In the name of God, the Virgin Mary and Saint Lazarus - Convocation for an extraordinary Chapter General by the Grand Capitular - In accordance with article 24 of the Constitutional Charter of the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, with this official notification I hereby convoke an extraordinary Chapter General of the Knights, Dames and Senior Chaplains of the Order to meet at the Domus Sancti Lazari in Jerusalem on Tuesday 13 October 2020, feast day of Blessed Gerard...

Les Rameaux 2020Excellences,Chers Confrères et Chères Consoeurs,Chers Amis,Avec Pâques va prendre fin, nous l’espérons, les semaines de deuil, de souffrance et de confinement imposées dans le monde par l’épidémie de COVID 19. Certains ressortiront meurtris par cette épreuve, frappés dans leur chair et dans leur famille.Je veux dire à chacun d’entre vous mon soutien personnel et la solidarité de l’Ordre dans les épreuves traversées. Le carême qui est généralement une période de jeûne doit nous permettre de...

The period of self-isolation and the literal quarantine into which we have slipped so promptly, confronts us all with an unprecedented situation that calls into question a large part of our everyday habits, behaviours and rituals. This absolutely unique situation, the first for all generations after World War II, puts our adaptability to the test. The competence of both our societal systems (political, economic and ethical) and our personal ones is being assessed. It has not yet been proven whether we can...