Posts Tagged ‘Jerusalem’
He Who Was Dead Has Risen
The Lord is risen, alleluia, alleluia! He is risen indeed, alleluia, alleluia! One of my favorite places in all the earth is the empty tomb of Jesus, the Messiah. I have been privileged to have been there numerous times. I once had the singular grace to concelebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass with Raymond…
Read MoreThe Inspiring Story of Blessed Gerard: Founder of the Order of Malta
Blessed Gerard founded the Hospitaller Order of St. John (later known as the Order of Malta) in the mid-eleventh century, circa 1070. He died in Jerusalem around 1120. Nothing is known of the early life of Blessed Gerard; his date of birth and surname remain a mystery. However, historians have pierced together reliable, if limited,…
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