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The Maronite Voice A Publication of the Maronite Eparchies in the USA Volume XII Issue No. VII July - August 2016 The Martyrs uly is the month of the Massabki Martyrs: three brave lay men, who gave their lives in Jdefense of their faith. But more than that, they were businessmen and family men who modeled their faith at home, way before they paid the ultimate price of martyrdom. When we think of the Massabki Brothers, and all those who have witnessed to Christ and paid the ultimate price, we think how faithful they must have been. But martyrdom is not only about those who have received their crown; it is also about us. What are we doing to deserve a similar crown? Are we also that "faithful witness," as was Jesus in the Book of Revelations, willing to die, and just as important, willing to live and witness to "Jesus Christ, and him crucified"? The Holy Father, Pope Francis, calls upon us to be Christ's witnesses, just as he asked us in this Jubilee Year to be Christ's mercy. He often reminds us that the integrity of our lives, that is, the "consistency" or "coherence," as he likes to say, must include all that we say, do, and live, as well as the way we die, as consistent with our faith in Christ. Just as mercy is consistent with the Gospel of Christ, so too our witness to him must be consistent with our personal lives. We cannot say we believe in Christ, and then live as though Christ matters little in how we spend time, money, or make choices. In Greek the word "martyr" means nothing more than "witness." A martyr who dies for his/her faith is the same as the faithful witness who lives his/her faith. We are truly Christ's The three Massabki Brothers. witnesses, as were the early martyrs, the Massabki Brothers of 1860, and the martyrs of today, when we live the grace to witness to Christ well. May we then receive the crown he wore. + Bishop Gregory J. Mansour Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn Schedule of Bishop Elias Zaidan July 2 - 3, 2016 Visit to St. John Maron Church, Orange, Calif. The Maronite Voice July 4, 2016 4611 Sadler Road With His Beatitude Patriarch Bechara Cardinal Rai, Our Lady of Mt. Lebanon Glen Allen, VA 23060 Cathedral, Los Angeles, Calif. Phone: 804/270-7234 July 5 - 10, 2016 Fax: 804/273-9914 NAM Convention, San Francisco, Calif. E-Mail: [email protected] July 17, 2016 http://www.stmaron.org Pastoral Visit to Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Simi Valley, Calif. http://www.usamaronite.org July 18 - 20, 2016 MYO Annual Conference, Latrobe, Penn. The Maronite Voice, (ISSN 1080- July 31, 2016 9880) the official newsletter of the 60th Anniversary of Entrance into the Daughters of St. Paul of Sister Mary Maronite Eparchies in the U.S.A. Augustine Nemer, St. Maron Church, Youngstown, Ohio (Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of August 13 - 15, 2016 Los Angeles and Eparchy of Saint Assumption Pilgrimage, Our Lady of Lebanon Shrine, North Jackson, Ohio Maron of Brooklyn), is published August 21, 2016 monthly. Subdiaconate Ordination of Seminarian Elie Yazbek, Our Lady of Mt. Lebanon Cathedral, Los Angeles, Calif. Send all changes of address, news, September 3 - 4, 2016 p i c t u r e s a n d p e r s o n a l Pastoral Visit to Our Lady of the Cedars Church, Houston, Tex. correspondence to The Maronite Voice at the above captioned address. Subscription rates are $25.00 per year. Advertising rates are available upon request. Eparchial Condolences Capt. Ira E. "Gene" Livingston, USN, 77, the father of Publishers Brother John Baptist Livingston, who is a member of the • Most Reverend Bishop Gregory Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity in Petersham, Mass., passed John Mansour away on June 6, 2016, after suffering complications from Alzheimer's • Most Reverend A. Elias Zaidan, Disease. Born on a farm in Farragut, Iowa, he was a son of the late Lora Edgar M.L.M. "Lew" and Daisy Dean (Lowry) Livingston. In 1961, he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy. Under Navy auspices, Editor Msgr. George M. Sebaali he earned Master's degrees from Harvard (International Relations) and the Naval War College (Strategic Studies). He completed more than twenty-five Cold-War patrols on seven U.S. nuclear (mainly ballistic-missile) submarines and one British Editing and proofreading fast-attack sub. He was Captain of the USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN 636). Mary Shaia Ashore, he was: Director of Officer Training, Sub School, Groton; Ocean Policy Branch Head, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon; Faculty Printed in Richmond, Virginia. Member, Naval War College; and Chief of Staff, COMSUBEASTLANT, NATO Maritime Command, Northwood, U.K. Retiring from the Navy in 1991, he pursued a twenty-year