Stories from the Lieutenancies

• Formation: A Privileged Moment
  
• A question of perspectives: not “the only one” but the first Knight in Guatemala
  
• Introducing schoolchildren and local communities to the Order
  The experience of the Lieutenancy for Ireland
• The Cloak of the Order: Beyond a simple Appearance
  
• Enabling young students to fall in love with the Holy Land
  The beautiful initiative of the Lieutenancy for England and Wales could become a model for others
• The meaning of pilgrimage to the Holy Land for members of the Order
  
• Meeting of representatives of Central and Eastern European countries
  
• The family dimension of a priest's life in the Order
  Testimony of Father Vincent Comte, Prior of the Languedoc Saint-Roch Delegation and Prior of the Montpellier Saint-Gilles Section of the Order's Lieutenancy for France
• Promoting an atmosphere of joy and brotherhood during the Investiture ceremonies
  The following are the main excerpts from a testimony that the Lieutenant for Malta, Roberto Buontempo, kindly sent us on the Investiture Ceremony he organised in 2022
• A beautiful family experience
  A young Knight, a member of the Lieutenancy for Central Italy, introduced his father to the Order, leading to his later joining. In this two voice interview, the father and son share their experience
• “Dames have the same rights and duties as Knights”
  Teresa Maria Pitarch i Albós, Dame Commander, Member of the Council of the Lieutenancy for Eastern Spain, talks about the contribution of women to the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
• “Jerusalem at heart”
  
• Members of the Order and Living Witnesses of the Gospel
  “Convinced and sincere ambassadors of Peace and Love”
• “The Grand Master's decision to introduce this strong symbol of the jar of oils, for the Dames, is an immense gift”
  Agnès Durand, Dame Commander of the Lieutenancy for Central Italy
• A look at the current situation of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre in the United States
  
• Volunteers and pilgrims: a summer experience for young people in the Holy Land organised by Western Spain
  
• The Youth of the Order in Germany: learning about the life of the Order and discovering the Holy Land
  
• Dame of the Order and boxer: the story of Teresa
  
• “My people are driven by the power of love”
  Testimony of Nataliya Khylenko, Ukrainian and Dame of the Order (Lieutenancy for the Principality of Monaco)
• Testimonies from some Dames of the Order
  
• The feast of Our Lady of Palestine
  Patroness of the Order, Our Lady of Palestine is honoured throughout the world each year, generally on the last Sunday closest to the 25th of October, which is the date of the liturgical feast
• Community events organised despite the health crisis
  
• New experiences of communion among the Lieutenancies and with the Holy Land
  
• A New Book on the History of the Order
  Interview with the author Tomás Parma
• The Royal Collegiate-Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre of Calatayud
  
• Meetings with the Grand Master
  
• “In the Order, we truly are one big family”
  Innovating to live out our faith in a time of crisis: the experience of the Lieutenancy for Switzerland
• The example of solidarity of Knights and Dames in Colombia
  
• Joining an Investiture Weekend retreat “remotley”
  
• When the Order prepares for the future
  The spirit of youth at the Lieutenancy for Canada-Montreal
• Looking down the road to recovery: resuming pilgrimages to the Holy Land
  
• Between a paralysing shock and a creative awakening – German Delegations facing the pandemic
  German Delegations facing the pandemic
• Knight of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem on his way toward canonization
  Servant of God Enrique Ernesto Shaw, Argentine family man and entrepreneur
• A virtual pilgrimage in this time of pandemic
  
• Parish sisterhood and how a Lieutenancy can support the Holy Land in its diocese
  
• A Dame of the Order in society and in the Church
  Agnès Durand testifies to her commitment to United Nations women’s projects within an international humanitarian association.
• The life of the Order during the global health crisis
  
• “Our spiritual promise must fill all of our life”
  
• An App gathering members in prayer
  
• Gaudete et Exsultate – “Rejoice and Be Glad” A Year Later
  
• History and current news from the Magistral Delegation for the Czech Republic
  
• Jean-Marc Fournier, the ecclesiastical Knight of the Order who became the hero of Notre Dame
  
• A path to holiness within the Order
  
• The Apostolic Exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate inspires the life of Knights and Dames
  
