During Lent, we are invited to encounter God in a deeper way through prayer, fasting and almsgiving and to answer our Gospel call to see the face of Christ in our sisters and brothers in need. CRS Rice Bowl is a Lenten faith-in-action program, inviting us to encounter God and our global family by practicing the traditional Lenten pillars and by reflecting on the Eucharist.

We are happy to announce that our MYA Northern Regional Retreat will be held February 28th at the St. John Paul II at the Immaculate Conception Maronite Church in Sleepy Hollow, NY and our MYA Northern Regional Retreat will be held March 14th at the Mary, Mother of the Light Church in Tequesta, FL.

We received the sad news of the passing of Suzanne Wakim, the mother of Fr. Rodolph Wakim, who died in Lebanon Saturday, January 3, 2026. Her funeral will take place at St. Sassine Church in Beit-Mery, Lebanon, on Tuesday, January 6. Fr. Rodolph has taken extraordinary and loving care of both parents and his brother. May they all rest in peace.

We invite you to join us as we prayerfully gather with fellow Maronites from across the United States to march for the unborn, and to witness the sanctity and dignity of human life from the womb to the tomb. The 2026 March for Life will take place on Friday, January 23rd in Washington, DC.

We have received the sad news that Reverend Haickel Paul Boackle entered peacefully into eternal life on December 9, 2025. On behalf of the Eparchy of Saint Maron, Clergy, Religious and Lay Faithful, Bishop Gregory offers his heartfelt condolences to his family and to all who cared about him.

Each year, the Catholic Church in the United States celebrates National Vocation Awareness Week, which in 2025 will take place from November 2 to 8. This is a sacred opportunity for our Eparchy to renew our prayer and our commitment to promote vocations to the priesthood, religious life, marriage, and the generous single life.

As we prepare for the joy of the Resurrection during Holy Lent, I invite you to reflect upon Saint Francis’ prayer, sacrifice and love for the poor as Pope Leo XIV proclaimed 2026 a special Jubilee Year in remembrance of the 800th anniversary of his death. Although most of us will not live out radical poverty like Saint Francis, we can still participate in his profound accompaniment and charity towards others by making a sacrificial gift.

Attached please find the Ordo for the Divine Office for 2025-2026. We are grateful to Bishop A. Elias Zaidan and to Fr. Michael Shami for their work on this.

Bishop Gregory Mansour and Bishop A. Elias Zaidan encourage all Lebanese citizens to sign up for the upcoming 2026 Lebanese Elections.

On this feast day of the Presentation of our Lord Jesus in the Temple, we also commemorate World Day of Consecrated Life, instituted in 1997 by Saint John Paul II. Today, in a special way, we remember and pray for all the consecrated men and women who generously dedicate their lives in service to God, and the building up of the Body of Christ.

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The Maronite Servants of Christ the Light will be hosting an online Maronite Faith Formation Series on the three pillars of Great Lent: Prayer, Fasting & Almsgiving starting Thursday February 19 in collaboration with the Saint Sharbel Center. 

I am pleased to share a short educational video created in collaboration between the Eparchial Office for Maronite Youth (MYO) and the Eparchial Office for Family & Sanctity of Life. This video is designed to help educate our young people on the Church’s pro-life teachings, the dignity of every human person, and the ministry of love at the heart of the pro-life movement.

Join the Couples Ministry and Saint Sharbel Center for a talk on The Value of Marriage by Bishop Gregory.

Bishop Gregory recaps Pope Leo's journey to Lebanon and speaks to the highlights for the people and the Pope.