Journey to the Great Jubilee
Worked by a priest, Fr. Labib Kobti, from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, serving the Arab-American Roman Catholics at St. Anne's of the Sunset in San Francisco, this webpage is a service to the whole Church in preparation and during the Great Jubilee in Jerusalem. We will be broadcasting LIVE on Al-Bushra the important ceremonies from the Holy Land during the Great Jubilee in Jerusalem, Nazareth and Bethlehem. For the LIVE broadcasting, please click here
You will find on these pages between others:
1- How the Mother Church, JERUSALEM, is preparing for the Great Jubilee? ( see 1 & 3)
2- The history of the Church in the Holy Land from the very begining (Arab Christians are the First centuries Christians): The Christian Minority in Palestine, at the bottom of the page (very interesting). ( see 4)
3- The situation in the Holy Land and especially in the Jerusalem from the Vatican, Head of Christian Churches in Jerusalem, Latin Patriarchate and the US Conference of Bishops perspectives.( see 2)
The titles are sorted alphebatically
1- From Jerusalem for the Great Jubilee 2000
2- Church perseptives on the situation of the Middle East and links
3- More Articles and Websites
4- The History of Christians in the Holy Land and especially in Jerusalem From the begining to our days.
By Rev. Dr. Antoun Issa
On your GREAT JOURNEY WITH US AS A PLIGRIM TO THE JUBILEE JERUSALEM 2000, Rev. Dr. Antoun Issa, a preist from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, native from Aboud/Rammallah, Palestine, actual Judicial Vicar of the Latin Patriarchal Tribunal of Jerusalem and Nazareth, will tell us what is important to know about the Christian presence in the Holy Land from its origin to our days. His book "The Christian Minority in Palestine" is translated to many languages. The book will help us to know better our history, life and heritage as Christians originated from the MOTHER CHURCH OF JERUSALEM, as well the challenges and the needs of those Christians who remained the SOLE presence of the Mother Church of Jerusalem as LIVING STONE to witness the presnce of our Lord Jesus.
When you go to Jerusalem remember to meet with the Arab Christians of the Holy Land (Acts 2:10) and pray with them. Al-Bushra can help you to establish a relation with the Roman Catholic Church in Jerusalem, Bethelehem, Nazareth of anywhere in the Holy Land, Jordan and Lebanon, write to us at labibkobti@aol.com.
These are important parts of the book; we will be posting other parts in the very future, if you liked it, please send us a message at labibkobti@aol.com to encourage us to serve you on your *WONERFUL PILIGRIMAGE & JOURNEY* TO JERUSALEM 2000.