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2020-2021 jerusalem cross annales ordinis equestris sancti sepulcHri hierosolymitani “It“It isis importantimportant toto gogo forthforth andand carrycarry thethe HolyHoly LandLand inin ourour hearts,hearts, always,always, always”always” (Pope(Pope Francis,Francis, 66 February February 2021)2021) Grand Master of the Equestrian Order Governor General of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Cardinal Fernando Filoni Leonardo Visconti di Modrone 2020-2021 jerusalem cross annales ordinis equestris sancti sepulcHri hierosolymitani 00120 vatican City Director Alfredo Bastianelli Co-Director and Editor-in-chief François Vayne Managing Editor Elena Dini Coordinator Andreina Merheb With the collaboration of the authors cited in each article, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Lieutenants, or their delegates, of the corresponding Lieutenancies Translators Carly Andrews, Claire Barraut, Chelo Feral, Christine Keinath, Emer McCarthy Cabrera, Kate Szeless, Muriel Lanchard, Vanessa Santoni Layout Fortunato Romani Photographic documentation Grand Magisterium Archives, L’Osservatore Romano, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, EOHSJ Lieutenancies, Miriam Bianchi, Cristian Gennari, Daniel Ibáñez (EWTN News), Emanuela Marinelli and other sources indicated in the captions. On the cover Children of the Holy Land, during a summer parish camp, showing their gratitude, with a gesture and a smile, to the members of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Photo LPJ) Published by Grand Magisterium of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem 00120 Vatican City Tel. +39 06 69892901 Fax +39 06 69892930 E-mail: [email protected] Copyright © OESSH @granmagistero.oessh @GM_oessh EDITORIAL Participating in the life of the Church is spreading good in today’s world he Jerusalem Cross, our Annual Magazine is one year older; that is, it is enriched with a new edition on T some of the most significant moments in the life of our Order. The purpose of an Annual Magazine is not to forget! One year ago I began my service among you, dear friends of the Order, thinking of it as a large ‘parish’ scattered almost everywhere. This prompted in me the desire to know and meet you. The pandemic, which has reached everywhere, has also imposed severe limits on travel and meetings. Yet this has not impeded the life of the Order. Just as a river is incapable of stopping before an obstacle, rather flowing around it, so it has also been for many of you and for me. In order to avoid pessimism and instead think biblically, that is, according to God, I borrow from the prophet Isaiah the passage where it is said that, despite the “plague” that sometimes afflicts us, the “light” of the Eternal will be like a fire consuming “brambles and thorns”, while “trust” will generate a “new shoot”(cf. Is 10:16 et seq.; 11:1 et seq.). 2020 was also a year full of graces: many brothers and sisters have become new Members of the Order, we have concerned ourselves with the Land of Jesus, you have contributed to the life of your communities, civil and religious in which you live, given time and affection to your families, our faith has experienced periods of growth and perhaps even moments of crisis. I would now like to pause briefly on one aspect that I consider important to us: Devoid of an ecclesiological vision (in short. working in union with the Church and in the Church) our being and our action – be it of the Grand Magisterium, of the Lieutenancies, or of the local Sections and Delegations – would spoil and waste a golden opportunity; our action and being are part of the life of the Church; It is not indifferent to her. Therefore, participating in the life of the Church (be it the Holy Land or our local communities) means sharing in the life of the Mystical Body of Christ, it is prolonging His salvific presence, it is extending the good in today’s world. Every Dame and Knight are called to be part of it. This awareness has its roots in the great and arcane mystery of the Holy Sepulchre; the place where the Body of the Lord was laid, like a grain in the earth, but also the place where the ‘other’ life of Jesus began. There is no higher and more significant motivation to call oneself and be a Dame or a Knight today. We consequently think of the Church as a ‘gift’ of the Risen One for the world; as the “sacrament” of our union with God, as the “instrument” or “sign” of unity of the whole human race (cf. LG 1). All this means, dear friends, we should think positively of the Church, beyond the deficiencies that are attributed to Her, which in truth are ours; it means to think of her as “Mother”, that is, as the dearest person in the world, “Teacher”, unique in charisma and grace, and “Holy”, because sanctified by Jesus; it is thinking, finally, of the Church as a ‘mission’, now and forever. Fernando