The Interior
Journey
At the heart of the Order is not honour but holiness — a commitment to prayer, formation, and pilgrimage that gives meaning to all its works.
Prayer & Study
Members are formed through regular spiritual gatherings, retreats, and study of Scripture and the Church’s tradition. Each is encouraged toward daily prayer, frequent reception of the sacraments, and devotion to the Passion of Our Lord.
The Grand Prior and chaplains accompany the Lieutenancy throughout the liturgical year, offering guidance and a consistent rhythm of prayer that sustains the Order’s interior life.
Journey to Jerusalem
Members are called, at least once, to walk the holy places of Christ’s life, death, and resurrection — to pray at the Sepulchre they are sworn to defend, and to encounter the living Church of the Holy Land.
At the heart of the Order is not honour but holiness — a commitment to prayer, formation, and pilgrimage that gives meaning to all its works.
The pilgrimage is not a tourist journey. It is a vocation within the vocation — a confrontation with the reality of the faith and a renewed commitment to those who keep the faith alive in the land where it was born.
Feasts of the Order
The Order marks several feasts throughout the liturgical year — moments of communal prayer, reflection, and recommitment to the charism of the Holy Sepulchre.
At the heart of the Order is not honour but holiness — a commitment to prayer, formation, and pilgrimage that gives meaning to all its works.
Jan 17 – Our Lady, Queen of Palestine
May 3 – Finding of the Holy Cross (Feast of the Order)
Jul 12 – Anniversary of the Order (Founded 1099)
Sep 14 – Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Principal feast of the Order)
Oct 25 – Our Lady, Queen of Palestine (Principal observance)
Nov 21Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary