian family. She became a nun, dedicating herself to a life of quiet servitude.

In Bethlehem, she said she began to receive visions of the Virgin Mary telling her to start a new congregation for Arab girls, called Sisters of the Rosary.

Ghattas’ hard work and her profound devotion led to the founding of the Rosary Sisters Convent. It was Ghattas’ home, which she donated to the convent to spread education and culture to those in need.

“Sometimes God creates from these weak people something great,” said Sister Agatha, a member of the Rosary Sisters congregation in Jerusalem.

A throat slit, a miracle occurs

Baouardy was born in Ibillin, a small village in Galilee, also in the 1840s. She was the 13th child in her family, and the only one to survive past infancy.

Her parents died when she was 3 years old, and her uncle raised her.

In Alexandria, Egypt, one of her uncle’s servants told her to convert to Islam. When she refused, the servant slit her throat.

It was then that Baouardy’s miracle began.

“Mariam became a martyr, and she went to heaven,” said Sister Fireal of the Carmelite Monastery in Bethlehem. “She saw the crown of grace, saw her mother and father. But she heard a voice saying that your life is not yet over and you should return to Earth.”

According to Baouardy’s account, a young nun dressed in blue healed her, cared for her, and led her to the church. It was, she believed, the Virgin Mary.

Baouardy led a life of service to the poor and to the church.

‘The journey continues’

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said the canonization of the two women affirmed his people’s “determination to build a sovereign, independent and free Palestine based on the principles of equal citizenship and the values of spirituality and sublime humanity.”

“Our Holy Land has become a bastion of virtue for the entire world, and we are grateful to His Holiness Pope Francis and the Catholic Church for their observance and interest of the seed of virtue that has grown in Palestine,” Abbas said. “Palestine is not a land of war; it is rather a land of sanctity and virtue, as God intended it to be.”

The conferring of sainthood on the two women held great meaning for ordinary Palestinian Christians, as well.

“It’s a message for the whole world that Palestinian Christians do exist in this land, and that Palestinian Christians have a heritage of more than 2,000 years,” said Nashat Filmon, the director of the Palestinian Bible Society.

“And the journey continues.”

What are the top stories today? Click to watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list..ROME — They were humble women, servants of God. And of their fellow men and women in the holy land.

On Sunday, in a canonization laden with significance both religious and political, Pope Francis declared Marie Alphonsine Ghattas and Mariam Baouardy the first two Palestinian saints of modern times.

‘Eternal love’

‘A light in the tunnel’

In the Holy Land, Palestinians tried to express what the canonization meant to them.

As political as the canonizations may have been, they carried deep spiritual meaning, as well.

Visions of the Virgin

Ghattas was born in Jerusalem in the 1840s to a devout Christian family. She became a nun, dedicating herself to a life of quiet servitude.

In Bethlehem, she said she began to receive visions of the Virgin Mary telling her to start a new congregation for Arab girls, called Sisters of the Rosary.

“Sometimes God creates from these weak people something great,” said Sister Agatha, a member of the Rosary Sisters congregation in Jerusalem.

A throat slit, a miracle occurs

Baouardy was born in Ibillin, a small village in Galilee, also in the 1840s. She was the 13th child in her family, and the only one to survive past infancy.

Her parents died when she was 3 years old, and her uncle raised her.

In Alexandria, Egypt, one of her uncle’s servants told her to convert to Islam. When she refused, the servant slit her throat.

It was then that Baouardy’s miracle began.

According to Baouardy’s account, a young nun dressed in blue healed her, cared for her, and led her to the church. It was, she believed, the Virgin Mary.

Baouardy led a life of service to the poor and to the church.

‘The journey continues’

The conferring of sainthood on the two women held great meaning for ordinary Palestinian Christians, as well.

“And the journey continues.” and women in the holy land.

Bernard 900 at Citeaux

O.C.S.O. Order of Cistercians
of the the Strict Observance

Vocations Year 2012-2013

The ninth centenary of St Bernard’s entry into the Abbey of Cîteaux

Monday, 06 August 2012

On the occasion of the ninth centenary of St Bernard’s entry into the Abbey of Cîteaux, Dom Olivier, abbot of Cîteaux, has asked us to pass on the following invitation to all the members of the Order:

Our community is going to celebrate the ninth centenary of St Bernard’s entering Cîteaux (1112 or 1113?). To mark the event, we are setting up a campaign of prayer for vocations, from 20^th August 2012 to 20^th August 2013. We invite you to join us with this prayer:

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

Most gracious Father,
in setting up the New Monasteryour fathers followed the poor Christ into the desert.
Thus they lived the Gospel
by rediscovering the Rule of Saint Benedict in its purity.

You gave Bernard of Fontaine
the ability to make this new life attractive and appealing to others,
in the joy of the Holy Spirit.

Grant that we today, after their example,
may live our charism deeply
in a spirit of peace, unity, humility,
and above all, in the charity which surpasses all other gifts.
May men and women of our time
be newly called to follow the Gospel in monastic life,
in the service of the Church’s mission,
and in a world forgetful of You.

Remember Lord, Cîteaux,

where Bernard arrived with his companions.
May the brothers there
continue to live in the enthusiastic and generative spirit of the founders.

Remember all who live the Cistercian charism.

Remember all Cistercian communities,
those which are aging and those newly-born,
in all parts of the world, north and south, east and west.

Let them not lose courage in times of trial,
but turn to her whom Bernard called the Star of the Sea.

Holy Father,
from whom we have already received so much,
grant us again your blessing
that our communities may grow in numbers,
but above all in grace and in wisdom,
to your glory,
who are blessed for ever and ever.

Amen.

900 years, anniversary

Bernard arrived 1112-1113

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fra_bartolomeo_02_Vision_of_St_Bernard_with_Sts_Benedict_and_John_the_Evangelist.jpg

Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Atlas Martyrs 2015 memorial. Cistercian Monks Beheaded 21st May 1996

Tuesday, 19 May 2015

Luisa Piccarreta, 'immediately apparent' compare translations

Monday, 18 May 2015

Adoration 'my heart as I said my prayers'

Sunday, 17 May 2015

Pope Francis canonises two Palestinian nuns

Pope confers first sainthood on Palestinian nuns...

Pope Francis canonises two Palestinian nuns days after state recognition

Bl. Mariam Baouardy - Mary of Jesus Crucified - to be canonized on May 17 in Rome