Book of Isaiah 54,1.3.5-8.10

Sing, O barren one who did not bear; burst into song and shout, you who have not been in labour! For the children of the desolate woman will be more than the children of her that is married, says the LORD.
For you will spread out to the right and to the left, and your descendants will possess the nations and will settle the desolate towns. …..

Sunday, November 1 – All Saints Day and Monday, November 2 -All Souls Day, are feast days observed by Roman Catholics. In the Maronite Church, these feasts are commemorated just prior to Lent, on the Sunday of the Righteous and Just and Sunday of the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed.

Meaning and Significance of All Saints Day/Commemoration of the Righteous and Just :

This feast day is a sacred celebration where the Church honors every saint—both those we know by name and those whose names have been forgotten. This day reminds us that holiness is not reserved for a few extraordinary individuals; instead, it is a possibility for every soul called to live a life reflecting Christ’s love. The feast invites us to meditate on the virtues of the saints and to seek their intercession, strengthening our own journey towards spiritual perfection.

The Church sees this day as an affirmation of the communion of saints, a mystical bond that unites all believers across time and space. In celebrating this feast, we remember that our lives are intertwined with the legacy of faith, grace, and moral courage instilled by those who have gone before us.

Meaning and significance of All Souls’ Day/Commemoration of the Faithful Departed:

This feast day is a sacred occasion set aside to remember and pray for the faithful departed. This day calls us to reflect on the mystery of death and the hope of eternal life, reminding us that our loved ones continue to live in the embrace of God. It is a time to honor our relatives and all souls in purgatory, offering prayers, masses, and deeds of charity. These acts of intercession help cleanse the soul of the departed and strengthen our own journey of faith.

Join us Friday, Nov. 6th for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

12:00 PM to 6:00 PM

If you wish to sign up to be on the list of scheduled Eucharistic Adorers,
please contact the coordinator,
Jihad Sleiman
sleimanjf@gmail.com
(619) 915-9249

"Could you not watch one hour with Me?"

Jesus waits for us in the Blessed Sacrament. He waits for our little Acts of faith, adoration, love, thanksgiving, repentance, reparation and charity that we can offer Him as we contemplate -- His Divine Majesty -- in the Blessed Sacrament.

The miracle recognized for the beatification of Patriarch Elias Hoyek dates back to 1965 and concerns the healing of Nayef Abou Assi, a Druze officer in the Lebanese army who suffered from chronic bilateral spondylolysis. According to reports, he awoke completely healed after dreaming of the patriarch.

Born in Helta, Lebanon, on Dec. 4, 1843, Hoyek entered the seminary at 16 and later traveled to Rome to study theology, where he was ordained a priest in 1870. Returning to Lebanon, he co-founded the Congregation of the Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family with Mother Rosalie Nasr, the first female apostolic religious institute in the Maronite Church.

Elected Maronite Patriarch of Antioch in 1899, Hoyek dedicated three decades to clerical formation and catechesis while becoming a leading voice for Lebanese independence from the Ottoman Empire. During World War I, he opened monasteries and convents to the hungry and displaced regardless of religion. Ottoman authorities sentenced him to deportation, but the intervention of the Pope and Austro-Hungarian diplomacy prevented this from occuring.

Hoyek also played a key role in negotiations that led to the establishment of the state of Lebanon in 1920. He died in Bkerké in 1931, remembered as a man of dialogue, pastoral charity and evangelical poverty, widely revered a Lebanese ‘founding father’.

References:

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-05/pope-beatification-spanish-civil-war-martyrs-elias-hoyek-lebanon.html

Join us Friday, Nov. 6th for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

12:00 PM to 6:00 PM

If you wish to sign up to be on the list of scheduled Eucharistic Adorers,
please contact the coordinator,
Jihad Sleiman
sleimanjf@gmail.com
(619) 915-9249

"Could you not watch one hour with Me?"

Jesus waits for us in the Blessed Sacrament. He waits for our little Acts of faith, adoration, love, thanksgiving, repentance, reparation and charity that we can offer Him as we contemplate -- His Divine Majesty -- in the Blessed Sacrament.

Come be part of a group where you can grow in faith, build friendships, and have fun through activities, retreats, and service.

Ages 12 – 18   –  All are welcome!

“Let your light shine before others.” Said our Lord.

Tele Lumiere and Noursat, like many other institutions in Lebanon and the Middle East, is suffering tremendously and in danger of shutting down if it is not supported.

Very few parishes in the USA, of all Middle Eastern traditions, are supporting it. True there are millions living in poverty in the Middle East and we need to help them, but there are more millions living in darkness and need the message of hope and salvation. It is our responsibility to evangelize them.

We urge you in Christ’s name to help support Noursat. Here are few brotherly suggestions:

Talk about Noursat’s role of evangelization in the Middle East.
Announce this weekend the two-days Telethon. Share on your social media the attached video and flier about the Telethon.
Include in your weekly/monthly bulletin the attached flier about supporting Noursat.

God entrusted Noursat into our hands, let us unite our hands and hearts to keep it shinning.

With prayers and thanksgiving.
Chorbishop sharbel Maroun
President of Noursat, USA