OUR LADY OF LEBANON MARONITE CATHOLIC CHURCH - HARRIS PARK
Sunday 24 August 2014 Issue 43 www.olol.org.au 12th Sunday of Pentecost The Gospel The Epistle Jesus le that place and went away to the This is the reason that I Paul am a prisoner for district of Tyre and Sidon. Just then a Canaanite Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gen les — for woman from that region came out and started surely you have already heard of the commis- shou ng, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of sion of God’s grace that was given me for you, David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.” and how the mystery was made known to me But he did not answer her at all. And his by revela on, as I wrote above in a few disciples came and urged him, saying, “Send her words, a reading of which will enable you to away, for she keeps shou ng a er us.” Jesus answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of perceive my understanding of the mystery of the house of Israel.” But she came and knelt Christ. before him, saying, “Lord, help me.” In former genera ons this mystery was not He answered, “It is not fair to take the children’s made known to humankind, as it has now food and throw it to the dogs.” She said, “Yes, been revealed to his holy apostles and proph- Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall ets by the Spirit: that is, the Gen les have be- from their masters’ table.” come fellow heirs, members of the same Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is body, and sharers in the promise in Christ Je- your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” Next Sunday’s Readings sus through the gospel. Of this gospel I have And her daughter was healed instantly. 13th Sunday of Pentecost become a servant according to the gi of Mt 15 : 21 - 28 1 Cor 3 : 1 - 11 God’s grace that was given me by the working Lk 8 : 1 - 15 of his power. Prayer of the Week Although I am the very least of all the saints, QUOTE OF THE this grace was given to me to bring to the Gen- Loving Mother of the Redeemer, WEEK les the news of the boundless riches of gate of heaven, star of the sea, Christ, and to make everyone see what is the assist your people who have “If it is impossible plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God fallen and strive to rise again. who created all things; so that through the to separate what church the wisdom of God in its rich variety Be our protec on and our might now be made known to the rulers and strength when we are weak. God has united, it authori es in the heavenly places. This was Let us take you as an example is also certain that in accordance with the eternal purpose that that like you, we may always he has carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, in radiate the joy of the Gospel to all people. you cannot find whom we have access to God in boldness and Amen Nina Sakr Jesus except with confidence through faith in him. I pray there- fore that you may not lose heart over my Mary and through Want to receive the Newsletter by email, sufferings for you; they are your glory. subscribe online at Mary.” Eph 3 : 1 - 13 www.olol.org.au\newsletter Pope Pius X
SUNDAY HOLY LITURGIES (Masses) OLOL Church - Harris Pk 8am (Arabic), 9:30am (English Family), 11am (Ar/Eng), 5pm (Ar/Eng), 7pm (English Youth) Mass Centres 11am St. Joseph the Worker, Auburn (Ar/Eng) / 6pm St Patrick’s, Guildford (Ar/Eng)
WEEKDAY HOLY LITURGIES (Masses) Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 7am, 8.45am & 6pm. Wed 7am, 8.45am & 5:30pm; 7pm (English Youth) Sat 7:30am & 6pm (Ar/Eng) CONFESSIONS Before and during Saturday 6pm and Sunday Masses or by appointment on weekdays
