Lenten Letter 2011

Mar 2, 2011 | Patriarchate

Letter of H. B. Gregorios III, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Of Alexandria and of Jerusalem, for Great and Holy Lent 2011 Damascus, 24 February 2011 Divine grace and apostolic blessing To our brother bishops, members of the Holy Synod, And to all the clergy...

Holy Week, Images of

Dec 2, 2010 | Worship

A Photograph Album of the Melkite Services from Palm Sunday through Pascha with notes from the Byzantine Daily Worship by Archbishop Joseph Raya. Holy Thursday Good Friday Holy Saturday Holy Wednesday Palm Sunday Easter...

Great Lent and Holy Week

Aug 14, 2010 | Worship

Traditions of Great Lent and Holy Week Material prepared by Fr. Philaret Littlefield for inclusion in the St. George (Milwaukee) Melkite Sunday Bulletin Rule for Fasting and Abstinence Fasting for the Eastern Catholic means there is no consumption of solid food from...

Lenten Letter 2009

Feb 13, 2009 | Patriarchate

From Gregorios, Servant of Jesus Christ, by the Grace of God, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem , to the Bishops, members of our Holy Synod, to our sons the priests, to monks, nuns and all the faithful “called to be saints,...

Eparch’s Lenten 2006 Message

Mar 1, 2006 | Archbishop Cyril

A message from Archbishop Cyril Salim Bustros Annunciation Cathedral “Be Holy, Because God is Holy” Dear brothers and sisters in Christ! We read in the First Letter of St. Peter: “Gird up the loins of your mind, live soberly, and set your hopes...