His Beatitude Cardinal Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa Celebrated the feast of the Diocese of Jerusalem main patroness, the Virgin Mary
This news is shared from the website of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
On Saturday, October 26th, 2024, His Beatitude Cardinal Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, presided over the yearly celebrations for the Feast of the Virgin Mary, Queen of Palestine, the main patroness of the Diocese, by presiding over a Solemn Mass, and procession, at the Shrine of Our Lady, in Deir Rafat.
In the face of adversity, over 2,000 Christians came together at the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Palestine in a spirit of devotion and prayer. Among the assembly were clergy, religious men and women, Seimnarists, Knights and Dames of the Holy Sepulcher, the Knights of Malta, students from the Christian schools of Jerusalem, and faithful from various parishes of the diocese. In one voice they lifted their burdened hearts to heaven, praying for the Church and the people of the land, asking Our Lady to shield the Holy Land from all harm and renew their hearts with courage, faith, and love.
In his homily, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista addressed the role of the Virgin Mary as an intercessor and inspiration in times of crisis and difficulties. Reflecting on the reading from Revelation (Rev. 12, 3-4) he expressed that despite being faced with evil and violence in this world, we, the faithful, must trust in the power of love and life that transcends the forces of evil because "it is powerless against the power of love that generates life" which is represented by the "woman clothed with the sun"…
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