English Newsletter 171.pub

Weekly Newsletter– Issue 171
March 10th– 16th, 2012
Coordinated and Supervised by: Marie-Therese Kreidy Script and Layout:Rita Karam Translation: Eliane Aoun
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March 12th: Feast of St
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Rai in Jordan
Patriarch Bechara
Boutros Rai arrived
Thursday night at
Jordan, in the 4- day
formal and pastoral
visit,
under
the
theme of communion
and love. He met King Abdallah II, in addition to officials and members of the Maronite community. The patriarch visited first St Charbel Church and center in Amman, and was welcomed with the popular Jordanian Dabké. Then,
Rai asked God, during the prayer for peace in the Middle East, to inspire the officials to proceed to dialogue and agreement, praising the
wisdom of King Abdallah II who knew how to advance with new and firm steps.
The Pope
Chooses Rai a
Member of the
Middle East
Council of
Churches
Pope
Benedict
chose the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and all
East Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai to be with the
Archbishop of Milan Cardinal Angelo Scola, the
Prefect of the Congregation for Bishop Cardinal Marc
Ouellet, Paris Archbishop André Vingt- Trois, and
the Archbishop of Munich and Freising in Germany
Reinhard Marx, the five members of the Middle East
Council of Churches.
The Woman, Teacher and Alphabet, the Pride of Generations
From Jbeil, the character began and wrote the history of the world, boosted its
culture, and became what it is today, so the alphabet is our pride and helps us to
succeed in the field of innovations and generous achievements. March 8 is the
Day of Alphabet to which the teacher has been always loyal to transmit it to generations through his sublime educational mission that is the base of success in
society, so he deserves reverence and honor not only in March 9 but everyday
and forever.
As for woman, according to Pope John-Paul II, when everybody is in distress
she remains strong, gives without measure. So we send her the best greetings on
the International Women’s Day for she is the mother, the sister, the wife brilliant
in all fields, strong in all circumstances, the gift of God, she’s always ready with
her sweet presence to heal the wounds of humanity and seek its salvation.
30 years of Giving at St Thomas
Chaldean Diocese, USA
The Chaldean Church celebrated the
30th memory of the Episcopal ordination of
Bishop Ibrahim Ibrahim, the shepherd
of St Thomas Chaldean diocese- Detroit, and the foundation of this diocese
that is the first of Chaldeans in USA, in
the attendance of religious and popular
figures. During the ceremony, Bishop
Ibrahim delivered a speech thanking God,
the priests, nuns in the parish and the parishioners, added that “the human person
and whatever was his position should be characterized by humbleness,
self-denial at the service of people” and finally confirming “that he’ll always consider his love for the Church and the diocese in the 1st place.”
Highlighted Programs
Saturday March 10th
The Teacher Said Akl
Prayer Gathering with Maria
She had daily apparitions of the Virgin
in Medjugorje, she carried the
Queen of Peace’s message since
more than 30 years and still transmits
it to the whole world. Join Maria
Pavlovic, one of the six visionaries in
Medjugorje to a special prayer encounter held at Forum de Beirut by the Association “Friends of Mary, Queen of Peace”, so
we witness together the glory of Heaven through Mary, the Mother
of God.
He is the highborn poet of love, beauty
and knowledge, a hundred year cedar
reflecting with his great achievements
Lebanon’s glory. Special episode of gratitude to the great symbol of Lebanon in
this century Said Akl with Layale
Nehmé and her guests the minister of
culture Gaby Leyoun, the poet George Chakkour, the writer
Emilie Nasrallah, the president of the Poets Syndicate Antoine
Raad, and the NDU vice-president of the cultural affairs and public
relations Suhail Matar.
21.00 - 19.00 GMT - 14.00 EST
18.00 - 16.00 GMT - 11.00 EST LIVE
Sunday March 11th
Mass from Brazil
My Soul Glorifies the Lord
and my Spirit Rejoices in God
my Savior
Let’s abandon ourselves to God, glorify
and sing to the King of Heaven and
earth in a concert with Joumana
Mdawar at St Teresa of the Child Jesus Monastery- Sheile.
Rafka, the apostle of suffering,
hope is the holy yeast in the Maronite Church. Let’s celebrate
her feast with the Maronite
community in Brazil in a mass
presided by Bishop Edgard Madi at Our Lady of Lebanon
Church- Sao Paolo.
