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14th Sunday of Pentecost

ΧρÎčÏƒÏ„ÎżÏ…ÎłÎ”ÎœÎœÎčÎŹÏ„ÎčÎșÎż ÎœÎźÎœÏ…ÎŒÎ± ΣΔÎČασΌÎčÏŒÏ„Î±Ï„ÎżÏ… ΑρχÎčΔπÎčσÎșÏŒÏ€ÎżÏ… ΜαρωΜÎčτώΜ ÎšÏÏ€ÏÎżÏ… Îș. ÎŁÎ”Î»ÎŻÎŒ ÎŁÏ†Î­Îčρ

ΧρÎčÏƒÏ„ÎżÏ…ÎłÎ”ÎœÎœÎčÎŹÏ„ÎčÎșÎż ÎœÎźÎœÏ…ÎŒÎ± ΣΔÎČασΌÎčÏŒÏ„Î±Ï„ÎżÏ…
ΑρχÎčΔπÎčσÎșÏŒÏ€ÎżÏ… ΜαρωΜÎčτώΜ ÎšÏÏ€ÏÎżÏ…
Îș. ÎŁÎ”Î»ÎŻÎŒ ÎŁÏ†Î­Îčρ

«Αυτός Ï€ÏÎ±ÎłÎŒÎ±Ï„ÎčÎșÎŹ Î”ÎŻÎœÎ±Îč ÎłÎčα Î”ÎŒÎŹÏ‚ η ΔÎčÏÎźÎœÎ·Â»
(Î ÏÎżÏ‚ Î•Ï†Î”ÏƒÎŻÎżÏ…Ï‚ 2, 14)

