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(Rev 2:10-11) Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil will cast some of you into prison, that you may be tried: and you shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death: and I will give thee the crown of life. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches: He that shall overcome shall not be hurt by the second death.
DENVER CATHOLIC: Praying for Peace in the Holy Land: A Call to Prayer and Trust in God
ZENIT.ORG: Despite the Israeli army’s full incursion into Gaza, priests and nuns will remain in the city as witnesses of charity
YOUTUBE: Israel’s War on Christianity: The Holy Land under Siege
UCANEWS: Catholic leaders head to Jerusalem and Gaza
As the Israel-Hamas war nears the two-year mark, Catholic leaders have headed to Jerusalem, the Palestinian West Bank and Israel on a pastoral visit.
The delegation is headed by Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, who serves as vice president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops; Msgr. Peter I. Vaccari, president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association-Pontifical Mission; and members of the Knights of Columbus, including Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly and Supreme Secretary John A. Marrella.
In a Sept. 2 press release issued by CNEWA-Pontifical Missions, Msgr. Vaccari said the visit was meant to provide accompaniment and solidarity with those suffering from the war, sparked by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, invasion of Israel.
To date, more than 63,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict, according to the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry. Some 1,200 Israelis have been slain and more than 5,400 injured. Of the 251 Israeli hostages taken by Hamas that Oct. 7, 50 remain in captivity, with only 20 of them believed to still be alive, with 83 of the hostages confirmed killed to date.
More than 100 were released later in 2023; eight were rescued by Israeli forces.
On Aug. 22, the International Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC -- a global food security metric used by a consortium of hunger relief agencies -- formally declared a famine in Gaza, stating the situation -- fomented by aid blockades as well as controversial, often deadly food distribution efforts -- was "entirely man-made" and could be "halted and reversed."
The IPC called for "an immediate, at-scale response," noting that "any further delay -- even by days -- will result in a totally unacceptable escalation of famine-related mortality."
On Aug. 20, Israel's military disclosed plans to call up 60,000 reservists ahead of a new offensive in Gaza City.
"The Gospel compels us to witness, to stand in solidarity with all those who suffer at the hands of terror, war and famine, to answer the question put to Jesus in the Gospel of St. Luke, 'And who is my neighbor,'" said Msgr. Vaccari. "By visiting the church of Jerusalem, from which our faith has spread throughout the world, we hope to communicate to our suffering sisters and brothers of our unity in resolve and purpose in assisting them in their time of Golgotha, as we work together to seek justice and advance the cause of lasting peace."
According to a Sept. 2 press release from CNEWA-Pontifical Missions, the pastoral visit "will include liturgies in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Bethlehem's Basilica of the Nativity and Nazareth's Church of the Annunciation, and meetings with leaders of the region's beleaguered Christian community, which despite its near destruction in Gaza remains a force of good, rushing food, water and medicines to starving families and providing medical attention through its network of maternity clinics and hospital."
FRANCISCAN PRIEST IBRAHIM FALTAS: “I live in the Holy Land, in Jerusalem,” he said. 'And I speak to you not as an observer, but as a direct witness to what has been happening every day for too long. This is a land that I love deeply, but since 7 October it has once again become the scene of a tragedy that seems to have no end. Everything has changed, the rhythm of our days has changed. People's outlook has changed. Hope has changed. I speak to you from within an open wound. A wound that throbs in Jerusalem, in Gaza, in Bethlehem, in the West Bank...
A wound that affects everyone, without distinction. For almost two years, life has changed radically. And not only in Gaza. Even in our cities, in our villages, the heartbeat of the Holy Land has changed. We are all suffering. The Jews are suffering. The Muslims are suffering. We Christians are suffering. Because pain, hatred and revenge know no religion. They enter everyone's homes. They bring silence, fear, mourning. But if there is one voice that cries out louder than the rest, it is that of the children of Gaza. They are the ones who pay the highest price. I have seen with my own eyes children who are wounded, amputees, mutilated, with deep wounds in their bodies and souls, with very serious illnesses. Many do not speak. Many cannot smile. An entire generation has been scarred. A generation of children who know nothing but war, flight and hunger. Many have lost a leg, an arm or both. Many have lost their parents, many have lost their voices.
