Faith and Practice

One of the beloved saints among the Christians of the Holy Land and throughout the Middle East is Saint George, whose feast is celebrated in the Catholic Church on April 23.

The Feast of the Divine Mercy is celebrated each year on the Sunday after Easter.

On April 10, the Church celebrates the memory of the great prophet in Babylon, Ezekiel.

Founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, Saint Jean-Baptiste was an educational reformer and father of modern pedagogy He is the patron saint of teachers.

On this day Christians observe a day of quiet like Jews every Shabbat. The day is filled with prayer, and waiting at the tomb, commemorating Christ's rest in death and descent into hell. The altar remains bare, no Mass is celebrated during the day, and the Eucharist is not distributed except to the dying. The day ends with the night-time Easter Vigil, the pinnacle of the liturgical year.

On Good Friday, Christians remember the crucifixion, death and burial of Jesus.

On the Thursday of Holy Week, the Last Supper is remembered, when Jesus gave his body and his blood to his disciples.

Dima writes about Wednesday in Holy Week.

Every week, on our YouTube channel we publish a short movie about the Gospel of the week in the Hebrew language. Watch a short explanation of the Gospel-reading of the Palm Sunday. This year (year A), we read Mt 26:14-27:66. The teacher of this Sunday is fr. Piotr.

Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday - remembering Jesus Christ's entry into Jerusalem.

On March 25, the Catholic Church celebrates the Annunciation of the Archangel Gabriel to Mary, the young woman from Nazareth. The angel said to Mary: "You will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High" (Luke 1:31-32).

Every week, on our YouTube channel we publish a short movie about the Gospel of the week in the Hebrew language. Watch a short explanation of the Gospel-reading of today's Sunday. This week we read J 11:1-45. The teacher of this week is Fr. Piotr.

On March 19, the Catholic Church commemorates Joseph, the husband of Mary and the earthly father of Jesus, a just man and a model for our lives.

Every week, on our YouTube channel we publish a short movie about the Gospel of the week in the Hebrew language. Watch a short explanation of the Gospel-reading of today's Sunday. This week we read J 9:1-41. The teacher of this week is Fr. Piotr.

The next Sunday (4th Sunday of Lent) is called the Laetare Sunday. We present the iconographic made by the Archdiocese of Toronto in order to explain the meaning of this special moment during the period of Lent.

Every week, on our YouTube channel we publish a short movie about the Gospel of the week in the Hebrew language. Watch a short explanation of the Gospel-reading of today's Sunday. This week we read J 4:5-42. The teacher of this week is Fr. Benny.

Every week, on our YouTube channel we publish a short movie about the Gospel of the week in the Hebrew language. Watch a short explanation of the Gospel-reading of today's Sunday. This week we read Mt 17:1-9. The teacher of this week is Fr. Benny.

Every week, on our YouTube channel we publish a short movie about the Gospel of the week in the Hebrew language. Watch a short explanation of the Gospel-reading of today's Sunday. This week we read Mk 4:1-12. The teacher of this week is Br. Elio.

In order to prepare for the most important celebration in the Christian calendar - Easter, Christians fast for forty days (Lent). The Lenten fast begins on Ash Wednesday.

Every week, on our YouTube channel we publish a short movie about the Gospel of the week in the Hebrew language. Watch a short explanation of the Gospel-reading of today's Sunday. This week we read Mt 5:17-37. The teacher of this week is Fr. Benny.