• An initiative by the Western USA Lieutenancy: the Ministry Fair
  
• Commitment in the Order is a path towards holiness
  The testimony of Claude Grbesa, Magistral Delegate for Croatia
• A solidarity expressed beyond the Holy Land
  The Order acts in the local dioceses to support Christians from the Middle East
• A compass for Knights and Dames
  Reactions to the booklet “Praying with the Grand Master”
• The Lieutenancy for Western Australia and its Malaysian domiciled Members
  
• Strengthening our worldwide Order the Grand Master visits Oceania
  
• The first chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Palestine in Poland
  
• The Order present at World Meeting of Families in Ireland
  "The comforting experience of many families committed to the evangelical journey of marriage and family life"
• Remembering the Consulta 2013 with Helene Lund, Magistral Delegate for Norway
  
• “Membership in the Order is a gift to look after, maintain and finally hand on to others”
  Janet Gardner, DCHS, from the Lieutenancy for Western Australia shares her experience in the Order: how she came to know and decided to join it and what changed in her life since then.
• When love for the Holy Sepulchre leads to study
  
• The importance of getting together and experiencing fellowship in local Sections
  Annual Retreat for Townsville Section of Australia Queensland Lieutenancy
• 50 years in the Order for the Lieutenant for Central Italy Luigi Giulianelli
  
• North American Lieutenants’ Orientation Meeting in Washington, DC
  
• 50 years of the Lieutenancy for Northern Italy
  
• Committed to the life of the local Church and in love with Jerusalem
  Interview with Lieutenant Isis Penido about the life of the Lieutenancy for Brazil - Rio de Janeiro
• A pilgrimage on bike to help Aleppo
  
• A practical and always up-to-date App for Members of the Order
  
• The Lieutenancy for Portugal and an experience of service and prayer with young people
  
• "Colombia, open your heart as the People of God"
  The Lieutenant for Colombia comments on Pope Francis' visit
• The opportunities of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre in the American continent
  
• Living mercy, being open to Providence and building relationships
  Lieutenancy for the Netherlands
• A journey of unity in Scandinavia
  Interview with Bo Theutenberg, a member of the Grand Magisterium
• Visiting the Holy Sites: the experience of Knights and Dames from the Czech Republic
  
• The Lieutenancy for Slovenia: an active and praying presence in the society
  A look back at 2016
• “Our special relationship to Jerusalem offers us a special relationship to Jesus”
  The Lieutenancy for the Philippines recalls the 2016 Investiture celebrated by Cardinal O'Brien
• Open the door to the other: activities in the Lieutenancy for Finland
  
• The joy of praying together along the whole year: the Hungarian Lieutenancy
  
• A testimony of the first years of activity of the Magistral Delegation in Guam
  
• The Western USA Lieutenancy and its commitment to interfaith encounters
  
• The blessing of receiving 50 new members for the USA Northeastern Lieutenancy
  
• "All with the same rights as witnesses of the Resurrection"
  Being a woman in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
• “A gate of life”, to help young disabled people in the West Bank
  
• To be a Family in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre: an everyday life story
  
• Strengthening the spiritual guidance of the members of the Order
  Echoes of a reflection of the Grand Master by Cardinal Mahony
• The Order of the Holy Sepulchre in the service of the World Youth Day
  
• The medal of the Holy Sepulchre to Macarena Cotelo
  Acts of solidarity in the spirit of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
• Caring for migrants’ children in Israel
  The testimony of Donata Krethlow-Benziger, Chancellor of the Swiss Lieutenancy of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, about their commitment to the Holy Land and the “Babywarehouse” project in Tel Aviv.
• An example of concrete solidarity
  An initiative of the Lieutenancy for Italy South Tyrrhenian
• Internship programs for students from Bethlehem
  The Lieutenancies of USA Northwestern, USA Western and Canada-Atlantic offer students from Bethlehem University the possibility of internships
• USA Western: "Adopt-A-Seminarian in Beit Jala"
  Since 2005 the Western USA Lieutenancy has supported young men in formation to the priesthood at the Latin Patriarchate Seminary in Beit Jala, Palestine
• Dutch Lieutenancy and Syriac Catholic refugees
  
• A “Flying Squad” in the Holy Land
  An initiative promoted by the Lieutenancy of England and Wales to offer English language lessons to students in schools run by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
• The history of the Magistral Delegation for New Zealand
  
• The Contribution of Laity and Families to the Life of the Church
  Testimony of the Magistral Delegate for Norway, Helene Lund