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Photo: Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I embrace.
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Protocol 403 - 2012 R
Rabweh 19/08/2012
24/08/12
Most Reverend Mother Superior, dear sisters of the Carmel of the Mother of God and Unity
Your Grace, dear Reverend brother, Archbishop Cyril Salim Bustros, Metropolitan of Beirut for Melkite Greek Catholics and ecclesiastical superior of the Carmelites
Your Graces, dear Archbishops
Reverend Father Elias Aghia Superior General of the Society of Paulist Missionary Fathers, godfathers of the Carmel
Reverend Mother Nicola Herro, Superior General of the Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, godmothers of the Carmel
Dear brothers and sisters
"God the Lord hath appeared unto us; let us celebrate the Feast, and let us rejoice and magnify Christ....let us raise our voices unto Him with praise, saying, Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord, our Saviour."
On Palm Sunday, the Church welcomes our Lord Jesus Christ with this hymn.1
And with this same hymn we welcome the Golden Jubilee of the foundation of the Carmel of the Mother of God and Unity in this wonderful place in dear Lebanon, which is considered a spiritual oasis for its flourishing patriarchates, monasteries and convents and world-famous Marian sanctuary.
This convent was founded on 24 August 1962 and we are gathered together to celebrate this Golden Jubilee. Meanwhile, in Spain, the Order in its masculine and feminine branches is celebrating the jubilee of 450 years since the foundation of the Carmel of San José in Ávila, the name of which province remains linked with that of the saintly doctor of the Catholic Church, Teresa of Ávila.
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Fairfax, Virginia - How can you help the Church breathe with both lungs, East and West? How can you enhance your spiritual journey using the traditions of the Eastern Christian Churches? How can you follow the teachings of Saint Peter in his second universal epistle when he says "become partakers of the Divine Nature" (2 Peter 1:3-4)? Subscribe to Theosis, a new monthly printed magazine and electronic eZine available from Eastern Christian Publications.
Each issue of Theosis will be over 100 pages of several short essays for spiritual reflection on topics such as Prayer, Eucharist, Sacraments, Scripture, Holy Icons, Sacramental Living, Spirituality, and a Feast of the Month. Contributors will be authors and theologians from a wide variety of Orthodox and Catholic Churches including Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) and Archimandrite Robert Taft, SJ. A photo essay of an Eastern church somewhere in the world will also be featured. It will also include the Calendar of Saints for the month with daily prayers, and a short biography of each saint according to the Byzantine calendar.
Printed in full color with plenty of icons and photographs, Theosis will be printed in a pocket size edition so you can carry it with you everywhere, and read just a few pages each day. The eZine edition will be distributed by email both as an interactive PDF and as an ePub format.
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Melkite Eparchy of Newton
The New England Regional Adult Enrichment and Teacher Training seminar for 2012 will focus on exploring the unique and captivating aspects of our Melkite tradition for young adults:
- The Cosmic Christ
- Infinite Potential
- Divine Love
- Transformation: Growth For All Eternity
- Contemplative Prayer, Mysticism, The Secrets of The Heart, The Jesus Prayer
- Who Do You Say You Are? Discovering The Real You
- Heaven Or Hell? – No Guessing, Your Choice
- Sin, Freedom And Morality
| Date: | Saturday, October 20, 2012 |
| Time: | 9:00am-4:00pm (break from noon to 1:00pm) |
| Place: | Annunciation Cathedral |
The seminar is open to all adults interested in knowing more about the Eastern Catholic Church. A special invitation is extended to parishioners of St. Joseph Melkite Church in Lawrence, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Worcester, St. Basil the Great Church in Lincoln, St. Ann Melkite Church in Waterford, Our Lady of the Cedars Church in Manchester, St. Ann Church in Danbury, and the Annunciation Cathedral.
For more information, please contact the Director, Dr Frances Colie.
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CWN - Michel Samaha, Lebanon’s former information minister and an ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has been arrested on allegations of planning bomb attacks that would have coincided with the visit of Maronite Catholic Patriarch Béchara Boutros Raï to a Sunni Muslim area of Lebanon.
One car bomb was reportedly set to detonate as the patriarch was passing near a Muslim politician’s home. Other political and religious leaders were also to be targeted.
“God protected this region from bombings that were planned by the [powers] of evil,” Patriarch Raï said.
Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Grégoire III Laham initially condemned the “abusive way” in which Samaha, a Catholic layman, “was arrested and the lack of respect for the sanctity of the home and the dignity of the family.”
Asked whether the planned papal visit to Lebanon in September would still take place, Patriarch Raï said, “Of course the visit will go ahead.”
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- Foiled Lebanon Bomb Plot Raises Concern Of Spread From Syria (Bloomberg)
- Pope's visit to Lebanon not jeopardized (Aid to the Church in Need)
- Samaha says of bomb plots, ‘This is what Assad wants’: sources (Beirut Daily Star)
- Maronite Patriarch says “God protected Akkar” from bombing campaign (NOW Lebanon)
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CWN - Speaking at Communion and Liberation’s annual meeting in Rimini, Italy, the primate of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus discussed the desecration of churches in northeastern Cyprus, which has been under Turkish military occupation since 1974.
Archbishop Chrysostomos II said that 120 churches have become mosques, museums, or storage facilities and that Turkey is attempting to eliminate Christianity in the area.
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EPARCHIAL ASSEMBLY 2012
Save the date for the 2012 Eparchial Assembly on the weekend of October 5-7, 2012. It will be held in Canton, Ohio at St. George Cathedral with a Saturday evening dinner and dance celebrating the Diocesan Silver Jubilee and St. George Cathedral’s 100th Anniversary. Everyone is encouraged to come! Pastors, Administrators, Pastoral Committee Chairmen and Stewardship Committee Chairmen are expected to be there. More details will follow.
With prayers,
Ann Fosnaught
Secretary
Romanian Catholic Diocese of Canton
1121 44th Street NE
Canton, OH 44714
330-493-9355
330-493-9963 fax
1987-2012 Celebrating Our Silver Jubilee!