The Priest Who Stayed in Gaza
Fr. Gabriel Romanelli
This powerful firsthand account tells the story of a priest who chose to remain with his people in Gaza amid war, destruction, and uncertainty. In the face of danger, scarcity, and suffering, he continues to offer the sacraments, encouragement, and...
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Fr. Gabriel Romanelli
Scott Russell
Sophia Institute Press
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This powerful firsthand account tells the story of a priest who chose to remain with his people in Gaza amid war, destruction, and uncertainty. In the face of danger, scarcity, and suffering, he continues to offer the sacraments, encouragement, and hope rooted in union with Christ. With moving simplicity and spiritual depth, these pages reveal the strength of faith lived under trial, the meaning of true pastoral charity, and the quiet light of hope that endures even in the darkest circumstances. Duration - 7h 2m. Author - Fr. Gabriel Romanelli. Narrator - Scott Russell. Published Date - Monday, 19 January 2026. Copyright - © 2026 Sophia Institute Press ©.
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English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:13
Preface
Duration:00:04:33
Publisher's Note
Duration:00:02:12
Preamble
Duration:00:04:32
Prologue
Duration:00:03:38
Clara
Duration:00:10:00
Life Before
Duration:00:04:40
Wounded
Duration:00:02:27
The Ceasefire Is Extended
Duration:00:01:45
A Walk in the City
Duration:00:04:24
Routine
Duration:00:06:56
Serving God
Duration:00:00:53
A Small Neighborhood
Duration:00:00:50
“The Riviera”
Duration:00:03:02
Saying Mass
Duration:00:02:22
Humanitarian Aid Is Interrupted
Duration:00:04:15
Imminence of War
Duration:00:05:03
Lent and Ramadan
Duration:00:05:24
Refugees
Duration:00:04:32
Bread and Wine
Duration:00:01:41
The Banalization of Evil
Duration:00:04:02
The Christians
Duration:00:07:18
Venice Beach
Duration:00:02:28
Getting Used to Everything
Duration:00:02:26
Being Ready
Duration:00:06:43
My Breviary
Duration:00:01:16
Healing the Ground, Tending to Souls
Duration:00:05:52
The Rosary School
Duration:00:02:03
Seeing Suffering
Duration:00:02:29
Break of the Ceasefire
Duration:00:01:24
Putting Flowers on the Tombs
Duration:00:05:38
Adoration
Duration:00:01:41
The Children
Duration:00:01:50
Leaving or Staying
Duration:00:02:34
Twelve Years
Duration:00:01:52
God, the Only Judge
Duration:00:01:26
Shortage of Diapers
Duration:00:02:49
Remembering Our Dead
Duration:00:13:15
The Bread Ovens
Duration:00:05:09
The Desk
Duration:00:02:11
Remaining Joyful
Duration:00:04:36
Cancer
Duration:00:06:26
A Rocket Fired toward Sderot
Duration:00:01:45
Violence and Powerlessness
Duration:00:05:52
The Choir
Duration:00:01:35
Returning to Gaza
Duration:00:12:50
Hope
Duration:00:04:44
Flour and Water
Duration:00:01:49
To Stay
Duration:00:01:40
To Believe
Duration:00:00:45
A Strong Heart
Duration:00:02:43
The Basketball Backboard
Duration:00:00:56
School Starts Again
Duration:00:01:34
All Threatened
Duration:00:02:33
Palms and Ash
Duration:00:06:23
Aid Distribution
Duration:00:06:08
The Pope’s Hour
Duration:00:12:51
A New Plan to Occupy Gaza
Duration:00:05:19
Death Is Prowling
Duration:00:03:42
Like Pieces of Furniture
Duration:00:05:22
A Hostage Is Released
Duration:00:12:02
Doctor Viktor Frankl
Duration:00:06:35
Old Orphans
Duration:00:05:34
Good Memories
Duration:00:03:23
Love amid So Much Contempt
Duration:00:02:18
Becoming a Priest
Duration:00:14:46
No More Bombs
Duration:00:02:05
A Grain of Corn
Duration:00:01:45
Where Is Beautiful Gaza?
Duration:00:03:23
Parish Priest of the Holy Family
Duration:00:07:00
We Are Alive!
Duration:00:01:41
Our Life Before
Duration:00:09:18
Gideon’s Chariots
Duration:00:00:56
In the Red Zone
Duration:00:04:45
The Swimming Pool
Duration:00:07:38
The House of the People
Duration:00:01:38
Light and Darkness
Duration:00:02:47
Bloody Distributions
Duration:00:04:11
The Sea
Duration:00:01:34
Taken Away
Duration:00:01:59
A Wedding under the Bombs
Duration:00:06:02
Lighting a Flame
Duration:00:03:13
The Wounded Man on the Cart
Duration:00:01:13
List
Duration:00:08:14
Fleas and Lice
Duration:00:08:57
Remaining in Peace
Duration:00:01:05
A Litany
Duration:00:03:20
The Universal War
Duration:00:07:06
Exhausted
Duration:00:00:31
Nothing Truly Human
Duration:00:05:29
The Solitude of Veterans
Duration:00:01:28
In the Eye of the Cyclone
Duration:00:07:46
Bombed
Duration:00:10:32
We Are Ready
Duration:00:02:07
The Golgotha of Gaza
Duration:00:02:21
May Peace Be with You
Duration:00:04:30
Continuing
Duration:00:05:02
Postscript
Duration:00:06:18
Acknowledgments
Duration:00:03:15
About the Author
Duration:00:00:51
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:20