Update from Jerusalem

Because of the coronavirus, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher will close its doors for a week.  This comes after a meeting between Israeli police and church leaders following the Israeli government’s plan to help prevent the spread of the virus.  The church was built in the 4^th century during the rule of the Emperor Constantine the Great after he converted to Christianity.  The Armenian Orthodox, Greek Orthodox, and Roman Catholic churches are custodians of the building.  In other developments this week, Jewish, Christian, and Moslem leaders gathered in Jerusalem to pray during the pandemic.  Franciscan Father Francesco Patton said,

We will be together to pray to the Almighty God that this pandemic may stop.... It is important...because we are all believers with the same roots; and thanks to this same root we can express with faith and...confidence our prayer to God the Almighty.

Door to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Visit to Israel 2018).  Notice what looks like three trees above the door.

One of the altars in the church.  This was located on a lower level (Visit to Israel 2018).

I saw this door that captured my attention (Israel Trip 2018).

Traces of Trinitas (Jerusalem 2018)