tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19743163767705455892024-02-18T19:02:23.208-08:00Saint Raymonds Maronite Cathedral, Saint Louis MissouriAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017948400238780238noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974316376770545589.post-39431204415776064522016-10-14T14:14:00.003-07:002016-10-14T14:14:31.030-07:00Bulletin October 16-23, 2016
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<span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">Religion classes for all students K-8 (catholic, private or public schools) have started. Classes meet<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at 9 am and conclude in time for 10 o’clock Divine Liturgy. Registration forms are available in the church vestibule. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<pre style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span lang="en-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #333333; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">November 6: </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Start of the New Liturgical Year (SUNDAY OF THE CONSECRATION OF THE CHURCH)</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #333333; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">November 10</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;"> (Thursday) 7:00 pm. Special Ecumenical Prayer Service for the Christians of the Middle East. Bishop Elias Zaidan and members of the Eastern Orthodox Clergy and Laity of the St. Louis area will participate. Short reception in the Cedars Hall to follow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All parishioners of St. Raymond are invited to attend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is being sponsored by the local chapter of the</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;"> In Defense of Christians Organization</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">.
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<pre style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">November 20</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;"> Celebration of the Feast of St. Raymond (see bulletin article/handout)</span><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">
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<span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">The </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Order of Saint Sharbel</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> was named for Sharbel Makhluf (1828-98), who was canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1977. Saint Sharbel was a priest of the Maronite Church who, following the example of Saint Maron, lived as a hermit from 1875 until his death. His life of holiness and dedication to the Priesthood of Jesus Christ makes him an outstanding role model for priests.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">The Order provides financial support to seminarians of the </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Maronite Church in the United States</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">. Our seminarians study at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Seminary in Washington, D.C. and other Catholic seminaries in the United States. The Maronite<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seminary celebrated its 50</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup></span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> anniversary in 2011, and continues to play a vital role in the education of our priests for the 21</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">st </span></sup></span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">century.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">Bishop Emeritus Robert Shaheen, St. Raymond’s Ladies Society, St. Raymond’s Men’s Society, Charles and Theresa Miller, John and Margie Simon, Joseph Ojile, John Jabouri, James DuBois, Marilue Simon, Nancy Sarkis, Merry Kweiter, Dave and Kathy Mueckl,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Maged Haikal, Raymond Rask Jr., Tim and Donna Gamma, Mary Louis,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dan and Ruth Abodeely, Antoine and Claudine Adem,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roxie Rask,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Linda Hill, John and Nina Bouhasin, Diana Deeba, Ralph and Sandy Wahby, Dr. Sam Hawatmeh and Raymond Webbe.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">Religion classes for all students K-8 (catholic, private or public schools) have started. Classes meet<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at 9 am and conclude in time for 10 o’clock Divine Liturgy. Registration forms are available in the church vestibule. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<pre style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">November 10</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;"> (Thursday) 7:00 pm. Special Ecumenical Prayer Service for the Christians of the Middle East. Bishop Elias Zaidan and members of the Eastern Orthodox Clergy and Laity of the St. Louis area will participate. Short reception in the Cedars Hall to follow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All parishioners of St. Raymond are invited to attend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is being sponsored by the local chapter of the</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;"> In Defense of Christians Organization</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Arial; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-ligatures: none;">.
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017948400238780238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974316376770545589.post-77504663607405549372016-09-30T13:43:00.005-07:002016-09-30T13:43:50.797-07:00Bulletin October 2-9, 2016
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">Sarkis (Sergius</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"> or </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">Serge</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">) and </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">Bacchus</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"> were fourth-century </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire"><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Roman</span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"> Christian soldiers revered as </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr"><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">martyrs</span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint"><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">saints</span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"> by the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church"><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Catholic</span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Orthodoxy"><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> Orthodox</span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"> Churches. Their </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_day"><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">feast day</span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"> is 7 October.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">The entire parish offers its condolences to the family of Subdeacon George Simon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has been a faithful servant of the Church and an asset to St. Raymond.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May the Lord grant Subdeacon George eternal rest!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017948400238780238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974316376770545589.post-29816008626344876052016-09-09T17:00:00.001-07:002016-09-09T17:00:30.573-07:00Bulletin September 11-30, 2016
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<span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Early in the fourth century St. Helena, mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine, went to Jerusalem in search of the holy places of Christ's life. She razed the second-century Temple of Aphrodite, which tradition held was built over the Savior's tomb, and she built the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher over the tomb. During the excavation, workers found three crosses. Legend has it that the one on which Jesus died was identified when its touch healed a dying woman.</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017948400238780238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974316376770545589.post-80939613265496212382016-09-02T14:51:00.002-07:002016-09-02T14:51:52.226-07:00Bulletin September 4-30, 2016