Today, for thousands of families, a tent is a home. Under the scorching August sun, with temperatures above 40 degrees, without electricity, without clean water, without sanitation. The sewers are destroyed, and diseases are spreading: infections, viruses, dehydration, especially among the youngest. Human dignity has been crushed. Gaza today is a wound carved into the living flesh of humanity. A wound that questions us, challenges us, condemns us if we choose to ignore it. In addition to the humanitarian catastrophe, monuments, works of art, and millennia-old testimonies to the history of Gaza have also been destroyed. It is as if someone wanted to erase the past, the memory, the very identity of a people. A common cultural heritage has been wiped out.
In the midst of all this are the Christians of Gaza. I often hear from them when they manage to answer the phone. I hear their voices trembling, the sound of bombs nearby. Even in recent days, some bombs have fallen near the parish, sowing new fear. Yet they remain there. They resist. For almost two years, more than six hundred people have been living in the parish premises. The parish priest, Don Gabriel, and Father Joseph live with them: the parish has become a living testimony to a gospel that is embodied in pain and solidarity.
Meanwhile, the West Bank is also bleeding. In the last two years, 180 Christian families have emigrated. Bethlehem is emptying. What will become of the future of Christians in the Holy Land? Who will remain to guard those places if there are no longer families, schools, young people? And so I feel the need to cry out for truth and peace. We are not facing a conflict between religions. It is not a war of faiths. It is a human tragedy, a massacre. And as human beings, we cannot remain indifferent."
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September 5, 2025(Rev 2:10-11) Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil will cast some of you into prison, that you may be tried: and you shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death: and I will give thee the crown of life. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches: He that shall overcome shall not be hurt by the second death.
DENVER CATHOLIC: Praying for Peace in the Holy Land: A Call to Prayer and Trust in God
ZENIT.ORG: Despite the Israeli army’s full incursion into Gaza, priests and nuns will remain in the city as witnesses of charity
YOUTUBE: Israel’s War on Christianity: The Holy Land under Siege
UCANEWS: Catholic leaders head to Jerusalem and Gaza
As the Israel-Hamas war nears the two-year mark, Catholic leaders have headed to Jerusalem, the Palestinian West Bank and Israel on a pastoral visit.
The delegation is headed by Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, who serves as vice president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops; Msgr. Peter I. Vaccari, president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association-Pontifical Mission; and members of the Knights of Columbus, including Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly and Supreme Secretary John A. Marrella.
In a Sept. 2 press release issued by CNEWA-Pontifical Missions, Msgr. Vaccari said the visit was meant to provide accompaniment and solidarity with those suffering from the war, sparked by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, invasion of Israel.
To date, more than 63,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict, according to the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry. Some 1,200 Israelis have been slain and more than 5,400 injured. Of the 251 Israeli hostages taken by Hamas that Oct. 7, 50 remain in captivity, with only 20 of them believed to still be alive, with 83 of the hostages confirmed killed to date.
More than 100 were released later in 2023; eight were rescued by Israeli forces.
On Aug. 22, the International Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC -- a global food security metric used by a consortium of hunger relief agencies -- formally declared a famine in Gaza, stating the situation -- fomented by aid blockades as well as controversial, often deadly food distribution efforts -- was "entirely man-made" and could be "halted and reversed."
The IPC called for "an immediate, at-scale response," noting that "any further delay -- even by days -- will result in a totally unacceptable escalation of famine-related mortality."
On Aug. 20, Israel's military disclosed plans to call up 60,000 reservists ahead of a new offensive in Gaza City.
