James Barr (1924-2006) was a major biblical scholar. A professor at Oxford University, he belonged to the Church of Scotland, although he was quite liberal, and was something of a […]
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Author: Fr Yuhanna Azize
The Season of the Resurrection
In the icon for Easter Sunday, we see the empty tomb in the middle left. It is presented as if it were a small house, topped with a red cross, […]
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Low (“Quasimodo”) Sunday, Rational Milk, and Sins of the Tongue
Quasimodo (Low) Sunday Introit (1 Peter 2:2) As newborn babes, alleluia, desire the rational milk without guile, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Psalm. Rejoice to God our Helper; sing aloud to the […]
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Typology: The Temple and the World
We learn more and more as we remain before the mystery of typology, the mystery of how heaven is made present on earth through the divine pattern. One element which […]
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Our Arrival at the Port
On the night of Palm Sunday we Maronites celebrate a rite which we can call “Arriving (or Arrival) at the Port,” or “Reaching the Harbour,” or some combination of these. […]
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Easter Sunday (and Joy)
Easter Sunday Introit (Psalm 138:18, 5, 6) I arose, and am still with You, alleluia; You have laid Your hand upon me, alleluia; Your knowledge is become wonderful, alleluia, alleluia. […]
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Hosanna Sunday
This Sunday is “Hosanna Sunday.” The name in Syriac comes from a verb meaning “to acclaim Hosanna!” That word then passes into Arabic as meaning not “palm,” but “palm branches.” The […]
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St John Chrysostom’s Letter to St Maroun
St John Chrysostom’s Letter to Maroun (Letter 36) St John Chrysostom (347-407), who was a priest in Antioch, and became Bishop of Constantinople, wrote a letter to a hermit named […]
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Palm Sunday
THE SOLEMN PROCESSION OF PALMS IN HONOR OF CHRIST THE KING THE BLESSING OF PALMS The Celebrant in red cope, with his ministers also vested in red, the red of […]
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Why Did St Maroun Succeed?
Why did St Maroun succeed in his work of sanctification and evangelisation? I have already set out what Theodoret wrote about St Maroun. http://www.fryuhanna.com/2019/04/17/introducing-st-maroun/ Let us now examine that like […]
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