Tag: Our Lady
Q&A with Fr Flader: Is Mary a ‘Mediatrix’?
Our Lady is sometimes given the title ‘Mediatrix’, but now the Vatican has said this title must be used with great caution. Why is this?
Q&A with Fr Flader: Why is Mary not to be called...
The Vatican has ruled the terms ‘co-redemptrix’ and ‘mediatrix’ are not to be used for the mother of Christ. Fr Flader explains the recent pronouncement.
Melto D’Moronoyo: The assent of Mary, the assent of me
Looking to Our lady who gave the greatest assent of will in history is a wonderful example to make our own yes to God.
Parishioners flock to Our Lady of Lebanon Co-Cathedral to celebrate Feast...
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.
Q&A with Fr Flader: The sash of Our Lady
I read recently that there is supposed to be a belt, or sash, of Our Lady in the cathedral of St Stephen in Prato, Italy. I have to say I am always sceptical when I hear these things. What is this sash, and is there any evidence that it belonged to Our Lady?
Faithful take light into a darkened world
The faithful flocked to St Joachim’s at Lidcombe for a candlelit rosary procession as a symbol of taking the light they had received through knowing and loving God into the darkness caused by rejecting him.
Melto D’Moronoyo: The visitation
In our Maronite Church this week, we celebrate the Visitation to Elizabeth, the third Sunday in the Season of the Glorious Birth of Our Lord, writes Fr Abboud.
Melto D’Moronoyo: Carrying Christ wherever we go
This Sunday, the Maronite Church reflects on the Annunciation to Mary, when the Archangel Gabriel delivered the divine message to Mary.
From tragedy to triumph—accident reveals St Michael’s burning spirit
An unfortunate accident earlier this week at St Michael’s Belfield has surprisingly highlighted the love and generosity of spirit in the local parish community.
The importance of the Holy Rosary
The rosary, while not of Maronite origin, is believed to have been adopted by Lebanese Catholics as early as 1580. The great Maronite saints were all devoted to Our Lady through the rosary, a habit we should share, writes Antonious Tarrazi.
Bishop Tarabay: Our Lady reveals heaven’s beauty and our hope on...
On the Feast of Our Lady’s Assumption, we are reminded of the triumph of Christ, her Son, over all evil and suffering, writes Maronite Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay.
Fr Dan McCaughan: Our Lady, queen of the domestic church
The Saturday night rosary was a cornerstone of my family life growing up. After dinner was finished, all 12 of us would gather in the living room, sitting on the couch, chairs or the floor. The lights would be switched off and the candles next to the statue of Our Lady holding the child Jesus would be lit.
