Lent in Jordan

DSCN6952

Here in Jordan, is not different from other countries in the world at the time of Lent, of course the Catholic Church carries many of the traditions from Otodox Church, for example, many families in our community are doing Orthodox fasting, that much different from ours. The Catholic Church so ask the abstinence of meat, also the Orthodox church, in his fasting is abstinence from meat and all its derivatives, egg and milk and also their derivatives. The Station of the Cross is also a very powerful experience in all the churches here in the Middle East, as also the confession and spiritual retreats below has some photos of those moments in our community.

Station pf Cross

DSCN6956DSCN6918

DSCN6939DSCN6965

Confession

DSCN7311

DSCN7335

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Chaplet of Divine Mercy - صلاة مسبحة الرحمة

Image
Tomorrow at 3 pm in our chapel community I will pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for all the prayer requests from around the world. Do you know which language I pray? Here in this post has the Chaplet of Divine Mercy in Arabic, the language that I pray this beautiful prayer, also has a clip for you to hear a little of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy in Arabic, before the prayer has a little reflection and then starts the song pray of Divine Mercy . Chaplet of Divine Mercy in Arabic صلاة مسبحة الرحمة نصلي مرة واحدة: أبانا - السلام - قانون الإيمان. ثم نصلي كالتالي باستعمال حبات السبحة الوردية: - على الحبات الكبيرة: "أيها الآب الأزلي, إني أقدم لك جسد ودم ونفس ولاهوت ابنك الحبيب سيدنا يسوع المسيح تكفيرا عن خطايانا وخطايا العالم". - على الحبات الصغيرة: "بحق آلامه المقدسة, ارحمنا وارحم العالم أجمع". - عند ختام المسبحة يقال ثلاثا: "قدوس الله, قدوس القوي, قدوس الذي لا يموت ارحمنا".
Read more

Mansaf

Image
Mansaf ( Arabic : منسف ‎) is a Jordanian dish made of lamb cooked in a sauce of fermented dried yogurt and served with rice or groats . It is the national dish of Jordan . PREPARATION The lamb is cooked in a broth made with a fermented then dried yogurt-like product called jameed , and served on a large platter with a layer of flatbread ( markook or shrak) topped with rice and then meat, garnished with almonds and pine nuts , parsley and then sauce poured over all . CULTURAL ROLE Mansaf is served on special occasions such as weddings and births, or to honor a guest, and on major holidays such as Eid ul-Fitr , Eid ul-Adha , Christmas Day and Jordan's Independence Day, Easter, Graduations , It is traditionally eaten collectively from a large platter in the Bedouin style, standing around the platter with the left hand behind the back and using the right hand instead of utensils. Al Karak is widely accepted by citizens as the mansaf "capital" of Jordan. Ph
Read more

Abbey of Monte Cassino

Image
Monte Cassino is a rocky hill about 130 kilometres (81 mi) southeast of Rome , Italy , c. 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the west of the town of Cassino (the Roman Casinum having been on the hill) and 520 m (1,706.04 ft) altitude. St. Benedict of Nursia established his first monastery , the source of the Benedictine Order, here around 529. It was the site of Battle of Monte Cassino in 1944. The site has been visited many times by the Popes and other senior clergy, including a visit by Pope Benedict XVI in May 2009. The monastery is one of the few remaining territorial abbeys within the Catholic Church . pics by Marcio Calais Fonte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Cassino
Read more