St Joseph, the Foster Father of the Lord, is one of the greatest saints of the entire Church. He is a model of fatherhood, of manhood, and of the virtues […]
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Passion Sunday
Passion Sunday Introit (Psalm 42:1-2) Judge me, O God, and distinguish my cause from the nation that is not holy: deliver me from the unjust and deceitful man: for You […]
Read moreThe Fourth Sunday of Lent
Fourth Sunday in Lent (Laetare Sunday) Introit (Isaiah 66:10 and 11) Rejoice Jerusalem, (Laetare, Jerusalem) and all you that love her gather together; rejoice with her in gladness, you who […]
Read moreJesus, Jonah, and Typology (Second and Final Part)
Jesus and Jonah: The Second Point of Contact (Calming the Storm) Goppelt says of the story of how Jesus calmed the storm that: “The similarity in the descriptions of the […]
Read moreThird Sunday of Lent
Third Sunday of Lent Introit Mine eyes are ever towards the Lord: for He shall pluck my feet out of the snare: look upon me, and have mercy on me; […]
Read moreJesus, Jonah, and Typology (Part One)
“A typology is a belief that objects, events, persons, and institutions exist and occur in relationship to other corresponding objects, events, persons, and institutions. For earthly things, when considered antitypes, […]
Read moreSt John Maroun (St Yuhanna or Yohanon Maroun)
The history of the Maronites under Islamic rule is a sober and often a sad one: because of the Miaphysite debate and the supervening Arab conquest, the seat of Antioch […]
Read moreSecond Sunday of Lent; and Sleep (Part Two)
Introit Remember, O Lord, Thy bowels of compassion, and Thy mercies that are from the beginning of the world, lest at any time our enemies rule over us: deliver us, […]
Read moreThe Pattern of Heaven on Earth
God created us in His image and likeness. He created the universe according to His wisdom, according to an order (Ecclesiasticus 16:27). That order is the pattern of heaven on […]
Read moreSunday of the Haemorrhaging Woman
Fr Badwi makes only brief remarks about this icon, writing: “Against the background of the previous icon, the haemorrhaging woman touches the fringe of Jesus’ cloak and she is healed. […]
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