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"Today the Church once again entrusts you with the mission of being guardians of the Sepulchre of Christ"
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Peace be with you!
Your Eminences, Your Excellencies,
Dear brothers and sisters,
In this Jubilee Year, it is a joy to meet the Knights and Dames of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.
You have come to Rome from various parts of the world, and this reminds us that the tradition of pilgrimage lies at the heart of the Order’s history. Indeed, you were founded to safeguard the Holy Sepulchre, to care for...
The Grand Master’s Homily at St. Peter's Basilica
Dear Knights and Dames,
Simon of Galilee, who was a fisherman on the Lake of Tiberias. was called by Jesus to follow Him, along with his brother Andrew, and together with James and John, his companions. Jesus changed Simon’s name to Peter and announced that He will make him a fisher of men. Within the group of Apostles, we later see Peter speaking on behalf of everyone, who Jesus chooses to have him by His side at the pivotal moments of His life, such as
Notwithstanding Peter’s denial, Jesus...
The Grand Master’s Homily at the Basilica of St. John Lateran
Dear Knights and Dames,
Here in the Basilica of St John Lateran is the Pope’s ecclesiastical seat as Bishop of Rome and Successor of the Apostle Peter.
In this Archbasilica, every new Bishop of Rome proclaims his faith in Christ, the Son of the living God. Their proclamation is just as Peter’s at Caesarea Philippi, when, as we have heard in the Gospel, Jesus asked the disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” To Peter’s response, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God,” Jesus...
Homily by the Assessor of the Order at the Basilica of St. John Lateran
It fills us with emotion, dear Knights and Dames, to receive the Word of the Lord proclaimed for us today in this Basilica of Saint John Lateran, Mother of all Churches in the world, Cathedral of Rome, the seat of the Cathedra of the Successor of the Apostle Peter, Pope Leo XIV, who will receive us in Audience next Thursday.
Saint Matthew tells us that Jesus paused on his journey in the “region of Caesarea Philippi”, in the north of Galilee, near the sources of the Jordan. He preached,...
The Grand Master’s Homily at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
Dear Knights and Dames,
Here, in this splendid Basilica that enshrines the memory of the Apostle Paul, we begin our pilgrimage. The presence of you all here, coming from Lieutenancies and Magistral Delegations across the world, is a true expression of catholicity and universality. This occasion —the Jubilee— is a gift of the Church and those who participate in it, who draw spiritual treasures, proper to the Jubilee Year, from the immeasurable merits of Christ: from His Passion, Death, and...
