Johnette Benkovic Williams will present a biblical understanding of women’s gifts at the 2nd annual Women’s Retreat, Saint Sharbel Spiritual Life Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The weekend is an opportunity for faithful women to grow in their spiritual awareness of what Pope Saint John Paul II called the “feminine genius”.
The parish family of Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral cordially invites you to join them for the ordination of Very Reverend Dominique Hanna to the Order of Periodeut with the title Monsignor. Through the laying on of hands by the Most Reverend Gregory J. Mansour, Bishop of the Eparchy of St. Maron of Brooklyn. With the blessing of the Maronite Patriarch His Beatitude Bechara Peter Cardinal Rai.
Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 11:30 am at the Cathedral.
Dear Brother Priests, Deacons and Subdeacons, Consecrated Men and Women and Lay Faithful,
The Maronite Servants of Christ the Light will be hosting an online Maronite Faith Formation Series on the three pillars of Great Lent: Prayer, Fasting & Almsgiving starting Thursday February 19 in collaboration with the Saint Sharbel Center.
See below for the upcoming dates, topics and presenters at 8pm:
February 19 – First Pillar on Prayer (Bishop Gregory Mansour) February 26 – Second Pillar on Fasting (Fr. Rabih Aoun) March 5 – Third Pillar on Almsgiving (Fr. Vincent Farhat) Attached is the flyer, and below you will find the link to register through the Saint Sharbel Spiritual Life Center. Please share on your social media platforms, bulletins, and with your parishioners during your announcements, and invite them to join by registering below so that they can receive the Zoom link and recordings. The recordings will also be uploaded on the Saint Sharbel Center website.
Our schedule for the Stations and Benediction of the Cross is:
Friday, February 20, 7:30 pm — Sponsored by the Confraternity; Friday, February 27, 7:30 pm — Sponsored by the Knights of St. Maron; Friday, March 6, 7:30 pm — Sponsored by the MYO/MCF; Friday, March 13, 7:30 pm — Sponsored by the MYA; Friday, March 20, 7:30 pm — Sponsored by the Tarneb Club; Friday, March 27, 7:30 pm — Sponsored by All Parishioners.
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Dear Brother Priests, Deacons/Subdeacons, Consecrated Men & Women, Lay Faithful,
Attached please find in Arabic and English the Lenten Message from our Patriarch, Bechara Peter Cardinal Rai for your Lenten journey. I pray that each of us will draw closer to Christ Jesus this Lent and always.
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The Most Reverend Bishops Gregory J. Mansour and A. Elias Zaidan have issued the following Lenten guidelines for the Maronites of the United States.
Shalom World has recently released an episode entitled “Beauty of Rites,” which presents Passion Week in the Maronite Church and the richness of her liturgical, spiritual, and ecclesial tradition within the communion of the Catholic Church.
The episode is currently available on Shalom World’s streaming platform and will also be broadcast on Shalom World Television in March, allowing it to reach a wide international audience.
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