WEEKDAY DEVOTIONS Rosary / Divine Mercy: Mon, Tues 8pm, Wed 6:30pm, Thurs 7:30pm Sun 6:30pm Fri 7:30pm Adoration Hour: Thursdays 8pm – 9pm 24 Hour Adoration: First Friday of every month from 9:30am - Sat 7:30am Parish Contact Numbers: Office: 9689 2899 Fax: 9689 2068. Email: [email protected] Msgr Shora Maree P.P. 0418 969 844. A.P.s Fr Pierre 0411 735 258. Fr Tony 0433 211 248. Fr Raphael 0401 627 777. Fr Sam, Fr Antoun 9689 2899. Fr Paul 0414 900 016. Fr Bernard 0411 811 807. Fr. Yuhanna 0435 764 824 Saint of the Week Light from the Word Us and the Gospel Blessed ‘Of this Gospel I have become a servant’v7 so writes Paul in his Le er to the Ephesians. And Estephen Nehme what of us? Do we hold the Gospel in our 30 August hearts? Do we value the Word of God, our Sacred Bible? Are our lives lived according to On the holy ground God’s Word? of Lebanon, Brother Estephan Nehme Today’s Reading is challenging. We see how saw the light, under Paul’s life revolves around God. His whole the wings of the Maronite Church he purpose was ‘to bring to the Gen les the news of the boundless riches in Christ’v8. grew up and in the For us, we are confronted with two ques ons: How is the Gospel part of our lives? care of the Lebanese Secondly, with who have we shared the good news of Christ? Our response may not Order he was raised. be so impressive. Yet Paul urges all. We are invited to draw closer and rediscover the He was inspired by cap va ng beauty of God’s Word. In fact as Paul writes, ‘This was in accordance with the spirit of worship the eternal purpose that he has carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we and the mo va on have access to God in boldness and confidence’v11-12. of holiness transfer- ring them in his turn to upcoming So let us dare ourselves. Let us fall in love again with Christ by picking up the Gospels genera ons. and reading about Jesus’ life that never fails to inspire. Let God touch our minds and Born in Lehfed, on hearts in the Spirit, so that we may share the good news with one and all. Amen March 8th, 1889, his parents named him Sr Margaret Ghosn mshf Youssef. Growing up, he preferred not to be very sociable, even among family. On Shepherd’s Corner Feast Week the contrary, he preferred to stay at A little season for a lifetime of home and pray late at night. A erwards, Dear Parishioners, Radiating Joy he went to bed and repeated: “God can It must seem a li le in accurate see me, God can see me. Jesus, Mary and Saint Joseph, help me at the moment of when we call our Feast Celebra ons for the Assump on and Feast of our Parish death.” a Feast Week. Old and Young have raised this point with me. A week is only In 1905, when he was 16 years old, seven days yet our Feast Events have spanned 11 days (from 13 -24 Aug). What Youssef le his parental house heading should we call 11 days for a Parish and Assump on Feast? Some could say we to the Monastery of Saints Cyprian and can call it a li le season with a great message. The message is captured in the Jus ne in Kfifane in order to become a story below. monk. Eight days later, he wore the novices’ cassock and took the name of A li le boy’s conversa on with his dad this week while walking “Estephanos”. to the car a er a Feast Week event went something like this. On August 23rd, 1907, the Superior of He started’ “Dad, why do we have 11 days for our Parish Feast the Convent, Father Youssef Saker from at Our Lady of Lebanon? The dad replied, “Son, looking at the Kfoun, blessed the simple vows of program it seems they need 11 days to fit the metable for the Brother Estephan who wore the novices’ cassock. 15 Liturgical & Faith events and the 9 Community and A erwards, B. Estephan spent a 31 year Fundraising events.” monas c life. Brother Estephan was a “Dad, why so many events?” “Well son, because that is what “worker monk”. He worked in the fields the Parish Pastoral Council planned.” “Why dad did they plan so and gardens of the monastery, carrying much? “Well, son so that all the Parish groups can par cipate his childhood mo o of “God sees me” in and contribute to their Parish Feast.” “ But dad, why do they all all his efforts. Brother Estephan had a pious life that ended virtuously at the need to par cipate and contribute?” “Well son, I think so