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Why do we extend our arms when praying the Our Father and at other times during the Maronite anaphora?

Why do we stand in the Maronite Liturgy of the Offering?

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On this Sunday of the ‘Righteous and Just’ we are reminded of our call to holiness. God invites every Christian to lead a holy life. In this coming week, we will recall all the people who have led a holy life and are now enjoying everlasting glory with God in the heavenly kingdom. We are reminded that the saints in heaven participate in the glory of the resurrection of our Lord and we can as well. Read more in the link in the bio St Valentine – 14 February It appears that over time the story of more than one Valentine has been merged together into one identity. What we can gather from sources (many of which appear unreliable) was that St Valentine was either a priest or the former Bishop of Terni in the fourth century. He was martyred and buried in the Via Flaminia, north of Rome. He lived at the time of Emperor Claudias, who was persecuting the Church. Some stories recount that the Emperor had forbidden the marriage of young people and polygamy was widespread. The Christian faith honoured marriage between a man and a woman and St Valentine would marry men and women in secret. Valentine was arrested, imprisoned and tortured for performing marriage ceremonies. Other sources claim Valentine’s arrested for discussing with judge Asterius the legitimacy of Jesus. The judge put Valentine to the test by asking him to cure his blind daughter. Asterius promised that if he could restore his daughters sight, he would do whatever he asked. Valentine laid his hands on the daughter’s eyes and her vision was restored. The judge was humbled and kept his promise to Valentine. Valentine’s request was that the judge would break all the idols in his house, then begin to fast for three days after which he was baptised. The judge agreed and also freed all the Christian prisoners under his authority. Valentine was later arrested for trying to embrace Christianity upon emperor Claudius, Valentine was asked to renounce his faith, and he refused and was sentenced to death. This Valentine's day let us pray for the stengtheing of our faith. Let us pray for our married couples that they are witnesses to Christian values and that they may build strong domestic churches. We pray especially for those couples who are struggling, that they may find a way to renew their love in the light of Christ. #maronite #livingmaronite #stvalentinesday #valentines The season of Epiphany ends and Great Lent quietly knocks at our door. Before we approach this magnificent season, we remember those who have gone before us. The concept of journey is central to the Maronite view of death. On the three Sundays before Lent we remember the departed, beginning with the priests. Bishops and priests are our companions on our journey to God. The Mystery of the Priesthood was instituted by Christ, the High Priest, at the last supper. It has been handed through the apostles and their successors, the bishops, continuing the priesthood of the Old Testament. This Sunday’s readings contain grim warnings of This is a grim warning and the bishop’s and priest face. We must pray for them, both the living and the deceased so that they may enter into the house of the Lord and reap the rewards of the faithful servant. Read more about this commemoration at the link in the bio. #maronite #livingmaronite #priests Blessed Feast of our father St Maroun. St Maroun the hermit embraced a life of solitude. He lived in the open air, exposed to the rain, wind, storms and many more of nature. He is known for converting a pagan temple into a Church and converting the pagans and teaching them about prayer. Maroun spent most of his time in prayer and detached from the physical and material world. Maroun was passionate about spreading the message of the Lord and preached it to all he met and he also sought to cure physical conditions that people were suffering from. Maroun was also zealous about the healing of ‘lost souls’ whether Christian or not. Saint Maroun lived in the mountains of Antioch and his witness spread to Lebanon. Today there are Maronites all over the world, including Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Canada, America, France, Australia and many more countries. His disciples continued his mission after his death, a monastery was built in 452AD which they named Beit Maroun, it after this time that his followers were called Maronites and emerged carrying his name. Read more at the link in the bio #maronite #livingmaronite #saintoftheday #maroun Today we pray for women with breast cancer. St Agatha is an early church martyr venerated in the Church in both the East and West. Her feast in the Maronite Church is on 5 February. As part of her torture, her breasts were cut off. For this reason she is the patron saint of women with breast cancer. We pray for all women facing breast cancer and for the intercession of St Agatha, so that they may be healed by Christ the Divine Physician. #maronite #livingmaronite #breastcancer #breastcancerawareness #stagatha #saints #saintoftheday We ask that you keep in your prayers Pope Francis and our Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Bechara Rai, as they begin their historic visit to the Arabian Peninsula. We pray that this visit will bring joy for the many Maronites and other Christians in the region and an improvement to their religious freedoms.

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