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NEWSLETTER MMXX 1St QUARTER the EQUESTRIAN ORDER of the HOLY SEPULCHRE of JERUSALEM Lieutenancy of Victoria NEWSLETTER MMXX 1st QUARTER THE EQUESTRIAN ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE OF JERUSALEM Lieutenancy of Victoria This Issue ….. Update Corona virus and restrictions Update Corona virus and restrictions ……………………………………. 1 This update was received from Sami El-Yousef These Testing Times …………………………………………………………….... 2 Chief Executive Officer Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem to Leonardo Visconti di Relics of St Therese and Sts Louis and Zelie Martin ………..……… 3 Modrone Lieutenants 2019 Year in Review ……………………………………………. 4 Greetings from Jerusalem. I know the situation in Italy is very bad in relation to 2020 Calendar —SAVE THE DATES …………………………………………. 5 the Coronavirus as more restrictions and lockdowns were announced. Our prayers Our Lady Queen of Palestine …………………………………..…………….. 5 are with you all during these difficult times. To the Lieutenants and Magistral Delegates—EOHSJ Projects .. 6 Likewise here, I feel an obligation to keep you updated about recent developments. NEWS FLASH! …………………………………………………………………………. 7 On Friday the Palestinian Authority declared a state of emergency for 30 days New Grand Master! ……………………………………………………………….. 7 since a few cases were confirmed in a hotel in Beit Jala (very close to the Knight Marco Celon’s Orientation Book ……………………..………….. 7 seminary). This meant that all educational institutions including all schools and Sainthood journey set to begin for Eileen O'Connor ……………… 7 universities, mosques and churches are closed for 30 days. Bethlehem was placed under lockdown meaning no one can enter or leave and all 8,000 tourists in various Vale Emeritus Archbishop John Bathersby KC*HS …………………. 8 hotels ordered to leave immediately. Seminary was shut down and students Coronavirus: A Prayer for Medical Scientists ………………………….. 8 returned to Jordan for fear of closing borders. Bethlehem University was Prayers From Emeritus Bishop Peter Elliott ……………………..…….. 9 immediately shut down as one of the confirmed cases is a student there. All Bishop Patrick O’Regan new Archbishop of Adelaide …,….……. 11 conferences were cancelled. You can imagine the panic and hysteria that followed. The immediate impact on us is that none of our 12 staff who reside in Bethlehem remember our deceased members ……………………………...……... 12 will be able to report to work in Jerusalem until the emergency is lifted. We are On Facebook ……………………………………………………………………..... 12 having a planning meeting tomorrow in order to put an emergency plan to cope The EOHSJ Annual magazine and Newsletter 54 …………..….…. 12 with the situation. We will extend electronic access to some to enable them to Featured website - Sacred Places ………………………………….…..… 12 work from home. You can imagine the psychological impact on families having to deal with all this. Also Archbishop Pizzaballa remains in quarantine till Friday as Pilgrimage to the Holy Lands 2020 …………………………...…………. 12 mandated having returned from Italy recently. He is well and this is merely a Some Internet Links ……………………................................….....… 13 precautionary measure. Victorian Council Members ……..…................................…........ 13 As for Israel, there is no panic mode yet as they are more accustomed to deal with Magazines and Newsletters ………………………………….…...……….. 13 emergencies. However, most international flights have been cancelled and arrival Stay firm in faith and seek St Joseph’s intercession: Francis .. 13 from many countries will lead to immediate quarantine. Over 100,000 people are Lieutenancies of Australia ….….....................................……...… 14 in self quarantine now. There are rumors that Israel may go into lockdown soon but that is still under consideration. Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Report..…………….……….....…...14 Jordan is more sane as there was one case only and the situation contained. But the schools in both Jordan and Palestine are considering starting offering online classes wherever possible. The new software Edunation we adopted this year lends itself to such a platform. Editor: Nick de Weger KCHS With this update, I wanted to shed more light on the day to day difficulties and again advise against any pilgrimage at the present time. It will be a horrible Mob 0413 239 717 experience if they eventually make it. Email: [email protected] I will be writing some reflections soon that can be shared with the lieutenants. In 4 Bradley Place, Warragul the meantime, you can circulate as much information as need be to ensure no one is put in harms way. Vic 3820 United in prayer for a healthier and safer world. Regards, Sami El-Yousef Chief Executive Officer Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Page 1 These Testing Times Dear Knights & Dames, I hope this newsletter finds you all well. