Since yesterday, mgr. Fouad has officially been the new Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, replacing Michel Sabbah. "Before us said mgr. Twal, in his speech at the inaugural ceremony in the basilica of the Holy Sepulchre , the Lord has experienced the hardest human tragedies and felt the bitterest sufferings: deprivation, injustice, loneliness and agony. He has travelled the narrow streets of Jerusalem, bearing His Cross, falling several times and always getting up again, until His death. He left Himself be buried and walked over, as the seed of corn that is sown and dies. We too, as a people, as a Church and as individuals, know what crosses, what challenges and what difficulties await us. We already know that there will be falls and harsh ordeals". However, he added, "as short is the distance that separates the Golgotha from the empty Sepulchre, so we know that short is the distance from death to Resurrection. That’s why there is no reason to be afraid". (continued)
