The Maronite Church declares, in its official documents, that it is an Antiochene Syriac Maronite Church. The Maronite Patriarch is, officially, the Patriarch of Antioch and all the East. It […]
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Author: Fr Yuhanna Azize
Second Sunday after the Epiphany
Introit “Let all the earth adore You, O God, and sing to You: let it sing a psalm to Your Name, O Most High. Psalm. Shout with joy to God, […]
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St Anthony the Great (17 January)
St Anthony the Great is believed to have lived for 105 years, from 251 to 356, dying on 17 January, the day when we celebrate his feast. He was born […]
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The Genesis of the American Jesus
Further to my favourable review of Stephen Prothero’s American Jesus, it might be useful to consider how the “American Jesus” came to be. The idea of the Lord as a […]
Read moreThe Feast of the Holy Family (Propers)
The Feast of the Holy Family Introit (Proverbs 23:24-25) The father of the just rejoices greatly, let your father and mother be joyful, and let her rejoice that bore you. […]
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The Chalk Blessing (The Epiphany)
The Feast of the Epiphany (6 January) Inscribing a Blessing with Chalk upon your Houses “We invite you to adopt this custom in your family. The family gathers to ask […]
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The Epiphany
The Feast of the Epiphany falls on 6 January, and inaugurates a Season which runs until the three weeks of commemoration of the departed, the immediate prelude to Lent. The […]
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“American Jesus,” A Book Review
American Jesus: How the Son of God Became a National Icon, Stephen Prothero; Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, New York, 2003 (364 pp., including index) In one of several enlightening passages, […]
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The Holy Name of Jesus (and Penance)
The Most Holy Name of Jesus Introit In the Name of Jesus let every knee bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth: and let […]
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Sunday within the Octave of Christmas, and Joy
The Introit (Wisdom 18:14-15) Dum medium silentium … While all things were in quiet silence, and the night was in the midst of her course, your almighty word, Lord, came […]
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