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<span lang="en-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-default-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-greek-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-latin-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #333333; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">When Mother Teresa is canonized on </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-default-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-greek-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-latin-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #333333; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">September 4</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-default-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-greek-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-latin-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #333333; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">, she will be most remembered for her selfless love of the poor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the Church we often use the word “charity” to describe that type of love. Mother Teresa worked with the poorest of the poor in Kolkata (Calcutta), India, serving lepers and others who would otherwise suffer without care. Her services were given freely, and her example was followed by the sisters in the order she founded, the Missionaries of Charity. </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #252525; font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-default-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-greek-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-latin-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #252525; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-default-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-greek-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-latin-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-ligatures: none;">Mother Teresa has inspired thousands </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-default-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-greek-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-latin-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #333333; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">of followers in several different nations as well as individual acts of kindness around the globe. She has been mentioned as an inspiration by world leaders. Her order has 19 mission homes in Kolkata, as well as several others around the world. The Missionaries of Charity also operate a school, care for ex-prostitutes and run soup kitchens.<br />
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Another reason why Mother Teresa is important is not one that is normally advertised. Mother Teresa had grave doubts about God and her relationship with Him. Mother Teresa said she felt this way because she saw so much suffering in the world, which is a common problem for many who question the nature of God.<br />
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What is important is not that she doubted, but that she remained faithful in spite of her doubts. She knew that Christianity requires charity, that is, Christian love. Her message is universal. Mother Teresa's<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>message was to embrace suffering, especially that of the poor in whose faces she saw Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Every human being suffers and understands suffering. Every human being also understands kindness and compassion. Mother Teresa is important because she lived her life in such a way so as to inspire kindness. Few people do this, and for this reason it is important to hold up her example for all to follow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 119%;"><span style="color: black;">This year we celebrate Labor Day on September 5. As a nation we dedicate one day a year to those who labor, especially those who perform manual labor.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 119%;"><span style="color: black;">In 1981 Pope Saint John Paul wrote: “Work is a good thing for man - a good thing for his humanity - because through work man </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 119%;"><span style="color: black;">not only transforms nature, </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 119%;"><span style="color: black;">adapting it to his own needs, but he also </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 119%;"><span style="color: black;">achieves fulfilment </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 119%;"><span style="color: black;">as a human being and indeed, in a sense, becomes ‘more a human being.’</span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: black;">“Work is </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: black;">an obligation, </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: black;">that is to say, a </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: black;">duty, on the part of </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; font-style: italic; language: en-US; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: black;">man. </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: black;">. . Man must work, both because the Creator has commanded it and because of his own humanity, which requires work in order to be maintained and developed. Man must work out of regard for others, especially his own family, but also for the society he belongs to, the country of which he is a child, and the whole human family of which he is a member, since he is the heir to the work of generations and at the same time a sharer in building the future of those who will come after him in the succession of history”. - </span></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 107%; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;">Laborem Exercens</span></span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; font-style: italic; language: en-US; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: black;"> (On Human Work</span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: black;"> ), Pope John Paul II, 1981</span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">First, I wanted to thank all<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for their support and help with this year’s festival.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our current challenges have not interfered with the parish’s resolve to have a successful festival.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know this event began as the St. Raymond’s Homecoming, it was created<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not only for the parish to prosper financially, but also socially.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was meant to bring the community together; I can’t think of a better time to do so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m inviting our parishioners to use this event as a family get together; the original intent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">Come and enjoy the time with your family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We want this year’s Festival to be a fun and prosperous event for all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you would like to help, please contact myself, Linda, Gina, or Lou Peters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can point<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to a booth chairperson to help schedule a convenient time for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">Lastly, I am asking for everyone’s consideration and help to insure the success of this year’s Festival.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are posting signs asking that no outside food, drink or hookahs are allowed during the weekend’s events.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All the food, drink and hookahs will be available for your purchase, or rental.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are asking to be considerate of our goal for a successful Festival.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">The next festival meeting will be Monday September 12th at 7pm in the Lebanon room. If you are a booth chair person or have another responsibility with the festival please come to the meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will be the last meeting before the festival. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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A festival prep-work schedule will be emailed to the parish. This is just an idea of what needs to be done.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Her dancing pleased Herod so much that in his drunkenness he promised to give her anything she desired, up to half of his kingdom. When the daughter asked her mother what she should request, she was told to ask for the head of John the Baptist on a platter. Although Herod was appalled by the request, he reluctantly agreed and had John executed in the prison. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold; line-height: 119%;">Special thanks to our Festival Sponsors who have donated so far….</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">Land of Peace is a nonprofit organization with the mission of helping and supporting Christian families in the Holy Land through the Patriarch of Jerusalem. When anyone purchases handmade arts they help our mission and help the Christians in the Holy Land. </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">In 1920 the Christian population in the Holy Land was 80%; today it is less than 2%. With the parish support and the parishioner’s generosity we are able to help our brothers and sisters to live in Jesus land of birth. </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">LAND OF PEACE’S GOAL IS TO BUILD A CHARITY HOSPITAL IN THE HOLY LAND </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 16.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge (CCDBR) initiated its Incident Management Plan to respond to the floods<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>inundating our Diocese. The group is asking for cash donations to help meet those needs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017948400238780238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974316376770545589.post-63873844958618512332016-08-26T13:39:00.001-07:002016-08-26T13:39:07.237-07:00Bulletin August 21-28,2016
