Tag: Maronite

St Charbel’s Parish in Punchbowl and a local kickboxing studio have hosted dozens of men for a morning of prayer, exercise, and fellowship on 15 November.

The Maronite liturgical calendar opens with the Season of the Consecration and the Renewal of the Church: a joint feast which goes back to the fourth century AD.

The Maronite Eparchy of Australia gathered in prayer and thanksgiving as Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay celebrated a solemn Mass to mark the conclusion of the Month of the Holy Rosary and the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality, celebrated in conjunction with the universal Church’s Jubilee of Hope. 

On Saturday, 13th September, at Saint Joseph’s in Croydon, the Maronite Eparchy of Australia, New Zealand and Oceania marked the ‘Jubilee of Justice’ as part of the ongoing celebrations for the ‘Jubilee Year of Hope’.

On the Cross, Jesus did not just suffer, he won. He crushed sin, defeated death, and opened the door to heaven. That is why we do not simply carry the cross, we lift it high. Because it is not only pain, it is power. Not only sacrifice, it is salvation.

With liturgical commemoration and cultural festivities, the Maronite community united in Harris Park on Sunday 17 August to conclude two weeks of celebration for the Feast of Our Lady’s Assumption.

In the Litany of Our Lady, there is a particular title that we give to the Mother of God. Among numerous other titles, this one is: Mother of Hope.

St Charbel life continues to inspire people across the world with a message that points solely to Christ.

July is a busy month in the Maronite Church as we celebrate significant figures who allowed the Spirit within to take flight. Among them were early saints and martyrs who died for their beliefs, and modern saints recognised for their ‘heroic virtue’ and the ability to carry out feats perceived as miracles.

Fr Flader answers: I have a Lebanese friend named Rafqa and she says she was named after a Lebanese saint by that name. What can you tell me about this saint?

The Maronite church celebrates the feast day of the Massabki Brothers, Francis, Abdel Moati and Rapahel, on 10 July. These saints, together with all the other saintly figures of the church, paint for us an interesting image of the varying paths to sanctity.

There are moments that change everything, not slowly, but all at once. For the Apostles, that moment came 50 days after Easter. They had seen the Risen Jesus, heard His words, but fear still lingered. Then suddenly, everything changed.