that Monastery of Saints Cyprian and Jus ne, everyone, no ma er what their age or circumstances, can know on 30 August 1938. and find there is something special here for them at Church all This dear monk passed away at the age year round.” of 49. He deceased full of holiness and “Dad” said the boy, “can I ask one more ques on? Why do they graces. His work in the field as well as his want people to come all year round?” The dad replied, “Son presence in the different convents, were printed by his humanitarian, Chris an they want people to come all year round so that they can experience and share and monas c spirit. His prints are s ll the Joy of the Gospel of Jesus, like Mary, and bring everyone closer to Him and alive and s ll shining un l present. His Church.” Brother Estephan was buried in the tomb “Hey Dad!” said the boy reaching up and hugging his dad. “Yes Son”, said the of monks in the monastery of Kfifane. On Dad. “Thank you” said his son, “for bringing me closer to Jesus.” 10 March 1951, while monks were burying the late Father Youssef Souraty Holding back his tears of joy the dad hugged his son and said, “Thank You Jesus.” who spent his sunset in this convent, they found the body of Brother Estephan To all who contributed to this li le season of our Big Parish Feast of the non decayed. Then, he was moved to a Assump on we pray the blessing and Joy of the Gospel radiate through you and new tomb where he lays today and all of your families through the prayers of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven. where visitors seek his intercession and We Conclude the Feast Season praying with Pope Francis ask for the grace of healing. Brother Estephan was recognized blessed on the Mary, Mother of the living Gospel, altar of the Lord on 27 June 2010 at the wellspring of happiness for God’s li le ones, Monastery of Saints Cyprian and Jus ne pray for us. in Kfifane. Amen. Alleluia! Charbel Dib Monsignor Shora Maree PP EV
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ﻗدّ اﺳﺎت اﻷﺳﺑوع MEMORIAL MASSES & FUNERALS th اﻷﺣد 24 آب: اﻷﺣد اﻟﺛﺎﻧﻲ ﻋﺷر ﻣن زﻣن اﻟﻌﻧﺻرة Sunday 24 August: 12th Sunday of Pentecost 11:00أرﺑﻌون اﻟﻣرﺣوﻣﺔ ﺟﻣﯾﻠﺔ ﯾوﺳف ﻓﺎرس زوﺟﺔ طﻧوس ﻋﺑود ﻣن أﺻﻧون 11.00am 40 Day Jamile Tannous Abboud from Asnoun 5:00 ﻗداس ﻋﻠﻰ ﻧﯾﺔ ﺑﻠدة اﻟﻔرادﯾس ﺑﻣﻧﺎﺳﺑﺔ ﻋﯾد ﻣﺎر روﻛز ﺗﻘدﻣﺔ اﻟﺟﻣﻌﯾﺔ 5.00pm For the living and departed of Fradiss for Feast of St Roukos ﻣﺎر ﯾوﺳف اﻟﻌﺎﻣل Auburn 11:00اﻟﺳﻧﺔ ﻟﻠﻣرﺣوم ﻣﺎﯾﻛل ﺟﻠﯾل أﻧﺟول ﻣن ﺣدﺷﯾت St Joseph the Worker Auburn ﺳﺎن ﺑﺎﺗرﯾك Guildford 6:00 اﻟﻣرﺣوﻣﺔ ﻫﯾﻼﻧﺔ ﻋﻔﯾف أرﻣﻠﺔ اﻟﻣرﺣوم ﺷﺎﻛر 11.00am 1 Year Michael Jalil Anjoul from Hadchit St Patrick’s Mass Centre, Guildford ﻣﺳﻌود ﺧﻠﯾل ﻣن اﻟﻌَﯾْﺷِﯾّﺔ-ﺟزﯾن(ﻣﺗوﻓﺎة ﻓﻲ ﻟﺑﻧﺎن) 6.00pm Heleneh Chaker Massoud from El-Aychieh-Jezzine اﻟﺛﻼﺛﺎء 26 آب: :Tuesday 26th August 6:00 دﻓن اﻟﻣرﺣوﻣﺔ ﺣﻧﻪ ﺳﻌﯾد أﯾوب أرﻣﻠﺔ اﻟﻣرﺣوم ﻣﺧﺎﯾل ﻧﻘوﻻ إﺳطﻔﺎن ﻣن ﻛرم اﻟﻣﻬر 6.00pm Funeral Hanneh Mikhael Estephan from Karm El Mohr اﻷرﺑﻌﺎء 27 آب: :Wednesday 27th August 10:30 دﻓن اﻟطﻔﻠﺔ ﺟﻧﯾﻔر ﺟوزﯾف ﺣﻧﺎ ﻣن دﯾر اﻟﻘﻣر 10.30am Jennifer Joseph Hanna from Deir El Kamar 5.30pm 40 Day Salma Mema Eskander Fahd from Kferyashit 5:30 أرﺑﻌون اﻟﻣرﺣوﻣﺔ ﺳﻠﻣﻰ ﻣوﺳﻰ اﻟﺧوري أرﻣﻠﺔ اﻟﻣرﺣوم ﻣﺎﻣﻪ اﺳﻛﻧدر ﻓﻬد ﻣن ﻛﻔرﯾﺎﺷﯾت :Saturday 30 August اﻟﺳﺑت 30 آب: اﻟطوﺑﺎوي اﻷخ إﺳطﻔﺎن ﻧﻌﻣﺔ .pm Mass for the Feast of St Awtel offered by Kfarsghab Assoc 6.00 6:00 ﻗداس ﻋﻠﻰ ﻧﯾﺔ ﺑﻠدة ﻛﻔرﺻﻐﺎب ﺑﻣﻧﺎﺳﺑﺔ ﻋﯾد ﻣﺎر أوﺗل ﺗﻘدﻣﺔ اﻟﺟﻣﻌﯾﺔ Sunday 31st August: 13th Sunday of Pentecost اﻷﺣد 31 آـب: اﻷﺣد اﻟﺛﺎﻟث ﻋﺷر ﻣن زﻣن اﻟﻌﻧﺻرة - ﻣﺎر ﻋﺑدا 8.00am 1 Year Salwa Nassim Abboud from Basloukit 8:00 اﻟﺳﻧﺔ ﻟﻠﻣرﺣوﻣﺔ ﺳﻠوى ﻧﺳﯾم ﻋﺑود ﻣن ﺑﺳﻠوﻗﯾت 9.30am 1 Year Juliette Fares Moussa from Knat 9:30 اﻟﺳﻧﺔ ﻟﻠﻣرﺣوﻣﺔ ﺟوﻟﯾﺎت ﻻوﻧدوس زوﺟﺔ ﻓﺎرس ﻣوﺳﻰ ﻣن ﻗﻧﺎت 11.00am 40 Day Hawla Abdel Massih Kahale from Mina 11:00 أرﺑﻌون اﻟﻣرﺣوﻣﺔ ﻫوﻟﻪ ﻣﺟﯾد ﻋﻘل اﻟﺷﺎم ﻣن ﺳﺑﻌل زوﺟﺔ ﻋﺑد اﻟﻣﺳﯾﺢ ﻛﺣﺎﻟﻪ ﻣن اﻟﻣﯾﻧﺎ 5.00pm 40 Day Faride Sleiman Bou Malhab from Bmahrain—Aleih 5:00 أرﺑﻌون اﻟﻣرﺣوﻣﺔ ﻓرﯾدة ﻟﺑﯾب ﺣداد زوﺟﺔ ﺳﻠﯾﻣﺎن ﺑو ﻣﻠﻬب ﻣن ﺑْﻣَﻬْرَﯾْنْ ﻗﺿﺎء ﻋﺎﻟﯾﻪ St Joseph the Worker Auburn ﻣﺎر ﯾوﺳف اﻟﻌﺎﻣل Auburn 11:00 اﻟﺳﻧﺔ ﻟﻠﻣرﺣوﻣﺔ ﺟورﺟﯾت راﺷد أرﻣﻠﺔ 11.00am 1 Year Georgette Youssef Laba from Beit Monzer St Patrick’s Mass Centre, Guildford اﻟﻣرﺣوم ﯾوﺳف ﻻﺑﺎ ﻣن ﺑﯾت ﻣُﻧْذِر 6.00pm 40 Day Bahije Melhem Azar from Wadi Kannoubine ﺳﺎن ﺑﺎﺗرﯾك Guildford 6:00 أرﺑﻌون اﻟﻣرﺣوم ﺑﻬﯾﺞ ﻣﻠﺣم ﻋﺎزار ﻣن وادي ﻗﻧوﺑﯾن
