Jordan: Latin Patriarchate priests hold first “physical meeting” after 1-year hiatus

JORDAN - On Tuesday, 8 June, 2021, the Latin Patriarchate clergy held their first "physical" meeting following a lapse of one and a half years, at the Mary of Nazareth Church, at the Latin Vicariate in Sweifieh, Western Amman.

The meeting began with an Adoration before the Holy Eucharist in the presence of Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Bishop William Shomali, Latin Patriarchal Vicar for Jordan, as well as other priests of the Latin Patriarchate and orders of the Catholic Diocese in Jordan.

Following the blessing and the recitation of "Regina Caeli”, the clergy met with Patriarch Pizzaballa who addressed the topic of "Jerusalem in the Book of Revelation". The Patriarch said: "I would like our first meeting to be spiritual and based on the texts of the Bible, which forms the constitution of our life as well as the basis of our spirituality and pastoral work." …

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