11.00 - 9.00 GMT - 4.00 EST
15.30 - 13.30 GMT - 7.30 EST
Prayer Gathering with Maria
With Mary…
From Medjugorje the oasis of peace
to Lebanon claiming peace, receive the
blessing of the Virgin Mary in the 2nd
prayer encounter at Forum de Beirut
with Maria Pavlovic, the witness to
the graces of the Mother of the Universe.
Make a pilgrimage with Guitta Maroun to Medjugorje, the oasis of
peace in this trip purifying the souls
with the intercession of Mary the
Queen of Peace.
From Medjugorje
18.00 - 16.00 GMT - 11.00 EST LIVE
22.00 - 20.00 GMT - 15.00 EST
Monday March 12th
The Life of the Word
The Light of the Family
Meditate with Fr. Basilios, at Jesus the
King Cathedral of the Catholic
Copts- al Mina, Egypt, upon the issue
of “Truth” seeking to distinguish it together from falsehood in this new episode entitled “Discover the Truth”.
Listening in couples: How is it important
to strengthen their relation? Learn more
with Ziad Rahal and his guest the painter
and poet George Matar who highlights his
new book and his exhibition of religious paintings.
19.00 - 17.00 GMT
12.00 EST
18.00 - 16.00 GMT- 11.00 EST LIVE
Challenges
What is the group of Boko Haram, is it a new “Qaeda”
in the African continent? What is its plan and why is it
persecuting Christians? What are the challenges of the
Church in Nigeria? New topic: “The Christians of Nigeria between Decency and Wrongdoing, in addition to the Fate of Christianity” with Bishop Boulos
Mounjid al-Hashem and Fr. Nabih Teres, the guests of Charbel Zwein.
The Essence
of Holiness
She led the life of asceticism
and prayer as if she mastered theology since her early age. Ask the intercession of St Catherine of Siena after 550 years with
Fr. Antoine Duwaihy and Elie Issa highlighting her
pioneer life.
20.30 - 18.30 GMT - 13.30 EST LIVE
Tuesday March 13th
19.00 - 17.00 GMT - 12.00 EST
The Light with Us
Meditate, in this morning program with Sanaa Riachi, upon the fourth week of the Lent Season with Fr. Boutros Dwaihy and Sister Maxim Ajoub, pay honor to the late artist Zaki
Nassif on his death memory with Dalal and Nahia Nassif and get information about the
group formation among the students at schools with the Specialist in the Educational Psychology Mary Njeim Korkomaz
10.00 - 8.00 GMT - 3.00 EST LIVE
The Word
Reflection on the Song of Songs and
interpretation of the divine and human
according to this Book with Fr. Boulos
Feghali and Marie-Therese Basha
Hnein.
Before Your Pure
Image, We Kneel
Watch the Byzantine contemplative evening of songs honoring
the Mother of God with the Orthodox Choir of Mount of
Lebanon.
21.30 - 19.30 GMT- 14.30 EST LIVE
Wednesday March 14th
23.00 - 21.00 GMT - 16.00 EST
Concert with Qadisha Choir
Jesus My Life
Special evening in Ehden with Qadisha
Choir led by Fr. Youssef Tannous,
presenting wonderful popular and national songs with the participation of the
Artist Ghassan Chedrawi.
How does prayer help to accept the Lord
with purity, humbleness and piety, and to
prepare for the 1st Communion? Know
more about Prayer with Mia Mourani.
17.00 - 15.00 GMT - 10.00 EST
Thursday March 15th
Salutes
He is the only Teacher, the joy
and security. That’s how the
University Professor Randa
Abi Aad describes JesusChrist in a special episode with
Fr. Youssef Mwanes.
More than Words
What is affiliation? What is the importance
of affiliation to Jesus and His Church? What
are the ways to achieve this? Further information with Ayman Ka17.30
frouni.
- 15.30 GMT
10.30 EST
19.00 - 17.00 GMT
12.00 EST
God Is Love!
We make decisions but we can’t carry
them out. Jesus knows our weakness and
our will that sees the goodness but makes
evil deeds. But the Lord is loyal and loves
as much as he is loyal. So, when Peter
denied the Lord, Jesus gave him a tender
look after His Resurrection and asked him: Do you love me? Jesus didn’t
consider the “ego” of Peter but the love in his heart. God is loyal, won’t
leave you and he is always ready to renew the covenant and have back His
children. New episode: “He looked at him and loved him” with Fr.