FROM THE COMMUNITY YOUTH & PASTORAL CENTRE Parish Groups and Committees MaroniteCare Services Pastoral Council Meeting Youth Services & Facilities TUES 2nd September at 8pm Youth Drop in Recreation Room & Library & Study Centre open 10am – 10pm Family & Adults Events for Youth 18 & over Under 18s only with adult supervision
Arabic Bible Discussion by Family of Divine Word: Tues 7:30pm Homework Help for Students K-10 Tues 3:30pm - 6pm Anyone wishing to borrow spiritual/religious books from the Library Bookings essential call Anthony Chidiac 0417 426 103 of the Divine Word Family please contact Jennifer Farah:0401 694 598 Counselling Services (English/ Arabic) Letting the Seed Grow—English Bible Discussion Wed 27 Aug Nada Coorey-Psychologist provides confidential counselling to 8pm after 7pm English Mass led by Mons Shora ALL WELCOME the Community at her Private Practice . Areas of Specialisation include Depression and Anxiety/Panic Attacks, Relationships and Free Builders Seminar 24th September 2014 @ 5:00pm CPYC Free forum for builders. 4 CPD points for licensed builders. "Register Family/Parenting. Mobile: 0434642509 or PH: 88981526 for an event page" @ www.beforeyoudignswact.com.au/training/ MaroniteCare Counselling Service upcoming-events/ For young people 12-18 years and their families. Childrens Events Call Amanda Nassif: 0433 217 063 Email: [email protected] Arabic Classes: Sat 9:30am-12:30pm call Antoinette: 0414819663 Fersan Al-Adra: Saturdays 1pm -3pm Children’s Playgroup Tues & Wed 9:30am - 11:30am in CPYC Women’s Well-being Office – Nelly—9689 2899 Natural Fertility Services We offer evening appointments. Teens Events For further info., please contact Nelly Azize 0430 332 888 Ladies Fitness & Wellbeing conact Abir 0410122999 Teens Faith Discussion & Activities: Saturdays 4pm-6pm Children’s Playgroup Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 9:30am –11:30am Marriage Preparation Sessions book 8 months before wedding: 9642 0211 Teens Road Trip—Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy Berrima 13 Sep $25/child incl. Mass, food, activities. Buses leave 7.45am & return 6pm Contact Tony Mattar on 0401 364 335 OLOL St Vincent De Paul Conference call Kim Moussa 0424658190 Youth Events Respite for Carers of People with Mental Health Issues Afife Sfeir 0449 902 314 Customer Service 1800 225 474. Nursing Home Visit 31 AUG 2014 contact Josette 0447777703 Community Business Network Page
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Saturday 16th Fersen Fete Day Tuesday 19th DWF Faith Discussion with Bishop Rabbat
Saturday 16th Spiritual Concert with Fr Hovig Boudakian Wednesday 20th English Faith Talk with George Isaac
Sunday 17th Youth Mass, BBQ and Celebrations Thursday 21st Adoration
Monday 18th Sodailities Mass Friday 22nd Parish Volunteers preparing for the Feast BBQ Our Thanks to our major Feast Week Sponsors
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And a Big well done to our TEAM of Feast Week VOLUNTEERS... TO THE FEAST WEEK COORDINATING TEAM, & TO THE WONDERFUL TEAM OF LADIES, MEN, YOUTH & STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK PREPARING THE LITURGIES, EVENTS, FOOD, SWEETS, DRINKS & LOGISTICS. FROM MONS SHORA ON BEHALF OF THE PRIESTS & THE WHOLE PARISH. "ﯾﺳوع ﯾطﻠب ﻣﻧﺎ أن ﻧؤﻣن ﺑﺄنّ اﻟﻣﺳﺎﻣﺣﺔ ﻫﻲ اﻟﺑﺎب اﻟذي ﯾﻘود ”اﻟﻠﯾﺗورﺟﯾﺎ اﻟﻣﺎروﻧﯾﺔ ﻟﯾﺗورﺟﯾﺔ اﻟﻛﻧز اﻟﺣﻲ“ ﻓﺗﺢ اﻟﯾدﯾن وﺿﻣّ ﻬﻣﺎ أﯾﻬﺎ اﻹﺧوة واﻷﺧوات " 23. ﻓﺗﺣﺎﻟﯾدﯾن ﻫو ﺣﺎﻟﺔ اﻟﻣﺻﻠﱢﻲ، وﻧﺟدﻫﺎ ﻟدى ﺟﻣﯾﻊ اﻷﻋزاء، اﻷدﯾﺎن. ﻫو اﻟﺗﻌﺑﯾر ﻋن ﺣﺎﻟﺔ اﻟﺳّ ﻼم واﻟرﻓض ﻟﻠﻌﻧف، ﻓﻲ إﻧﺟﯾل اﻟﯾوم، ﯾﺳﺄل وﻋن إﻧﻔﺗﺎح اﻟﻘﻠب ﻋﻠﻰ اﷲ وﻗدّ ﯾﺳﯾﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﺛﻘﺔ واﻟرّ ﺟﺎء. ﯾُﺷﺑﱠﻪ ﺑطرس اﻟرب: "ﯾﺎ رب، ﻛم ﻓﺗﺢ اﻟﯾدَ ﯾن ﺑﺎﻟﺟﻧﺎﺣَ ﯾن، وﻛﺄنّ اﻹﻧﺳﺎن ﯾرﯾد اﻹرﺗﻔﺎع ﻧﺣو ﻣرة ﯾﺧطﺄ إﻟﻲّ أﺧﻲ وأﻏﻔر اﻟﻌُ ﻠﻰ، إﻟﻰ اﷲ ﺑﺟﻧﺎﺣَ ﻲ اﻟﺻﻼة. ﺑﺎﻟﻧﺳﺑﺔ إﻟﻰ اﻟﻣﺳﯾﺣﯾّ ﯾن، ﻟﻪ؟ أﺳﺑﻊ ﻣرات؟" ﻓﻘﺎل ﻟﻪ ﻓﺗﺢ اﻟﯾدﯾن ﯾذﻛّر ﺑذراﻋَﻲ اﻟﻣﺳﯾﺢ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺻﻠﯾب ﯾﺳوع: "ﻻ أﻗول ﻟك: ﺳﺑﻊ اﻟﻣﻔﺗوﺣﺗﯾن، ﻟﻛﻲ ﯾﺟﺗذب إﻟﯾﻪ اﻟﺟﻣﯾﻊ (راﺟﻊ ﯾو12: 32) ﻣرات، ﺑل ﺳﺑﻌﯾن ﻣرة ﺳﺑﻊ وﯾﺿﻣّ ﻬم إﻟﯾﻪ. ﻛﻣﺎ ﯾُذﻛّر ﺑﺗﺳﻠﯾﻣﻪ اﻟﻣطﻠق ﻹرادة اﻵب ﻣرات" (ﻣﺗﻰ 18: 21- ﻛﻔﻌل ﻋﺑﺎدة ﺑﻧوي، وﺑﺎﺗّﺣﺎد ﻛﺎﻣل ﻣﻌﻪ:» ﻻ ﻣﺷﯾﺋﺗﻲ أﯾّﻬﺎ اﻵب، ﺑل ﻣﺷﯾﺋﺗك)«ﻣﺗﻰ 22). إنّ ﻫذﻩ اﻟﻛﻠﻣﺎت ﻫﻲ ﻣن ﺻﻠب رﺳﺎﻟﺔ ﯾﺳوع اﻟداﻋﯾﺔ إﻟﻰ 26: 39 ). ﻓﺗﺢ اﻟﯾدﯾن ﻋﺑﺎدة ﷲ، وﻣﺣﺑّﺔ ﻟﺟﻣﯾﻊ اﻟﻧّ ﺎس. اﻟﻣﺻﺎﻟﺣﺔ واﻟﺳﻼم. ﻧﺣن ﻧﺳﺄل أﺑﺎﻧﺎ اﻟﺳﻣﺎوي، ﻣطﯾﻌﯾن وﺻﯾﺗﻪ، 24 .أﻣّ ﺎ ﺿمّ اﻟﯾدَ ﯾن ﻓﻬو ﻋﻼﻣﺔ إﯾداع اﻟذات ﺑﯾن ﯾدَي اﷲ، ﻟﻠﺗﻌﺑﯾر ﻋن اﻟﺛّﻘﺔ أن ﯾﻐﻔر ﻟﻧﺎ زﻻﺗﻧﺎ "ﻛﻣﺎ ﻧﺣن ﻧﻐﻔر ﻟﻣن ﺧطﻰء إﻟﯾﻧﺎ". وإ ن ﻟم ﺑﻌﻧﺎﯾﺗﻪ وﻋن اﻷﻣﺎﻧﺔ ﻟﻣﺣﺑّ ﺗﻪ. اﻟﻛﺎﻫن ﯾﺿمّ ﯾدَ ﯾﻪ ﻓﻲ اﻟرّ ﺳﺎﻣﺔ ﺑﻌد ﻣﺳﺣﻬﻣﺎ ﻧﻛن ﻣﺳﺗﻌدّ ﯾن ﻟذﻟك ﻓﻛﯾف ﻟﻧﺎ أن ﻧﺻﻠّﻲ ﺑﺻدق ﻣن أﺟل اﻟﺳﻼم واﻟﻣﺻﺎﻟﺣﺔ؟ ﯾﺳوع ﯾطﻠب ﻣﻧﺎ أن ﻧؤﻣن ﺑﺄنّ اﻟﻣﺳﺎﻣﺣﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻣﯾرون، ﻛﻌﻼﻣﺔ ﻟﻘﺑول ودﯾﻌﺔ اﻟﻛﻬﻧوت، ﻫوّ ﯾﺔ ورﺳﺎﻟﺔ وﺳﻠطﺎﻧً ﺎ، ﻓﯾﺣﺎﻓظ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻫﻲ اﻟطرﯾق اﻟذي ﯾﻘود إﻟﻰ اﻟﻣﺻﺎﻟﺣﺔ. ﻓﯾﻘول ﻟﻧﺎ أن ﻧﻐﻔر اﻟودﯾﻌﺔ ﻻ ﻛﺄﻧّﻬﺎ ﻣﻠﻛﯾّ ﺗُﻪ، ﺑل ﻛﻣوﻛﱠل ﻋﻠﯾﻬﺎ ﻣن ﻗِﺑل اﷲ. إﻧّﻪ ﯾﺗذﻛّر ذﻟك ﻓﻲ ﻛلّ ﻣرّ ة ﻹﺧوﺗﻧﺎ ﻣن دون ﺗﺣﻔظ، إﻧﻪ ﯾطﻠب ﻣﻧﺎ أن ﻧﻘوم ﺑﺷﻲء ﺟذري ﯾﺿمّ ﯾدَ ﯾﻪ ﺑﻌد اﻟﺻّ ﻼة، ﻛﺗﻌﺑﯾر ﻋن اﻟﻣﺣﺎﻓظﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎ ﻧﺎﻟﻪ ﻣن ﻧِﻌم وﻋطﺎﯾﺎ ﻣن إﻧﻣﺎ ﯾﻣﻧﺣﻧﺎ أﯾﺿً ﺎ اﻟﻧﻌﻣﺔ ﻟﻠﻘﯾﺎم ﺑذﻟك. إﻧﻣﺎ ﻣﺎ ﯾظﻬر ﺑﺎﻟﻣﻧظﺎر ﻟدُن اﷲ[21]. اﻹﻧﺳﺎﻧﻲ ﺑﺈﻧﻪ ﻣﺳﺗﺣﯾل وﻏﯾر ﻋﻣﻠﻲ وﺣﺗﻰ ﻓﻲ ﺑﻌض اﻷوﻗﺎت * اﻻﻧﻛﺑﺎب ﻋﻠﻰ اﻷرض ﺑﻐﯾض، ﯾﺻﺑﺢ ﻣﻣﻛﻧً ﺎ وﻣﺛﻣرً ا ﻣن ﺧﻼل ﻗوة اﻟﺻﻠﯾب 25 .ﻣن أﻫمّ ﺗﻌﺎﺑﯾر اﻟﺻّ ﻼة اﻟرّ وﺣﯾّﺔ، ﺑﺣرﻛﺎت اﻟﺟﺳد، اﻻﻧﻛﺑﺎب ﻋﻠﻰ اﻷرض اﻟﻼﻣﺣدودة. إنّ ﺻﻠﯾب اﻟﻣﺳﯾﺢ ﯾﻛﺷف ﻗوة اﷲ ﻟﺗﺧطﻲ ﻛل واﻟرّ ﻛوع أو اﻟﺳّ ﺟود واﻻرﺗﻣﺎء، وﻧﺟدُﻫﺎ ﻛﻠﱠﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻛﺗﺎب اﻟﻣﻘدّس. اﻧﻘﺳﺎم وﺷﻔﺎء ﻛل ﺟرح وإ ﻋﺎدة ﺑﻧﺎء اﻟرواﺑط اﻷﺳﺎﺳﯾﺔ ﻟﻠﻣﺣﺑﺔ اﻻﻧﻛﺑﺎب ﻋﻠﻰ اﻷرض ﻫو اﻹرﺗﻣﺎء ﺑﻛﺎﻣل اﻟﺟﺳم واﻟوﺟﻪ ﻧﺣو اﻷرض. ﻧﺟدﻩ ﻋﻧد اﻷﺧوﯾﺔ. ﻫذﻩ ﻫﻲ إذًا اﻟرﺳﺎﻟﺔ اﻟﺗﻲ أﺗرﻛﻬﺎ ﻟﻛم ﻗﺑل ﺧﺗﺎم زﯾﺎرﺗﻲ ﯾﺷوع ﻟﻣّ ﺎ رأى »رﺋﯾس ﺟﯾش اﻟرّبّ )«ﯾش 5: 14)، واﻋﺗﺑر أورﯾﺟﺎﻧس أنّ ﻫذا إﻟﻰ ﻛورﯾﺎ. ﺛﻘوا ﺑﻘوّ ة ﺻﻠﯾب اﻟﻣﺳﯾﺢ! اﺳﺗﻘﺑﻠوا ﻧﻌﻣﺗﻪ اﻟﻣﺻﺎﻟِﺣﺔ اﻟرﺋﯾس ﻫو اﻟﻣﺳﯾﺢ اﻟذي ﺳﯾﺄﺗﻲ. اﻟرّبﱡ ﯾﺳوع ﻧﻔﺳﻪ اﻧﻛبّ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻷرض ﻟﻠﺻّ ﻼة ﻓﻲ ﻓﻲ ﻗﻠوﺑﻛم وﺗﺷﺎرﻛوا ﻫذﻩ اﻟﻧﻌﻣﺔ ﻣﻊ اﻵﺧرﯾن! أﻧﺎ أﺳﺄﻟﻛم أن ﺟﺑل اﻟزﯾﺗون ﻟﯾﻠﺔ آﻻﻣﻪ، إذ »أﻛبّ ﻋﻠﻰ وﺟﻬﻪ ﯾﺻﻠﱢﻲ ﻗﺎﺋﻼً : ﯾﺎ أﺑتِ ، إن أﻣﻛن، ﺗﺣﻣﻠوا ﺷﻬﺎدة ﻣﻘﻧﻌﺔ ﻟرﺳﺎﻟﺔ اﻟﻣﺳﯾﺢ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻣﺳﺎﻣﺣﺔ إﻟﻰ ﺑﯾوﺗﻛم ﻓﻠﺗﻌﺑرْ ﻋﻧﻲ ﻫذﻩ اﻟﻛﺄس! «(ﻣﺗﻰ 26: 39؛ ﻣر14: 35). ﯾﺳوع ﯾﺳﻘط ﻋﻠﻰ وﺟﻣﺎﻋﺎﺗﻛم وإ ﻟﻰ ﻛل ﻣﺳﺗوى ﻣن ﺣﯾﺎﺗﻛم اﻟوطﻧﯾﺔ. أﻧﺎ واﺛق ﺑﺄﻧّﻛم اﻷرض ﻟﯾﻛون ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﺳﻘطﺔ اﻹﻧﺳﺎن، وﯾُﺻﻠّﻲ إﻟﻰ اﻵب ﻣن أﻋﻣﺎق اﻟﻌزﻟﺔ ﺳﺗﻛوﻧون ﺧﻣﯾرة ﻟﻣﻠﻛوت اﷲ ﻓﻲ ﻫذﻩ اﻷرض ﺑروح ﻣن اﻟﺻداﻗﺔ واﻟﺣﺎﺟﺔ. ﻓﯾﺿﻊ إرادﺗﻪ اﻟﺑﺷرﯾّﺔ اﻟﺧﺎﺻّ ﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻬدة إرادة اﻵب، ﻟﯾﺷﻔﻲ إرادة اﻹﻧﺳﺎن واﻟﺗﻌﺎون ﻣﻊ اﻟﻣﺳﯾﺣﯾﯾن اﻵﺧرﯾن وأﺗﺑﺎع اﻟدﯾﺎﻧﺎت اﻷﺧرى وﻣﻊ اﻟﺿﻌﯾﻔﺔ ﺑﻘدرة إرادة اﷲ: »ﻻ ﻣﺷﯾﺋﺗﻲ، ﺑل ﻣﺷﯾﺋﺗك .«ﻫذﻩ ﻫﻲ ﻛﻠﻣﺔ اﻟﺣﻘﯾﻘﺔ اﻟﺗﻲ ﻛل اﻟرﺟﺎل واﻟﻧﺳﺎء ذوي اﻹرادة اﻟﺣﺳﻧﺔ اﻟﻣﻬﺗﻣﯾن ﻟﻣﺳﺗﻘﺑل اﻟﻣﺟﺗﻣﻊ اﻟﻛوري. ﻣن ﻫﻧﺎ، ﻧرﻓﻊ ﺻﻠواﺗﻧﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻧﯾﺔ اﻟﺳﻼم ﺗﺣرّ ر، واﻟﺗﻲ ﻣن أﺟﻠﻬﺎ ﻗَﺑِل ﯾﺳوع ﻫذا اﻟﺿّ ﻌف اﻟﺑﺷري وﻗﺎوﻣﻪ، ﻟﻛﻲ ﯾﻘوّ ﯾﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﻘدرة واﻟﻣﺻﺎﻟﺣﺔ إﻟﻰ اﷲ ﻣن ﻛل ﻗﻠب ﻧﻘﻲ وﻧﺳﺄﻟﻪ أن ﯾﻣﻧﺣﻧﺎ ﻧﻌﻣﺗﻪ اﻹﻟﻬﯾّﺔ[22]. اﻟﺛﻣﯾﻧﺔ اﻟﺗﻲ ﻧﺗوق إﻟﯾﻬﺎ ﻣﻧذ زﻣن. ﻟﻧﺻلﱢ إذًا ﻋﻠﻰ ظﻬور ﻓرص اﻻﻧﻛﺑﺎب ﻋﻠﻰ اﻷرض ﻓﻲ روﺣﺎﻧﯾّ ﺗﻧﺎ وﺗﻘﻠﯾدﻧﺎ اﻟﻣﺎروﻧﻲ ﻣﻌروف » ﺑﺎﻟﻣطﺎﻧﯾّﺔ « ﺟدﯾدة ﻟﻠﺣوار واﻟﻠﻘﺎء وﺣل اﻟﺧﻼﻓﺎت ﻋﺑر ﺗﻘدﯾم اﻟﻣﺳﺎﻋدات اﻟﻣﺷﺗﻘّﺔ ﻣن اﻟﻠّﻔظﺔ اﻟﯾوﻧﺎﻧﯾّﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﻬد اﻟﺟدﯾد (ﻣﯾﺗﺎ- ﻧوﯾﺎ (Metanoiaوﺗﻌﻧﻲ ﺑﺳﺧﺎء إﻟﻰ ﻛل اﻟﻣﺣﺗﺎﺟﯾن ﻣﻌﺗرﻓﯾن ﺑﺄنّ ﻛل اﻟﻛورﯾﯾن ﻫم إﺧوة اﻟﺗّوﺑﺔ واﻻﻧﺳﺣﺎق ﻣﻊ ﺛورة ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟذّات ﺑروح اﻻرﺗداد ﻋن اﻟﺷرّ واﻟﻌودة إﻟﻰ اﷲ. وأﺧوات وأﻋﺿﺎء ﻋﺎﺋﻠﺔ واﺣدة وﺷﻌب واﺣد.. اﻋﺗﺎد اﻵﺑﺎء اﻟﻘدﱢﯾﺳون ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻘﯾﺎم ﺑﺎﻟﻣطﺎﻧﯾّ ﺎت اﻟﻠّﯾﻠﯾّﺔ ﺑﻬذﻩ اﻟرّوح. وﻣﺎ زﻟﻧﺎ ﻧﺣﺎﻓظُ إﺧوﺗﻲ وأﺧواﺗﻲ اﻷﻋزاء، إنّ اﷲ ﯾدﻋوﻧﺎ ﻟﻛﻲ ﻧﻌود إﻟﯾﻪ وﻧﺻﻐﻲ ﻋﻠﯾﻬﺎ ﺑﻧوع ﺧﺎصّ ﻓﻲ رﺗﺑﺔ اﻟﺳّ ﺟدة ﻟﻠﻣﺳﯾﺢ اﻟﻣﺻﻠوب ﯾوم اﻟﺟﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﻌظﯾﻣﺔ. وﻟﻛﻧّﻬﺎ إﻟﻰ ﺻوﺗﻪ وﻫو ﯾﻌدﻧﺎ ﺑﺄن ﯾﺛﺑّ ﺗﻧﺎ ﻓﻲ أرض ﺗﻌرف اﻟﺳﻼم ﺗﺑﻘﻰ ﺟزءً ا ﻣﻬﻣ ﺎ ﻣن روﺣﺎﻧﯾّ ﺗﻧﺎ اﻟﻣﺎروﻧﯾّﺔ اﻟﻧُﺳﻛﯾّﺔ. ﻓﻬﻲ إﻗرار ﺑﺿﻌﻔﻧﺎ اﻟذي ﯾرﻣﻲ واﻻزدﻫﺎء أﻛﺛر ﻣﻣﺎ ﻋرﻓﻪ أﺟدادﻧﺎ. ﻟﯾﺳﺗﻌدّ أﺗﺑﺎع اﻟﻣﺳﯾﺢ ﻓﻲ ﺑﻧﺎ أرﺿً ﺎ، وﺑﺣﺎﺟﺗﻧﺎ إﻟﻰ ﻗدرة ﻧﻌﻣﺔ اﻟﻣﺳﯾﺢ اﻟﻘﺎﺋم ﻣن اﻟﻣوت، ﻟﻛﻲ ﯾُ ﻧﻬﺿﻧﺎ وﯾُ ﻘوّ ﯾﻧﺎ. ﻛورﯾﺎ ﻟﻔﺟر ذﻟك اﻟﯾوم اﻟﺟدﯾد ﺣﯾث ﺳﺗﻠﺗﻘﻲ ﻫذﻩ اﻷرض ﻓﻲ (ﯾﺗﺑﻊ) ﻫدوء اﻟﺻﺑﺎح ﻏﻧﻰ ﻧﻌم اﻟرب ﻣن وﺋﺎم وﺳﻼم! آﻣﯾن". اﻟﺑطرﯾرك ﻣﺎر ﺑﺷﺎرﻩ ﺑطرس اﻟراﻋﻲ اﻟﻛّﻠﻲ اﻟطوﺑﻰ اﻟﺑﺎﺑﺎ ﻓرﻧﺳﯾس
IN OUR PRAYERS Lord, may all the faithful departed whom we entrust to Your care, be held securely in Your Loving embrace for all eternity especially those we Pray for: (A) Fr Elias Ayoub, Antoun Azar (B) Raymond, Toufic, Martha, Youssef and George Bazouni, Abood and Hanne Bechara, (C) (D) Milad Daher (E) (F) Watfa, Manoush, Assaf, Raymond Fares Neder Fares (G) Colleen Madeline George, Helen George, Majid George, Dib, Hanne, Youssef Dibee Ghannoum, (H) Madeline & Paul Haddad and son Joseph, Anis Haddad, Maurice Jamil Haddad, Sami Hachem, (I) (K) Semaan, Evelyn and Toufic Kaawi, Nakiyi and Wadih Karam, Bishop Abdo Khalife, Naim Khattar & George Khattar, (J) (L) Peter Lichaa and his wife Marie, Youssef Lichaa (M) Chehade and George Maroun, Elichaa and Youssef Malkoun, Youssef Maroun and his wife Ghosoun, Arthur (Otre) Moses, Elias Barbar Moussa, Boutros & Zahra Moussa, John Toufic Merhi (N) Hasna Ndaira, Jamil, Jamille and Odette Nehme(R) Milia Bou Raidan, Michael Rosso, Jamil & Labibi Roumanus, Raymond & Etour Romanos & son Joseph, (S) Boutros Kozhaya Sassine, Souls in Purgatory (W) Jamil Wehbe & Barbara Wehbe, Fouad, Marie and Mourched Wehbe, (Z) Maroun John Zaouk and all faithful departed Zaouk family. اﻟﻣرأةُ ﻛﻧﻌﺎﻧﯾﺔ اﻟﻣرأةُ ﻛﻧﻌﺎﻧﯾّ ٌـﺔ وﺛَﻧﯾﱠـﺔٌ ﻟﺑﻧﺎﻧﯾﱠـﺔُ ﻣـن ﻧواﺣـﻲ ﺻـورَ وﺻـﯾدا، ﻏَرﯾﺑَ ـﺔٌ ﻋـن اﻹﯾﻣـﺎن، واﻹﯾﻣـﺎنُ ﻗرﯾـبٌ ﻣِ ﻧﻬـﺎ إﻟـﻰ ﺣَدﱟ ﻛﺑﯾر، وﻟﻧَﻘُل أَﻗرَبَ ﻣِن اﻟﻣُ ﻔﺗَرَضِ ﺑِﻬِم أن ﯾؤﻣِﻧوا. آﻣﻧت ووَ ﺛِﻘت، وﻛﺎنَ ﻟﻬﺎ ﻣﺎ أرادَت. 1-ﺻﻼةُ اﻟﺷﱠﻔﺎﻋَ ﺔ: ﯾَﺿَﻌُ ﻧﺎ اﻟﻧﱠصُ أﻣـﺎمَ اﻣـرأَةٍ ﻧﻣوذَﺟﯾـﺔ. ﺗَ ـﺳﺄلُ ﻓﯾُﻌطـﻰ ﻟَﻬـﺎ. ﺗَطﻠُـبُ وﺗَﺟِ ـدﱡ، ﻓَﺗَﺟِ ـد. ﻓـﻲ ﺳؤاﻟِﻬﺎ ﻧَﺟِدُ اﻟﺧطوطَ اﻟﻌَرﯾَﺿﺔَ ﻟِﺻﻼةِ اﻟﺷﱠﻔﺎﻋَﺔِ. وﻓﯾﻬﺎ ﯾرﻓَﻊ ُ اﻹﻧﺳﺎنُ أﺧـﺎﻩُ اﻹﻧـﺳﺎن إﻟـﻰ اﷲ وﯾُ ﻘَدﱢﻣُ ـﻪُ إﻟﯾـﻪِ ﻔِﻪِ ﻓﻲ ﺿَ ﻟﻛﯾﻣﺎ ﻌﯾُ ﻘَوﱢي اﷲ ُ ﺿَ ﻌﻔَﻪُ ، وﯾﻧﺗَ ـﺷِ ﻠُﻪُ ﻣِ ـن اﻟـﺿﱢﯾق: إﻧﱠﻬـﺎ ﻓِﻌـلُ اﻫﺗِﻣـﺎمٍ ﺑِﺧـﻼصٍ اﻟﻘرﯾـب. ﺻـﻼةُ اﻟـﺷﱠﻔﺎﻋَﺔٍ إذاً، ﻫــﻲ اﻟطَﻠَــبُ ﻣِ ــن اﷲ ﻷَﺟــلِ آﺧــر. وﻫــذﻩ اﻟــﺻﻼة ﻫــﻲ ﻣَ ﻧــذُ اﺑــراﻫﯾم ، وﻫـﻲ ﺣَﯾﱠـﺔ ﻓـﻲ ﺣﯾــﺎةِ اﻟﻛﻧﯾـــﺳَﺔِ: إﻧﱠﻬـــﺎ ﻣُ ـــﺷﺎرَﻛَﺔٌ ﻓـــﻲ ﺷَ ـــﻔﺎﻋَﺔِ اﻟﻣـــﺳﯾﺢ اﻷوﺣَ ـــدِ ﻟﻧـــﺎ ﻋِ ﻧـــدَ اﻵب. وﺣَ ـــريﱞ اﻟﻘـــولَ ، إنﱠ ﺷـــﻔﺎﻋَ ﺔَ اﻟﻣﺳﯾﺣﯾﯾنَ ﻻ ﺗَﻌرِفُ ﺣدوداً، وﻫـﻲ ﺗُرﻓَـﻊ ُ ﻣِ ـن أﺟـلِ " ﺟﻣﯾـﻊِ اﻟﻧـﺎس، وﺟﻣﯾـﻊِ اﻟـذﯾنَ ﻓـﻲ ﻣَ ﻧـﺻِ ب، وﻷﺟـلِ اﻟﻣُ ﺿطَﻬَ دﯾنَ ، وﻷﺟلِ ﺧﻼصِ ﻣَ ن ﯾرﻓﺿونَ اﻹﻧﺟﯾل"، وﻫﻲ طِ ﻠﺑﺎتٌ ﺣﺎﺿِرَ ةٌ ﺑِﻘوﱠةٍ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘداس اﻹﻟﻬﻲ. 2- أُﻧﻣوذَجٍ راﺋِ ـﻊٍ ﻟـﺻﻼة اﻟـﺷﱠﻔﺎﻋَ ﺔ: ﻓـﻲ ﻧَ ـصﱢ ﻟِﻘـﺎءِ َ ﯾـﺳوعﺑـﺎﻟﻣرأةِ اﻟﻛّﻧﻌﺎﻧﯾـﺔ، ﻧَﻘَ ـﻊ ُ ﻋﻠـﻰ أُﻧﻣـوذَجٍ راﺋِ ـﻊٍ ﻟِ ـﺻﻼة اﻟـﺷﱠﻔﺎﻋﺔ. ﻫـﻲَ أُمﱞ ﻣﻔﺟوﻋَ ـﺔٌ ﻋﻠـﻰ اﺑﻧَ ﺗِﻬﺎ اﻟﺗﻲ ﺗﺗﻌَذَبُﻛﺛﯾراً ﺑِﻔِﻌلٍ ﺷﯾطﺎنٍ ﯾِﺳﻛًﻧُﻬﺎ، ﺗَﺣﻣِلُ ﻗﺿﯾﱠﺔَ اﺑﻧَ ﺗِﻬﺎ وﺗُﺣَﻣﱢﻠُﻬﺎ ﻟِﯾَﺳوع. ﻓﯾﺳوعُ ﺑﺎﻟﻧﱢﺳﺑَﺔِ إﻟﯾﻬـﺎ، ﻗـﺎدِرٌ ﺑِﻔِﻌـلِ اﻟﺣﯾـﺎةِ اﻹﻟﻬﯾـﺔِ اﻟـﺗﻲ ﺗَ ـدِبﱡ ﻓﯾﻪ أن ﯾﻧﺗَﺻِرَ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺷّﯾطﺎن، وﺑﺎﻟﺗﺎﻟﻲ ﻗوّ ة اﻟﻣوت اﻟﺗﻲ ﺗَدِبﱡ ﻓﻲ اﺑﻧَ ﺗِﻬﺎ. ﺗوﺳﱠﻠَتِ اﻷُمﱡ ﺑِﺷَﻛلٍ ﺣَرﱠكَ ﻋﺎطِ ﻔَ ـﺔَ اﻟﺗﻼﻣﯾـذ، ﻓﺗﺑَ ﻧّ ـوا ﺑِـدَورِﻫِم ﻗـﺿﯾﱠﺗَﻬﺎ، وﺿَﻣّوا ﺻوﺗَﻬم إﻟﻰ ﺻوﺗِﻬﺎ ﻗﺎﺋِﻠﯾنَ ﻟَﻪُ:" إﺻرِﻓﻬﺎ ﻋَ ﻧّﺎ"، أَي اﻓﻌَ ل ﻟﻬﺎ ﻣﺎ ﺗُرﯾد وﺣَرﱢ ر اﺑﻧَ ﺗَﻬﺎ. ﺻَ ـﻣتُ ﯾـﺳوعَ ﻣُﻌَﺑﱢـرٌ ﻛﻣـﺎ ﻛﻼﻣُ ـﻪُ:" ﻻ ﯾﺟـوزُ أَن ﯾُؤﺧَذَ ﺧُ ﺑزُ اﻟﺑَ ﻧﯾنَ وﯾُرﻣﻰ ،ﻟﻠﻛِﻼب" ﻓﺎﻟﻧﱢﻌﻣَ ـﺔُ اﻹﻟﻬﯾـﺔُ ﻓﻘـطﺗُﻌطـﻰ ﻟﻠـذﯾن ﯾُ ﻘَ ـدﱢروﻧَﻬﺎ، ﻷَﺑﻧـﺎءِ اﻹﯾﻣـﺎنِ ، وأﻧـتِ ﻟَـﺳتِ ﻣِ ﻧﻬ ُ ـم. ﻫـوَ ﯾُرﯾـدُ أن ﯾُﺧـرِجَ إﻟـﻰ ﻌَ اﻟﻠَنِ ﻗوﱠةَ اﻹﯾﻣﺎنِ اﻟﻧﺎﺷِ ﻰءِ ﻓـﻲ ﻗَﻠﺑِﻬـﺎ، ﻟِ ـذا ﯾُﺣَ ـرﱢكُ اﻧـدﻓﺎﻋَ ﻬﺎ اﻹﯾﻣـﺎﻧﻲ ﺑِﻛﻼﻣـﺎتٍ ﻗﺎﺳـﯾﺔ. " ﻧَﻌَ ـم، ﯾـﺎ ﺳَ ـﯾﱢدي! أﻧـتَ ﻋﻠـﻰ ﺣَ ـقّ ، وﻟَﻛِ ـنﱠ اﻟﻛـﻼبَ ﺗﺄﻛُـلُ ﺑِدَورِﻫﺎ ﻣِن اﻟﻔُﺗﺎتِ اﻟﻣُ ﺗﺳﺎﻗِطِ ﻋن ﻣواﺋِ ـدِ أﺻـﺣﺎﺑِﻬﺎ" ، ﻓﺎﻟﻐُرﺑـﺎءُ أﯾـﺿﺎً ﺑِﺣﺎﺟَ ـﺔٍ ﻣﺎﺳﱠـﺔٍ، وﻟـو ﺷُ ـﻌﺎعٌ ﯾَ ـﺳﯾرٌ ﻣِ ـن اﻟﻧﱢﻌﻣـﺔِ اﻹﻟﻬﯾـﺔ، ﻛـﺎفٍ ﻟﯾُﺣَ ﻘﱢـقَ ﻓﯾﻬـم أُﻋﺟوﺑَﺔ اﻟﺣﯾﺎة. "ﻓﺳﺎﻋِ دﻧﻲ ﯾﺎﺳﯾﱢدي"، وأَﻧﻌِ م ﻋَ ﻠَﻲﱠ ﺑِﻘَﺑَسٍ ﻣِ ـن اﻟﻧﱢﻌﻣَ ـﺔ ﻟﻛـﻲ ﺗَ ـﺷﻔﻰ اﺑﻧَ ـﺗﻲ. "ﻣـﺎ أَﻋظَـمَ إﯾﻣﺎﻧُـكِ أﯾﱠﺗُﻬـﺎ اﻟﻣـرأة"، وأﻧـتِ اﻟﻐرﯾﺑَ ـﺔُ ﻋـن ﺷَﻌبِ اﷲ. وﻷَﻧﱠكِ ﺗﻌرﻓﯾنَ ﻣﺎ ﺗُرﯾدﯾنَ وﺗَﺛِﻘﯾنَ ﺑﺎﻟﻧَ ﺗﯾﺟﺔ"ﻟِﯾَﻛُن ﻟَكِ ﻣﺎ ﺗُرﯾدﯾن". 