Mother Shaun and Sister Raffaella accompany Cardinal Filoni in his solemn entrance to the Holy Sepulchre

JERUSALEM (05-10-2022) – Today the Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, made his solemn entrance into the Holy Sepulchre. This event had been postponed several times due to the global pandemic. It is customary for a newly appointed Grand Master to initiate his office by a solemn procession to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre accompanied by episcopal dignitaries. Cardinal Filoni requested Mother Shaun Vergauwen, FSE, Co-foundress of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, and Sister Raffaella Petrini, FSE, Secretary General of Vatican City State, to be two of five in his delegation. Cardinal Filoni received Mother Shaun into the Order of the Holy Sepulchre as a Religious Dame on September 19, 2021.

Mother Shaun and Sister Raffaella will travel with Cardinal Filoni during the entire Holy Land journey which includes visits to Bethlehem, Beit Sahur, Nazareth and Jordan.