Marwan Khoury and Therese el-Hajj.
20.30 - 18.30 GMT-13.30 EST LIVE
Lebanon Museum of the
East
A documentary with Leila Basbous Souaiby shows St Joseph
Monastery- Jrabta that still receives St Rafka’s blessing through
this museum exhibiting her personal
objects and revealing Rafka’s glorious history within this convent.
22.15 - 20.15 GMT
15.15 EST
Friday March 16th
Lent Prayer
The Light with Us
Sister Laudy Hobeika welcomes Fr.
Michel Sakr to contemplate the Gospel
of Nicodemus and the renewal through
the Holy Spirit, considers with the life of
the Virgin Mary on the Annunciation
feast, and discovers with Dr. Abdo al-Kai the multicultural world.
10.00 - 8.00 GMT - 3.00 EST LIVE
The Light of Vocation
In this episode, the servant of St MaronJeita parish, Fr. Semaan Saadé puts forth
with Rima Malek the essence of his vocation
and its challenges.
19.00 - 17.00 GMT - 12.00 EST
I Make Myself Holy
Let’s meditate upon the Bible text “Healing
the Paralysed Man”, so that we choose
through it the path of truth, goodness, love
and God’s call with Fr. Roukoz Boutros
and Dany Antoun.
23.00 - 21.00 GMT - 16.00 EST
Let’s offer prayers of the
Lent blessed season to
the Father asking Him to
bless our hearts.
17.00 - 15.00 GMT - 10.00 EST
The Lent Homily
In his sermon, he calls
to conversion, repentance and love even of
our enemies “so He
gave us the Sacrament of Reconciliation”. Learn more with Fr. Dominique Labaki at St
George Maronite Cathedral- Beirut Downtown.
20.00 - 18.00 GMT - 13.00 EST
Like Paul who collected
donations to the Corinth’s population during
the calamity of Jerusalem
and in order to help the
children of the Church,
we make endeavors to
call the believers through
the TV station and the council of patriarchs to collect aids
for the prejudiced Syrians.
If we renounce evangelization, who will
spread the Word? It is the light and without it the world falls in darkness. It is the
living water and without it, the world feels
thirsty. It is the nutrition and without it,
the world gets hungry and ends up like
monsters in the forests.
- Activate the process of evangelization through spreading and
living it
- Join a spiritual community to be
the school of your life
- Participate in missions to perform your role in the Church
When the Word of God brought life and
hope to all people, offered saints sowing the
seeds of joy and hope everywhere and drew
all attention; when the history made their
memory immortal, the question remained:
How do we maintain this precious heritage?
How do we spread it and transmit it to the
world? The answer was: a TV station, the most effective
means for our cause, so endeavors continued and thus Tele
Lumiere saw the light.
Three Encyclicals on
Lebanon’s tragedy by
Pope John-Paul II (May
1st 1984)
At that time, the Pope addressed
them to the Patriarch Cardinal Antonios Khreich, all
Lebanese people and the bishops of the Catholic Church all over the world, in solidarity with the
Lebanese people that he considers a precious cultural value. He
called the Lebanese in general and the Christians in particular to
commit to hope, love, forgiveness and mercy and urges the prayer for
the Christians in Lebanon, encouraging them to be brave and believe in the future.
Patriarch of the Assyrian
Church of the East Elia II
Ebn al-Makli (1111- 1131)
The Prodigal Son
This icon depicts the encounter of the
prodigal hungry and needy son with the
tender, tolerant and merciful Father, it
is the hug of the frustrated and repentant human person with the loving and
merciful waiting God. The father symbolizes God the loving Father and the
son represents the human person tending to make evil.
He was a virtuous and brilliant
sheikh, he judges with truth and
justice between the strong and
weak, the rich and poor. He ordained new bishops and moved others from their dioceses according
to the Church’s interest.
What’s the exaggerated fun?
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The Light of Love
Maranatha: Come Lord Jesus
A book of the spiritual pages series by
the Jesuit Fr. Walim Folco, was
translated into Arabic by the Jesuit Fr.
Wafik Habib with Wajih al-Masri. It
consists of theological reflections revealing the very beginning of a hard
journey, rather a story of redemption
waiting for Fr. Folko to find God again
after long suffering.
Program with Léa Adel
Mehmari highlighting the
religious and social associations and institutions in
Lebanon, their history, and activities aiming to help others.
Monday: 15.00 - 13.00 GMT - 8.00 EST
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