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<span lang="en-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C00000; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">(</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syriac_language"><span lang="en-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C00000; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Syriac</span></a><span lang="en-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C00000; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">: </span><span dir="rtl" lang="syr" style="color: #c00000; direction: rtl; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; language: syr; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: syr; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-cs-format: -1; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ogham-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-runic-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C00000; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-syriac-font-family: "Segoe UI Historic"; unicode-bidi: embed;">ܡܪܝ ܐܝܣܚܩ ܕܢܝܢܘ</span><span dir="rtl" lang="syr" style="color: #c00000; direction: rtl; font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: syr; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: syr; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-cs-format: -1; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C00000; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; unicode-bidi: embed;">; </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language"><span lang="en-US" style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: syr; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C00000; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Arabic</span></a><span dir="rtl" lang="syr" style="color: #c00000; direction: rtl; font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: syr; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: syr; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-cs-format: -1; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C00000; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; unicode-bidi: embed;">: إسحاق النينوي)</span><span dir="rtl" lang="syr" style="color: #c00000; direction: rtl; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-weight: bold; language: syr; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: syr; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-cs-format: -1; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C00000; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; unicode-bidi: embed;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> is also remembered as</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> Isaac of Nineveh</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">, </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">Abba Isaac</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">, and </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">Isaac of Qatar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">He</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> was a 7th-century </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syriac_Christianity"><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; 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mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">bishop</span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theologian"><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">theologian</span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">. He is also regarded as a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint"><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">saint</span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> by all the Eastern Churches (Catholic and Orthodox), making him the last saint to be recognized by every </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostolic_succession"><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">apostolic Church</span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Christianity"><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Christian East</span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">. The Maronite Church celebrates his </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_day"><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">feast day</span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> on August 23. Isaac was born in the region of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christians_in_the_Persian_Gulf#Beth_Qatraye"><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Beth Qatraye</span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Arabia"><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Eastern Arabia</span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">. When still quite young, he entered a monastery. After many years of studying he emerged as an authoritative figure in theology. He dedicated his life to </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monasticism"><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">monasticism</span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> and became involved in religious education throughout the </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;">Beth Qatraye</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> region. He was eventually ordained bishop of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineveh"><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Nineveh</span></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none;"> (near modern day Mosul, Iraq).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="color: #252525; font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #252525; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Among his writings are the following that are as fresh today as they were in the 7</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #252525; font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #252525; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup></span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #252525; font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #252525; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> Century:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; direction: ltr; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; language: x-none; unicode-bidi: embed;">*</span><span style="width: 13.875pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #252525; font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #252525; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">God can do more than anyone else, and can assist us by a far greater measure than we could ever ask for, or even imagine."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525; direction: ltr; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; language: x-none; unicode-bidi: embed;">*</span><span style="width: 13.875pt;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: #252525; font-family: "Times New Roman"; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #252525; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">“The aim of prayer is that we should acquire from it love of God, for in prayer are to be found all sorts of reasons for loving God.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">Chorbishop Beggiani’s book, “</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; text-decoration: underline; text-transform: uppercase; text-underline: single;">Early Syraic Theology</span><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">” discussed a number early theological views written by St. Ephrem (307 – 363AD), Jacob of Serugh (451 – 521AD) and Araphate (280-345AD).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These men traveled throughout the ancient world from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mesopotamia to Judea and into Northern Syria.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of their writings, homilies and letters become the basis of the Catholic<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>doctrine on worship, their ideas had a great influence on many of the Eastern Rite Churches, including the Maronite Rite Church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">One concept discussed in “</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none; text-decoration: underline; text-transform: uppercase; text-underline: single;">Early Syraic Theology</span><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">” is Divinization; this concept discusses God’s intention for Adam and the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>effect that the Original Sin had upon the plan that God had for all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">The fact that humans are created in the image and likeness of God has moral consequences.