Who Do You Say That I am? This question was posed by Jesus to his apostles in the region of Caesarea Philippi, on or near the feast of Yom Kippur, when the name of the Lord was pronounced by the High Priest in the Temple. He asked his disciples, “who do people say the Son…
Holy By Kathleen Nichols We shivered with cold and anticipation before dawn, gathered around the small rust-colored boat altar on the Magdala shoreline for a sunrise Mass. The crimson outlined clouds brightened as our voices proclaimed, ‘holy, holy, holy Lord!’. (Isaiah 6:3) They professed with us: ‘the Heavens and Earth are full of your glory,…
Antonio Castillo and Magdalo Castle By Fr. Cristobal Vilaroig Spanish pilgrims never stopped visiting the Holy Land. Shortly after the arrival of the Ottomans (1517), some famous Spaniards would visit Jerusalem: the poet Juan de la Encina, who would narrate his pilgrimage in verse (1519); saint Ignatius of Loyola (1523) and the music composer Francisco…
Dear Magdala Family, We want to begin by wishing you a good Lenten Season again this year. To help you with this, the entire Magdala team is putting their best effort into the preparation of our fifth Virtual Pilgrimage for Lent entitled “Exodus: Pilgrimage of Freedom, ‘Out of Egypt I called my son’ Mt 2,15.” …
