Journey to the Great Jubilee

  • Official Calender of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, Official Calender,(Introduction and explination)
  • Official Day By Day Calendar of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land Official Calendar, (Day By Day Events)
  • 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

    • Head of Christian Churches in the Middle East
    • Holy Land 2000
    • Message of the Patriarchs & Heads of the Christian Communities for the Great Jubilee of the year 2000, Christmas 1995
    • Mother Church of Jerusalem and the Jubilee
    • PASTORAL LETTER, OF H.B.PATRIARCH MICHEL SABBAH, LATIN PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM, PREPARATIONS FOR THE JUBILEE YEAR 2000, Feast of the Assumption 1997
    • The Mother Church of Jeruasalem prepares for the Great Jubilee, Press Release of Bishop Kamal-Hanna Bathish, President of the Jerusalem Committee for the Great JubileeJerusalem, March 25, 1997.
    • The Official site of Christ's 2000the Jubilee ( Holy Land 2000)
    • The site of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, Towards the Jubilee Year 2000
    • The site of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
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    • UNREST IN HOLY LAND THREATENS JUBILEE, September 3, 1997
    • Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, In Jerusalem ,Gathered and edited by Bishop Kamal-Hanna Bathish, January 25 - February 1, 1998 You will be reading:1- Presentation: by Most Revd Kamal-Hanna Bathish 2- January 25: Homily of the Anglican Bishop, Most Revd Michael Scott-Joynt 3- January 26: Homily of the Catholic Bishop, Most Revd Kamal-Hanna Bathish 4- January 27: Homily of the Lutheran Propst, H.E. Karl-Heinz Ronecker 5- January 28: Homily of the Armenian Father, Revd Shnork Kasparian 6- January 29: Welcome Speech, Revd Fr. Bargil Pixner, O.S.B. 7- January 29: Homily of Revd Fr. Thomas Stransky, Paulist, Tantur Ecumenical Institute 8- January 30: Thoughts of the Coptic, Archbishop Anba Abraham 9- January 30: Homily of the Syrian Orthodox, Patriarchal Vicar in Jerusalem 10- January 31: Speech of the visiting Ethiopian, Bishop Gabriel 11- February 1: Homily of the Greek Melkite Catholic, Patriarchal Vicar Lutfi Laham 12- Common Pastoral Letter (in French) of the Patriarchsand Heads of the Churches in the Middle East
    • What does the Great Jubilee in Jerusalem mean for the Catholics of the Holy land?
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    2- Church perseptives on the situation of the Middle East and links

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    • Head of Chritian Communities in Jerusalem
    • Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Site
    • Sabeel (Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center)
    • The Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, Towards the Jubilee Year 2000
    • US Catholics and the Middle East
    • Vatican perspective The Vatican and the Holy Land
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    3- More Articles and Websites

    • A message from Christian and Moslem Clergymen in Bethlehem and Jerusalem, August 26, 1997
    • As the Third Millenium approaches, The Pope's Plan by Brother John M. Samaha, S.M.The preparation needed for the Great Jubilee, Jerusalem 2000. We are called to pray and commit ourselves.
    • Arab Christian Heritage
    • Bir-Zeit University
    • Christian Presence for 2000 years, by Patriarch Michel Sabbah, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
    • Holy Land site
    • Holy Sepuchre in Jerusalem
    • Holy Sepulchre (different Websites)
    • Ecumenism is our Journey to the Great Jubilee
    • Important document/ The Significance of Jerusalem for Christians, Memorandum of their Beatitudes the Patriarchs and the Head of Christian Communities in Jerusalem
    • ISRAEL REALITIES, Articles that speak about the Peace Process in the Holy Land, and the responsiblity to take a stand pro-Truth, pro-Justice and pro-Peace
    • "JERUSALEM: A HOLY CITY AND A PLACE FOR LIVING", by Patriarch Michel Sabbah, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
    • JERUSALEM! What is the TRUTH?
    • JERUSALEM, Articles about what is happening in Jerusalem
    • NEW ENTRANCE FOR VATICAN MUSEUMS BY JUBILEE YEAR 2000,VATICAN CITY, JUL 25, 1997
    • Palestinian Sites
    • Promised Land and the Bible
    • Prayers and Bible Study
    • St. Yves, Catholic Human Rights Center in Jerusalem
    • TENSIONS IMPERIL JUBILEE IN JERUSALEM, 26-Mar-97
    • THE CONTINUITY OF THE CHRISTIAN PRESENCE IN JERUSALEM, by Rev. Maroun Lahham, Rector of the Latin Patriarchate Seminary, Beit-Jala, Palestine
    • Theology of the land, Rev. John Sansour, former chacellor of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
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      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.

        • The Christian Minority in Palestine
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