</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"><sup><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">6</span></sup></span><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"> If you think of Christ at the Physician then the moral consequence to human is the reason for the Son to put on the robe </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">(early Theologist use the concept of Christ putting on the “robe” of humanity as God becoming man) </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">of the creatures so to provide a treatment</span><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"> for this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>aliment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As Adam was made in the image of God, God intended him to attain a level of Divinity, not to the level of the Trinity but greater than he did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As Adam fell short of the goal through the introduction of Original Sin; God felt the need to send his son to give the entire human race the path, through the Sacraments, to the cure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, as the Son was baptized so must the creatures be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is said that Jesus was the second Adam, incarnate to repair the disease of Original Sin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Early Syriac Theology teaches us that Jesus was actually born three times; his human birth (incarnate) of the Virgin Mary, born through the baptism by John, and by his death and resurrection, and his journey to Sheoul (purgatory/hell) where he saved those before his time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each birth had a reason; the Lord had to be incarnate of the Virgin Mary to interface with his creatures on a level that they could understand, his birth through baptism began the church and thus provided an example for the faithful to find the path to Divinization, and finally his death and resurrection lead those who had died to salvation and then finish the work of his Father by empowering the apostles to spread the faith. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">The Festival had a meeting on Thursday August 18th at 7pm in the Lebanon room. The meeting was lead by our Festival Chairpersons Linda Hill and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SubDeacon David Wahby. The festival is making great progress. We had an attendance of 22 people: Deacon Lou Peters, Robbyn Wahby, Gina Fanetti, Kathleen Wahby, Denise Seifert, Jim Grogan,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John Jabouri, Philipjohn Assaf, Pam Gazall, Mary Denny, Nina Bouhasin, Ramona and Shirley Milford, Shawn Nesser, Nazha Hitti, Diana Deeba, Brenda Winebright, Janet Fanetti, Brian Wahby, Jim Ulett, Jim Risk and Mary Benoist.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">The meeting focused on the continued preparations that are still needed before the event. All the main items are ordered and on track for delivery. This is a parish event and a huge fundraiser for St. Raymond’s any time you have available to help the week before the festival and the two days of the event is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>encouraged. All are welcome to volunteer at the festival...parishioner or not. Everyone is invited and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>included to join us in making this event a success for St. Raymond.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;">"While the exact role and activities will vary and be unique to each disaster,” said David Aguillard, CCDBR<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Executive Director, "we focus on filling gaps in existing services, primarily for the most vulnerable<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>populations and those with the greatest needs.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 89%;">Ancient tradition tells us and our own faith assures us of what the Church has solemnly proclaimed: the Virgin Mary has entered, body and soul, into heaven. After her death the Virgin Mother of God, without undergoing corruption, has entered heaven, by a special privilege of God, with her body glorified as was her Son’s. As God has preserved her from the stain of original sin, made her a mother and yet preserved her as a virgin, so also has he brought her to himself in her integral human nature of body and soul. The origins of this feast are very ancient and date to a period some time before the six century. Although it has been an ancient tradition to venerate the bodies of the saints, there never has been any mention of there being any veneration to the body of the Virgin. This is an added witness to the truth of the bodily assumption of the Virgin Mary. This feast is celebrated in the Churches of both East and the West under a variety of titles. May our Virgin Mother intercede for us and may her prayers protect us. Amen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">I have received a number of very encouraging and supportive comments from many people over this past week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bishop Zaidan has been very supportive and reassuring to me; Bishop Shaheen has been very supportive as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many parishioners have emailed, texted, called or spoken with me and all have offered their support likewise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I take this opportunity to thank all of you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being appointed administrator was not something I anticipated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Archbishop Zayek ordained me a subdeacon in 1977 and again when Bishop Shaheen ordained me a deacon in 2005, I signed an oath of fidelity and obedience to the bishop and to his successors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So when Bishop Zaidan said he was appointing me as the administrator I accepted it willingly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the Bishop appoints a new rector, I will accept the revocation of my appointment just as willing and perhaps, may I add, “joyfully”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">As the Bishop mentioned in his letter, St. Raymond Cathedral Parish is important to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has chosen to take the time necessary to select the right priest for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am fully confident that he will do that and I will trust his judgement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ask that you trust him as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do not know when that decision will be made.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">You all form a core of dedicated, faithful and hardworking parishioners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can accomplish pretty much anything we put our minds to and our hands together to do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">The Parish Pastoral Council and the Parish Finance Council will be having a joint meeting on Tuesday, August 23. If you have any concerns or suggestions for the Parish feel free to speak directly with any one of the members listed below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They will be happy to raise them at the meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We may not be able to solve every problem immediately, but we may be able to move forward in addressing some of our more pressing needs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">Thank you and may the Lord bless us all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">Deacon Lou Peters<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US">Sunday August 21st, Sunday August 28th, and Sunday September 11th after Sunday liturgy. Also, Thursday August 18th from 4pm-7pm (before the festival meeting). We are four weeks away from the festival and all help is greatly appreciated. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-weight: bold;">If you would like to volunteer, the kitchen would love to have you. We are preparing for the festival and Wednesday lunches. Please contact Denise Seifert, Kathleen Wahby, or Gina Fanetti. All are welcome and invited to help in the kitchen!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 119%;">What happened on that mountain of the Transfiguration was an explosion of unearthly, “unborrowed” light that shone around and from within Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 119%;">The Transfiguration was, and is, a moment of challenge and promise to the Apostles and to us. On that mountain, they glimpsed the divinity of Jesus. They realized then and there that Jesus was more than a great teacher, more than a reformer, more than a healer; Jesus was the Son of God. The voice of the Father said:” This is my beloved Son. Listen to Him.” That means that Jesus’ teaching is God’s teaching and Jesus’ forgiveness is God’s forgiveness. That is why the Church was so careful to preserve the words and gestures of Jesus in the Gospels and the teachings of His Apostles in the rest of the New Testament. We don’t have to wonder what God wants of us because it is all clear in the Gospel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 119%;">There is a tendency today for people to give greater study to “private revelations” than to the clear teachings of Jesus in the Gospels. When we read the Gospels, we aren’t simply reading a transcript of what happened in history. We are reading God’s message to us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 119%;">That is why every detail in the Gospel accounts and all the teachings in the New Testament have been preserved through the Holy Spirit and are proclaimed each Sunday. They have been treasured by the Church and should be treasured by us as the definitive and final revelation of God’s will that is the sure guide to salvation for everyone. “This is my beloved Son. Listen to Him.