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Blessed Nimatullah Kassab Al-Hardini This new publication is a biography of the recently beatified Blessed Nimatullah Kassab
Al-Hardini. It is written by Maronite Bishop Youssef Mahfouz and was translated into
English by Kozhaya Shekrallah Akiki. Mary, Cedar of Our Catholic Faith This booklet on the Mother of God describes Maronite devotion to Mary and her central
role in spirituality and the Maronite liturgy. Paper cover; 60 pp. The Call of the Desert The Maronite Church is a Church founded by a hermit-monk of the fifth century, Saint
Maron. The spirituality of the eremitic life pervades the Maronite liturgy and
spirituality. In this brief work, Archbishop Zayek explains how such a life of silence and
solitude speaks to modern man. Paper cover; 24 pp. Rafka: The Blind Mystic of Lebanon, Depicts the life of the 19th century Maronite Nun Blessed Rafka Al-Rayes, an example of
asceticism and the meaning of Christian suffering. Archbishop Zayek explains how the
spirituality of the Maronite Church influenced and is manifested in the life of Blessed
Rafka. Paper cover; 83 pages The Maronite Conscience of the Church A pastoral description of the Maronite community as Christian witnesses in the past and
in the modern world. Paper cover; 97 pages Word, Mysteries and Kingdom This brief work explains Maronite ecclesiastical architecture and its architecture and
its significance in the liturgy and spirituality. Paper cover; 35 pages Introduction to Eastern Christian Spirituality This work introduces some of the major writers and ascetics of th Syriac world, which,
although rick in thought and tradition, has not been studied extensively in English and is
little known by the general public. Ecclesiastically, it includes the Church of the East
and the churches of the early Antiochene tradition. Geographically, it stretches from the
northeastern Mediterranean coast to the Persian Gulf. This work proceeds in chronological
stages, spanning early attempts at synthesis in the fourth century to the Syriac mystics
of the eigth century. Cloth cover; 124 pages. The Divine Liturgy of the Maronite Church: History and Commentary Describes the origins of the Syro-Maronite liturgical traditions, church architecture, the celebration of the Divine Liturgy and a brief meditation on liturgical spirituality. Price: $15.00 Item No.: T017 (Soft cover. Maronite Rite Series, Volume VII) Mary, Ship of Treasures The book presents the figure of Mary as found in Maronite liturgy, theology and
spirituality. Mary, Mother of Light This little pamphlet presents the figure of Mary as found in the Maronite liturgical
texts. Card cover; 12 pages Three Lights from the East This book is a biographical account of the lives of Saint Sharbel Makhloug, Father
Nematallah Hardini and Blessed Rebecca "Rafka" El-Ryiess, and was translated in
1986 by Father George I. Saad from the 1952 Arabic text by Father Mansour Awad. Contains
many interesting details about the life and miracles of Saint Sharbel. Paper cover, 175
pages. Kitab Al Quddas (Qurbono) in Arabic (Congregation) A smaller version of the Kitab al Quddas (Qurbono), for personal use at the Divine Liturgy in Arabic. Contains everything in the altar edition. Qurbono Volume I (Celebrant) Contains the Services of the Word for the Renewal of the Church, Consecration of
the Church, the six Sundays of Announcement, the Glorious Birth of the Lord, Finding of
the Lord in the Temple, World Day of Peace. Has the Anaphorae of the Twelve Apostles;
Saint James, Brother of the Lord; and Saint Mark the Evangelist. Spiral bound; 280 pages. Qurbono Volume I (Congregation) Same liturgical text as the Celebrant edition; certain rubrics have been omitted.
Spiral bound; 190 pages. (Out of Stock) Qurbono Volume II (Celebrant) Contains the services of the Word of the Epiphany and the Sundays after the
Epiphany; Sunday of the Priests; Sunday of the Righteous and Just; Sunday of the Faithful
Departed. Includes the Anaphorae of Saint Peter and Saint Sixtus. Spiral bound; 161 pages. Qurbono Volume II (Congregation) Same liturgical text as the Celebrant edition; certain rubrics have been omitted.
