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We are loving this idea of placing crosses in front of our homes and sprinkling the door with blessed holy oil or holy water. It can be as simple as two pieces of wood put together or a cross or crucifix hanging off your door handle. Share photos of your cross and we would love to see and share them! #CrossYourHome

Do you want be a child of the light? The healing of Bartimaeus the blind is the last of the Lenten healing Gospels before Hosanna Sunday. It is an important Gospel in Syriac writing. Through it we see that Christ the light has restored mankind. The blind man was aware of his blindness. On being told that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by, the blind man began to cry out and say, “Jesus son of David have pity on me.” The blind man recognised that Christ is the Messiah and Bartimaeus come to see through hearing. This is a favourite paradox of St Ephrem. Faith comes through hearing from the Word of God: “Illumine with Your teaching The voice of the speaker And the ear of the hearer Like the pupil of the eye Let the ears be illumined, For the voice provides the rays of light.” In order for us to see we must also listen. Bartimaues was told by the crowds to be silent, yet he persevered. Of this St Ephrem praises: “Blessed are you, too, courageous blind man Whose great boldness enlightened you. For if you had been silent as you were admonished, silence would have kept you in darkness. Blessed is your boldness for in it you also offer a type, That the sinner, if he be bold, will obtain mercy.” This is our own call to confession, we must also be bold and obtain mercy. Our silence will keep us in our sin. On being told he was being called by Jesus, Bartimaeus threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus. Jacob of Serugh in his Hymn on the Soul tells us: “Strip off your rags and the leaves that cover your nakedness; Take and put on the glorious robe, Enter into Eden which is opened up and awaits you.” Adam and Eve had been clothed in the robe of glory and light and that robe was lost when they sinned. Christ came to return Adam to Eden in the garment of light. He came to make humanity which had fallen right and he did that by clothing himself in Adam. In this time of COVID-19, when it may feel like the world is in darkness, do not forget that through your baptism, Christ the light has given you a robe of glory. Do not forget his light is still in the world. Look for that light and like the blind man, seek his mercy. Amen

Brothers and sisters in Christ. On this Sunday of the blind, in most parts of the world Maronite Church buildings have closed. However, Churches have not stopped and there is no shortage of pre-recorded and live streamed Maronite Masses in various languages on various platforms from around the world. We suggest that if you don’t have the book of offering, you select a Liturgy which also has the words on screen so the family can participate and respond together. Set up in your home like you are in the Church. Have an altar, light a candle, include flowers and incense if you can. Stand and sit like you would at Church. Dress yourself and your family as if you are going to Church and engage and sing and respond as a family. Actively participate and allow the collective voices of our domestic Churches to sing out in the neighbourhoods, so that like the blind man, Christ’s truth will be revealed to all. #Maronite #livingmaronite

Health care professionals are risking their own lives each day to protect us. Their only protection are masks and gowns and in many places they are running low. They have families and loved ones they leave each day so that they can get on the front lines to fight this disease. Today leave your notes and prayers in the comments below below thanking our health care professionals. This is something you can do with your children at home. We would love to see them.

Blessed feast of the Annunciation. Pope Francis has invited all Christians today at 12 noon in each local time zone, to recite the Our Father, the prayer that unites us all. So all you Maronites. Put on an alarm for noon and join together with your arms outstretched and pray with all your heart the prayer Our Lord taught us.

On 25 March, nine months prior to the Birth of our Lord the Church celebrates the Annunciation to Our Lady. This feast is celebrated in both the East and West. The feast celebrates the events described in Luke 1:30-35. “The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” (Luke 1:30-33) The announcement by the angel fulfilled a prophecy revealed in the book of Isaiah. “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14) Pope Francis has invited us all, on 25 March at 12 noon in each local time zone, to recite the prayer of all Christians. “In these days of trial, as humanity trembles at the threat of the coronavirus pandemic, I would propose that all Christians join their voices together to heaven to invoke the Almighty, the All Powerful God, by reciting contemporaneously the prayer that Our Lord Jesus has taught us”. Amen

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