Î‘ÎłÎ±Ï€Î·Ï„ÎżÎŻ ÎčÎ”ÏÎ”ÎŻÏ‚, ÎŒÎżÎœÎ±Ï‡ÎżÎŻ ÎșαÎč ÎŒÎżÎœÎ±Ï‡Î­Ï‚,

Î‘ÎłÎ±Ï€Î·Ï„ÎŹ ΔΜ ΧρÎčστώ αΎέλφÎčα,

Ο Î™Î·ÏƒÎżÏÏ‚ Î”ÎŻÎœÎ±Îč η ΔÎčÏÎźÎœÎ· Όας. ΌχÎč σαΜ Ï‡ÎŹÏ€Îč Ï€ÎżÏ… ÎșαταπραΰΜΔÎč Ï„ÎżÎœ Ï€ÎżÎœÎżÎșÎ­Ï†Î±Î»Îż, αλλΏ σαΜ Ï„Î”Ï‡ÎœÎŻÏ„Î·Ï‚ Ï€ÎżÏ… ÎŽÎčÎ±ÎŒÎżÏÏ†ÏŽÎœÎ”Îč ΌΔ τα χέρÎčα ÎșαÎč Ï„ÎżÎœ ÎčΎρώτα Ï„ÎżÏ… ÎŒÎ”Ï„ÏŽÏ€ÎżÏ… Î€ÎżÏ…, Ï„Îż Î­ÏÎłÎż Ï€ÎżÏ… Î€ÎżÏ… αΜατέΞηÎșΔ. ΑÎșόΌα ÎșαÎč η πÎčÎż ÎłÎ»Ï…ÎșÎčÎŹ Μύχτα Ï€ÎżÏ… ÎłÎčÎżÏÏ„ÎŹÎ¶ÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” σΔ Î±Ï…Ï„ÎżÏÏ‚ Ï„ÎżÏ…Ï‚ ÎșαÎčÏÎżÏÏ‚ ΎΔΜ ÎźÏÎžÎ” ΔύÎșολα - Îż Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ† ÎșαÎč η ÎœÎ±ÏÎŻÎ± Ï€ÏÎżÎ”Ï„ÎżÎčÎŒÎŹÏƒÏ„Î·ÎșαΜ ÎłÎč' Î±Ï…Ï„ÎźÎœ ΌΔ Î±ÎłÏŽÎœÎ±.
Î‘Ï…Ï„ÎŹ τα ΧρÎčÏƒÏ„ÎżÏÎłÎ”ÎœÎœÎ±, Îż Î™Î·ÏƒÎżÏÏ‚ Ï…Ï€ÎżÎ»ÎżÎłÎŻÎ¶Î”Îč ÏƒÏ„ÎżÎœ ÎșαΞέΜα από Î”ÎŒÎŹÏ‚ Μα ÎżÎčÎșÎżÎŽÎżÎŒÎźÏƒÎ”Îč τηΜ ΔÎčÏÎźÎœÎ· Ï„ÎżÏ…- όχÎč όπως τηΜ ÎŽÎŻÎœÎ”Îč Îż ÎșÏŒÏƒÎŒÎżÏ‚, αλλΏ όπως τηΜ έφτÎčαΟΔ Îż ÎŻÎŽÎčÎżÏ‚: ΌΔ τηΜ ολοÎșληρωτÎčÎșÎź Ï€ÏÎżÏƒÏ†ÎżÏÎŹ Ï„ÎżÏ… Î”Î±Ï…Ï„ÎżÏ Î€ÎżÏ…, «γÎčα Μα Ï†Ï‰Ï„ÎŻÏƒÎ”Îč Î±Ï…Ï„ÎżÏÏ‚ Ï€ÎżÏ… Î¶ÎżÏÎœÎ” ÏƒÏ„Îż σÎșÎżÏ„ÎŹÎŽÎč ÎșαÎč ÎșÎŹÏ„Ï‰ απ' Ï„ÎżÏ… ÎžÎ±ÎœÎŹÏ„ÎżÏ… τη σÎșÎčÎŹ, ÎșαÎč Μα ÎżÎŽÎ·ÎłÎźÏƒÎ”Îč τα ÎČÎźÎŒÎ±Ï„ÎŹ Όας ÏƒÏ„Îż ÎŽÏÏŒÎŒÎż της ΔÎčÏÎźÎœÎ·Ï‚Â» (Î›ÎżÏ…ÎșÎŹÏ‚ 1:79). ΀ο Ï€ÎżÎ»Ï…Ï„ÎčÎŒÏŒÏ„Î”ÏÎż ÎŽÏŽÏÎż Ï„ÎżÏ… Î™Î·ÏƒÎżÏ σΔ ÎżÎ»ÏŒÎșÎ»Î·ÏÎż Ï„ÎżÎœ ÎșÏŒÏƒÎŒÎż Î±Ï…Ï„ÎŹ τα ΧρÎčÏƒÏ„ÎżÏÎłÎ”ÎœÎœÎ± Î”ÎŻÎœÎ±Îč η ΕÎčÏÎźÎœÎ·.
ÎŒÎ»ÎżÏ‚ Îż ÎșÏŒÏƒÎŒÎżÏ‚ ÎŽÎčÏˆÎŹÎ”Îč ÎłÎčα ΔÎčÏÎźÎœÎ·, τηΜ ÎżÏ€ÎżÎŻÎ± Î±ÎœÎ±Î¶Î·Ï„ÎŹ Ï€Î±ÎœÏ„ÎżÏ ÎșαÎč ΌΔ ÎșΏΞΔ ÎŒÎ­ÏƒÎż Ï€ÎżÏ… ÎŽÎčαΞέτΔÎč, αλλΏ ÏƒÏ…Ï‡ÎœÎŹ Î±Î»Î»ÎżÏ Ï€Î±ÏÎŹ στη σχέση Ï„ÎżÏ… ΌΔ Ï„ÎżÎœ Î™Î·ÏƒÎżÏ. ΚαÎč ΔΎώ Î”ÎŻÎŒÎ±ÏƒÏ„Î”, Î­Ï‡ÎżÎœÏ„Î±Ï‚ ÎČαπτÎčÏƒÏ„Î”ÎŻ ÏƒÏ„ÎżÎœ ΧρÎčστό, ÏƒÏ„ÎżÎœ ÎžÎŹÎœÎ±Ï„Îż ÎșαÎč τηΜ Î±ÎœÎŹÏƒÏ„Î±ÏƒÎź TÎżÏ…, ÎșαÎč ΎΔΜ Î±Î»Î»ÎŹÎ¶ÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” Ï„ÎŻÏ€ÎżÏ„Î±, ώστΔ η Î¶Ï‰Îź Όας Μα ÎŒÎ±ÏÏ„Ï…ÏÎŹ Î±Ï…Ï„Îź τη ÎŒÎŻÎ± ÎșαÎč ÎŒÎżÎœÎ±ÎŽÎčÎșÎź ΑληΞÎčÎœÎź ΕÎčÏÎźÎœÎ·.
Î‘ÎłÎ±Ï€Î·Ï„ÎżÎŻ Î±ÎŽÎ”Î»Ï†ÎżÎŻ ÎșαÎč αΎΔλφές, ας ΌηΜ ÎČÎŹÎ¶ÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” πρώτα τη ÎŽÎčÎșÎź Όας Î”Ï…Î·ÎŒÎ”ÏÎŻÎ±, αλλΏ τηΜ Î”Ï…Î·ÎŒÎ”ÏÎŻÎ± τωΜ ÎŹÎ»Î»Ï‰Îœ. Ας ÎČÎŹÎ»ÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” πρώτα τÎčς αΎΔλφές ÎșαÎč Ï„ÎżÏ…Ï‚ Î±ÎŽÎ”Î»Ï†ÎżÏÏ‚ Όας ÎșαÎč ας Î±Ï†ÎźÏƒÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” Ï„ÎżÎœ Πατέρα Μα Όας αΜυψώσΔÎč. Ας ÎłÎŻÎœÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” ÎżÎčÎșÎżÎŽÏŒÎŒÎżÎč της ΒασÎčÎ»Î”ÎŻÎ±Ï‚ Ï„ÎżÏ… Î˜Î”ÎżÏ, ας Î¶Î·Ï„ÎŹÎŒÎ” Ï€ÎŹÎœÏ„Î± Ï„Îż ΆγÎčÎż ΠΜΔύΌα, ας Î”ÎŻÎŒÎ±ÏƒÏ„Î” ÎŽÎŻÎșαÎčÎżÎč, ας ÏƒÏ…ÎłÏ‡Ï‰ÏÎżÏÎŒÎ” όπως Όας ÏƒÏ…ÎłÏ‡Ï‰ÏÎ”ÎŻ Îż Πατέρας ÎșαÎč ας Î±ÎłÎ±Ï€ÎŹÎŒÎ” όπως Όας Î±ÎłÎŹÏ€Î·ÏƒÎ” Îż Î™Î·ÏƒÎżÏÏ‚. «ΔÎčότÎč σΔ Όας ÎłÎ”ÎœÎœÎźÎžÎ·ÎșΔ παÎčÎŽÎŻ, σΔ Όας ΎόΞηÎșΔ υÎčός- ÎșαÎč ΎύΜαΌη Î”ÎŻÎœÎ±Îč Î”Ï€ÎŹÎœÏ‰ ÏƒÏ„ÎżÏ…Ï‚ ÏŽÎŒÎżÏ…Ï‚ Î€ÎżÏ…, ÎșαÎč Ï„Îż ÏŒÎœÎżÎŒÎŹ Ï„ÎżÏ… ÎżÎœÎżÎŒÎŹÎ¶Î”Ï„Î±Îč ΘαυΌαστός ÎŁÏÎŒÎČÎżÏ…Î»ÎżÏ‚, ΘΔός Îčσχυρός, Πατέρας αÎčώΜÎčÎżÏ‚, Î ÏÎŻÎłÎșÎčπας της ΔÎčÏÎźÎœÎ·Ï‚Â» (Ησαΐας 9:6).
ΜΔ όλα τα ÎŽÎŹÎșρυα Ï„ÎżÏ… ÏƒÏŽÎŒÎ±Ï„ÎżÏ‚ ÎșαÎč της ÎșαρΎÎčÎŹÏ‚ ÎŒÎżÏ… σας ÎčÎșΔτΔύω Μα ÎłÎŻÎœÎ”Ï„Î” ΔÎčÏÎ·ÎœÎżÏ€ÎżÎčοί, Μα ÎŽÎ”ÎŻÏ„Î” Ï„ÎżÎœ ΘΔό στη Î¶Ï‰Îź σας ÎșαÎč Μα Î€ÎżÏ… Ï„Îż ÎŽÎ”ÎŻÎŸÎ”Ï„Î”. ΝαÎč, Îż ÎșÏŒÏƒÎŒÎżÏ‚ Ï„Îż χρΔÎčÎŹÎ¶Î”Ï„Î±Îč αυτό Ï„ÏŒÏƒÎż Ï€ÎżÎ»Ï ÎșαÎč Î”ÎŻÎœÎ±Îč η ΌόΜη Ï„ÎżÏ… ΔυÎșαÎčÏÎŻÎ±. Ας ΌηΜ Ï„Îż Î±ÏÎœÎ·ÎžÎżÏÎŒÎ”.

Ας πλησÎčÎŹÏƒÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” τη ÎœÎ±ÏÎŻÎ±, τηΜ Αγία Μητέρα Ï„ÎżÏ… Î˜Î”ÎżÏ. Ας της Ï€Î±ÏÎ±ÎŽÏŽÏƒÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” τα ÎŹÎłÏ‡Î· ÎșαÎč τÎčς Î±ÎœÎ·ÏƒÏ…Ï‡ÎŻÎ”Ï‚ Όας, ας Όας ΜτύσΔÎč ΌΔ Ï„ÎżÎœ ÎłÎčÎż της Î™Î·ÏƒÎżÏ, ÎșαÎč ας Ï€Î”ÏÏ€Î±Ï„ÎźÏƒÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” ΌΔ ΔΌπÎčÏƒÏ„ÎżÏƒÏÎœÎ·, ÎłÎčÎ±Ï„ÎŻ ΌΔ τηΜ Ï€Î±ÏÎ±ÎŒÎżÎœÎź ÏƒÏ„ÎżÎœ ΧρÎčστό η Î±ÎłÎŹÏ€Î· TÎżÏ… ÎłÎčα Î”ÎŒÎŹÏ‚ Ï†Ï„ÎŹÎœÎ”Îč στηΜ τΔλΔÎčότητα (ÎČλ. Α΄ Î™Ï‰ÎŹÎœÎœÎ· 4:12).
ΕίΞΔ η ΔÎčÏÎźÎœÎ· Ï„ÎżÏ… Î˜Î”ÎŻÎżÏ… Î’ÏÎ­Ï†ÎżÏ…Ï‚ Î™Î·ÏƒÎżÏ Μα Î”ÎŻÎœÎ±Îč ΌΔ ÏŒÎ»ÎżÏ…Ï‚ Όας.

