Save the date Jun 8

th
,2013
for the Our Lady Of Lebanon Church 30
th
Anniversary Party
Wedding Congratulations!
Our best wishes to Laura Labriola and Ibrahim Khalil who were
joined in Holy Matrimony yesterday in our Church. May the Lord
Bless you as you begin your new life together.
Our Lady Of Lebanon - Toronto
Maronite Catholic Church - Served by the Antonine Maronite Order
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Pastor: Fr. Maroun Abou Jaoude OAM Associate Pastor: Fr. Youssef Chedid OAM
1515 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6R 1A5 Phone: 416-534-7070. Fax: 416-530-4103.
www.ourladyoflebanon.ca office@ourladyoflebanon.ca twitter.com/ololtoronto facebook.com/ololtoronto facebook.com/ololgta
Mass Schedule: Saturdays at 6:30 pm, Sundays at 10:30 am & 12:30 pm at OLOL church (1515 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON)
Sundays at 7:00pm at Holy Redeemer Church (796 Eyer Dr., Pickering, ON)
Sunday,April 28
th
,2013
Peter is Chosen to Guide the Flock
Dina Bakhit
Tel:
(905) 501-9959
(416) 590-0059
Tony Jaja
Mutual Funds Representative
STATE FARM INVESTOR SERVICES (CANADA) CO.
9200 Bathrust Street, Unit 29
Thornhill, ON L4J 8W1
tony@jajainsurance.com
Phone: 905-882-9600 Fax: 905-882-9601
Toll Free: 1-866-996-2111 SFISCC Call Centre: 1-866-814-6597
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Mass Intentions
Sunday, April 28
th
, 2013
10:30 am:
For the intentions of the parishioners
12:30 pm:
Memorial mass for all the martyrs of Dahr-El-Mghara offered
by Dahr-El-Mghara community especially dagher families.
Sunday, May 5
th
, 2013
10:30 am:
For the intentions of the parishioners
12:30 pm:
For the intentions of the parishioners
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Norma: Cell: 647 608 3143
Summer camp
The summer camp will take place during the
Canada Day long weekend from June 28
th
to July 2
nd
2013
at Camp Impeesa (827559 Township Road 8;
Blandford-Blenheim, On. N3L 3E2)
Church Income (Apr14
th
2013)
Collection $ 1854.00 Donation $ 700.00
Grand Total $ 2554.00
Thank you for your generosity.
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Marian Prayers during May
We are having evening prayers in houses through the month of
May. Please contact the church or the Immaculate Conception
Confraternity to book your turn on this number. (Note that no meals
or refreshments are required).
The church office: 416-534-7070 Or Saydeh :416- 727-3014
at Le Parc Dining and Banquet
Markham
8432 Leslie St. Thornhill,
Ontario L3T 7M6,
Hall # 1;
Doors open @ 6:30 pm;
Cocktail @ 7:00 pm;
Dinner @ 8:30 Promptly
Formal Dress;
No Kids under 12;
$ 85.00 /Ticket
Singer Danny ACHKAR and His Band
For more information please call:
Sam or Claude Dagher (416) 294-9503; (416) 493-
8945,Edmond Dagher: (416) 371-2826
Come celebrate with us
the Church 30th anniversary
Gospel (John 21:15-19)
When they had finished breakfast,
Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon,
son of John, do you love me more
than these?" He said to him, "Yes,
Lord, you know that I love you." He
said to him, "Feed my lambs." He then
said to him a second time, "Simon,
son of John, do you love me?" He said
to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I
love you." He said to him, "Tend my
sheep." He said to him the third time,
"Simon, son of John, do you love me?"
Peter was distressed that he had said
to him a third time, "Do you love me?"
and he said to him, "Lord, you know
everything; you know that I love you."
(Jesus) said to him, "Feed my sheep.
Amen, amen, I say to you, when you
were younger, you used to dress
yourself and go where you wanted;
but when you grow old, you will
stretch out your hands, and someone
else will dress you and lead you where
you do not want to go." He said this
signifying by what kind of death he
would glorify God. And when he had
said this, he said to him, "Follow me."
This is the truth. Peace be with you.
Peter, Do You Love Me?
Q. John 21:15-17 records Jesus asking Peter three times if he loves
him, Was this Jesus way of letting Peter know he was forgiven for
denying Him three times?
A. Thats a reasonable interpretation. But John 21:15-17 also contains a
fascinating use of words that we miss in the English because we only have one
word for love. In the Greek there are four words for love, two of which are used in
this passage, and all they have different meanings. In John 21:15 when Jesus
first asked Peter, Do you truly love me more than these? He used a word that
means to be totally given over to someone irrespective of the response. We
would call it unconditional love. But when Peter responded, he used a different
word for love, one that describes the love one has for a brother.
When Jesus asked the second time it was the same, with Jesus using the greater
form of the word and Peter responding with the lesser one.