3- أﺗﻰ إﻟﻰ ﺧﺎﺻﱠﺗِﻪِ وﺧﺎﺻﱠﺗُﻪُ ﻟَم ﺗَﻌرِﻓـﻪُ: أَﺗـﻰ ﯾـﺳوعُ إﻟـﻰ ﺧﺎﺻﱠـﺗِﻪِ. أَﻋطـﻰ أﻫـلَ ﺑﯾﺗِ ـﻪِ ﻛُـلﱠ ﺷَ ـﻲء،"ﻓﻣـﺎ ﻗَﺑِﻠَـﻪ أﻫـلُ ﺑَ ﯾﺗِ ـﻪ. أﺗـﻰ اﷲ ُ و" ﺳَ ـﻛَنَ ﺑﯾﻧَﻧﺎ". أﻋطﺎﻧﺎ ﻛُلﱠ ﺷﻲءٍ ﻓﻲ اﺑﻧِ ﻪِ ﯾﺳوع اﻟﻣُ ﺗَﺟَﺳﱢد، وأﻓﺎضَ ﻋﻠﯾﻧﺎ ﻧِﻌﻣَ ﺔَ اﻟروحِ اﻟﻣُ ﻘَدﱢﺳَﺔِ ﻓﻲ اﻷﺳرارِ ﻟﻛﻲ ﻧﺣﯾـﺎ ﺑِﻬـﺎ وﻧﺗﻘـوّى وﻧﺗﻘَ ـدﱠس. ﻓﻣـﺎذا ﻧﻔﻌَ ـل؟ ﻫل ﻧﺗرُكُ ﻣَ ﻌﯾنَ اﻟﻧﱢﻌﻣَﺔِ وﻧُﻔَﺗﱢشُ ﻟﻧﺎ ﻋن "آﺑﺎرٍ ﻣُﺷَﻘﱠﻘَﺔ ﻻ ﺗُﻣﺳِكُ اﻟﻣﯾﺎﻩ "؟ ﻫَل ﻧدَعُ أﻧﻔُﺳَ ﻧﺎ ﻧﻣوتُ ﻣِنَ اﻟﻌَطَشِ واﻟﺑِﺋرُ أﻣﺎﻣﻧﺎ؟ ﺻﻼة: ﻟﻧُﺻَ ﻠﻲ ﻣِن أﺟل أن ﻻ ﻧﻌط َشَ أﺑداً. ﻣِن أﺟلِ أن ﻧﺳﺗَﻘﻲَ ﻣِن ﻧِﻌﻣَﺔِ اﻟﺣﯾﺎةِ اﻹﻟﻬﯾﺔِ اﻟﺣﺎﺿِرَ ةَ ﻣﻌﻧﺎ واﻟﺗﻲ ﻫﻲ ﺑِﻣُ ﺗَﻧﺎوَلِ أﯾـدﯾ ﻧﺎ، ﻓـﻧرﺗويَ وﺗﺗﻔﺟﱠرُ ﻣِﻧﱠﺎ اﻟﺣﯾﺎةَ ﺑِوِﻓرَ ة، ﻓﯾرﺗويَ اﻵﺧرون. آﻣﯾن اﻟﺧوري ﺑﯾﺎر اﻟﺧوري
اﻟطوﺑﺎوي اﺳطﻔﺎن ﻧﻌﻣﺔ
ذﻛر اﻟﻣﻌﺎﺻرو ن واﻟﻣﻘرّ ﺑون ﻣن اﻟطوﺑﺎوي اﻷخ ﻧﻌﻣﻪ، أﻧّﻪ ﻛﺎن ﯾردّد داﺋﻣً ﺎ، ﻓﻲ اﻟﺳرّ واﻟﻌﻠن، ﻫذﻩ اﻟﻌﺑﺎرة: "أﷲ ﯾراﻧﻲ". ﻓﯾﺿﻊ ا ﷲ ﻧﺻب ﻋﯾﻧﯾﻪ، وﯾﻘوم ﺑﺟﻣﯾﻊ أﻋﻣﺎﻟﻪ، وﻛﺄﻧّﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺿرة اﷲ. ﻛﺎن ﯾردّدﻫﺎ ﻣﺗﯾﻘّﻧً ﺎ أنّ اﷲ ﯾﺷﺧص إﻟﯾﻪ، وﯾﻠﺞ إﻟﻰ ﻋﻣق أﻋﻣﺎﻗﻪ، ﻟﯾﺳﺑر ﻏور أﻓﻛﺎرﻩ ورﻏﺑﺎﺗﻪ. "أﷲ ﯾراﻧﻲ "، ﻛﺎﻧت ﺷﻌﺎرً ا ﻟﺣﯾﺎة اﻟﻣﻛرّ م اﻷخ إﺳطﻔﺎن ﻧﻌﻣﻪ، ﻣﺗﺄﻣّﻼً ﻓﻲ ﻣﻐزاﻫﺎ اﻟروﺣﻲ، وﻣﻌﺗﺻﻣً ﺎ ﺑﻬﺎ، إﺑّ ﺎن اﻟﺗﺟﺎرب واﻟﺻﻌوﺑ ﺎت اﻟﺗﻲ ﻛﺎﻧت ﺗﻌﻛّر ﺻﻔﺎء ذﻫﻧﻪ وطﻬﺎرة أﻓﻛﺎرﻩ وﻧﻘﺎء ﻣﺧﯾّ ﻠﺗﻪ. ﻓﻛرة اﷲ ﻛﺎﻧت اﻟﻣﺳﯾطرة ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﻣﯾﻊ أﻓﻛﺎرﻩ، أﷲ اﷲ داﺋﻣً ﺎ. أﷲ ﻫﻧﺎ، ﯾﻬﻣس ﻓﻲ ﻗﻠﺑﻪ، ﻓﯾﺻﺑﺢ اﻟﻌﻣل أﻛﺛر ﻧﺷﺎطًﺎ، واﻷﻟم أﻗلّ وﺟﻌً ﺎ. "أﷲ ﯾراﻧﻲ" وﺗﺳﻬل اﻟطﺎﻋﺔ، وﯾطﯾب اﻟﻔﻘر، وﺗﺑﺗﻌد اﻟﺗﺟرﺑﺔ. "أﷲ ﯾراﻧﻲ" واﻟﻧﺷﺎط ﯾﻠﺗﻬب، واﻟﻘوى اﻟﺟﺳدﯾّﺔ ﺗﻧﺷط. "أﷲ ﯾراﻧﻲ" واﻟﻧﯾّﺔ ﺗﺻﻔو، واﻻﺳﺗﺣﻘﺎﻗﺎت ﺗﺗﺿﺎﻋف. "أﷲ ﯾراﻧﻲ" وﻓﻛرة اﷲ ﻻ ﺗﻔﺎرق اﻟطوﺑﺎويّ . وﻛﺎﻧت اﻟﻣﻛﺎﻓﺄة ﻓﻲ اﻟﺳﻣﺎء ﻓرﺣً ﺎ أﺑدﯾ ﺎ. ﻓﻛرة اﷲ ﻛﺎﻧت ﻓﯾﻪ وﺣوﻟﻪ. ﻓﻲ زﻗزﻗﺎت اﻟﻌﺻﺎﻓﯾر، واﺧﺿرار اﻷﺷﺟﺎر، ﻓﻲ ﺟﻣﻊ ﻏﻼل اﻟﺣﺻﺎد ودرس اﻟﻘﻣﺢ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺑﯾﺎدر، ﻛﺎن ﯾرى اﷲ ﻓﻲ ﻫذﻩ ﺟﻣﯾﻌﻬﺎ ﻓوق ﻛلّ ﺷﻲء، ﻓوق اﻣﺗﻼك اﻟﺛروات واﻷﻣوال، وﻓوق اﻟﺗﻣﺗّﻊ ﺑﺎﻟﺻﺣّ ﺔ واﻟﻌﺎﻓﯾﺔ. ﻻ ﯾﻛﺗﻔﻲ اﻟﺣبّ ﺑﺎﻟﺣﺿور، ﺑل ﺑﺎﻟﺣدﯾث ﻣﻊ اﻟﻣﺣﺑوب. ﺣدﯾث اﺣﺗرام وﺛﻘﺔ وﻓرح. ﻛﺎن ﯾﺻﻠّﻲ ﺑﺎﺣ ﺗرام ﻋﻣﯾق " أﷲ ﯾراﻧﻲ". "أﻷﺑﺎﻧﺎ" ﻓﻌل رﺟﺎء وﺷﻛران، ﯾﻠﻔظﻬﺎ ﺑﻌذوﺑﺔ ﻓﯾﻣﻸ ﺣﺿور اﷲ ﻗﻠب اﻟراﻫب اﻟﻣﺻﻠّﻲ ﻓرﺣً ﺎ وﺗﻌزﯾﺔ. ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎن ﯾﺑﺎﺷر ﻋﻣﻼً أو ﺻﻼة، إﻻّ ﺑﻌد ﺧﺷﻌﺔ ﯾﻘول ﻓﯾﻬﺎ: اﻵن ﺳﺄﺧﺎطب اﷲ، "أﷲ ﯾراﻧﻲ". ﻓﯾزداد ﻟﻬﯾب ﻧﻔﺳﻪ، وﯾرﺗﻔﻊ ﺑﺗﻘوى ﺣﺎرة، وﯾﻐﻣرﻩ ﺳﻼ م ﺳﻣﺎويّ . "أﷲ ﯾراﻧﻲ" ﺷﻌﺎر ﺣﻘّﻘﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﻔﻌل اﻷخ اﺳطﻔﺎن. ﻋﻣل ﻓﻲ ﻛلّ ﻣﻧﺎﺳﺑﺔ، ﻣدّ ﻋﻣرﻩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻣﺎرﺳﺔ ﻛلّ ﻣﺎ ﯾرﺿﻲ اﷲ، ﻗرّ ر ﺗﺣت ﻧظر اﷲ، أن ﯾطﯾب ﺑﻌﯾﻧﻲّ اﻟربّ . ﻋﻣل ﺑﻛﻣﺎل اﻟﻣﺣ ﺑّﺔ، ﻋﺑّ ﺄ ﯾوﻣﻪ ﺑﺄﻋﻣﺎل ﺻﻐﯾرة ﻣُ ﻠﺋَت ﺑﺎﻟﻣﺣﺑﺔ. ﻓطوﺑﺎك، إﺳطﻔﺎﻧوس، ﯾﺎ راﻫﺑً ﺎ ﻛﺎﻣﻼً، ﺧﺻّ ﺻت أﻋﻣﺎﻟك ﷲ ﻟﺧﻼﺻك. "أﷲ ﯾراﻧﻲ"، ﺗ رﺿﻰ اﻟﻣوت ﻗﺑل أيّ إﺛم. وﻣن رﺑّك ﺣزت ﻣﺟدً ا ﻛﺎﻣﻼً. وﻋُدْت ﻣن أﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺳﻣﺎء، ﻣﻘرّ ك، ﺗﺑذر اﻟﺧﯾرات واﻟﻧﱢﻌم. www.estephannehme.org رﻋﯿّﺔ ﺳﯿﺪة ﻟﺒﻨﺎن اﻟﻤﺎروﻧﯿﺔ - ھﺎرﯾﺲ ﺑﺎرك www.olol.org.au ﻋدد ٤٣ ٢٤ آب ٢٠١٤ اﻷﺣﺪ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ ﻋﺸﺮ ﻣﻦ زﻣﻦ اﻟﻌﻨﺼﺮة اﻟﺮﺳﺎﻟﺔ اﻹﻧﺠﯿﻞ أَﻧَ ـﺎ ﺑُ ـوﻟُـس، أَﺳِ ـﯾـرَ اﻟــﻣَ ـﺳـﯾــﺢِ ﯾَﺳُ ـوعَ ﻣِ ـنْ أَﺟْ ـﻠِ ـﻛُ ـم، أَﯾﱡـﻬ َ ــﺎ إِﻧْﺻَرَفَ ﯾَﺳُوعُ إِﻟـﻰ ﻧَ ـواﺣِ ـﻲ ﺻُ ـورَ وﺻَ ـﯾْ ـدا، وإِذَا ﺑِـﺎﻣْ ـرَأَةٍ اﻷُﻣَ م... إِنْ ﻛُﻧْ ﺗُم ﻗَدْ ﺳَﻣِﻌْ ﺗُ ـم ﺑِـﺗَ ـدْﺑِـﯾـرِ ﻧِ ـﻌْ ـﻣَ ـﺔِ اﷲِ اﻟﱠ ـﺗـﻲ ﻛَ ــﻧْ ــﻌَ ــﺎﻧِ ــﯾﱠــﺔٍ ﻣِ ــنْ ﺗِ ــﻠْــكَ اﻟــﻧﱠــواﺣــﻲ ﺧَ ــرَﺟَ ــتْ ﺗَﺻْ ــرُخُ وﺗَ ــﻘُ ــول: وُﻫِﺑَتْ ﻟﻲ ﻣِنْ أَﺟْ ﻠِﻛُم، وﻫوَ أَﻧﱢﻲ ﺑِوَﺣْ ـﻲٍ أُطْـﻠِ ـﻌْ ـتُ ﻋـﻠـﻰ اﻟﺳِ ـرّ ، ﻛَ ـﻣَ ـﺎ ﻛَ ـﺗَ ـﺑْ ـتُ إِﻟَـﯾـﻛُ ـم ﺑـﺈِﯾْ ـﺟَ ـﺎزٍ ﻣِ ـنْ ﻗَـﺑْ ـل، ﺣِ ـﯾـﻧَ ـﺋِ ــذٍ "إِرْﺣَﻣْ ﻧﻲ، ﯾَ ﺎ رَبّ ، ﯾَ ﺎ اﺑْ ـنَ دَ اوُ د! إِنﱠ اﺑْ ـﻧَ ـﺗِ ـﻲ ﺑِـﻬ َ ـﺎ ﺷَ ـﯾْ ـطَـﺎنٌ ﯾُ ــﻣْ ــﻛِ ــﻧُ ــﻛُ ــم، إِذَا ﻗَــرَأْﺗُ ــمْ ذـــﻠِ ــكَ ، أَنْ ﺗُ ــدْرِﻛُ ــوا ﻓَــﻬ ْ ــﻣِ ــﻲ ﻟِﺳِ ــرﱢ ﯾُﻌَذﱢ◌ِ ﺑُﻬ َ ﺎ ﺟِد ا". ﻓَﻠَمْ ﯾُﺟِﺑْﻬ َ ـﺎ ﺑِـﻛَ ـﻠِ ـﻣَ ـﺔ. ودَﻧَ ـﺎ ﺗَ ـﻼﻣِ ـﯾـذُﻩُ ﻓَـﺄَﺧَ ـذُوا اﻟـﻣَﺳِ ﯾﺢ، ﻫـذَا اﻟﺳﱢرﱢ اﻟﱠذي ﻟَمْ ﯾُﻌْرَفْ ﻋِ ـﻧْ ـدَ ﺑَ ـﻧِ ـﻲ اﻟـﺑَ ـﺷَ ـرِ َ ﯾَ ــوَﺳﱠــﻠُــونَ ــﺗ إِﻟَــﯾْ ــﻪِ ﻗَــﺎﺋِ ــﻠــﯾــن: "إِﺻْ ــرِﻓْــﻬ َ ــﺎ، ﻓَــﺈِﻧﱠــﻬ َ ــﺎ ﺗَﺻْ ــرُخُ ﻓــﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻷَﺟْﯾَ ﺎلِ اﻟﻐَﺎﺑِـرَ ة، ﻛَ ـﻣَ ـﺎ أُﻋْ ـﻠِ ـنَ اﻵنَ ﺑِـﺎﻟـرﱡوحِ ﻟِ ـرُﺳُ ـﻠِ ـﻪِ اﻟﻘِدﱢﯾﺳِ ﯾنَ واﻷَﻧْﺑِﯾَ ﺎء، وﻫُوَ أَنﱠ اﻷُﻣَ ـمَ ﻫُ ـم، ﻓـﻲ اﻟــﻣَ ـﺳِ ـﯾـﺢِ إِﺛْــرِﻧَ ــﺎ!". ﻓَــﺄَﺟَ ــﺎبَ وﻗَــﺎل: "ﻟَــمْ أُرْﺳَ ــلْ إِﻻﱠ إِﻟــﻰ اﻟـــﺧِ ــرَ افِ ﯾَﺳُ ـوع، ﺷُ ـرَﻛَ ـﺎء ُ ﻟَـﻧَ ـﺎ ﻓـﻲ اﻟــﻣِ ـﯾـرَ اثِ واﻟــﺟَ ـﺳَ ـدِ واﻟـوَﻋْ ــد، اﻟﺿﱠﺎﻟﱠﺔِ ﻣِنْ ﺑَﯾْتِ إِﺳْرَ اﺋِﯾل". أَﻣﱠـﺎ ﻫِ ـﻲَ ﻓَـﺄَﺗَ ـتْ وﺳَ ـﺟَ ـدَتْ ﻟَـﻪُ ﺑِوَ اﺳِ طَﺔِ اﻹِﻧْﺟِ ـﯾـل، أﻟﱠ ـذي ﺻِ ـرْتُ ﺧَ ـﺎدِﻣً ـﺎ ﻟَـﻪُ، ﺑِـﺣَ ـﺳَ ـبِ وﻗَﺎﻟَتْ : "ﺳَ ﺎﻋِدْ ﻧِﻲ، ﯾَ ﺎ رَبّ !". ﻓَـﺄَﺟَ ـﺎبَ وﻗَـﺎل: "ﻻ ﯾَ ـﺣْ ـﺳُ ـنُ ﻫِﺑَﺔِ ﻧِﻌْﻣَﺔِ اﷲِ اﻟﱠﺗﻲ وُﻫِﺑَتْ ﻟﻲ ﺑِـﻔِ ـﻌْ ـلِ ﻗُـدْرَ ﺗِـﻪِ؛ ﻟـﻲ أَﻧَ ـﺎ، أَنْ ﯾُ ــؤْﺧَ ــذَ ﺧُ ــﺑْ ــزُ اﻟــﺑَ ــﻧِ ــﯾــن، وﯾُ ــﻠْــﻘَ ــﻰ إِﻟــﻰ ﺟِ ــرَ اءِ اﻟــﻛِ ــﻼب!". أَﺻْﻐَرِ اﻟﻘِدﱢﯾﺳِ ﯾنَ ﺟَﻣِ ﯾﻌً ﺎ، وُﻫِﺑَتْ ﻫـذِﻩِ اﻟﻧﱢﻌْﻣَ ﺔ، وﻫِـﻲَ أَنْ ﻗراءات اﻷﺣد اﻟﻘﺎدم ﻓﻘَﺎﻟَتْ : "ﻧَﻌَ ـم، ﯾَ ـﺎ رَبّ ! وﺟِ ـرَ اءُ اﻟـﻛِ ـﻼبِ أَﯾْﺿً ـﺎ ﺗَ ـﺄْﻛُـلُ ﻣِ ـنَ أُﺑَﺷﱢرَ اﻷُﻣَمَ ﺑِﻐِﻧَﻰ اﻟــﻣَ ـﺳِ ـﯾـﺢِ اﻟﱠ ـذي ﻻ ﯾُﺳْ ـﺗَ ـﻘْ ـﺻـﻰ، وأَنْ اﻷﺣد اﻟﺛﺎﻟث ﻋﺷر ﻣن زﻣن اﻟﻌﻧﺻرة أُوﺿِﺢَ ﻟِﻠﺟَﻣِ ـﯾـﻊِ ﻣَ ـﺎ ﻫُ ـوَ ﺗَ ـدْﺑِـﯾـرُ اﻟﺳﱢـرﱢ اﻟــﻣَ ـﻛْ ـﺗُ ـومِ ﻣُ ـﻧْ ـذُ ١ ﻗر ٣ :١ - ١١ اﻟﻔُﺗَﺎتِ اﻟـﻣُ ﺗَﺳَ ﺎﻗِطِ ﻋَنْ ﻣَ ﺎﺋِدَةِ أَرْﺑَ ﺎﺑِﻬ َ ﺎ". ﺣِ ﯾﻧَ ﺋِ ـذٍ أَﺟَ ـﺎبَ ﯾَﺳُ ـوعُ اﻟدﱡﻫُورِ ﻓﻲ اﷲِ اﻟﱠ ـذي ﺧَ ـﻠَـقَ ﻛُ ـلﱠ ﺷَ ـﻲء، ﻟِ ـﻛَ ـﻲ ﺗُ ـﻌْ ـرَفَ وﻗَﺎلَ ﻟَﻬ َ ﺎ: "أﯾﱠﺗُﻬ َ ﺎ اﻟـﻣَرْأَة، ﻋَظِﯾْمٌ إِﯾْ ـﻣَ ـﺎﻧُ ـكِ ! ﻓَ ـﻠْـﯾَ ـﻛُـنْ ﻟَـكِ ﻛَ ـﻣَ ـﺎ اﻵنَ ﻣِن ﺧِﻼلِ اﻟﻛَﻧِﯾﺳَ ﺔ، ﻟَدَى اﻟـرﱢﺋَ ـﺎﺳَ ـﺎتِ واﻟﺳﱠـﻼطِ ـﯾـنِ ﻟو ٨ : ١ - ١٥ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺳﱠﻣَ ﺎوات، ﺣِﻛْﻣَ ﺔُ اﷲِ اﻟــﻣُ ـﺗَ ـﻧَ ـوﱢﻋَ ـﺔ، ﺑِـﺣَ ـﺳَ ـبِ ﻗَﺻْ ـدِﻩِ ﺗُرﯾدِ ﯾن". وَﻣِنْ ﺗِﻠْكَ اﻟﺳﱠﺎﻋَﺔِ ﺷُﻔِﯾَتِ اﺑْﻧَ ﺗُﻬ َ ﺎ. اﻷَزَ ﻟِﻲﱢ اﻟﱠذي ﺣَ ﻘﱠﻘَﻪُ ﻓﻲ اﻟـﻣَﺳِ ﯾﺢِ ﯾَﺳُ ـوعَ رَﺑﱢـﻧَ ـﺎ، اﻟﱠ ـذي ﻟَـﻧَ ـﺎ ﻣﺗﻰ ١٥ : ٢١ - ٢٨ ﻓﯾﻪِ، أَيْ ﺑِﺎﻹِﯾْﻣَ ﺎنِ ﺑِﻪِ، اﻟوُﺻُ ولُ ﺑِـﺟُ ـرْأَةٍ وﺛِـﻘَ ـﺔٍ إِﻟـﻰ اﷲ. ﺻﻼة اﻷﺳﺑوع ﻟِذﻟِكَ أَﺳْﺄَﻟُﻛُم أَنْ ﻻ ﺗَﺿْ ﻌ ُفَ ﻋَزِﯾْﻣَ ﺗُﻛُم ﺑِﺳَﺑَبِ اﻟﺿﱢﯾﻘَ ـﺎتِ اﻟﱠﺗﻲ أُﻋَ ﺎﻧِﯾﻬ َ ﺎ ﻣِنْ أَﺟْ ﻠِﻛُم: إِﻧﱠﻬ َ ﺎ ﻣَﺟْدٌ ﻟَﻛُم! ﯾﺎ ﻣن ﺗﺟﻠّﯾتَ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﺑل طﺎﺑور ﻓﺄظﻬرت ﻣﺟدك ﻟﯾؤﻣن ﺑك ﺗﻼﻣﯾذك وﯾﺛﺑﺗوا ﻓﻲ إﯾﻣﺎﻧﻬم أف ٣ :١ - ١٣ ﺳﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﻣﺣﻧّﺔ، أﻧت ﻧﻔﺳك ﺗﺗﺟﻠّﻰ ﻓﻲ ﺣﯾﺎﺗﻧﺎ ﻛلّ ﯾوم وﻛلّ ﻟﺣظﺔ: ﻓﻲ ﻧظرات أطﻔﺎﻟﻧﺎ وﻓﻲ ﻣن أﻗواﻟﻬم... وﺣدة ﻋﯾﺎﻟﻧﺎ وﻓﻲ ﻣﺣﺑّﺗﻧﺎ ﻟﺑﻌﺿﻧﺎ ﺑﻌﺿﺎً وﻓﻲ اﻟﻘرﺑﺎن اﻟﻣﻘّدس. ﻟﻛﻧﻧﺎ، ﻋﻧدﻣﺎ ﺗﺣﯾن ﺳﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﺗﺟرﺑﺔ ﻧﺿﻌف وﻧﺷّك. ﻧﺳﺄﻟك اﻟﯾوم، أن ﺗﺄﺗﻲ وﺗﻧﺻب ﺧﯾﻣﺗك ﻓﻲ ﺑﯾوﺗﻧﺎ، وﺗﻘﯾم ﻣﻌﻧﺎ "أن ﻗﯾﺛﺎرة اﻟروح اﻟﻘدس ﻫذﻩ ﻟن ﺗﺑﻌث ﻟﺣﻧﺎ أﻋذب ﻓﻧﺳﻛن ﻓﯾك، ﻓﻼ ﯾﻌود ﻓﻲ ﺣﯾﺎﺗﻧﺎ ﺳﺎﻋﺔ ﺻﻠﯾب، ﺑل ﻧﻛﺗﺷﻔك ﻛلّ ﺣﯾن وﻧﺗﻌرّف ﺑك إﻟﻬﺎً ﻣﻣﺎ ﺗﺻدرﻩ ﺣﯾن ﺗﺗﻐﻧﻰ ﺑﻣدﯾﺢ ﻣرﯾم ﻣرﯾم ﻫﻰ ﻓﻲ ﺗﺟﻠّﯾك وإ ﻟﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺻﻠﯾﺑك، وﺗﺻﺑﺢ ﻋﯾﺎﻟﻧﺎ ﺟﺑل طﺎﺑور، ﺗﺗﺟﻠّﻰ أﻧت ﻣن ﺧﻼﻟﻬﺎ ﻓﯾؤﻣن ﺟﻧﺔ ﻋدن اﻟﺗﻰ ﻣن اﷲ"
ﻣﺎر أﻓرام اﻟﺳرﯾﺎﻧﻲ اﻟﻌﺎﻟم. آﻣﯾن.
ﻗدّ اﺳﺎت ﯾوم اﻷﺣد ﻛﻧﯾﺳﺔ ﺳﯾدة ﻟﺑﻧﺎن - ﻫﺎرﯾس ﺑﺎرك 8:00 (ﻋرﺑﻲ)، 9:30 (إﻧﻛﻠﯾزي)، 11:00 (ﻋرﺑﻲ، إﻧﻛﻠﯾزي)،5:00 (ﻋرﺑﻲ، إﻧﻛﻠﯾزي)، 7:00 (إﻧﻛﻠﯾزي) اﻣرﻛز ﻗداس 11:00 ق.ظ. ﻓﻲ ﻛﻧﯾﺳﺔ ﻣﺎر ﯾوﺳف اﻟﻌﺎﻣل، أوﺑرن(ﻋرﺑﻲ، إﻧﻛﻠﯾزي) / 6:00 ب. ظ. ﻓﻲ ﻛﻧﯾﺳﺔ ﺳﺎﻧت ﺑﺎﺗرﯾك، ﻏﯾﻠدﻓورد(ﻋرﺑﻲ، إﻧﻛﻠﯾزي) ﻗدّ اﺳﺎت اﻷﺳﺑوع اﻹﺛﻧﯾن - اﻟﺟﻣﻌﺔ 7:00، 8.45 ﺻﺑﺎﺣﺎً و 6:00 ﻣﺳﺎء ً، اﻷرﺑﻌﺎء 7:00، 8.45 ﺻﺑﺎﺣﺎً و 5:30؛ 7:00 ﻣﺳﺎء ً (اﻧ ﻛ ﻠﯾزي) اﻟﺳﺑت 7:30 ﺻﺑﺎﺣً ﺎ و 6:00 ﻣﺳﺎء ً اﻹﻋﺗراﻓﺎت ﻣؤﻣﻧّﺔ ﻗﺑل وﺧﻼل ﻗداس اﻟﺳﺑت اﻟﺳﺎﻋﺔ 6:00 ﻣﺳﺎءً وﻗدّ اﺳﺎت اﻷﺣد أو ﺑﺗﺣدﯾد ﻣوﻋد ﺧﻼل أﯾﺎم اﻷﺳﺑوع ﺳﺎﻋﺎت اﻟﺳﺟود : ﻛل ﯾوم ﺧﻣﯾس 8:00 – 9:00 ﻣﺳﺎء ً 24 ﺳﺎﻋﺔ ﺳﺟود أﻣﺎم اﻟﻘرﺑﺎن: ﻛل أول ﺟﻣﻌﺔ ﻣن اﻟﺷﻬر ﻣن اﻟﺳﺎﻋﺔ 9:30 ﺻﺑﺎﺣﺎً ﻟﻐﺎﯾﺔ اﻟﺳﺑت 7:30 ﺻﺑﺎﺣﺎً