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Lebanon Times 8 from 21 to 40 اﻟﺬھـﺐ واﻟﺒﺨّـﻮر واﻟﻤﺮّ Gold, incense and the myrrh وﻟِﺪ اﻟﻤُﺨﻠّﺺ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻐﺎرة وﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺰود ، ﻟﻢ ﯾﻮﻟﺪ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺴﺘﺸﻔﯿﺎت -The Savior was born in a stable that sheltered ani mals and not in a five Star hospital. There was no اﻟﺨﻤﺲ ﻧﺠﻮم ، وﻟﻢ ﯾُﺤﺠَﺰ ﻟﮫ suite، وﻟﻢ ﯾﺄﺗﻲ ﻟﺨﺪﻣﺘﮫ أﻃﺒﺎء suite reserved for him or a crib. He was laid in a man- وﻣﻤﺮﺿﺎت وﻟﻢ ﺗﻘﺪّم ﻟﮫ اﻟﺰھﻮر وﺑﺎﻗﺎت اﻟﻮرد ، وﻟﻢ ﺗُﺼﻨﻊ ﻟﮫ ger. Neither doctors nor nurses took care of him. No- اﻟﻤﻐﻠﻲ ﺑﺎﻟﺠﻮز واﻟﻠﻮز ، وﻟﻢ ﯾُﮭﻲء ﻟﮫ ﺟﮭﺎز ﻃﻔﻞ ﻣﻦ ﻣﺤﻼّت -body bought his baby clothes from Macy’s and no Macy’s ، ﻓﻜﺎن زوّاره رﻋﯿﺎن وﺧﺮاف وﺛﻼﺛﺔ ﻣﻠﻮك ﻣﻦ ﺑﻼد body gave him flowers or roses. They did not offer اﻟﻤﺸﺮق : Meghli” with walnuts and almonds. His only visitors“ were sheep and the three kings of the Orient. اﻷوّل : ﯾُﺪﻋﻰ اﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﯾﻮر اﻟﺬي ﻗﺪّم ﻟﮫ ذھﺒﺎً رﻣﺰاً ﻟﻠﻔﻀﯿﻠﺔ ﻛﻮﻧﮫ ﻣﻠﻚ اﻟﻤﻠﻮك . The first king was King “Yor” who gave him gold اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ: ﯾُﺪﻋﻰ اﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﻏﺎﺳﺒﺎر اﻟﺬي ﻗﺪّم ﻟﮫ اﻟﺒﺨّﻮر رﻣﺰاً ﻟﻠﺼﻼة . .symbol of virtue being the King of Kings The Second king was King “Gaspar”, who gave him اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ: ﯾُﺪﻋﻰ اﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﺑﻠﺘﺎزار اﻟﺬي ﻗﺪّم ﻟﮫ اﻟﻤﺮّ رﻣﺰاً ﻟﻠﻤُﻌﺎﻧﺎة .the incense symbolic of prayer واﻵﻻم . The third king was King “Balthazar”, who gave him bitter symbol of suffering and pain. ﺛﻼﺛﺔ ﻣﻠﻮك ﺳﺠﺪوا ﻟﻠﻄﻔﻞ اﻟﻤﻠﻚ . .Three Kings worshiped the baby King We in the Middle East after the 2012 calendar year وﻧﺤﻦ ﻓﻲ ھﺬا اﻟﺸﺮق وﺑﻌﺪ 2012 ﺳﻨﺔ ﻣﯿﻼدﯾّﺎً ، ﻻ أﺣﺪ ﻗﺪّم ﻟﻨﺎ nobody gave us gold or incense. Lebanon did not see اﻟﺬھﺐ ، وﻻ دَوﻟﺔ ﻗﺪّﻣﺖ ﻟﻨﺎ اﻟﺒﺨّﻮر . ﻓﻠﺒﻨﺎن ﻟﻢ ﯾُﺸﺎھﺪ أو ﯾﺴﻤﻊ or hear the gold sounds, neither Syria, Palestine or اﻟﺮﻧﯿﻦ اﻟﺬھﺒﻲ ، وﻻ ﺳﻮرﯾﺎ وﻻ ﻓﻠﺴﻄﯿﻦ وﻻ اﻟﻌﺮاق ﺷﺎھﺪوا Iraq saw the incense. All what we have seen in the اﻟﺒﺨّﻮر .. ﻟﻢ ﻧﺸﺎھﺪ وﻟﻢ ﻧﺘﺬوّق ﻓﻲ ھﺬا اﻟﺸَﺮق إﻻ اﻟﻤﺮّ .. وأﻏﻨﯿﺔ Middle East is the bitter and heard the song “ Marmar ﻣﺮﻣَﺮ زﻣﺎﻧﻲ . .“ Zamani 21 Lebanon Times National Shipping Available Fine Mediterranean Pastries 3330 Hillcroft Ave Suite C. 