Tag: Melto D’Moronoyo
Melto D’Moronoyo: St John Chrysostom’s courage and unswerving devotion to truth
St John Chrysostom (13 November) was one of the greatest patriarchs who ever sat on the throne of Constantinople.
Melto D’Moronoyo: This Season of the Cross, let’s secure kids’ lives
In the Maronite Church, the Season of the Cross is the last season of the liturgical year, preceding the Season of the Glorious Birth of Our Lord. The Feast of the Holy Cross is rightfully a joyous occasion, with the Divine Liturgy and Eucharistic Adoration being celebrated.
Melto D’Moronoyo: God’s spirit moves in the Maronite community
The spirit of community is one that has long been an integral part of the Maronite Church in Australia. We have seen it on many occasions—a large community coming together to celebrate, to pray or to grieve.
Melto D’Moronoyo: Venerating relics is a reminder of God’s love for...
As the relics of our Maronite saints continue to tour our parishes on the momentous occasion of our Eparchy’s Golden Jubilee, it is important...
Melto D’Moronoyo: Sainthood is every Christian’s mission
By George Al-Akiki
With the rain coming down aggressively one day recently, a friend caught an Uber from work, and in her polite demeanour engaged...
Melto D’Moronoyo: The hidden saints serving a God who sees
By Salwa Elias
It is a great blessing to know that among the mountains and cedars of Lebanon are the hidden and unseen warriors of...
Melto D’Mororoyo: Marian devotion through Maronite hymns
By John Paul Laba
“In tradition it is said: The apostles heard a call, to return, from East and West, to the Virgin Mary’s side…”...
Melto D’ Moronoyo: Lessons we learn from Maronite saints
The relics of famous Maronite saints are currently touring Australia. What can we learn from these holy men and women of God?
Melto D’Moronoyo: Faith, fortitude and the Maronite identity
Some of my earliest memories are of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harris Park, where I would attend 9:30am English-language Mass with my family every Sunday, Fersan Al Adra (parish ministry for school aged children which translates to “Knights of Mary”) every Saturday, and visit for a quick prayer every morning before school, where staff and students were predominantly Maronite.
Melto D’Moronoyo: Jesus is alive in our suffering
Whether miniscule or massive, hardships we encounter in our lives can trigger a cycle of doubt, anxiety, and loneliness. We can convince ourselves that we lack the graces required to ask God for help, or deem ourselves unworthy of aid.
Melto D’Moronoyo: Maronites are made by devotion to Mary
A strong devotion to the Virgin Mary is stamped on each Maronite soul. In Lebanon, home to the Maronites for centuries, its glorious cedars have been honoured with comparisons to Our Lady’s strength and beauty.
Melto D’Moronoyo: Love unites and perfects everything in us
Goodness, truth, and beauty are joined to our souls through the uniting power of love: that is its fruit. Love is a divine impulse. It comes from God in its perfect form, and as it reaches us, draws us higher, uniting us to all which is united with God (and so frees us from all which is separated from him).
