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February 2016 The Maronite Voice A Publication of the Maronite Eparchies in the USA Volume XII Issue No. II February 2016 Can We Really Say We Love God, But Hate Our Brother or Sister? n the First Letter of St. John, the Apostle tells us, "Whoever claims to Ilove God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen" (1 John 4:20). During this Holy Year Pope Francis has called on us to be channels of God's mercy and forgiveness. Sometimes we wonder what this may mean or how we can respond to this call from the Holy Father. The proverb "Charity begins at home" certainly rings true. Mercy starts by having peace and joy in our own heart first. Then, it extends to family members, to relatives, to the community and society at-large. The Bible tells us this as well. "And whoever does not provide for relatives and especially family members has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever" (1Timothy 5:8). I believe that as children, it is in the family and in the home that we learn our faith and we learn how we are we are doing what God does. Forgiveness says to the other, to interact and relate with other people. It is in the home that "I forego my desire for revenge or retribution." Just as God children experience mercy and forgiveness. Of course, while has forgiven us of our sins - that deserve our just it may begin with family and home, it never stops there, but condemnation - we should do the same. Thus, mercy is the it must begin there. supreme love as we assure the people who hurt us that we still love them despite all the pain and suffering. To love God and not love others, especially those who are closest to us by nature, is opposite of what the Christian faith Pope Francis, in his Wednesday audience on November 4, is all about. "One of the Pharisees, a lawyer, asked Jesus a 2015, highlighted the importance of forgiveness within the question to test him. ‘Teacher, which commandment in the family: "One cannot live without seeking forgiveness, or at law is the greatest?' He said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord least, one cannot live at peace, especially in the family. We your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with wrong one another every day. We must take into account all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. these mistakes, due to our frailty and our selfishness. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as However, what we are asked to do is to promptly heal the yourself’” (Matthew 22: 35-39). We simply cannot separate wounds that we cause, to immediately re-weave the bonds our love of God from our love of others. that break within the family. If we wait too long, everything becomes more difficult. There is a simple secret to healing Love is not just a feeling, an emotion. To "love" someone is wounds and to avoiding recriminations. really an act of the will. That is, it is not just how we may feel at any given moment. We love by choosing to love. Our (Continues on page 20) love is shown in our actions towards others. When we extend mercy to others by forgiving their offenses against us, Schedule of Bishop Elias Zaidan February 6 - 7, 2016 Pastoral Visit to Our Lady’s Church, Austin, Tex. The Maronite Voice 4611 Sadler Road February 8, 2016 Glen Allen, VA 23060 Ash Monday, St. Raymond Cathedral, Saint Louis, Mo. Phone: 804/270-7234 February 9, 2016 Fax: 804/273-9914 Feast of St. Maron and Pastoral Visit to Our Lady of Lebanon Church, Norman, E-Mail: [email protected] Okla. http://www.stmaron.org February 11, 2016 http://www.usamaronite.org Talk and Divine Liturgy at St. John Seminary, Camarillo, Calif. The Maronite Voice, (ISSN 1080- February 13 - 14, 2016 9880) the official newsletter of the Our Lady of Mt. Lebanon-St. Peter Cathedral, Los Angeles, Calif. Maronite Eparchies in the U.S.A. February 20, 2016 (Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Divine Liturgy at St. Jude Maronite Church, West Covina, Calif. Los Angeles and Eparchy of Saint February 21, 2016 Maron of Brooklyn), is published St. Maron Celebration, Our Lady of Mt. Lebanon-St. Peter Cathedral, Los monthly. Angeles, Calif. Send all changes of address, news, February 26 - 28, 2016 p i c t u r e s a n d p e r s o n a l Pastoral Visit to St. Maron Church, Cleveland, Ohio correspondence to The Maronite March 4 - 6, 2016 Voice at the above captioned Pastoral Visit to St. Joseph Church, Phoenix, Ariz. address. Subscription rates are March 7, 2016 $25.00 per year. Advertising rates Caritas Lebanon Board of Directors Meeting, Chancery Office, St. Louis, Mo. are available