Cardinal Filoni JERUSALEM CROSS 2020-2021 1 CONTENTS THE ORDER AND THE ORDER AND THE HOLY LAND THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH 34 Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa Latin 3 A time of crisis: a time of the Spirit Patriarch of Jerusalem 7 “Fratelli tutti”? The Holy Land and the Middle East: Current 36 events and possible perspectives It is fundamental to establish the Church’s 10 priority to announce Christ 40 Parish life in the Holy Land during the pandemic 12 “The Spirit upsets plans” 43 A year with so many needs to face PROCEEDINGS OF THE A place of worship for the whole growing GRAND MAGISTERIUM 45 Christian community in Jubeiha, Jordan 14 Three pillars re-establish the life of the Order 47 An intensive and fruitful peace education 17 Faithfulness, openness and transparency Interview with Governor General, Leonardo Visconti di Modrone THE LIFE OF THE LIEUTENANCES 21 The Grand Master’s appeal to support the Holy When the Order prepares for the future Land in times of Covid and its aftermath 51 Archbishop Pizzaballa thanks the Order of the 55 “In the Order, we truly are one big family” 22 Holy Sepulchre Two major events in honour of Our Lady of CULTURE AND REVIEWS 23 Palestine The Holy Shroud’s message of hope for our The 2020 Spring and Autumn meetings of the 58 25 Grand Magisterium world in crisis Interview with Emanuela Marinelli 30 Two members of the Order created cardinals and two new members for the Grand Magisterium 63 The Holy Land in the hearts of artists A word from the Chancellor n this edition of our annual review, published in five languages and distributed on all continents, we Iwanted to return to the events experienced during the terrible Coronavirus pandemic, seeking to bear witness to the Christian hope that has remained throughout this global tragedy. The following pages aim to encourage the mission of every baptised person – and members of the Order in particular – called to shine with the light of the Risen One at the heart of this painful period in human history. The spirituality of the Order, highlighted in an important book by the Grand Master, is a lively source of inspiration for the Knights and Dames in this respect, likely to intensify our concrete support for the Holy Land without forgetting the local Churches. in which we are rooted. Alfredo Bastianelli, Chancellor 2 JERUSALEM CROSS 2020-2021 The Order and the Universal Church A time of crisis: a time of the Spirit “The experience of a grace hidden in the darkness” We thank Pope Francis for his The cooperation warned, calling for a fostered by the momentum of solidarity. spiritual accompaniment during the health crisis has heart of the health crisis, rereading the made us feel even “The present pandemic, fundamental points of his pastoral more part of a however, reminds us that single international there are no differences or teaching during this dramatic period. family. borders between those who suffer. We are all frail, all n April 19, 2020, Divine Mercy Sunday, equal, all precious. May we be profoundly shaken the Holy Father celebrated mass in the by what is happening all around us: the time has Ochurch of Santo Spirito in Sassia, close to come to eliminate inequalities, to heal the injustice Palazzo della Rovere, where members of the Grand that is undermining the health of the entire human Magisterium of the Order regularly pray and the family!”. new Grand Master presided at his first public In those dramatic weeks, Francis has ceaselessly liturgy on taking office. supported our faith and our hope. We will never In this Roman sanctuary of Mercy, Pope Francis forget those heart-breaking moments of Friday, evoked a danger related to the end of the March 27, 2020, in the early evening, when he pandemic. “The risk is that we will be struck by an raised the Blessed Sacrament with his arms to bless even worse virus, that of indifferent selfishness,” he us, in front of an empty and rain drenched St. JERUSALEM CROSS 2020-2021 3 Peter’s square, in the twilight, while the sound of the bells of the basilica overlapped the sound of ambulance sirens ... In front of the television screens, the holy and faithful people of God – “confined” because of the pandemic – gathered in communion with him, in a profound silence, to implore courage and inner strength. The miracle of this extraordinary prayer was revealed in understanding that on the way we were not alone. Instead of looking at the Vicar of Christ on The prayer vigil on not shaken awake by wars the balcony of St Peter’s, as in the usual Urbi et March 27, 2020, or injustice across the presided over by the Orbi blessings, we all had our eyes nailed to the Pope, and broadcast world, nor did we listen to Eucharist, carried by the Pope in a large across the world live the cry of the poor or of monstrance to the threshold of the basilica.

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