Each year we take up a collection for the Holy Land during the Liturgy of Good Friday. Due to the special challenges this year with the government of Israel wanting to tax those churches, as well as the ongoing depletion of the number of Christians in the Holy Land, it is very important for the Church's survival in the Holy Land. The Holy Father, various dicasteries in Rome, clergy and even the laity in the Holy Land are asking us to do our best to support them in this difficult time.