The Magistral Delegation of New Zealand appoints four new council members in 2024. Janet Ponifasio DCHS as Chancellor; Stephen Fitness, as Treasurer; Rodolfo de la Vega, as Lay Master of Ceremonies; and Craig Franswah, as Mentor for Aspirants. We thank and pray for our retiring members for years of service and dedication to the Holy Order. Please pray for our new council members that God guides them in their duties.                            

Please see below for the press release.

The Consulta is the advisory body of the Cardinal Grand Master. Its proposals are part of the decision-making process on the most important issues concerning the Order.Every four years, under the chairmanship of the Cardinal Grand Master, all the highest offices of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre (the Grand Magisterium with the Lieutenants and Magistral Delegates), together with a representative of the Secretariat of State and one from the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, meet to discuss and reflect on common issues concerning the life of the Order in all its peripheral structures.The Consulta in 2023 focused on the […]

EOHSJ members meet twice a year at St Francis Retreat Centre in Auckland to spend time discussing and reflecting on a Conference paper delivered by our Chaplains as well as celebrating Mass and coming together for lunch. Fr Anthony Malone, OFM, KCHS led the Recollection Day using the Study Guide of Laudato Si, the encyclical of Pope Francis. He also spent time explaining Laudato Deum: the pope’s cry for a response to the climate crisis. Members broke off into small groups, each looking at different sections of Laudato Si and then reporting back to the whole group. Participants recognized the […]

Praise be to our Lord Jesus Christ! My name is Jacob Anithottam, I am an aspirant of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem in New Zealand, currently on the path to be invested into the order in November 2023. I was given the great opportunity to take part in World Youth Day 2023, the international call of the Church to young delegates from around the world, to celebrate the Catholic heritage we hold dear in our lives. I wish to provide a report of my first-hand experience and my thoughts about WYD 2023 Lisbon. Image 1: An […]