Every year on Palm Sunday, Christians all over the world celebrate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, exactly one week before his resurrection. Jesus on his way to enter Jerusalem – Church of Bethphage, Jerusalem Some 450-500 years earlier, the prophet Zechariah had...
Today we are visiting a Greek Orthodox Monastery called Praetorium which is believed to be the place where Jesus’ trial took place. It is also believed to be the place of the Prison of Christ where he was held before his trial. The Latin term praetorium means a...
Today video is about the Resurrection of Lazarus, 4 days after his death, as it is described by the Gospel of John (11). In the context of the Gospel of John, the narrative of the Raising of Lazarus forms “the climactic sign… Each of Jesus’ seven signs illustrates some...
A morning Mass right next to the tomb of Jesus Here is a video that I have made during a 6:00 AM morning Mass right next to the tomb of Jesus inside the Edicule at the center of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in old Jerusalem. Inside the Edicule, there are two chapels. The first one is...
Today we are visiting the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu Jerusalem, which is built on the eastern slopes of Mount Zion – and thus has a spectacular panoramic view of the Temple Mount, the Mount of Olives and the Kidron valley. The name Gallicantu means the cock’s crow, and...
