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

Sunday, February 23rd, 2014 : Sunday of the Faithful Departed

Mass Intentions

Norma: Cell: 647 608 3143

Saturday, February 22nd, 2014

Sunday, February 23rd, 2014

Faithful Departed

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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10:30am:
One year memorial mass for the late Yvonne Jaddah offered by
her daughter Grace wife of Antoine Abi-Nakad & family.
12:30pm:
40 Days memorial mass for the late Marie Khalil Dagher
offered by her son Assaad Nassib Dagher & family.
40 Days memorial mass for the late Elias El-Hani offered by his
wife Rosette and his daughters Petine, Pascale, and Scarlerlet
Kesserwany .
Incense prayers for all our deceased.

Dina Bakhit
Tel: (905) 501-9959
GLM Canadian Office
151 Brunel Road Units #30 & #31
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L4Z 2H6

Sunday, March 2nd, 2014

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Sunday of the Entrance into Great Lent /The Miracle at Cana in Galilee
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CATHOLIC CEMETERIES

10:30am:
Memorial mass for the late Ibrahim & Hasna Dagher and
Salem & Basma Hachem offered by Badih & Nahia Dagher by
Badih & Nahia Dagher.
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12:30pm:
For all married couples in our Parish.
ASH DAY: Ash Ritual will be on Sunday March 2nd. Lent starts
Monday March 3rd. Ash will be available on Monday during the day
and 6:30 p.m. Mass.

ARCHDIOCESE OF TORONTO
A CATHOLIC TRADITION
www.catholic-cemeteries.com

Assumption cemetery (905) 670-8801

Holy Cross cemetery (905) 889-7467

Monday, March 3nd, 2014

Ash Monday

Space available

Space available

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6:30pm:
Two weeks memorial mass for the late Hanna Fouad Azizi
offered by his daughter Antoinette & his grand- son Johnny Azizi.
For the late Afaf Diab offered by her family.

(416) 590-0059

Tony Jaja
Mutual Funds Representative

6:30pm: Mass and Ash

Space available

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Church Income (February 9th , 2014)

Collection, $1325.00

Donation, $1650.00

Grand Total, $2975.00

OLOL parish thanks all the families for their annual donation of $300 CND.

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Thank you note

from the Sacred Heart Family Toronto
OLOL Sacred Heart Family would like to thank the generosity of all our
parishioners and friends who did participate and contribute in our 7th
annual fundraising lunch last Sunday February 16th, 2014, and made
it a successful event. Thank you to all the volunteer ladies who did
contribute in preparing the menu with LOVE.

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)
1515 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6R 1A5 Phone: 416-534-7070. Fax: 416-530-4103.
www.ladyoflebanon.ca office@ourladyoflebanon.ca twitter.com/ololtoronto facebook.com/ololtoronto facebook.com/ololgta

A reading from the First Letter of Saint Paul to the Thessalonians. (5: 1-11)

Gospel (Luke 16: 19-31)

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Your blessings Father

Brothers and sisters, Concerning the times and the seasons, you do not need to have
anything written to you. For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will
come like a thief in the night. When they say, There is peace and security, then sudden
destruction will come upon them, as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and there
will be no escape! But you, beloved, are not in darkness, for that day to surprise you like a
thief; for you are all children of light and children of the day; we are not of the night or of
darkness. So then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober;
for those who sleep sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night. But since
we belong to the day, let us be sober, and put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for
a helmet the hope of salvation. For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining
salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or
asleep we may live with him. Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as
indeed you are doing. 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, Thurs: 3pm - 8 pm. Tues, Wed, 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.

The Lord Jesus said: There was a rich

man who was dressed in purple and fine
linen and who feasted sumptuously every
day. And at his gate lay a poor man named
Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed
to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the
rich mans table; even the dogs would
come and lick his sores. The poor man
died and was carried away by the angels
to be with Abraham. The rich man also
died and was buried. In Hades, where he
was being tormented, he looked up and
saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his
side. He called out, Father Abraham, have
mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the
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during your lifetime you received your
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and you are in agony. Besides all this,
between you and us a great chasm has
been fixed, so that those who might want
to pass from here to you cannot do so,
and no one can cross from there to us. He
said, Then, father, I beg you to send him
to my fathers house for I have five
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of torment. Abraham replied, They have
Moses and the prophets; they should listen
to them. He said, No, father Abraham; but
if someone goes to them from the dead,
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This is the truth. Peace be with you.