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King Herod ھﯿﺮودوس ﻗﺘﻞ اﻷﻃﻔﺎل ﻓﻘﻂ أﻣﺎ اﻟﯿﻮم ﻓﮭﻨﺎك ﻣﻦ ھﻢ أﺷﺮس ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﻠﻚ killed children only. Today there are the worse ھﯿﺮودوس ، ﻓﮭﻢ ﯾﻘﺘﻠﻮن اﻷﻃﻔﺎل واﻟﺸﯿﻮخ واﻟﻨﺴﺎء واﻷوﻻد واﻟﻔﺘﯿﺎن ,than King Herod; they kill children, the elderly واﻟﻔﺘﯿﺎت ، وﯾﺪﻣّﺮون اﻟﻤﻨﺎزل ﻋﻠﻰ رؤوس ﺳﻜﺎﻧﮭﺎ ، ودور اﻟﻌﺒﺎدة women, men. Destroy houses on the heads of ﻋﻠﻰ رؤوس اﻟﻤُﺼﻠّﯿﻦ . their inhabitants and places of worship on the ﻣﺎ أرﺣﻤﻚ ﯾﺎ ھﯿﺮودوس اﻟﺬي ﻗﺘﻞ أﻃﻔﺎل ﺑَﯿﺖ ﻟﺤﻢ أﻣﺎم ھﯿﺮودوﺳﯿﯿﻦ ”heads of worshippers. How merciful you “Herod ھﺬه اﻷﯾﺎم . -who killed the children of Bethlehem only to com ... ودَﻣﻌﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺴَﻄﺮ . .pare with the Herod’s of today 23 Lebanon Times Lebanon Times Design ﺴﻭﺒﺭﻤﺎﺭﻜﺕ ﻭﻤﺤﻤﺼﺔ ﻭﺒﻥ ﺍﻟﻨﻤﺭ 3511 Hillcroft St Houston, TX 77057 TEL : 713-782-1786 ...وأﺧﯿﺮاً وﺻﻞ اﻟﺼﯿﺎد اﻟﻰ ھﯿﻮﺳﺘﻦ ﺳﻤﻚ ﻣﻘﻠﻲ وﻣﺸﻮي ﻣﺸﺎوي ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺤﻄﺐ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻧﺠﺎح ﻣﻨﻘﻄﻊ اﻟﻨﻈﯿﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻧﯿﻮ ﺟﺮﺳﻲ ﺷﯿﻜﺎﻏﻮ وﻣﯿﺎﻣﻲ وﯾﺮﻣﻲ ﺷﺒﻜﺘﮫ ﻓﻲ Westheimer # H . 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The Angel of the Lord appeared once again on Joseph Saying “leave Egypt and go back to Jerusalem”. Joseph and Mary returned with the child Jesus after 4 years to their homeland, to their roots “The Nazareth”. We as immigrants, wonder when we will go back to our home country. If we do so, are we going to be kidnapped, go to jail, beaten, or be killed for no reason? Are we going to be accused of treason because we cursed some- body or are against the opinion of one of the leaders, or against a political party? When!!! When we will go back to our home, to our roots where our parents and siblings are buried. Or are we going to stay lost in this globe, and will remain strangers. When shall we return to our homeland… Or should we have to wait for the death of Herod!!! 25 Lebanon Times HOME 10 Minute Quotes AUTO Represent over 100 BUSINESS INSURANCE LIFE Insurance HEALTH Companies Providing the lowest business insurance rates for over 10 years Call Us Today for a Free Quote!!!! Houston. 