his month I would like to share a story taken from the sermons of St. Anthony of Padua. When I heard it (at the Saint's party, on June 13th), I was moved. Later I understood the reason: it is a Sermon on Holy Thursday, in which Saint...

In these days we are encouraged by the sacred liturgy to welcome the Mystery of the Lord's Wedding through the Sunday solemnities that help us to discover how much the Lord loves us! Such Nuptials are also told on the last Sunday,...

Dear friends of Gethsemane, peace to you! These days of the Easter season are illuminated from the Promise of Jesus, from the strength of his Word and the communion with the Father and with us. The peace and grace that the Lord...

Dear friends of Gethsemane, peace to you from the Holy Garden. This coming Thursday we will celebrate Holy Hour at 9:00 p.m. (local time). We contemplate how God acts silently in the daily actions of the human being ... as...

This month our prayer is enriched by the Lenten way that will lead us to the resplendent Light of the Passover of Our Lord Jesus Christ. How much, how much he loves us! I would like to share with you an intention for our prayer...

Normally when here in Gethsemane I am in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament I focus my attention on the invitation that Jesus makes to his disciples... to his way of praying and acting, gentle and insistent in the struggle. I feel...

Dear friends of Gethsemane: peace to you! In these new days of the year we are still immersed in the Mystery of Christmas… The Lord has approached our humanity once for all. The Mystery is truly great! Celebrating the Holy Mass...

Dear all, may the Lord grant you peace! Within less than a month we will be living the birth of Our Saviour. We will go see, touch and kiss the Grotto of the Nativity. In this month’s prayer we ask you to join us in this intention...

Dear brothers loved by the Lord, peace to you from the favourite place of Jesus. As you can guess from the picture we are collecting olives in this garden. With amazement we live in a familiar atmosphere and welcome the soft heat of...

This month we want to pray with you on a unique feature of the Holy Land. When you visit and pray in the holy places, we all have a particular feeling that leads us to think with a wonderful sweetness: "HERE we were born!". This is...

Each day we, who safeguard this Holy Place, have the great gift of being able to kiss the Rock that has "heard" this prayer of Jesus: "Abbà! Father! Everything is possible for you..."Nowadays, more than ever, in these our times confused...

These days we have prayed with more intensity with the words of Psalm 121: “And now our feet are standing within your gates O Jerusalem!” Prayer is and will remain our only real strength. Before strife and protests we really believe...