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Report · Begijnhofkapel · September 2025
Dieszondag (Founders' Sunday)
It is becoming a real tradition already. Dieszondag (Founders' Sunday). The day on which we celebrate the laying of the first stone of the Beguinage Chapel. That was on 2 July 1671, and since 2021 we have celebrated it.…
Erica Eitjes
Reflection · Begijnhofkapel · September 2025
Pope Leo XIV - the first 88 days
“Peace be with you all! Dear brothers and sisters, this is the first greeting of the Risen Christ, the Good Shepherd, who gave his life for the flock of God…” “… the peace of the Risen Christ, a disarming, humble and…
Johan Smit
Reflection · Begijnhofkapel · September 2025
Pelgrimage tussen Heiloo en Bergen
Deze pelgrimsroute is een ware aanrader in het Jubeljaar. Eerder dit jaar bedacht Jeroen de Wit, toen nog rector van het Heiligdom Onze Lieve Vrouw ter Nood de route. Zijn opvolger is daar net zo enthousiast over. Hij…
Jeanette Ghatas · Only in dutch
Reflection · Begijnhofkapel · September 2025
The Catholic Church and slavery: Bartolomé de las Casas (1484-1566)
Bartolomé de las Casas stood up in the sixteenth century for the indigenous population of South and Central America. In 2002 the Church opened his beatification process. His father and three uncles departed in 1493 with…
José Huijberts
Report · Begijnhofkapel · September 2025
Procession with the relics of the Martyrs of Gorkum and vespers with Cardinal Pietro Parolin
The story of the Martyrs of Gorkum forms an important part of the history of the Eighty Years' War. In 1572, during the revolt against Spanish rule led by William of Orange, nineteen Roman Catholic clerics in Gorinchem…
Brigitte Kristel
Reflection · Begijnhofkapel · September 2025
With the Saints Through the Year: Óscar Romero
This time, once again, a saint from recent history. So recent that the somewhat older among us may still be able to remember it. It concerns Óscar Romero. In 1917, Óscar Romero was born in the mountainous east of El…
Erica Eitjes
Reflection · Begijnhofkapel · September 2025
Sacred places, hidden stories – discover Holy City Amsterdam
Anyone visiting Amsterdam quickly thinks of canals, bicycles and the Red Light District. But behind the well-known facades of the city centre lies a remarkable religious heritage. Holy City Amsterdam is a new initiative…
Jeanette Ghatas
Reflection · Begijnhofkapel · September 2025
The Tomb of Peter in Rome – Part 1
During his inauguration, Pope Leo XIV walked down a staircase at the beginning of the Mass and paused for a while at a niche with an icon of Peter. Do you remember? And I wondered, do the viewers realize that they are…
Erica Eitjes
Report · Begijnhofkapel · September 2025
First Holy Communion 25 May 2025
To allow a child to grow up in the tradition of the church, there are three sacraments that lead to initiation into the Christian faith. The first step is Baptism, the second step is First Holy Communion, and the third…
Jan Spruit
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