Bishop’s 2022 Pascal Letter

Apr 8, 2022 | Bishop Nicholas, Excerpt

English original (PDF, 2 pages, 776KB) Arabic translation (PDF, 2 pages, 64K)         Pascha 2022 Dear Melkites across America, Christ is risen! He is truly risen! A number of years ago, a large New York City hospital made a simple but unusual...

Bishop’s 2021 Nativity Letter

Dec 16, 2021 | Bishop Nicholas

English original (PDF, 2 pages, 2.4MB) Arabic translation (PDF, 2 pages, 2.5MB)         December 9, 2021 Dear Melkites across America, Christ is born! Glorify Him! Within God’s plan for his creation, humanity would live in an eternal paradise...

Bishop’s 2021 Pascal Letter

Apr 3, 2021 | Bishop Nicholas, Excerpt

English original and Arabic translation (PDF, 6 pages, 160KB)         Pascha 2021 Dear Clergy and Laity across America, CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS TRULY RISEN! On the day of the Resurrection of Christ two disciples were returning to their village...

Bishop’s 2021 Lenten Letter

Feb 6, 2021 | Bishop Nicholas, Excerpt

Original letter (PDF, 5 pages, 106KB) Arabic translation (PDF, 6 pages, 284KB) Great Lent and Holy Week Renewal of our Baptismal Commitment Let us enter the season of the radiant Fast with joy,Giving ourselves to the spiritual combat. Let us purify our spiritand...

Bishop’s 2020 Nativity Letter

Dec 10, 2020 | Bishop Nicholas

Arabic translation (PDF, 2 pages, 252KB) Christmas 2020 Dear Clergy and Faithful   Bethlehem, make ready, for Eden has been opened for all. Ephrata, be alert, for the Tree of Life has blossomed forth from the Virgin in a cave. Her womb has become a spiritual...