Honors bestowed on members of the Holy Sepulchre

On Sept.18, several members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem were welcomed into the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem to receive their Pilgrims’ Shells – an honor bestowed on Dames and Knights who make a special pilgrimage to the Holy Land with the Order. The ten-day pilgrimage walked in the footsteps of Jesus as well as visiting places which the Order supports, such as the Holy Child program in Bethlehem and Holy Savior Seminary in Beit Sahour. Today, the purpose of the Order, which was approved by the pope in 1113 A.D., is to preserve and propagate the faith in the Holy Land.