"Beware, do not condemn. Do not put in your mind preconceived ideas and judgments about anyone."
From the Experiences of Raymond Nader with Saint Sharbel. Read more from this Experience. Read the story of Raymond Nader’s Experience with Saint Sharbel.
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Today is the Feast Day of Saint Rafqa.
" May the sick, the afflicted, the war refugees and all victims of hatred, yesterday and today, find in Saint Rafqa a companion on the road so that, through her intercession, they will continue to search in the night for reasons to hope again and to build peace." From the homily of Saint Pope John Paul II during the Canonization of Saint Rafqa. By your gospel you counselled us to avoid lies and to act in sincerity and uprightness. Maronite Liturgy
"Christ is the foundation of the Lord’s building; you are its living stones; and the Holy Spirit is the keystone."
From the Twelfth Experience of Raymond Nader with Saint Sharbel. Read more from the Twelfth Experience. Read the story of Raymond Nader’s Experience with Saint Sharbel. Tomorrow is the Feast Day of Saint Rafqa, the Maronite nun.
“Suffering always tormented her during the last twenty-nine years of her life. By it, Saint Rafqa always manifested a generous and passionate love for the redemption of her brothers, counting on her union with the crucified Christ for the strength to voluntarily accept and love the suffering as an authentic path to sainthood.” From the homily of Saint Pope John Paul II during the Canonization of Saint Rafqa. He is the Savior who fasted, prayed and suffered for us in order to teach us to fast, pray and deny ourselves. Maronite Liturgy
"The whole universe is on a pilgrimage towards the heart of the Father, just as the course of the world’s rivers flows towards the sea. Do not fail to join this journey; the drop of water outside of the river can never reach the sea."
From the Seventh Experience of Raymond Nader with Saint Sharbel. Read more from the Seventh Experience. Read the story of Raymond Nader’s Experience with Saint Sharbel. O Lord, we recall your wonderful sign, when you opened the eyes of the blind man.
May we praise you with eyes full of light and a believing conscience. Sunday Morning Bartimeus the Blind, Maronite Liturgy Image: Detail from Maronite icon "The Healing of The Blind Man". "Fasting is there to strengthen you; do not deify fasting."
From the Eighth Experience of Raymond Nader with Saint Sharbel. Read more from the Eighth Experience. Read the story of Raymond Nader’s Experience with Saint Sharbel. This time is a time of fasting, repentance and prayer, when we must take you for our model and walk in your steps. It is a sacred time when we receive grace and mercy. Maronite Liturgy
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