By your gospel you counselled us to avoid lies and to act in sincerity and uprightness. Maronite Liturgy
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"Christ is the foundation of the Lord’s building; you are its living stones; and the Holy Spirit is the keystone."
From the Twelfth Experience of Raymond Nader with Saint Sharbel. Read more from the Twelfth Experience. Read the story of Raymond Nader’s Experience with Saint Sharbel. Tomorrow is the Feast Day of Saint Rafqa, the Maronite nun.
“Suffering always tormented her during the last twenty-nine years of her life. By it, Saint Rafqa always manifested a generous and passionate love for the redemption of her brothers, counting on her union with the crucified Christ for the strength to voluntarily accept and love the suffering as an authentic path to sainthood.” From the homily of Saint Pope John Paul II during the Canonization of Saint Rafqa. He is the Savior who fasted, prayed and suffered for us in order to teach us to fast, pray and deny ourselves. Maronite Liturgy
"The whole universe is on a pilgrimage towards the heart of the Father, just as the course of the world’s rivers flows towards the sea. Do not fail to join this journey; the drop of water outside of the river can never reach the sea."
From the Seventh Experience of Raymond Nader with Saint Sharbel. Read more from the Seventh Experience. Read the story of Raymond Nader’s Experience with Saint Sharbel. O Lord, we recall your wonderful sign, when you opened the eyes of the blind man.
May we praise you with eyes full of light and a believing conscience. Sunday Morning Bartimeus the Blind, Maronite Liturgy Image: Detail from Maronite icon "The Healing of The Blind Man". "Fasting is there to strengthen you; do not deify fasting."
From the Eighth Experience of Raymond Nader with Saint Sharbel. Read more from the Eighth Experience. Read the story of Raymond Nader’s Experience with Saint Sharbel. This time is a time of fasting, repentance and prayer, when we must take you for our model and walk in your steps. It is a sacred time when we receive grace and mercy. Maronite Liturgy
"Without the cross, there is neither bread nor wine. He who wants to become bread and wine must carry the cross. Carry the cross and go toward the light." From the Third Experience of Raymond Nader with Saint Sharbel.
Read more from the Third Experience. Read the story of Raymond Nader’s Experience with Saint Sharbel. During this blessed Lent may we meditate on your passion, carry your cross and follow you, that we may reach the glory of your resurrection. Maronite Liturgy
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