MARONITE. The Maronite rite traces its origins ... All the rites of the Catholic Church are of equal dignity and equally valid. Attendance at a different rite fulfills the Sunday obligation.

As I visit this building, in my heart I make a spiritual pilgrimage to every Maronite church of the island. Be assured that, moved by a father’s care, I am close to all the faithful of those ...

Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai, patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church, invited Czerny to visit the country to see firsthand the efforts of the local church, "especially after the war that ...

36, No. 4, Fall 2014 Warmed or Burnt by Fire? The Lebanese Ma... Warmed or Burnt by Fire? The Lebanese Maronite Church Navigates French Colonial Policies, 1935 This is the metadata section. Skip to ...

or Eastern Catholic churches, including the Maronite Church. Others affiliated with the Assyrian Church of the East and other Nestorian churches. Most of the Christian population resides in ...