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you as the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak continues to impact every aspect of our daily lives. It is really difficult for all of us and especially our Ecclesiastical Knights to see our Churches closed to protect our congregations and the community at large. There are still ways to connect and grow your faith at home. The Archdiocese of Melbourne is providing us with a shortlist of online resources. This will keep us connected and inspired in our faith and will be constantly updated Please copy the link below and you will find some inspiring sites that can assist you. https:// melbournecatholic.org.au/News/grow-your-faith-at-home The website has live streaming of masses from various parishes. I would like to thank Emeritus Bishop Peter Elliott, KC*HS, our Ecclesiastical Master of Ceremonies, who has provided us with a very extensive list of prayers. We need to continue to pray for each other and the wider local and global community who are impacted by this virus. We need to remember our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land who have been impacted significantly by the virus. The Grand Magisterium has committed additional funding to support them in this difficult time. As you know from my letter earlier this month we have to postpone our EOHSJ Information Night for potential new members. Please continue to engage with potential members and please share this newsletter with them. We had to cancel our April Mass and postpone our AGM. Our next Mass is scheduled for 1 June and at this stage it is too difficult to give you an indication whether this will go ahead. As I highlighted in my letter to you earlier this month our Grand Prior, Archbishop Comensoli, KC*HS has encouraged us to get creative with the ways that we reach out to others in our community. Please take the time to reach out to each other and check how your fellow Knights and Dames are coping. On Friday night I had a great chat with Knight Max Potter. As always he was is good spirits and with his wife Val is self-isolating at home. Max was telling me about his daughter and the fact she had spent many hours that day working as a nurse in one of our hospitals. We need to pray for all the medical staff who are working with under great pressure to support our community. Archbishop Peter advises that at this time of uncertainty, the people of God in Melbourne and beyond are invited to lead the way in loving and caring for each other and for the vulnerable people in our communities (while maintaining social distancing). He reminds us that it will be our actions and our prayers that will get us through these difficult times. “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are my members of my family you did to me.” Matt 25: 40 NRSV Our Grand Prior, Archbishop Peter will be saying Sunday Mass from St Patrick’s Cathedral and it will be available online (live streaming) at 11am each Sunday while we are all unable to attend mass. If you would like to join Archbishop Peter next Sunday then please go to the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne website and go to the Mass online link. In Sunday’s homily Archbishop Peter referenced a quotation and prayer from Pope Francis. I would like to share these with you. Pope Francis said: “Now is not the time of God’s judgement, but of our judgement: a time to choose what matters and what passes away, a time to separate what is necessary from what is not.” Pope Francis offered at the end of his meditation on Friday night the following prayer and Archbishop Peter invites us to make this prayer our own : “Dear brothers and sisters, I would like this evening to entrust all of you to the Lord, through the intercession of Mary, Health of the People and Star of the stormy sea. You ask us not to be afraid. Yet our faith is weak and we are fearful. But you, Lord, will not leave us to the mercy of this storm.” I hope all of you remain safe and may God bless all of you during this challenging time. Warmest best wishes, Agnes Sheehan, DCHS Lieutenant Page 2 Relics of St Therese and Sts Louis and Zelie Martin bringing graces to Brisbane Eternal prayer: Hun- dreds of Brisbane Catholics visit the saintly family’s reli- quaries exhibited in front of the Little Flower’s round win- dow atop the left transept door at St Stephen’s Cathe- dral. Two people place their hands on the glass, praying with the relics of the saints. Photo: Joe Higgins Story by Joe Higgins, Feb 12, 2020 THEIR hands pressed to the reliquary glass-casing and eyes shut in silent prayer, thousands of Brisbane Catholics took a few moments to pray with the relics of St Therese of Lisieux and her parents Sts Zelie and Louis Martin as they pilgrimaged around the archdiocese last week. It was the first time Sts Zelie’s and Louis’ relics had visited the Sunshine State and the first time in 18 years that St Therese’s had been here; the pilgrimage aligned with the recent success of Australia’s prayer campaign for rain.
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