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April 2014 Resurrection: One Flock The Maronite Voice A Publication of the Maronite Eparchies in the USA Volume X Issue No. IV April 2014 Resurrection: One Flock he Mazmooro (Psalm of the Reading) for Resurrection Sunday reads: "Peace and hope Thave been given to all people far and near. From the tomb Christ has risen, gathering his flock as one." Truly Christ is Risen! His Resurrection is so important to our faith that St. Paul says, "If Christ has not risen then…our faith will be in vain" (1 Cor. 15:14). But why is this fact of the Resurrection so important? The Lord Jesus taught us by his words and by his actions about the love that our heavenly Father has for us. He taught us how we are to respond to this love of God: We are to love God above all else; we are to love our neighbor as ourselves; we are even to love our enemies. By His glorious Resurrection, the Lord has confirmed that all that He is, all that He taught, all that He did, was, in fact, true. Because of the Resurrection we can have confidence in the truth of the teachings of Jesus, who is the Way, the Truth and the Life. It is something on which we can stake our lives. Throughout our history many of our fellow Christians have done just that. As the last verse of the Mazmooro quoted above tells us, Christ desires to gather us as one flock. That should be one of the manifestations of the Resurrection of Christ. We should be one flock, with our one Shepherd, Jesus. Being one flock, acting as one flock, speaking as one flock, truly living as one flock is not always easy. It can be a struggle. But we should never tire of struggling to live as one. After all, our own resurrection is really not far off. Just as the death of Jesus is behind Him, so too, through our baptism, we, too, have put death behind us. What is before us is our own resurrection in the Lord. The Empty Tomb by Fr. Abdo Badwi, University of the Holy Spirit, Kaslik, Lebanon (USEK), Department of Sacred Art. One of the unique aspects of how we, as Maronites, celebrate the great Feast of the Resurrection is known as the "Rite of Peace." After the homily the priest opens the tomb and removes the cross draped in a white cloth for a procession and for blessing the four "corners" of the earth. Holding the cross he proclaims: "O Lord, you are the source of peace and security and the great treasure of reconciliation…Bind us together." It is truly Christ that "binds us together." (Continues on page 20) Schedule of Bishop Elias Zaidan April 1, 2014 The Maronite Voice Presbyteral Council Meeting, Saint Louis, Mo. 4611 Sadler Road April 3 - 13, 2014 Glen Allen, VA 23060 Phone: 804/270-7234 Pastoral visits to St. Maron Church, Detroit, Mich.; St. Sharbel Church, Fax: 804/273-9914 Warren, Mich.; and St. Rafka Mission, Lavonia, Mich. E-Mail: [email protected] April 7, 2014 http://www.stmaron.org Noursat Board Meeting, Detroit, Mich. http://www.usamaronite.org April 14 - 20, 2014 The Maronite Voice, (ISSN 1080- Holy Week and Easter Celebration, St. Raymond Cathedral, Saint Louis, Mo. 9880) the official newsletter of the April 25 - 27, 2014 Maronite Eparchies in the U.S.A. Pastoral Visit to Holy Family Church, Saint Paul, Minn. (Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of May 1, 2014 Los Angeles and Eparchy of Saint th Maron of Brooklyn), is published 50 Anniversary of Ordination of Bishop Robert Shaheen, Saint Louis, Mo. monthly. May 2 - 4, 2014 Pastoral Visit to Our Lady of Lebanon Church, Chicago, Ill. Send all changes of address, news, May 4, 2014 p i c t u r e s a n d p e r s o n a l Visit to the community of Greater Milwaukee, Wisc. correspondence to The Maronite Voice at the above captioned May 6 - 8, 2014 address. Subscription rates are Eastern Catholic Bishops Meeting, Saint Louis, Mo. $25.00 per year. Advertising rates May 9 - 11, 2014 are available upon request. Pastoral Visit to St. Rafka Church, Lakewood [Denver], Col. Publishers • Most Reverend Bishop Gregory John Mansour • Most Reverend Elias Zaidan, M.L.M. Editor Msgr. George M. Sebaali Editing and proofreading Mary Shaia Printed in Richmond, Virginia. Maronite Convention 2014 Our Lady of Victory Maronite Church Pittsburgh, Penn. July 2 - 6, 2014 For more information contact the NAM office at (914) 964-3070 or visit www.Namnews.org The Maronite Voice Volume X Issue No. IV Page 2 April 2014 Saint Louis, Missouri Priestly Ordination of a Married Deacon Father Wissam; Chorbishop Father Akiki, humbled by everyone's Richard Saad, Vicar General of tremendous support, spoke with great the Eparchy of Our Lady of passion and gratitude. In his remarks, Lebanon and Pastor