Fr. Alladin Castro, ordained priest of theMetropolitan of the Ancient Apostolic and Catholic Church of the East Inc., (Photo courtesy of Fr. Alladin Castro) MANILA - The bishop of the Metropolitan of the Ancient Apostolic and Catholic Church of the East Inc., clarified that the services provided by one of their priests are part of missionary duties. "The masses and funeral services that he rendered to the people are part of the missionary endeavors that the Church is trying to respond to the religious needs of the people," Bishop Mar-Shimmun Artemus Bar Kepha said in a letter to Novaliches Bishop Roberto Gaa dated Nov. 20. The bishop added that they serve the people in the slums who cannot afford such services in Roman Catholic parishes. "We use the 'Qurbana Qaddisha' for our liturgical rite and we strongly request our clergy to use it and inform the individuals attending the services that we're of the Eastern jurisdiction of the Church. Only through invitati
Fr. Alladin Castro, ordained priest of theMetropolitan of the Ancient Apostolic and Catholic Church of the East Inc., (Photo courtesy of Fr. Alladin Castro) MANILA - The bishop of the Metropolitan of the Ancient Apostolic and Catholic Church of the East Inc., clarified that the services provided by one of their priests are part of missionary duties. "The masses and funeral services that he rendered to the people are part of the missionary endeavors that the Church is trying to respond to the religious needs of the people," Bishop Mar-Shimmun Artemus Bar Kepha said in a letter to Novaliches Bishop Roberto Gaa dated Nov. 20. The bishop added that they serve the people in the slums who cannot afford such services in Roman Catholic parishes. "We use the 'Qurbana Qaddisha' for our liturgical rite and we strongly request our clergy to use it and inform the individuals attending the services that we're of the Eastern jurisdiction of the Church. Only through invitati
back in 1970s jerusalem, there is a vibrant market for antique ossuaries. i didn t see anything particular in this ossuary. it was sat for many years at my parents apartment together with several other ossuaries that i purchased at that time because i didn t put any special attention to this ossuary. but in april 2002, golan invites andre lemaire, a renowned scholar of ancient aramaic, to examine some items in his collection. lemaire s attention is immediate drawn to the unidentified ossuary golan bought 30 years before. lemaire deciphers the mysterious inscription. it reads, james, son of joseph, brother of jesus. he found that there is a very high probability that it
back in 1970s jerusalem, there is a vibrant market for antique ossuaries. i didn t see anything particular in this ossuary. it was sat for many years at my parents apartment together with several other ossuaries that i purchased at that time because i didn t put any special attention to this ossuary. but in april 2002, golan invites andre lemaire, a renowned scholar of ancient aramaic, to examine some items in his collection. lemaire s attention is immediate drawn to the unidentified ossuary golan bought 30 years before. lemaire deciphers the mysterious inscription. it reads, james, son of joseph, brother of jesus. he found that there is a very high probability that it belonged to james, the brother of jesus christ.