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Pray for Us
Patroness of the Equestrian Order
of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

The Covington-Lexington Section is a proud supporter of the Diocese of Covington Seminarian Education Fund.

PROJECTS & PROGRAMS

The Covington-Lexington Section, under the direction of the North Central Lieutenancy, and in conjunction with Lieutenancies around the world, helps provide support for a number of important projects and initiatives in support of the Christians in the Holy Land. The following are some of those projects and programs we support:

Caritas Baby Hospital (CBH) - The CBH is the West Bank’s only children’s hospital that offers medical and social services to every child in need, irrespective of origin or religion. Annually, around 50,000 Palestinian children are treated up to 18 years of age on both an outpatient and inpatient basis. The hospital provides treatment for the most basic pediatric illnesses as well as for neonatal and congenital disorders. It also treats patients with hereditary, neurologic and metabolic diseases. The majority of patients come from the southern parts of the West Bank, namely the regions of Bethlehem and Hebron. According to the Palestinian Bureau of Statistics, over 400,000 children live in the area served by Caritas Baby Hospital, which is roughly 42% of the total population.

Lady of Sorrows Elder Center, Jerusalem - The Home of Our Lady of Sorrows is a specialized accomodation for elderly dependent people. It was created 60 years ago at the request of the Latin Patriarchate by the Daughters of Our Lady of Sorrows.

Gaza Holy Family Parish - Gaza Holy Family Parish Church is located in Gaza, in what is considered the poorest area in Palestine and one of the most densely populated areas in the world. It has 5,046 persons per square kilometer and has a steep level of unemployment.

Bethlehem University - Bethlehem University of the Holy Land is a Catholic Christian co-educational institution of higher learning founded in 1973 in the Lasallian tradition, open to students of all faith traditions. Bethlehem University, the first university established in the West Bank, and can trace its roots to 1893, when the De La Salle Christian Brothers opened schools in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Jaffa, Nazareth, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt.

Hogar Nino Dios - Hogar Nino Dios is a home for disabled children, located in the City of Bethlehem in the West Bank. The home is run by the Sisters of the Religious Family of the Incarnate Word. The home is run by five nuns of the order with the assistance of two priests and numerous lay staff, including a nurse, doctor, physical and musical therapists and a cook – all of whom help look after 23 disabled and abandoned children, of whom seven are Christian. They are funded solely through charitable donations.

HOPE (Holy Land Outreach Promoting Education) - HOPE is a twinning project between the teachers of the Latin Patriarchate Schools in the Holy Land and and teachers of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, which is located within the North Central Lieutenancy. HOPE is rooted in a program called the Children’s Peace Program (CPP). The purpose of this program is to build a bridge of peace and solidarity between our Catholic schools in the U.S. and the Latin Patriarchate (Roman Catholic Archdiocese) schools in the Holy Land.

EOHSJ IN THE DIOCESE of COVINGTON

The Covington-Lexington Section is involved in supporting and participating in the life of the Diocese of Covington in a number of ways:

Seminarian Education - We actively support seminarian education by participation in the annual Seminary Ball and with member donations that go directly toward paying the costs of education and formation of our future priests.

Monthly Veneration of a Relic of the True Cross - Veneration of a relic of the True Cross is provided on the First Friday of each month at the Cathedral Basiliica from Noon to 1:00 PM. Confessions are offered concurrently with a blessing and the opportunity for the faithful to come forward and personally venerate the True Cross relic. This monthly veneration is sponsored by the Knights and Dames of the Covington-Lexington Section of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

Easter Passion Relics Veneration - Drawing upon the Order's symbols of the Cross and the Holy Sepulchre, we provide the opportunity for the faithful to venerate the relics of the passion and death of Our Lord Jesus Christ at the Cathedral Basilica beginning at Easter Vigil until the following Easter Saturday. The centerpiece of the exhibit are exact copies of the Shroud of Turin (the burial cloth of Jesus) and the Sudarium of Oviedo (the face cloth) exhibited and curated by one of the Knights of the Order.

The Jerusalem Cross Annales 2022-23 is now available.

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2024 PILGRIMAGE TO THE
HOLY LAND

Due to the ongoing crisis in the Holy Land, the 2024 North Central Lieutenancy Pilgrimage to the Holy Land has been cancelled. Future Pilgrimages will be planned as the situation develops. For information on how you can be a part of future journeys to the land of Jesus, go to the North Central Lieutenancy's Pilgrimage Page.

Veneration of the relic of the True Cross

The 2023 Exhibit of the Shroud of Turin and Sudarium of Oviedo