of St. Elias he thanked God and said that he wanted Church in Birmigham, Ala.; to give himself completely to Jesus Father Milad Yaghi, Personal Christ. He acknowledged His Holiness Secretary to Bishop Zaidan and Pope Francis for granting him Pastor of Our Lady of the permission to be ordained a priest. He Cedars in Houston, Tex.; thanked Patriarch Bechara Rai for his Monsignor Joubran BouMerhi, support along with Bishop Elias Pastor of St. Jude Church in Zaidan, Bishop Emeritus Robert Murray, Utah; Monsignor Shaheen and Chorbishop Moussa sharbel Maroun, Pastor of St. Joseph, as well as many others. He was Maron Church in Minneapolis, grateful to the people of St. Raymond Minn.; Father Gary George for always making him and his family CSsR, Director of Youth feel welcomed. He appreciated the love Ministry; Father George Hajj, and support he received from them. He Associate Pastor of St. Maron promised his St. Raymond family that Church in Cleveland, Ohio; they would always be in his daily Father T on y Massad, prayers. He acknowledged the choir, Administrator of St. Rafka including Director John LeCuyer and Mission in Livonia, Mich.; and Organist Mike Vitale, and Father Rodrique Constantin, complimented them on their great work Pastor of Holy Family Church and devotion. He spoke of the two in Saint Paul, Minn., who was great blessings in his life which the Master of Ceremonies consisted of his ten-year marriage to Bishop A. Elias Zaidan ordains Deacon Wissam during the ordination. Also Manal along with the birth of their Akiki to Priesthood. participating on the altar were beautiful daughter Perla and the dream Deacon Lou Peters from St. to serve the Lord as a priest. He by Shelly Vitale Raymond Cathedral, Deacon John Sfeir thanked his family and he gave a from Chicago, Ill., Subdeacon George special message to his father in Arabic. momentous occasion took place Simon from St. Raymond Cathedral, He said, "Thank you for crossing the at St. Raymond Maronite and local priests and religious. ocean to be here with us today. I am ACathedral in St. Louis, Mo., on The deacon's family played integral sure you and my mother are very proud Thursday, February 27, 2014. Wissam parts during his ordination including of this moment and you will go back George Akiki, a married deacon, was the reading by his wife, Manal, the home and talk about this blessed day. ordained a Maronite priest. The intercessions by his daughter, Perla and Please take this message with you to Cathedral was filled with clergy, the presentation of the offerings by our family in Lebanon and let them religious, laity, members of the Manal, Perla, Deacon Wissam's father, know that now they have a priest in the deacon's family including his wife, George, and mother-in-law Liliane. His family praying for them every day." Manal, daughter, Perla, father, George, mother-in-law also sang a beautiful and Mayor Francis Slay of the City of and mother-in-law, Liliane, along with moving song in his honor. St. Louis presented Father Wissam hundreds of supporters. The media was Bishop Elias Zaidan gave an Akiki the key to the City of St. Louis, present from near and far to document inspirational homily regarding and he told him that he is welcome in this wonderful and extraordinary event. priesthood and Deacon Wissam's new St. Louis anytime. Dr. Maged Haikal, The procession began with members of journey and how he will be called to a friend of Father Wissam and member the Order of Saint Sharbel and the love all people, by being there for them of the St. Raymond community, spoke Knights of St. Gregory the Great and caring for them. He was very proud on his behalf as well as Father standing Honor Guard. Bishop A. Elias to announce that Deacon Wissam was Wissam's wife, Manal, who said that Zaidan, Bishop of the Eparchy of Our his first priestly ordination since his she was proud to be his wife and that Lady of Lebanon, was the main own Ordination to Bishop. He offered she would always support him and his celebrant along with Bishop Emeritus Deacon Wissam prayers and special work for the Lord. Robert J. Shaheen of St. Raymond congratulations. At the end of the Liturgy, Cathedral; Chorbishop Moussa Joseph, Each member of the clergy Chorbishop Moussa Joseph invited Rector of St. Raymond Cathedral; participated in a special way. Bishop guests to attend a reception for Father Father Elias Sleiman, Rector of Our Elias Zaidan ordained the Deacon and Akiki at the Cedars Hall. Lady of Mount Lebanon Cathedral in then presented him to the congregation Los Angeles, who is the godfather to as Father Wissam George Akiki.
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