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 119%;">The Transfiguration is also a moment of promise. It was a kind of “fast forward” for the Apostles to show them what is beyond Good Friday to strengthen them for the trial of Jesus’ crucifixion and death. It is also a promise of what awaits every follower of Jesus. The glory we see in Jesus will one day be ours.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 119%;">We sell ourselves very short, we under price ourselves. Our full glory is ahead of us with Christ. All the limitations of this life will be gone; all the misunderstandings will be left behind; the glory of Christ is ahead of us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 119%;">Our future is not a grave but eternal life. The promise of Christ’s Transfiguration is the promise of a greater world and a greater life that is our real future. We should not set our sights on too small of a screen. When we die, we don’t evaporate into the ozone. We go into the arms of Christ who knows the real truth about each of us. There are seven words in this Gospel reading that give great peace and great hope. They are both sublime and plain. They can enormously simplify and strengthen our spiritual life. They are the words of the Father to the Apostles and to us:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-weight: bold;">Wow! We had another big day on Wednesday August 3rd. Thank you to everyone who works so hard to keep the kitchen going and making it a success. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">Please join Bishop Gregory Mansour and the entire community at a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the presence of a Maronite Bishop in the United States. The event is Friday October 7, 2016. Liturgy will begin at 6pm at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lebanon followed by a banquet at 8pm at New York Marriot at Brooklyn Bridge. For more information please visit www.stmaron.org<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Chorbishop Beggiani’s book, “</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; text-transform: uppercase;">Early Syraic Theology</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">” discussed a number early theological views written by St. Ephrem (307 – 363AD), Jacob of Serugh (451 – 521AD) and Araphate (280-345AD). These men traveled throughout the ancient world from Mesopotamia to Judea and into Northern Syria. Many of their writings, homilies and letters become the basis of the Catholic doctrine on worship, their ideas had a great influence on many of the Eastern Rite Churches, including the Maronite Rite Church.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Firstly to understand that man, Adam, was created in the image of God, and his son Jesus Christ. For if Adam was created in the image of our savior then Adam had the opportunity to share in his kingdom as well. Syriac anthropology arrives at the conclusion that humans are not only the summit of creation, but also the bond uniting the heavens and the earth. The body of Adam was formed of dust from the earth in its virginal state to become a true microcosm. In fact, Ephrem sees in the manner of Adam’s creation and in his creation a type of conception of Christ, the New Adam and reconciler of the world, born in the virginal womb of Mary.</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 7.9919pt;"><sup><span dir="ltr"></span>1</sup></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> Being in the image of God who has the power over all things high and low, Adam also has power over all creation.</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 7.9919pt;"><sup><span dir="ltr"></span>2</sup></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">For Ephrem the key phrase in Genesis, “</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">Let us make Man in our image, after our likeness</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">,” is a fundamental affirmation that the Word of God (Christ) is in the image of God and that God’s relationship with humans is realized by the mediation of the Word. While Christ as the Word is the image of the Father, he is also the perfect figure of man. Humanity finds its perfect realization in Christ.</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 7.9919pt;"><sup><span dir="ltr"></span>3 </sup></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> This reveals that early Syriac Theology saw Christ as the perfect human, which was what Adam could have been a version of, but through the Original Sin his image was stained and that only through Christ can the creatures(humans) attempt to achieve what God had planned and expects for us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /><span style="line-height: 119%;">If you have questions about Catholic teaching or our Maronite tradition, or would like to suggest a topic, please email us or tell us the next time we see you. Thank you and God Bless.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-weight: bold;">A big Thank You to All the kitchen volunteers who work throughout the week . We have had an amazing month in July and it takes a lot of hard work to make the Wednesday lunch happen. A special thanks to all who work so hard to make Wednesday lunch a success. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 90%;">The message begins with an account of how Zacchaeus went out on a limb to see Jesus. The Gospel reading is, of course, for all Christians and carries with it many important points for our reflection. </span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 90%;">Zacchaeus was the chief tax collector. Predictably, he was a wealthy man because he received a percentage of what he collected. It is a striking scene when the Lord spots Zacchaeus, singles him out and calls out loud that he will come to Zacchaeus’s house that very day. For Zacchaeus, it was instant fame and rehabilitation. By this gesture, Jesus recognized Zacchaeus’ inherent dignity as a human being and his spiritual potential. The Lord did not judge by labels and instead affirms Zacchaeus’ dignity in front of the crowd.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 90%;">In this scene we see a concrete example of the grand truth from the book of Wisdom that God does not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>desire the death of sinners but maintains our life to give us an opportunity to discover Him and find forgiveness and new life. There is nobody too small for Jesus to notice. In the eyes of Christ we all count.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 90%;">A second point of this story is that Zacchaeus climbed the tree to see Jesus out of curiosity. People make their initial contact with the church not necessarily for theological reasons. Some are drawn to the church’s history, architecture, music, and art. They are curious about the Catholic instinct that the church is a reality greater than her individual members.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">We received the sad news that Bishop Elias Zaidan’s mother, Yvette<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zaidan, has passed away in Lebanon on Sunday July 17th. The funeral was Wednesday July 20th at Our Lady of Deliverance church in Lebanon. May God grant her<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>eternal rest and peace. May He bestow the blessings of comfort and consolation upon Bishop Zaidan and the rest of the family.</span><br />
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The Antiochian Tradition of the Maronite liturgy is made up of pieces of both Syriac and Greek traditions that existed in the area from which it was born. As mentioned above Maronites have a strong belief that, “All is connected to God and God is connected to all” inferring that all things come from God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is greatly exhibited in the Maronite Liturgy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Latin and Maronite Liturgy are similar in some ways, but the Maronite Liturgy places a greater emphasis on the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>celebration coming from the Altar, and more so symbolically from God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the Latin ceremony asks for all to give each other the sign of peace; in the Maronite Liturgy the greeting of peace emanates from the Altar through the hands of the Priest, which are considered blessed and subsequently all things that they touch are blessed, to the servers and onto the congregation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This simple coordinated act reminds Maronites that, “all is connected to God and God is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>connected to all”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Easily noticed differences are the employment of intinction when receiving communion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Communicant never touches the body and blood of Christ except with their tongue to ingest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, the Maronite rite holds a close kinship to the Syriac Antiochene traditions which to a great extent embodies the traditions of the, “Mother of all Churches”, the Church of Jerusalem. This becomes obvious once you have heard the consecration in the language widely used at the time of the last supper; Aramaic(Syriac).