{"id":1017,"date":"2006-06-18T13:17:40","date_gmt":"2006-06-18T13:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/06\/maronite-matters.html"},"modified":"2006-06-18T13:17:40","modified_gmt":"2006-06-18T13:17:40","slug":"maronite-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/06\/maronite-matters.html","title":{"rendered":"Maronite Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Maronite Catholic Church recently concluded a 3-year synod. <\/a><\/p>\n

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BEIRUT, Lebanon \u2013 The Maronite Catholic Church’s patriarchal synod is a "new Pentecost" for Maronites around the world, said an Australian Maronite bishop and synod participant.<\/p>\n

"We felt the need to come together to have a new spring and to have a church of new horizons for new times," said Bishop ‘Ad Abikaram of St. Maron of Sydney, Australia. The synod also represented an opportunity for Maronites to "rediscover our Maronite-ness." <\/p>\n

The three-phase Maronite synod, which began in June 2003 and ended June 11, was a reflection and examination of issues and suggested reforms related to the Maronite Catholic Church, an Eastern rite in communion with Rome, with about 5 million Maronites around the world. <\/p>\n

The first Maronite synod to be held in Lebanon since 1818, it included a three-week first session in June 2003 that had 433 participants, 255 of whom were laypeople. Representatives from other religious communities \u2013 including Sunni and Shiite Muslims and Druze \u2013 attended as observers. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Here’s a related site:<\/a><\/p>\n

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This is a daily reading of the Prayers of the Faithful or Divine Office for the Antiochene Syriac Maronite Church. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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