​May we venerate your cross with faith and celebrate it with joy in order to be able one day to praise its triumph in heaven. Maronite Liturgy

​"The history of mankind is empty without the cross because it is a passing history, while the cross is steady, unchangeable."
From the Ninth Experience of Raymond Nader with Saint Sharbel.

​Christ our Savior, may your cross be our powerful weapon and our supreme honor. Maronite Liturgy

Wednesday of the Passion Week is also called Wednesday of Ayoub (Job). Job suffered a lot.. but never cursed God and was known for his patience. He represents Christ, who willingly received suffering and death, and committed himself into his Father’s hands. On that day, the Rite of the Lamp is celebrated which is an old rite of the Maronite Church. Dough with seven wicks inserted into it, represent the seven lamps envisioned by the Prophet Jeremiah and by John the Apostle in his Revelation. During the celebration, the oil is blessed and all the faithful receive the anointing.

O Christ, bearing our crosses, may we follow you on the road of salvation and holiness and reach the heavenly glory that you attained. Maronite Liturgy

Take up the Cross of Christ and walk in His footsteps, then the Blessed Virgin will be by your side as she was by His. From the Ninth Experience of Raymond Nader with Saint Sharbel.

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The cross is the sign of God’s love for you; let it also be the sign of your love for God.
From the Sixth Experience of Raymond Nader with Saint Sharbel.

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