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This ties the Maronite rite to that which came before and back to the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>beginning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 119%;">Please join Bishop Gregory Mansour and the entire community at a celebration of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>50th Anniversary of the presence of a Maronite Bishop in the United States. The event is Friday<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>October 7, 2016.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Liturgy will<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>begin at 6pm at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lebanon followed by a banquet at 8pm at New York Marriot at Brooklyn Bridge. For more information please visit www.stmaron.org<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-weight: bold;">The festival is eight weeks away and the kitchen is in need of help to prepare for the festival and Wednesday lunches. Any time you can give would be very helpful! Please look for the Kitchen<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>schedule in the bulletin or by email. If you would like to be on the email list please contact Denise Seifert, Kathleen Wahby, or Gina Fanetti.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 114%;">Today we honor Saints Peter and Paul, two great apostles and two great heroes of our faith. We know, however, that they were very human heroes. Their limitations are spelled out for us in the Scriptures. We all know Peter’s shortcomings from the Gospels. We know Paul’s limitations from his own letters. That very human dimension of their personalities makes them very attractive models for us. It is very hard for us to identify with saints who are portrayed as perfect. We can all recognize something of Peter and Paul in ourselves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 114%;">Our Gospel reading recounts Peter’s great profession of faith and the special office that Jesus gives him to be the rock or center of the Church. It becomes clear that something much larger than a personal commission to Peter is being enacted. Since Peter will eventually be put to death, the Lord is speaking of His Church for all time. Jesus is establishing an office that will endure beyond Peter and whose purpose is to affirm and be the touchstone of the apostolic faith. This moment is important because it shows that the place of Peter and his successors in the Church was not a position that they assumed on their own but one they were given by the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 114%;">If Peter was to be the rock of apostolic faith, Paul was to be the great missionary who would bring that faith to the world he knew. Paul seemed to have had a “roving commission” to establish churches throughout the Mediterranean and he gave expression to the apostolic faith in categories and words that non-Jewish people could understand. In the letters to the Colossians and Ephesians we see Peter’s confession of faith expressed in a way that people in a non-Palestinian culture could understand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 114%;">St. Paul represents the local bishops who must bring the Gospel to people of different cultures and deal with problems and challenges that are very individual. The Church lives by the interaction between Peter who represents our roots and Paul who manifests our reach. Peter stands for our unity and Paul for our universality. The last century has seen emphasis on our universality or catholicity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 114%;">How universal are we? To be a universal Church is, on the one hand, to bring the Gospel to the ends of the earth. The missionary work of the Church is never over. The Church is not a European phenomenon but was created by Christ to fill the world. Every place on earth is a place that the Church can call home. Every culture adds a new and gracious branch to the growing tree of the Church. No two branches are identical yet they all draw life from the same roots and are part of the same tree.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The Maronite Rite firstly observe the authority of the Maronite Patriarch assuming the station between the Pope and the Maronite clergy. Traditionally the Maronite Rite has been in union with the Apostolic Roman See as one of the churches established by Saint Peter ministries. Once the Church of Jerusalem fell in 70 AD, the Church of Antioch, from whence St. Maron (Maronites are “those of St. Maron”) began his teachings, became the mother of the Catholic Church. Similarly as the Church of Rome, the Church of Antioch were began by St. Peter. Maronites observe and follow most of the rules from Vatican I and II. Although the Maronite Church observes the Holy See in Rome, the liturgical calendar and celebrations are very different.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 114%;">Today we honor Saints Peter and Paul, two great apostles and two great heroes of our faith. We know, however, that they were very human heroes. Their limitations are spelled out for us in the Scriptures. We all know Peter’s shortcomings from the Gospels. We know Paul’s limitations from his own letters. That very human dimension of their personalities makes them very attractive models for us. It is very hard for us to identify with saints who are portrayed as perfect. We can all recognize something of Peter and Paul in ourselves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 114%;">Our Gospel reading recounts Peter’s great profession of faith and the special office that Jesus gives him to be the rock or center of the Church. It becomes clear that something much larger than a personal commission to Peter is being enacted. Since Peter will eventually be put to death, the Lord is speaking of His Church for all time. Jesus is establishing an office that will endure beyond Peter and whose purpose is to affirm and be the touchstone of the apostolic faith. This moment is important because it shows that the place of Peter and his successors in the Church was not a position that they assumed on their own but one they were given by the Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 114%;">If Peter was to be the rock of apostolic faith, Paul was to be the great missionary who would bring that faith to the world he knew. Paul seemed to have had a “roving commission” to establish churches throughout the Mediterranean and he gave expression to the apostolic faith in categories and words that non-Jewish people could understand. In the letters to the Colossians and Ephesians we see Peter’s confession of faith expressed in a way that people in a non-Palestinian culture could understand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 114%;">St. Paul represents the local bishops who must bring the Gospel to people of different cultures and deal with problems and challenges that are very individual. The Church lives by the interaction between Peter who represents our roots and Paul who manifests our reach. Peter stands for our unity and Paul for our universality. The last century has seen emphasis on our universality or catholicity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 114%;">How universal are we? To be a universal Church is, on the one hand, to bring the Gospel to the ends of the earth. The missionary work of the Church is never over. The Church is not a European phenomenon but was created by Christ to fill the world. Every place on earth is a place that the Church can call home. Every culture adds a new and gracious branch to the growing tree of the Church. No two branches are identical yet they all draw life from the same roots and are part of the same tree.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 114%;">The question of the universality of the Church, on the other hand, is about much more than the geographical spread of the Church. It raises the question of how inclusive we are. Can the Church be home for people who are poor, unconventional, inquiring, intellectual, divorced, criminals or weak of faith? Is the church only for people “like us” or is the Church called to be a model of the Kingdom that will gather all people within her? In a divided world, the Church can be a vivid sign of God’s universal salvation, the mystery that St. Paul remarked was hidden to Israel and only made known in Jesus Christ. We need Peter and we need Paul.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The Maronite Rite firstly observe the authority of the Maronite Patriarch assuming the station between the Pope and the Maronite clergy. Traditionally the Maronite Rite has been in union with the Apostolic Roman See as one of the churches established by Saint Peter ministries. Once the Church of Jerusalem fell in 70 AD, the Church of Antioch, from whence St. Maron (Maronites are “those of St. Maron”) began his teachings, became the mother of the Catholic Church. Similarly as the Church of Rome, the Church of Antioch were began by St. Peter. Maronites observe and follow most of the rules from Vatican I and II. Although the Maronite Church observes the Holy See in Rome, the liturgical calendar and celebrations are very different.