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POPE FRANCIS, GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Dear Brothers and Sisters: Through the Sacraments of Initiation, we receive new life in Christ. This life we carry in earthen
vessels, however, and we still experience temptations, suffering, and death. Because of sin, we can even lose this new life.
Jesus therefore willed that the Church continue his works of salvation for her members, in particular through the Sacrament of
Reconciliation, which flows from the Paschal Mystery. The forgiveness we receive is not the result of our own efforts, but is the
gift of the Holy Spirit reconciling us to God and to each other. While the celebration of the Sacrament is personal, it is rooted in
the community of the Church, in which the Holy Spirit is present, uniting us all in Jesus Christ. When confessing our sins then,
we confess to the priest who represents not only God but also the community of the Church that accompanies us on the path
of conversion. Though this Sacrament is a great treasure, we may be tempted to dismiss it, perhaps due to laziness or
embarrassment, or because of a diminishing sense of sin and its effects. Too often, we see ourselves as the centre and
measure of all things, and our lives can go adrift. The Sacrament of Reconciliation calls us back to God, and embraces us with
his infinite mercy and joy. May we allow his love to renew us as his children and to reconcile us with him, with ourselves, and
with one another.

A reading from the First Letter of Saint Paul to the Thessalonians. (5: 1-11)

Gospel (Luke 16: 19-31)

(31-19 /16 bd) G

Your blessings Father

Brothers and sisters, Concerning the times and the seasons, you do not need to have
anything written to you. For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will
come like a thief in the night. When they say, There is peace and security, then sudden
destruction will come upon them, as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and there
will be no escape! But you, beloved, are not in darkness, for that day to surprise you like a
thief; for you are all children of light and children of the day; we are not of the night or of
darkness. So then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober;
for those who sleep sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night. But since
we belong to the day, let us be sober, and put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for
a helmet the hope of salvation. For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining
salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or
asleep we may live with him. Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as
indeed you are doing. 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, Thurs: 3pm - 8 pm. Tues, Wed, 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.

The Lord Jesus said: There was a rich

man who was dressed in purple and fine
linen and who feasted sumptuously every
day. And at his gate lay a poor man named
Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed
to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the
rich mans table; even the dogs would
come and lick his sores. The poor man
died and was carried away by the angels
to be with Abraham. The rich man also
died and was buried. In Hades, where he
was being tormented, he looked up and
saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his
side. He called out, Father Abraham, have
mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the
tip of his finger in water and cool my
tongue; for I am in agony in these flames.
But Abraham said, Child, remember that
during your lifetime you received your
good things, and Lazarus in like manner
evil things; but now he is comforted here,
and you are in agony. Besides all this,
between you and us a great chasm has
been fixed, so that those who might want
to pass from here to you cannot do so,
and no one can cross from there to us. He
said, Then, father, I beg you to send him
to my fathers house for I have five
brothers that he may warn them, so
that they will not also come into this place
of torment. Abraham replied, They have
Moses and the prophets; they should listen
to them. He said, No, father Abraham; but
if someone goes to them from the dead,
they will repent. He said to him, If they do
not listen to Moses and the prophets,
neither will they be convinced even if
someone rises from the dead.
This is the truth. Peace be with you.

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POPE FRANCIS, GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Dear Brothers and Sisters: Through the Sacraments of Initiation, we receive new life in Christ. This life we carry in earthen
vessels, however, and we still experience temptations, suffering, and death. Because of sin, we can even lose this new life.
Jesus therefore willed that the Church continue his works of salvation for her members, in particular through the Sacrament of
Reconciliation, which flows from the Paschal Mystery. The forgiveness we receive is not the result of our own efforts, but is the
gift of the Holy Spirit reconciling us to God and to each other. While the celebration of the Sacrament is personal, it is rooted in
the community of the Church, in which the Holy Spirit is present, uniting us all in Jesus Christ. When confessing our sins then,
we confess to the priest who represents not only God but also the community of the Church that accompanies us on the path
of conversion. Though this Sacrament is a great treasure, we may be tempted to dismiss it, perhaps due to laziness or
embarrassment, or because of a diminishing sense of sin and its effects. Too often, we see ourselves as the centre and
measure of all things, and our lives can go adrift. The Sacrament of Reconciliation calls us back to God, and embraces us with
his infinite mercy and joy. May we allow his love to renew us as his children and to reconcile us with him, with ourselves, and
with one another.