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Jesus of Nazareth attended a wedding ceremony in the village of ﻓﻲ ھﺬه اﻟﺒﻠﺪة ﻇﮭﺮت اﻷﻋﺠﻮﺑﺔ اﻷوﻟﻰ ﻓﻲ ﺣﯿﺎة اﻟﻤﺴﯿﺢ ﺣﯿﺚ ﻛﺎن Cana in southern Lebanon, with his mother Mary, and his first few ﻣَﺪﻋﻮ إﻟﻰ ﺣﻔﻞ زﻓﺎف وﺧﻼل اﻟﺤﻔﻞ ﻧﻔﺬ اﻟﺨﻤﺮ ، ﻓﻨﻈﺮت ﻣﺮﯾﻢ .disciples اﻟﻌﺬراء إﻟﻰ اﻟﺴﯿﺪ اﻟﻤﺴﯿﺢ ﻗﺎﺋﻠﺔ : ﻟﻢ ﯾﺒﻘﻰ ﻟﺪَﯾﮭﻢ ﺧﻤﺮ . They ran out of wine early. In that culture, such a miscalculation would have been a great humiliation for the bride and groom.Mary ﻓﻘﺎل ﻟﮭﺎ : ﻣﺎ ﻟﻲ وﻟﻚ ﯾﺎ اﻣﺮأة ، ﻟﻢ ﺗﺄﺗﻲ ﺳﺎﻋﺘﻲ ﺑﻌﺪ!! ,turned to Jesus and said,"They have no more wine.""Dear woman ﻓﻨﻈﺮت اﻟﺴﯿﺪة اﻟﻌﺬراء إﻟﻰ اﻟﺨﺪم ﻗﺎﺋﻠﺔ : اﻓﻌﻠﻮا ﻣﺎ ﯾﻘﻮﻟﮫ ﻟﻜﻢ . why do you involve me?" Jesus replied. "My time has not yet come."His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." وﻛﺎﻧﺖ أﻋﺠﻮﺑﺘﮫ اﻷوﻟﻰ ﻓﻲ ﻟﺒﻨﺎن ﻓﻲ ﻗﺎﻧﺎ اﻟﺠﻠﯿﻞ ﺣﯿﺚ ﺣﻮّل اﻟﻤﺎء إﻟﻰ -Nearby were six stone jars filled with water used for ceremonial. Je ﺧﻤﺮ ، وھﻜﺬا وُﻟِﺪَ اﻟﻤﺴﯿﺢ ﻓﻲ ﻟﺒﻨﺎن ﺑﺎﻷﻋﺠﻮﺑﺔ اﻷوﻟﻰ وﻣﻦ ﻗﺎﻧﺎ sus told the servants to fill the jars with water. He ordered them to take it to the master of the banquet, who was in charge of food and اﻟﺠَﻠﯿﻞ اﻧﻄﻠﻘﺖ ﻣﺴﯿﺮة اﻷﻋﺎﺟﯿﺐ ﻣﻊ اﻟﺴﯿﺪ اﻟﻤﺴﯿﺢ . drink. The master was unaware of Jesus' turning the water in the jars ﻣﺎ ھﺬا اﻟﺸَﺮق اﻟﺬي وُﻟِﺪَ ﻓﯿﮫ ﺟﻤﯿﻊ اﻷﻧﺒﯿﺎء واﻟﺮّﺳﻞ ، إﻧﮫ أرض into wine.By this miraculous sign, Jesus revealed his glory as the Son of God. How amazing is the Middle East where all the prophets and اﻟﻘﺪاﺳﺔ ، ﻓﻘﺪ ﺗﺤﻮّل إﻟﻰ ارض اﻟﺸﮭﺎدة أﻣّﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ أﻣّﺔ ، ﻃﺎﺋﻔﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ -messengers were born. It is the “Holy Land”. Instead, this land be ﻃﺎﺋﻔﺔ ، ﻧُﻘﺘﻞ ﺑﺈﺳﻢ اﻟﺪﯾﻦ وﻣُﺨﺘﻠﻔﯿﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ ھﻮﯾّﺔ اﷲ ... came the land of martyrization, where we kill in the name of religion and quarrel over the identity of God.“Father, forgive them, for they do وﺳُﺒﺤﺎن اﻟﺤﻲّ اﻟﺒﺎﻗﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺤﻲّ . .”not know what they are doing 27 Lebanon Times th the King's Palace as the symbol of the birth of The 6 Legends: As usual in some pagan tribes Christ. And the tree was kind of Cypress or pine. that worshiped God (Thor) Faun and Thunder Since year 1605 they began spreading this tradi- that adorn trees and one of the tribes involved, tion every year for Christmas. Even they say that the victim of her sons.
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