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The Epiphany of Our Lord

6 Jan – The Baptism of Jesus

7 Jan – Praises to John the Baptist

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#maronite #christmas #forgiveness #ourlady On 21 November the Maronite Church commemorates the feast of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple. This is in the lead up to the Annunciation which we will celebrate this Sunday. The feast emphasises Mary's purity and holiness, which paved the way for her to become the vessel by which God became man and the Word became flesh. Mary was presented at the temple at the age of three by her parents Saints Joachim and Anne. They had been childless and wished to fulfil their promise and consecrate her to God. We learn from the Protevangelium of James that from the age of three, Mary was placed in the Temple, and remained there until the age of 12 (puberty, at which age she would be impure according to Jewish law), weaving the veil of the Temple. She continued weaving it although she had to leave the Temple, and not until she had conceived the Lord, did she finish the veil. In other words, Our Lord represented the veil (Hebrews 10:20 says that the Lord’s flesh was the veil – presumably because it hid His divinity.) That is why the weaving of it could not be completed until after the virginal conception had taken place. Further, the death of the Lord coincides with the rending of the veil of the Temple from top to bottom at the time of His death (Matthew 27:5). The weaving of the cloth of the veil which was begun in the Temple, was completed outside of it, when the Lord was born. It was placed in the Temple, where it hung until He was slain, at which time it was rent. Our Lord, therefore, was the very soul of the Temple, the very life of the religion. May we strive to live by Mary's example and live a life of purity and holiness. #livingmaronite #maronite #annunciation #maryspresentationinthetemple Dams have a history of creating devastating environmental, social and economic consequences. Their construction should be approached with caution and research is showing they cause more problems than they fix. In recent days we have seen increased protests against the Bisri Valley dam in Lebanon. The building of the dam will also impact on an existing Maronite Church (Mar Moussa) and the ruins of the Monastery of St Sophia. While it is intended these will be moved to another location, Church’s and monasteries were built to service the spiritual needs of communities and not as museum artefacts. We encourage you to read the link in the bio for an alternative view of the impacts of building the Bisri Valley dam. Head over to our Facebook page for more generalised links about the impacts of dams. We know that water shortages need solutions, but they must start by fixing the waste first. Quick fixes such as these are not unique solutions used only in Lebanon. Inadequate and short sighted ecological strategies are used in the most developed countries. We are all required to challenge the way we are living beyond our means as individuals, as nations and as a world. @wissamhanna #savebisrivalley #lebanonprotests @monkyseemonkydo #waronwaste #maronite #christmas #maronite #christmas #roomattheinn

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