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(site created for the Franciscan Custody Custody of the Holy Land)
Church's Official Calendar of Celebrations in Holy Land
| 2000 - January | ||
| 1 | Saturday | Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God - World Day for Peace |
| Jerusalem | Co-cathedral of the Latin Patriarchate - Pontifical Mass | |
| 2 | Sunday | (2-8 Pan-Orthodox meeting, Bethlehem) |
| 5 | Wednesday | Vigil the Epiphany |
| Bethlehem | Solemn Entry of Fr. Custos to Bethlehem (F) |
| 6 | Thursday | Epiphany of the Lord |
| Bethlehem | Saint Catherine’s Church, Pontifical Mass by Fr. Custos (F) | |
| GC churches | blessing of water and of homes |
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Notes: Christmas Eve for the Orthodox Churches: Inter-Church participation in the Solemn Entry to Bethlehem |
| 7 | Friday | Baptism of the Lord |
| Jordan | Inter-ritual Pilgrimage to the River Jordan | |
Notes: Orthodox Christmas, Bethlehem |
| 16 | Sunday | Jesus' first miracle - Marriage Day |
| Cana | weddings and renewals of marriage vows |
| 18 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve for the Armenian Church |
| Bethlehem | Notes: Inter-Church participation in the Solemn Entry to Bethlehem |
| 19 | Wednesday | Armenian Christmas - Bethlehem |
| 20 | Thursday | Epiphany for the Orthodox Church |
| River Jordan | Inter-Church Pilgrimage to the River Jordan |
| 23 | Sunday | 23-30 - Week of Prayer for Christian Unity |
| Jerusalem | Ecumenical prayer in various Christian churches |
| 30 | Sunday | Sunday of the Beatitudes |
| Beatitudes | Mount of Beatitudes, Mass |
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