10 Gifts offered for the Altar: Flowers for the Altar : Pleas +The Divine Liturgy Int 5:30PM – NO DIVINE LI + The Divine Liturgy Int 9:30AM – Intentions of all 11:00AM – Estephan Abd Manal Yousif offered by E 12:30PM : Intentions of all Pope Francis’ General In That World Youth Day in Brazil may encourage all young Ch Next Week of JULY 28th: 11 th Sunday of Pentecost Gifts offered for the Altar: Please consider donating for this ministry Flowers for the Altar : Please consider donating for this ministry +The Divine Liturgy Intentions for Saturday, July 27th 5:30PM – NO DIVINE LITURGY + The Divine Liturgy Intentions for Sunday, July 28th 9:30AM – Parish Intentions 11:00AM –Repose of the souls of Wadih & Monira Fattouhi and Leon and Victoria Perkakian offered by the Salem Fattouhi Family 12:30PM : Parish Intentions Season of the Pentecost July Scripture Readings Sunday, July , 7th- Rom 8:1-11 and Mt 12:14-21 Sunday, July 14 th - 2 Cor 5:20-6:10 & Lk 4:14-21 Sunday, July 21 st - Celebrating the Feast of St. Sharbel- Rom 8:28-39 & Mt 13:36-43 Sunday, July 28th - Celebrating the Feast of the 350 Martyrs, Disciples of St. Maron Rom 16:17-20 & Lk 11:49-54 You are encouraged to read the Holy Scriptures before the weekend Liturgy. Romans 6:4 Therefore, we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. S T E W A R D S H I P Basket Collection from: July 14th - $2,711.00 Thanks to all who continue to generously support the church and its mission among us! Youssef Antoun Makhlouf was born in 1828, in Bekaa Kafra (North Lebanon). He had a true Christian upbringing, which had given him a passion for prayer. Then he followed his two hermit uncles in the hermitage of the St Antonious Kozhaya monastery and was converted to monastic and hermetical life. In 1851, he left his family village and headed for the Our Lady of Maifouk monastery to spend his first monastic year, and then he went to the St Maron monastery in Annaya, where he entered the Maronite Order, carrying the name Charbel, a name of one of the Antiochian church martyrs of the second century. On November 1st. 1853, he exposed his ceremonial vows in St Maron’s monastery - Annaya. Then he completed his theological studies in the St Kobrianous and Justina monastery in Kfifan, Batroun. He was ordained a priest in Bkerky, the Maronite Patriarchate, on July 23rd, 1859. He lived 16 years in the St Maron's monastery – Annaya. From there, he entered, on February 15th, 1875, the St Peter & Paul hermitage, which belongs to the monastery. He was a typical saint and hermit, who spent his time praying and worshipping. Rarely had he left the hermitage where he followed the way of the saintly hermits in prayers, life and practice. St Charbel lived in the hermitage for 23 years. On December 16th, 1898 he was struck with an illness while performing the holy mass. He died on Christmas' eve, December 24th, 1898, and was buried in the St Maron monastery cemetery in Annaya. Few months later, dazzling lights were seen around the grave. From there, his corpse, which had been secreting sweat and blood, was transferred into a special coffin. Hordes of pilgrims started swarming the place to get his intercession. And through this intercession, God blessed many people with recovery and spiritual graces. In 1925, his beatification and canonization were proposed for declaration by Pope Pious XI. In 1950, the grave was opened in the presence of an official committee which included doctors who verified the soundness of the body. After the grave had been opened and inspected, the variety of healing incidents amazingly multiplied. A multitude of pilgrims from different religious facets started flocking to the Annaya monastery to get the saint's intercession. Prodigies reached beyond the Lebanese borders. This unique phenomenon caused a moral revolution, the return to faith and the reviving of the virtues of the soul. Dear parishioners: As you know, I am in Lebanon now till the end of the month. I am sending you my well wish for the feast of St. Sharbel which you will celebrate with Msgr. Bill Leser who will be filling in for me in my absence. I will be with you in spirit though as the entire Maronite as well as the Universal Church celebrates the feast of this remarkable saint. Together with you and for you I pray that, Through the intercession of Saint Sharbel, we confidently ask the Lord to grant us the grace of healing of all infirmity and the reception of all spiritual and earthly blessings. We ask also for help that we may imitate Sharbel’s example of prayerful holiness and compassion, so that we too may faithfully follow the Risen Lord, and one day rejoice in the Kingdom, where the Lord lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen. Dearest friends, always remain in the Lord and be of good cheer. In Jesus’ name, Abouna Toufic Congratulations and Alf Mabrouk to the family of Mike Karim on the Baptism and Chrismation of his daughter Monavie. HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE 2014: Walking in the Footsteps of Christ with Fr. Bill Leser June 3 rd through 15 th Contact Carre at 949-589-7747 or email: [email protected] For detailed information call our parish office 619-337-1350 Week of JULY 21st: 0 th Sunday of Pentecost Please consider donating for this ministry se consider donating for this ministry tentions for Saturday, July 20th ITURGY tentions for Sunday, July 21st of the Elias’ & Sharbel’s in parish doulahad, and Jani Fathalo & Yousif Mansour and Enaam Abdoulahad and Family. l of the Elias’ & Sharbel’s in parish ntentions for July 2013: hristians to become disciples and missionaries of the Gospel. Feast days on the Maronite calendar which we commemorate this week:. Monday, July 22nd- Sts. Nohra,, Martyr; Mary Magdalene and Ignatius, Confessors Martyrs Tuesday, July23rd –St. Sharbel, confessor Wednesday, July 24th –St. Christina of Tyre, Martyr Saturday, July 27 th - St. Pantaleon, Martyr May all the Angels and saints in heaven pray for us. Liturgical News for the month of July: ~ Note: Through the end of the month, there will NOT be the celebration of the 11:00AM Daily Divine Liturgy. ~During July, due to various circumstances, we will not celebrate the Saturday 5:30PM Vigil Liturgies. All Sunday Liturgies will remain the same at 9:30AM, 11:00AM and 12:30PM.