career with Maronite Convention 2016 Sonalysts, Inc. in Waterford, Conn. He developed training for the NRC and DOE, including projects in Russia and Ukraine. He often consulted at Los Alamos Our Lady of Lebanon Church Laboratories and at many nuclear-energy sites. He is survived by his wife of fifty-five years, Elaine; children, David Eugene of Petersham, Mass., Elizabeth Mary of Newington, Conn., and Nicole Marie San Francisco, California (Curtis) and her husband, Alan, of Marietta, Ga.; sisters, Shirley Hall of Sidney, Iowa, and his twin Darene Gutschenritter of Imogene, Iowa; four grandchildren, July 6 - 10, 2016 Phillip, Benjamin, Sophia and Cecelia; and one great-granddaughter, Harmony Grace. He is predeceased by his brother Lora "L. E." Jr. For more information Memorials may be made to: Most Holy Trinity Monastery, Petersham, Mass. contact the NAM office (maronitemonks.org); Fairview Nursing Home (fairviewct.org); or Alzheimer's at (914) 964-3070 Association (alz.org/ct). or visit www.Namnews.org Bishop Gregory Mansour along with the clergy and faithful of the Eparchy of Saint Maron extend their heartfelt sympathy and the promise of our prayers to Brother John and his family. May the Lord God grant Ira eternal rest in His Kingdom and consolation to his family and loved ones. The Maronite Voice Volume XII Issue No. VII Page 2 July- August 2016 North Jackson, Ohio 7 p.m. Archbishop William C. Skurla, Metropolitan st Archeparchy of Pittsburgh, will celebrate a 51 Assumption Pilgrimage Byzantine Divine Liturgy. The Archeparchial Choir of Pittsburgh will serve the Liturgy. 8 p.m. Msgr. George Appleyard will lead a procession to the Tomb and prayers for the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Monday, August 15 Feast of the Assumption 10 a.m. Msgr. Anthony Spinosa, Rector, will celebrate Tridentine Missa Cantata High Mass. Schola Basilicorum and St. Cecilia Chorale Choirs will serve the Mass. 12 noon Maronite Divine Liturgy with Anointing of the Sick celebrated by Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, Bishop Emeritus Robert Shaheen and Bishop Gregory Mansour. 1 - 4 p.m. Rosary and Adoration in the Tower Chapel 4 p.m. A Spiritual Conference by Louis Verrecchio “Fatima and Guadalupe, Our Lady’s Message for Our Time.” 5:30 p.m. Lowellville Band Concert in the Cedars Hall 7 p.m. Maronite Pontifical Liturgy celebrated by ugust 13 - 15, 2016, marks the 51st Annual Pilgrimage Bishop Gregory Mansour, Bishop Elias Zaidan, to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Bishop Emeritus Robert Shaheen and Bishop ANorth Jackson, Ohio. "In July 2014 we received Massoud Massoud. Candlelight procession and notification that the Shrine Church, named in honor of Christ blessing with the Icon of Our Lady of Lebanon the Prince of Peace, was raised to the great and awesome will follow. dignity of Minor Papal Basilica by His Holiness Pope Francis. This great news arrived just as the Shrine was The National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon will open all preparing to celebrate the 50th jubilee of establishment. ... three days at 9 a.m. Confessions will be available all three This great honor allows our Shrine to be one of only a few days. The Cedars Dining Hall will be open from 11 a.m. until churches in the United States to share in this great dignity, 11 p.m. with many varieties of ethnic foods and desserts. and it also makes the Shrine a special church of our Holy The National Shrine is located at 2759 North Lipkey Father. When you visit the Shrine you will see the insignia Road in North Jackson, Ohio. For further information on the which demonstrates how this is a very special place,” says Shrine call (330)-538-3351 or visit the website Msgr. Anthony Spinosa, Rector. www.ourladyoflebanonshrine.org. Saturday, August 13 Deadline for the next month issue 7 p.m. Father Eric Orzech, Pastor of the Shrine Church of The Maronite Voice is August 25, of Saint Stanislaus, Cleveland, Ohio, will 2016. celebrate a Roman Rite Mass. Candlelight The Maronite Voice is the procession and blessing with the Icon of Our official newsletter of the Eparchy of Lady of Lebanon will follow. Our Lady of Lebanon and of the Eparchy of Saint Maron. Send all changes of address, news, pictures and personal Sunday, August 14 correspondence to: The Maronite Voice 2 p.m. A Spiritual Conference by Louis Verrecchio 4611 Sadler Road “The Social Kingship of Christ.” Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 Phone: (804) 270-7234; Fax: (804) 273-9914; 4 p.m. A Spiritual Conference by Louis Verrecchio Email: [email protected] “Christian Marriage.” Digital pictures must be in "JPG" format and in high resolution (300dpi). The Maronite Voice is also available online, in PDF format, at www.stmaron.org.
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