The third time, Jesus downgraded His expectation and changed His question to
use the same word Peter had used, allowing Peter to respond in kind. In John
21:17 Peter said,Lord you know all things. You know that I love you. By this,
Peter knew that the Lord was aware of his inability to respond unconditionally to
Gods love.
From this interaction we learn two things. The first is Peters admission that its
impossible for man to love God with the same intensity that God loves man. The
second is that God understands this and accepts mans weakness.
A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians (2,1-10)
Your blessing father,
Brothers and sisters,
You were dead in your transgressions and sins in which you once lived following the
age of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at
work in the disobedient. All of us once lived among them in the desires of our flesh,
following the wishes of the flesh and the impulses, and we were by nature children of
wrath, like the rest. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love he had
for us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, brought us to life with Christ
(by grace you have been saved), raised us up with him, and seated us with him in the
heavens in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come he might show the immeasurable
riches of his grace in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been
saved through faith, and this is not from you; it is the gift of God; it is not from works,
so no one may boast. For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good
works that God has prepared in advance, that we should live in them.
Praise be to God always.
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Keep in touch!
Dear parishioners, if your address has recently changed, please contact the office of the parish to
update our records.
Contact us
Please contact the office of the parish to arrange for any sacrament of the Church.
Office hours: Mon, Wed: 3pm - 8 pm. Tues, Thur, Fri: 11am - 8 pm
Marriage: A marriage preparation course is necessary. Please call the Priest one year before the
planned wedding date and before arranging the hall.
Baptism: Please make an appointment one month in advance.
Ministry of the Sick: Inform the priest for assistance.
Confession: By appointment or before the Mass.
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When they had finished breakfast,
Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon,
son of John, do you love me more
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Lord, you know that I love you." He
said to him, "Feed my lambs." He then
said to him a second time, "Simon,
son of John, do you love me?" He said
to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I
love you." He said to him, "Tend my
sheep." He said to him the third time,
"Simon, son of John, do you love me?"
Peter was distressed that he had said
to him a third time, "Do you love me?"
and he said to him, "Lord, you know
everything; you know that I love you."
(Jesus) said to him, "Feed my sheep.
Amen, amen, I say to you, when you
were younger, you used to dress
yourself and go where you wanted;
but when you grow old, you will
stretch out your hands, and someone
else will dress you and lead you where
you do not want to go." He said this
signifying by what kind of death he
would glorify God. And when he had
said this, he said to him, "Follow me."
This is the truth. Peace be with you.
Peter, Do You Love Me?
Q. John 21:15-17 records Jesus asking Peter three times if he loves
him, Was this Jesus way of letting Peter know he was forgiven for
denying Him three times?
A. Thats a reasonable interpretation. But John 21:15-17 also contains a
fascinating use of words that we miss in the English because we only have one
word for love. In the Greek there are four words for love, two of which are used in
this passage, and all they have different meanings. In John 21:15 when Jesus
first asked Peter, Do you truly love me more than these? He used a word that
means to be totally given over to someone irrespective of the response. We
would call it unconditional love. But when Peter responded, he used a different
word for love, one that describes the love one has for a brother.
When Jesus asked the second time it was the same, with Jesus using the greater
form of the word and Peter responding with the lesser one.
The third time, Jesus downgraded His expectation and changed His question to
use the same word Peter had used, allowing Peter to respond in kind. In John
21:17 Peter said,Lord you know all things. You know that I love you. By this,
Peter knew that the Lord was aware of his inability to respond unconditionally to
Gods love.
From this interaction we learn two things. The first is Peters admission that its
impossible for man to love God with the same intensity that God loves man. The
second is that God understands this and accepts mans weakness.
A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians (2,1-10)
Your blessing father,
Brothers and sisters,
You were dead in your transgressions and sins in which you once lived following the
age of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at
work in the disobedient. All of us once lived among them in the desires of our flesh,
following the wishes of the flesh and the impulses, and we were by nature children of
wrath, like the rest. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love he had
for us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, brought us to life with Christ
(by grace you have been saved), raised us up with him, and seated us with him in the
heavens in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come he might show the immeasurable
riches of his grace in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been
saved through faith, and this is not from you; it is the gift of God; it is not from works,
so no one may boast. For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good
works that God has prepared in advance, that we should live in them.
Praise be to God always.
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Keep in touch!
Dear parishioners, if your address has recently changed, please contact the office of the parish to
update our records.
Contact us
Please contact the office of the parish to arrange for any sacrament of the Church.
Office hours: Mon, Wed: 3pm - 8 pm. Tues, Thur, Fri: 11am - 8 pm
Marriage: A marriage preparation course is necessary. Please call the Priest one year before the
planned wedding date and before arranging the hall.
Baptism: Please make an appointment one month in advance.
Ministry of the Sick: Inform the priest for assistance.
Confession: By appointment or before the Mass.
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