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt;">From the Maronite Patriarchal Synod (2008), there are 5 elements of the Maronite identity, they are defined below in an excerpt from the Maronite Patriarchal Synod, Bkerke 2008, </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">discussing the bolded portion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt;">“…it becomes apparent that she (the Maronite Church) is firstly an Antiochene Syriac Church, with a special liturgical heritage; secondly, a Chalcedonian Church; thirdly, a Patriarchal Church with an ascetic and a monastic aspect; fourthly, a Church in full union with the Apostolic Roman See; </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">fifthly, a Church incarnated in her Lebanese and Eastern environment and the Countries of Expansion…” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">A Church incarnated in her Lebanese and Eastern environment and the Countries of Expansion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt;">The Maronite Rite although having begun in what is now south eastern Turkey really took roots and prospered in the Mountains of Lebanon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Disciples of St. Maron moved and began evangelizing in Lebanon around 400 AD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>St. Abraham of Cyrrhus, also known as The Apostle of Mount Lebanon, is credited for bringing the Maronite faith and customs to Lebanon as a disciple of St. Maron.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This embedded the Maronite Rite into the culture of Lebanese Christian community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The continued persecution of Maronites by other factions of Christians wanting to impose their beliefs in Christ’s nature caused the Antiochene Church and its newly elected Maronite Bishop, St. John Maron, to leave the Beth-Maroun Monastery for Lebanon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During this battle the city of Antioch was overrun, and the monastery of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Beth-Maroun” was destroyed and many Maronite Monks were killed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">All High School and College graduates from the parish are invited to attend and participate in the liturgy on Sunday June 26th<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at 10am, to honor your accomplishment and present the scholarship award to one of our high school graduates who has received the St. Raymond’s College Scholarship, </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Mr. Ralph Skitt</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">, who will be attending Creighton University. Following the liturgy, everyone is invited to a pancake breakfast hosted by St. Raymond’s Men’s Society in honor of all our High School and College Graduates. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14pt;">Sincere thanks and appreciation to Mr. Mike Rask and his committee, to the Men’s Society Members and all those who helped to make the golf tournament a great success this year in memory of Mike Buckley. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 9pt;">Income: $7,861.24 (The Cedars rent and Maintenance and repair is included)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">The mystery of the Most Holy Trinity is a basic doctrine of Faith in Christianity, understandable not with our heads but with our hearts. It teaches us that there are three distinct Persons in one God, sharing the same Divine Nature. Our mind cannot grasp this doctrine which teaches that 1+1+1=1 and not 3. But we believe in this Mystery because Jesus who is God taught it clearly, the Evangelists recorded it, the Fathers of the Church tried to explain it and the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople defend it as a dogma of Christian Faith.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">Biblical Proofs: There are only vague and hidden references to the Trinity in the Old Testament. But the New Testament gives clear teachings on the Holy Trinity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; line-height: 93%;">The next festival meeting is Tuesday May 24th at 7pm in the Lebanon room. The festival is a parish event that involves a lot of time and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>preparation. Please consider helping to make this a successful event for our parish. The money raised by the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>festival helps<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>St. Raymond’s throughout the year maintain the complex. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">Tuesday May 24th Rolling Grape Leaves @ 4:30pm. Please let Denise, Kathleen, or Gina know if you are able to join. We are in great need of grape leaves<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>because Wednesday lunch is getting busier.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;">On Sunday June 5th, the Men’s Society will be hosting their Annual Golf<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tournament in Memory of Mike Buckley. The Golf Tournament will take place at Union Hills Golf Course. Registration<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sponsorship forms are available in the vestibule of the church. There is still availability, so please consider putting a team together. Any questions please contact Mike Rask.</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017948400238780238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974316376770545589.post-77128951821639629732016-05-13T09:05:00.000-07:002016-05-13T09:05:01.792-07:00Bulletin May 15-22, 2016
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHpTNVSSVPjzjy2mhHZIUDwrqqwXEO_F8-YomVqEvE0NOYUe6T0hv7oy1MV_8kj6T6A_sNBtwYVZNybccXNJgUVs2JKOwXCIUIEeOOhLjQNYk-e4baX9NqdZzc2ePL9A9_PUN_FYgiiE/s1600/pentecost1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHpTNVSSVPjzjy2mhHZIUDwrqqwXEO_F8-YomVqEvE0NOYUe6T0hv7oy1MV_8kj6T6A_sNBtwYVZNybccXNJgUVs2JKOwXCIUIEeOOhLjQNYk-e4baX9NqdZzc2ePL9A9_PUN_FYgiiE/s200/pentecost1.jpg" width="164" /></a></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I will not leave you orphaned.”</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> At some point we all want or even need to hear these words. They speak directly to some of our greatest fears and challenges. They remind us that we are not destined to walk this earth without an identity or direction. We do not stand alone. We fear becoming orphaned. That fear points us deeper into reality that by ourselves we are not enough. It is not, however,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>because we are deficient. It is rather because we were never intended to be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>self-sufficient. We were created to love and be loved, to live in relationship as persons giving themselves to each other, to dwell, abide, and remain within each other as the Father is in Jesus and Jesus is in the Father.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I will not leave you orphaned.”</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 11pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> That is the promise. Regardless of the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>circumstances of our lives, storms, death, separation, we have never been and will never be orphaned by God. How strange that must have sounded to the disciples. In the same conversation Jesus tells them that He is leaving and coming.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03017948400238780238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974316376770545589.post-71784905019448741182016-05-06T10:11:00.005-07:002016-05-06T10:11:43.722-07:00Bulletin May 8-15, 2016
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<span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-armenian-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-currency-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-default-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-greek-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latin-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“…it becomes apparent that she (the Maronite Church) is firstly an Antiochene Syriac Church, with a special liturgical heritage; secondly, a Chalcedonian Church; thirdly, a Patriarchal Church with an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ascetic and a monastic aspect; fourthly, a Church in full union with the Apostolic Roman; fifthly, a Church incarnated in her Lebanese and Eastern environment and the Countries of Expansion…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 114%;">Holy Eucharist is the Mystery/Sacrament in which Jesus Christ gives his Body and Blood-himself-for</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 114%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 114%;">us, so that we too might give ourselves to Him in love and be united with Him in Holy Communion. In this way we are joined with the one Body of Christ, the CHURCH. [1322,1324,1409,1413]</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 114%;">After Baptism and Chrismation/Confirmation, the Eucharist is the third mystery/sacrament of initiation of the Catholic Church. The Eucharist is the mysterious center of all these sacraments, because the historic sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross is made present during the words of consecration in a hidden, unbloody manner. Thus the celebration of the Eucharist is “</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 114%;">the source and summit of the Christian life”</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 114%;">(Second Vatican Council, Lumen gentium [LG], 11). Everything aims at this; besides this there is nothing greater that one could attain. When we eat the broken Bread, we unite ourselves with the love of Jesus, who gave his body for us on the wood of the Cross; when we drink from the chalice, we unite ourselves with him who even poured out his blood out of love for us. We did not invent this ritual. Jesus himself celebrated the Last Supper with his disciples and therein anticipated his death; he gave himself to his disciples under the signs of bread and wine and commanded them from then on, even after his death, to celebrate the Eucharist. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 114%;">Congratulations to all of our First Communicants; Jack Hessler, Christopher Simon, Georgia Slinkard, and William Vasel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">We kindly ask you to respond to the Eparchial Appeal for this year. We appeal to each one of you to give generously so we can meet our goal. Please be generous to extend a hand of support to our mission.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%;">As part of our formation, one of the goals of our ministry is to help parishioners develop a greater understanding of our rich Maronite Catholic History and Heritage. In furtherance of that goal we will be adding a short explanation to each bulletin about some aspect of our faith. This continues the discussion about our Maronite Liturgy.</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">…the Eastern Churches are given the right to honor their customs and traditions as the Universal Church recognizes that these Rites are the custodians of their liturgy, customs, and traditions. This being said the traditions of the Antiochene Rite Churches, Maronite being one of these, have provided the Universal Church traditions and artifacts that continue to offer any Catholic a view to where and how the church has grown to what it is today. Without the early (Antiochene) Catholic’s endurance of persecution and our fore father’s passing of tradition and customs, the Universal Church as a whole would be different. As the current custodians of the Maronite Rite, it is our responsibility to insure the traditions and legitimacy of the liturgy and customs, only changing to return to our ancestral traditions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%;">If you have questions about Catholic teaching or our Maronite tradition, or would like to suggest a topic, please email us or tell us the next time we see you. Thank you and God Bless.</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 119%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%; mso-ansi-language: en-US;"><span style="color: black;">Thank you to Mary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Denny and Pam Gazall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for organizing the April 3rd<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>event that raised $427. The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>money raised went into the Benevolence fund to help those in need.</span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; language: en-US; line-height: 119%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">When life gets difficult, when we become lost, confused, and afraid, when the </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">changes of life are not what we wanted or think we deserve; we tend to run away.</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">We try to go back to the way it was before – to something safe, something<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">familiar. Often we revert to old patterns of behavior and thinking. Even when we know better and do not want to go backwards it seems easier than moving<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>forward.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">Peter and six others have returned to the sea. They have left Jerusalem. They </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">have come home to the Sea of Tiberias, the place where it all began. Discipleship, </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">the upper room, the cross, the empty tomb. Peter decides to go fishing. He knows </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">how to do that. It is familiar and comfortable. Perhaps it takes him back to life </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">before Jesus. The others are quick to join him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">We can leave the places and even the people of our life but we can never escape </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">ourselves or our life. Peter may have left Jerusalem but he cannot get away from </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">three years of discipleship, the last supper, the arrest, a charcoal fire, denials, a crowing rooster. He cannot leave behind the cross, the empty tomb, the echoes of “Peace be with you.” So he fishes. </span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">Peter fishes for answers. What have I done? What were those three years about? Who was Jesus? Where is he? Who am I? What will I do now? Where will I go? What will happen to me? Peter is searching for meaning, a way forward, a place in life. Peter is dark night fishing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">We have all spent time dark night fishing; asking the same questions as Peter, looking for our place in life, seeking peace, and some sense of understanding and meaning. More often than not dark night fishing happens in the context of the failures, losses, and sorrows of our lives. It happens when we come face to face with the things we have done and left undone. We have all been there, fishing for answers in the darkness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">We kindly ask you to respond to the Eparchial Appeal for this year. We appeal to each one of you to give generously so we can meet our goal. Please be generous to extend a hand of support to our mission.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large; line-height: 93%;">On Sunday May 22nd one liturgy will be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>celebrated at 10 am during which His Excellency Bishop A. Elias Zaidan will ordain Mr. David Wahby and Mr. Anthony Simon to the ministry of Sub-deacon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Following the Ordination there will be a celebration lunch in the Cedars Hall.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 119%;">Flyers for the NAM Convention hosted by the Maronite Parish of San Francisco are available in the vestibule. We encourage you to consider joining all the Maronites nationwide for this special gathering from July 6-July 10, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt;">As part of our formation, one of the goals of our ministry is to help parishioners develop a greater understanding of our rich Maronite Catholic History and Heritage. In furtherance of that goal we will be adding a short explanation to each bulletin about some aspect of our faith. This continues the discussion about our Maronite Liturgy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt;">The traditional verses chanted at communion represent the Church's affirmation that she was constituted through the Body and Blood of Christ. The English term "communion", as used by Christians, conveys this extended meaning. On the one hand, we speak of receiving communion to signify our individual partaking of the Eucharist. On the other hand, all Christians, as members of Christ, are also called to form a communion and, it is the Eucharist that brings about this unity. The Second Vatican Council teaches us that the Eucharist is the "sign and cause of unity." The Communion verses then look to the end of history when the members of the Church face judgement. However, just as the sacrifices of old were used to petition God's mercy, so the Church sees the Eucharist as our intercessor before "God's awesome throne."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt;">In distributing the Eucharist to the congregation, the priests and deacons pray for two effects, namely, that the Eucharist brings the "forgiveness of sins", and be a vehicle for "eternal life". The present practice of the Maronite Church is to distribute the Eucharist by intinction. In ancient times, communion consisted usually of leavened bread and both the bread and wine were received by the faithful. The practice of giving communion to infants existed in the Maronite Church until the sixteenth or seventeenth century. Another ancient practice was the custom of receiving the consecrated bread in the hands and touching it to the eyes, and also touching the fingers to one's lips still moist from the consecrated wine and touching the eyes, brows and sense organs. These gestures done with great piety were intended to symbolize the Eucharist purifying the senses. This practice has long since been abandoned, but is sometimes implied in some of the communion prayers in the Liturgy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt;">Recalling the "communion of Saints" and also the power of the Eucharist after death, a traditional Maronite communion hymn presents the Church praying for the faithful departed. It also, affirms the efficacy of offering sacrifice for the dead. It speaks of the Eucharist obtaining pardon for the deceased. The hymn declares that the Christ who had the power and compassion to bring Lazarus and the widow's son back to life, can do the same for the faithful departed. It also recalls that as Christ taught that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob live on in God, so also will those deceased who are now being remembered. The hymn prays that the remembrance made by the earthly church be reflected at the altar of the Heavenly Jerusalem. <br />
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