"The Gospel compels us to witness, to stand in solidarity with all those who suffer at the hands of terror, war and famine, to answer the question put to Jesus in the Gospel of St. Luke, 'And who is my neighbor,'" said Msgr. Vaccari. "By visiting the church of Jerusalem, from which our faith has spread throughout the world, we hope to communicate to our suffering sisters and brothers of our unity in resolve and purpose in assisting them in their time of Golgotha, as we work together to seek justice and advance the cause of lasting peace."
According to a Sept. 2 press release from CNEWA-Pontifical Missions, the pastoral visit "will include liturgies in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Bethlehem's Basilica of the Nativity and Nazareth's Church of the Annunciation, and meetings with leaders of the region's beleaguered Christian community, which despite its near destruction in Gaza remains a force of good, rushing food, water and medicines to starving families and providing medical attention through its network of maternity clinics and hospital."
FRANCISCAN PRIEST IBRAHIM FALTAS: “I live in the Holy Land, in Jerusalem,” he said. 'And I speak to you not as an observer, but as a direct witness to what has been happening every day for too long. This is a land that I love deeply, but since 7 October it has once again become the scene of a tragedy that seems to have no end. Everything has changed, the rhythm of our days has changed. People's outlook has changed. Hope has changed. I speak to you from within an open wound. A wound that throbs in Jerusalem, in Gaza, in Bethlehem, in the West Bank...
A wound that affects everyone, without distinction. For almost two years, life has changed radically. And not only in Gaza. Even in our cities, in our villages, the heartbeat of the Holy Land has changed. We are all suffering. The Jews are suffering. The Muslims are suffering. We Christians are suffering. Because pain, hatred and revenge know no religion. They enter everyone's homes. They bring silence, fear, mourning. But if there is one voice that cries out louder than the rest, it is that of the children of Gaza. They are the ones who pay the highest price. I have seen with my own eyes children who are wounded, amputees, mutilated, with deep wounds in their bodies and souls, with very serious illnesses. Many do not speak. Many cannot smile. An entire generation has been scarred. A generation of children who know nothing but war, flight and hunger. Many have lost a leg, an arm or both. Many have lost their parents, many have lost their voices.
Today, for thousands of families, a tent is a home. Under the scorching August sun, with temperatures above 40 degrees, without electricity, without clean water, without sanitation. The sewers are destroyed, and diseases are spreading: infections, viruses, dehydration, especially among the youngest. Human dignity has been crushed. Gaza today is a wound carved into the living flesh of humanity. A wound that questions us, challenges us, condemns us if we choose to ignore it. In addition to the humanitarian catastrophe, monuments, works of art, and millennia-old testimonies to the history of Gaza have also been destroyed. It is as if someone wanted to erase the past, the memory, the very identity of a people. A common cultural heritage has been wiped out.
In the midst of all this are the Christians of Gaza. I often hear from them when they manage to answer the phone. I hear their voices trembling, the sound of bombs nearby. Even in recent days, some bombs have fallen near the parish, sowing new fear. Yet they remain there. They resist. For almost two years, more than six hundred people have been living in the parish premises. The parish priest, Don Gabriel, and Father Joseph live with them: the parish has become a living testimony to a gospel that is embodied in pain and solidarity.
Meanwhile, the West Bank is also bleeding. In the last two years, 180 Christian families have emigrated. Bethlehem is emptying. What will become of the future of Christians in the Holy Land? Who will remain to guard those places if there are no longer families, schools, young people? And so I feel the need to cry out for truth and peace. We are not facing a conflict between religions. It is not a war of faiths. It is a human tragedy, a massacre. And as human beings, we cannot remain indifferent."
Ladder of Divine Ascent excerpt: Step 3- "On Exile or Pilgrimage"
2. Those who have come to love the Lord are at first unceasingly and greatly disturbed by this thought, as if burning with divine fire. I speak of separation from their own, undertaken by the lovers of perfection so that they may live a life of hardship and simplicity. But great and praiseworthy as this is, yet it requires great discretion; for not every kind of exile, carried to extremes, is good.Prayer request? Send an email to: PrayerR...@aol.com
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