Spiral bound; 96 pages. (Out of Stock) Qurbono Volume III (Celebrant) Contains the services of the Word for the Sundays of Lent, three Weekday Cycles,
and Passion Week. Includes the Anaphorae of Saint John; Saint Sixtus; and the Twelve
Apostles. Spiral bound; 368 pages. Qurbono Volume III (Congregation) Same text as the Celebrant edition; some rubrics are omitted. Spiral bound; 317
pages. (Out of stock) Qurbono Volume IV (Celebrant) Contains the Services of the Word for the Sunday of the Resurrection; Bright Week;
Service of Weekdays of the Resurrection; the First Sunday of Resurrection; Ascension
Thursday; and Pentecost. Includes the Anaphorae of Saint John the Apostle; Saint Sixtus -
Pope of Rome; and the Twelve Apostles. Spiral bound; 208 pages. Qurbono Volume IV (Congregation) Contains the same liturgical text as the Celebrant edition; some rubrics are
omitted. Spiral bound; 169 pages. (Out of stock). Qurbono Volume V (Celebrant) Contains the Services of the Word of Most Holy Trinity Sunday; the Common of the
Week; the Feasts of Saints Peter and Paul, the Transfiguration and the Assumption; Season
of the Glorious Cross. Includes the Anaphorae of Saint John the Apostel; Saint Sixtus,
Pope of Rome; Twelve Apostles; and Saint Peter. Spiral bound; 376 pages. Qurbono Volume V (Congregation) Same text as the Celebrant edition; some rubrics are omitted. Spiral bound; 310
pages. (Out of stock) Qurbono Rubrics in Arabic Detailed rubrics for the proper celebration of the revised Divine Liturgy; many
illustrations and diagrams. Cardstock cover; 22 pages Gospel Book in Arabic A handsome edition of the newly revised Book of Gospels; contains all the Gospel
readings for the Maronite Liturgical Year, as well as for the Feasts of the Saints.
Hardbound; ribbons; 479 pages Epistle Book in Arabic Matching edition of the new Epistle Book; contains all the Epistle readings for the
Maronite Liturgical Year, as well as for the Feasts of the Saints. Hardbound; ribbons; 508
pages. Lectionary of the Syriac Maronite Church in English This set contains the Services of the Word and Readings of the Liturgical Calendar
for Use in the United States. Cloth cover, Volume I: 431 pages, Volume II: 491 pages. (Out
of Stock) Mystery of Crowning (Marriage) Contains the Rite of Betrothal as well as the Rite of Crowning for the celebration
of marriage according to the Maronite tradition. Includes the Anaphora of Saint Eustatius
- Patriarch of Antioch for use when the marriage is celebrated along with the Divine
Mysteries. Paper cover; 47 pages. Qurbono (Trilingual text) Contains the Common for Sunday and the Anaphora of the Twelve Apostles in Arabic,
Syriac and English texts. Useful for liturgies celebrated in both English and Arabic.
Spiral bound; 96 pages (Out of stock) A Book of Blessings and Prayers This book contains an introduction and pastoral notes regarding blessings according
to the Maronite Rite. The work is divided into six parts: The blessing of persons;
objects; oil, water, and air; places; articles for liturgical use; prayers for various
occasions and needs. Hard cover; 185 pages Mysteries of Initiation Contains instructions and guidelines for the Mysteries of Initiation, admission of
a candidate to the Church; prepartory rites; Mysteries of Initiation, Anaphorae of St.
James - Teacher of Seroug; Short Form of the Baptismal Rite; and the texts for celebration
by a prelate. Soft cover; 90 pages. Book of Ginnazat This work contains an introduction to the funeral rites of the Maronite Church,
notes and guidelines for funeral rites, and the three stations of the funeral liturgy: the
home, the Church and the cemetery. The appendices include service music, prayers for the
death of a child, prayers for the dying and the dead, and Maronite funeral texts. Spiral
bound; 180 pages. (Out of stock) Prayer of the Faithful (Calendar) The Calendar of the Maronite Church in the United States for the current Church
Year, with references to the readings from The Prayer of the Faithful; used like the Roman
Ordo for guidance in praying the office. (Out of Stock) Prayer of the Faithful, Volume II Introduction; Calendar of the Diocese of Saint Maron; Ordinary of Ramsho and Safro;
Common of the Week - Great Lent; Common of the Week-Resurrection; Hymns; Proper of the
Season; Season of Great Lent, Passion Week, Season of Resurrection; Common of Memorials;
Synaxarion (for the period of February through May). Blue cloth cover with gold stamping,
ribbons; 1147 pages. (Out of Stock) Prayer of the Faithful, Volume III Introduction; Calendar of the Diocese of Saint Maron; Ordinary of Ramsho and Safro;
Common of the Week; Hymns; Proper of Seasons: Season of Resurrection (Pentecost), Season
after Pentecost, Season of the Holy Cross; Common Memorials; Proper of Memorials (June 29
through September 14); Synaxarion (for the period of May through October). Green cloth
cover with gold stamping, ribbons; 914 pages. (Out of Stock) History of the Maronites Describes the religious, cultural and ethnic history of the Maronite Church; over 400
illustrations and 25 maps. Hard cover; 809 pages. The Maronite Patriarchate Large, coffee table-sized book on the history of the Maronite Patriarchate with texts
in Arabic, French and English. Illustrated with many professional colored photographs.
Printed and bound in Lebanon. Hard Cover, 115 pages. (out of stock) The Maronites, Roots and Identity Wadih Tayah’s presentation "The Maronites, Roots and Identity" describes "the environment, both geopolitical and religious, the stimuli which shaped the ethnic psyche of the Maronite people, determining, to a large extent, their social and ecclesiastic features." Price : $6.00. Item No.: H005 (335 page hard-cover book) History of the Maronites in the United States An interesting description of the origins of the Maronite Church, the immigration to
the United States, and the history of the Maronite parishes in the United States. Hard
cover; 298 pages. |
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