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Feast Days of Maronite Saints

St Maron

Feast Day – 9th February

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St Rafqa

Feast Day – 23rd March

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Blessed Massabki Brothers

Feast Day – 10th July

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St Charbel

Feast Day – 5th September

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St Nimatullah

Feast Day – 14th December

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John is preparing the way for Jesus, he asks the people to repent their sins and baptises them in the river Jordon. But why did Jesus need a forerunner? Mary I. Coloe, in her book ‘Dwelling in the Household of God,’ explains that in the Jewish wedding tradition, a friend or witness goes to ‘prepare the way’ for the groom and to announce his coming to the bridal household so they are on notice and can prepare themselves for the groom’s coming. Similarly, John was sent as friend and witness to arrange things before Jesus’ arrival. The announcement is not for the groom’s sake, rather it for the household’s sake. The Forerunner was sent so that the community, the household of God, could prepare themselves for Christ’s coming. In the same way, John is calling us, the Church, to prepare ourselves for the coming of Christ the “beloved Son!” (Matthew 3:17). So in the lead up to Christmas what are you doing to prepare yourself and your family for Christ’s coming? Over the next few weeks you may consider fasting, focusing on your prayer life, forgiving people who have hurt you, seeking forgiveness from those you have hurt, going to Mass more regularly, praying the rosary as a family, giving to the poor and doing works of mercy. #maronite #sustainability #noplasticbags In the Maronite Church on 6 December we commemorate the feast of St Nicholas the Wonderworker (Mar Zakhyo in Syriac) Santa Claus is based on the life of St Nicholas. We should consider the life of St Nicholas on a deeper level. In our society Santa Claus has become the opposite of the humble and charitable image of the good Bishop St Nicholas. He has come to represent the commercialisation of Christmas. Click on the link in the bio to rediscover the true Santa Claus A reminder for those of you in Sydney. @joumana.mdawar will be performing at our very own Parish, Our Lady of Lebanon Harris Park. This will be a lovely way to get you into the Christmas spirit. Join us at 8pm tommorrow at the Cathedral. Language is more than words, rather it is a way of thinking to express ideas. Those idea are often lost in translation, especially the theology. One of our readers has highlighted such an example for this liturgical week. The icon reads in Syriac "Mizalto d'Maryam". Mizalto is not a simple visitation but a visit to a holy place, almost a pilgrimage. That visiting of a holy place is lost by the translation to ‘visitation’. Mary and Elizabeth wombs reflect holy places (think a mazar in Arabic.) The Syriac word for womb is rahm which is mercy. Mary’s womb has become the dwelling place of God’s mercy and Mary has set out on a pilgrimage to reveal that mercy to us. We are all invited on the pilgrimage of the visitation. We are all invited to be part of this special pilgrim journey. Thanks Marcela Nassif for this exquisite reminder. #maronite #livingmaronite #visitation #mercy #pilgrimage #syriac #language #lostintranslation

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