upon request. March 9 - 11, 2016 Catholic Eastern Bishops’ Meeting, Chancery Office, St. Louis, Mo. Publishers • Most Reverend Bishop Gregory John Mansour • Most Reverend A. Elias Zaidan, Clinton Township, Michigan M.L.M. Ladies Altar Society Annual Christmas Editor Msgr. George M. Sebaali Luncheon Editing and proofreading h e A n n u a l Mary Shaia C h r i s t m a s TLuncheon hosted Printed in Richmond, Virginia. by the Ladies Altar Society of St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church of Clinton Maronite Convention 2016 Township, Mich., was held on Wednesday, Our Lady of Lebanon Church December 9, 2015, at the Fern Hills Country San Francisco, California Club in Clinton Township. As in years July 6 - 10, 2016 past, the event was well-attended and all enjoyed a meal, For more information desserts and a raffle contact the NAM office of gift items! Every at (914) 964-3070 guest was given a or visit www.Namnews.org goody box of home- baked cookies by members of the Ladies Altar Society to take home. Everyone joined Chorbishop Alfred and members of St. Sharbel Choir in singing Christmas carols. A sincere thank you to Vicki Bojalad and Ann Marie Ferris for coordinating this event. The Maronite Voice Volume XII Issue No. II Page 2 February 2016 Scottsdale, Arizona Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon Annual Clergy Retreat by Deacon Lou Peters n January 11 - 15, 2016, Bishop Elias Zaidan and OBishop Emeritus Robert Shaheen and the clergy of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles participated in their annual retreat at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. For the past few years, St. Joseph Maronite Parish in Phoenix, Ariz., and Father Wissam Akiki, its pastor, hosted the gathering. The retreat was led by Father Dave Heney, a priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He is the author of Motivating Your Parish to Change, a book on spiritual leadership from Resource Publications, and the author of Don't Tell Me What to Do!, a concise Catholic view of modern moral issues which was published by Paulist Press in 2002. Fr. Heney is currently writing two practical How-To manuals for priests and pastors: one on developing large adult education programs in parishes and the other on parish leadership. In his presentations, Fr. Heney stressed the importance of ministering to people in the same way that Jesus did, with Jesus as the role model. Among the strategies he shared is having a positive and optimistic view of life, taking the first step to reach out to people, understanding and being involved in the lives of those to whom we minister, doing good among the people, and ultimately proclaiming the coming of the Kingdom of God. The Retreat also allowed time for fraternal sharing and social activities. The four-day retreat was a positive experience for all those who participated. Denver, Colorado Opening of the Holy Year Door by Fr. Andre Mahanna ecember was an exceptional month for St. Rakfa Maronite Church in Denver, Colorado. Having been Ddesignated by His Excellency Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon as a Pilgrimage Church for the Jubilee Year of Mercy, the Parish team realized the Church needed a Holy Door. Thanks to the efforts of Paul Conkling, parishioner, and a parish friend, Tom Gruber, the door was designed, built and installed on December 8, 2015, just before the Parish welcomed Bishop A. Elais Zaidan of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon and the Relics of St. Sharbel. Bishop Zaidan opened the Holy Year of Mercy by celebrating the Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. At the end of the Divine Liturgy, His Excellency Samuel J. Aquila, Archbishop of Denver, arrived to venerate the Relics of St. Sharbel. The two bishops together opened St. Rafka's Holy door. Many visitors came over the next two days to venerate Bishop Zaidan incenses the Relics of St. Sharbel while Fr. the Relics, celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation, walk Andre Mahanna is at the altar. through the Holy Doors, and to listen to one of Fr. Andre's talks on Saints or on Divine Mercy. The Maronite Voice Volume XII Issue No. II Page 3 February 2016 THE ORDER OF SAINT North Palm Beach, Florida SHARBEL Wounded Souls and the Salvation of the Cross Perpetual Members iMario AbouJaoude Our Lady of Mercy, Worcester, Mass. iGeorge Kassas St. Anthony Church, Lawrence, Mass. Annual Members he Eparchy of Saint Maron met once again for its annual clergy retreat held in North Palm Beach, Florida, on January 11 - 15, 2016.
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