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Welcome to Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Mission of Columbus! Our website is dedicated to our beloved friends, from all over the world. We invite you to join our mission and meet our families. Mass every Sunday at 11:30 am. followed by a Social Gathering. Our Lady of Victory. 1559 Roxbury Rd, Columbus, OH 43212.
Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Mission - Columbus, Ohio. Public group. ·. 213 members. Join group. Our Lady of Lebanon Mission was established in 2002 to serve the spiritual needs of the Maronite Community of the greater Columbus area.
Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Mission” in Columbus is a community affiliated with the Maronite Church, an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See of Rome. The Mission aims to serve the Maronite Catholic community in the Columbus area, providing a place of worship, spiritual guidance, and community engagement.
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- Service of Preparation and Purification
- Service of Reading The Sacred Scriptures
- The Pre-Anaphora
- Service of The Eucharist – The Anaphora
The Entrance of the Celebrant, the entrance hymn and the opening prayer
The liturgical service begins with the entrance of the celebrant into the sanctuary. The role of the celebrant is described in entrance hymn for the Sunday of the Consecration of the Church which chants: The entrance hymn and the opening prayer introduce congregants to the particular event of the liturgical year that is being celebrated.
The Doxology
The divine service begins formally with the hymn chanted by the angels to announce the birth of Christ.
The Prayer of Forgiveness and Incensing
The prayer of forgiveness is unique to the West Syriac churches. It fulfills several purposes. It is a rite of purification in preparation for hearing the Word of God and to be worthy to receive the Eucharist. It offers a catechesis regarding the event of the liturgical year that is being commemorated. It presents a series of petitions before God. Incense is burned during the prayer. Incense by its very nature purifies the atmosphere and reminds the faithful to purify themselves. Traditionall...
The Thrice Holy Hymn - Qadeeshat Aloho
Originally, this hymn was probably chanted when the Gospel book was brought into the Sanctuary. An indication of this is to be found in the prayer recited by the celebrant urging the congregation to purify their minds and consciences to listen the Holy Scriptures. The Maronite Church differs from the other Catholic Churches by addressing the hymn to Christ. This is highlighted in the response which often refers to the salvific actions of Christ. The other churches address it to the Holy Trinity.
Psalm verses
Chanting verses from the Psalms or hymns before and during the various Scripture readings is an ancient practice which not only introduces the readings but allow the readers to approach the lecterns.
The Reading of the Scriptures
The number of readings from Scripture besides the Gospel has varied throughout the centuries. The present use in the Maronite church is two readings with the first being from an epistle of St. Paul. Traditionally, on great feasts up to six readings from both the Old and New Testament were used.
A series of actions and prayers are preformed in preparation for celebrating the Eucharist. The Book of Offeringuses the term “Pre-Anaphora” for this section. “Anaphora” is the Greek word for “Offering.”
The Eucharistic prayer is a continuous prayer which addresses the Father in its prayer of praise, the Son in the words of institution and the words of remembrance, and the Holy Spirit in the invocation upon the sacred gifts. It begins with a blessing taken from the second epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians.
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The Maronite Church (Arabic: لكنيسة المارونية; Syriac: ܥܕܬܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܬܐ ܡܪܘܢܝܬܐ) is an Eastern Catholic sui iuris particular church in full communion with the pope and the worldwide Catholic Church, with self-governance under the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.
