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Jerusalem · Since September 2022, in a house entrusted to us by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Casa Kerigma Jerusalem
Jerusalem is the capital of the Spirit, the meeting point between the Old and the New Testament and the first steps of the Church. Here the prophets die, blood is sweated, one rises again and, after Pentecost, sets out again strong in the Spirit and in the Master's promise.
"Behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age" (Mt 28:20).
The house
An upper room of the kerygma
The kerygma, from the Greek κήρυγμα ("to cry out", "to proclaim"), is the word the New Testament uses for the Christian proclamation. Casa Kerigma is the place where the events of the Upper Room, the content and the ways of the proclamation are reproduced: a lamp lit in the service of the "flame of the Spirit", for those who stay and for the many friends who follow from afar.
It is a humble place where one rereads one's own story according to the mystery of the Incarnation and the action of the Spirit, in the simplicity of community life and in a climate of continual prayer for loved ones. One may live a stay of 7 to 15 days: the typical week retraces the events of salvation in the Holy City.
Isaiah 66:13
"As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you; in Jerusalem you shall be comforted."
The promise that gives its name to the path of consolation
Night at the Holy Sepulchre: the door closes and inside one prays
Consolation
A hospital of the soul
In a world marked by suffering and division, Casa Kerigma offers itself as a place of spiritual consolation and healing of the soul.
Why Jerusalem?
Jerusalem is the heart of the world, where global tensions are reflected and human and divine history intertwine. To seek inner peace here, in the "city of peace", is to build a hospital of the soul, where healing is also emotional and spiritual.
A project of consolation
A space for dialogue and reconciliation between cultures and religions, where Christians, Jews and Muslims can share experiences, face the wounds of the spirit and discover a common hope, in gestures of love, understanding and forgiveness.
The style
Word and deeds of the Upper Room
Starting from Casa Kerigma, the aim is to reproduce the life of the apostles, with reference to the mystery of the Incarnation and with particular emphasis on the "Word and deeds" of the Upper Room, on the content and ways of the proclamation.
The events of the Upper Room
- 1Listening to the kerygma
- 2The Eucharist as memorial
- 3The washing of feet as a style
- 4The experience of mercy as the effect of the relationship with the Consoler
- 5Prayer for sceptics and non-believers
- 6The experience of the nascent Church under the action of the Spirit
- 7The mandate to preach
- 8The community life of the apostles and the presence of Mary as an ecclesial style
- 9The proclamation of the kerygma
- 10Mission to the ends of the earth
The house has four aims
- 1Formation of young people, university students and seminarians
- 2Rest and spiritual renewal for priests and lay people
- 3Synodal workshop and laboratory of community discernment
- 4Laboratory for the Global Compact on Education
Where we are
17 Derech Beit Lehem, Jerusalem
Casa Kerigma is at 17 Derech Beit Lehem, in the heart of Jerusalem, about 35 minutes on foot from the Holy Sepulchre and the symbolic places of the Holy City: a welcoming space for prayer, formation and fraternal sharing, in a lively neighbourhood.
How the house is supported
A house supported by those who love it
The house is entrusted by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem to Attendiamoci, which runs it, with a significant monthly fee that the Association guarantees also with a contribution from the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova. Guests are asked to take part in the life of the house: meals, cleaning, an offering, whatever serves the common life.
A stay has no price: once the house has accepted your request we ask for a donation to Attendiamoci ODV ETS, suggested at €40 per person per night for accommodation only, towards the running costs: food is brought from home or bought locally. It is a free-will gift; you receive a receipt by email.
Friends who share the mission of the Kerigma Project can contribute with a regular donation on cipermettidi.it/casakerigma.
Come to Casa Kerigma
Tell us who you are and the period you wish: the house replies and, if it accepts, sends you the stay form.
Every day
The Word from Casa Kerigma (in Italian)
Messages from Casa Kerigma
A short daily message, about a minute long, on the day's readings, from Casa Kerigma in Jerusalem.
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Prayer
Mass intentions in Jerusalem
"As always, remembrance in prayer and the Eucharistic offering for your intentions and for your departed loved ones is an important part of my activity." From this house Fr Valerio celebrates for those who ask him: you can indicate the date, the intentions and, if you wish, a Gregorian Mass or one repeated over time.
Mass in the aedicule of the Holy Sepulchre