ΚαλΏ ΧρÎčÏƒÏ„ÎżÏÎłÎ”ÎœÎœÎ± ÎșαÎč ΔυτυχÎčÏƒÎŒÎ­ÎœÎż Ï„Îż ÎœÎ­Îż Î­Ï„ÎżÏ‚ 2024.

ΛΔυÎșÏ‰ÏƒÎŻÎ±-ÎšÏÏ€ÏÎżÏ‚, ΧρÎčÏƒÏ„ÎżÏÎłÎ”ÎœÎœÎ± 2023

+ Sélim Sfeir
ΑρχÎčÎ”Ï€ÎŻÏƒÎșÎżÏ€ÎżÏ‚ ΜαρωΜÎčτώΜ ÎšÏÏ€ÏÎżÏ…

Message de la FĂȘte de la NativitĂ© du Seigneur 2023 de Son Excellence Mgr. SĂ©lim Sfeir

Message de la FĂȘte de la NativitĂ© du Seigneur 2023
de Son Excellence Mgr. Sélim Sfeir
ArchevĂȘque Maronite de Chypre

« Il est notre paix » (Ephésiens 2, 14)

Chers prĂȘtres, religieux, religieuses et chers frĂšres et soeurs en Christ, JĂ©sus est notre paix. Pas comme une pilule qui dissipe une migraine, mais comme un artisan qui façonne de ses mains et Ă  la sueur de son front l’oeuvre commandĂ©e. MĂȘme la nuit la plus douce que nous fĂȘtons en ces temps n’est pas arrivĂ©e aisĂ©ment ; Joseph et Marie l’ont prĂ©parĂ©e dans la lutte. En ce NoĂ«l, JĂ©sus compte sur chacun de nous pour construire sa paix ; pas comme le monde la donne, mais comme lui l’a faite : dans le don total de lui-mĂȘme, « pour illuminer ceux qui demeurent dans les tĂ©nĂšbres et l'ombre de la mort, afin de guider [leurs] pas dans le chemin de la paix » (Luc 1, 79). Le plus prĂ©cieux prĂ©sent de JĂ©sus que nous puissions faire au monde entier en ce NoĂ«l est de lui apporter la paix. Le monde entier a soif de paix qu’il cherche partout et par tous les moyens Ă  sa disposition, mais souvent ailleurs que dans la relation Ă  JĂ©sus. Et nous sommes lĂ , ayant Ă©tĂ© baptisĂ©s en Christ, en sa mort et en sa rĂ©surrection, et ne changeons rien pour que nos vies tĂ©moignent de cette seule Paix VĂ©ritable. Chers frĂšres et soeurs, ne recherchons pas d’abord notre bien-ĂȘtre, mais celui des autres. Mettons en avant nos soeurs et frĂšres, et laissons le PĂšre nous Ă©lever. Soyons bĂątisseurs du Royaume de Dieu, demandons en tout temps l’Esprit-Saint, faisons preuve de justice, pardonnons comme le PĂšre nous pardonne et aimons comme JĂ©sus nous a aimĂ©s. « Car un enfant nous est nĂ©, un fils nous a Ă©tĂ© donnĂ©, il a reçu le pouvoir sur ses Ă©paules et on lui a donnĂ© ce nom : Conseiller-merveilleux, Dieu-fort, PĂšre-Ă©ternel, Prince-de-paix » (IsaĂŻe 9, 6). C’est avec toutes les larmes de mon corps et de mon coeur que je vous supplie d’ĂȘtre des artisans de paix, pour voir Dieu dans vos vies et le montrer. Oui, le monde en a tellement besoin et c’est sa seule chance. Ne le lui refusons pas. Rapprochons-nous de Marie, la Sainte MĂšre de Dieu. Remettons-lui nos angoisses et nos soucis, laissons-la nous revĂȘtir de son fils JĂ©sus, et marchons avec confiance, car c’est en demeurant en Christ que son amour en nous atteint la perfection (cf. 1 Jean 4, 12). Que la paix de l’Enfant-JĂ©sus soit avec nous tous.
Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année 2024

+ Sélim Sfeir
ArchevĂȘque maronite de Chypre

Message of the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord 2023 of H.E. Msgr. Selim Sfeir

Message of the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord 2023
of H.E. Msgr. Selim Sfeir
Maronite Archbishop of Cyprus

"He is our peace" (Ephesians 2:14) Dear priests, religious, brothers and sisters in Christ, Jesus is our peace: not like a pill that soothes a headache, but like a craftsman who shapes his work commissioned with his hands and by the sweat of his brow. Even this, the sweetest of nights, did not come easily; Joseph and Mary prepared for it, with struggle. This Christmas, Jesus relies on each of us to build His peace; not as the world gives it, but as He made it: in the total gift of Himself, "to give light to those who are sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide us on the path of peace." (Luke 1:79). Jesus' most precious gift to the world this Christmas is to bring it peace. The whole world thirsts for peace, which it seeks everywhere and by all means possible. It seeks this peace everywhere except in relationship with Jesus. Alas, sadly, we who have been baptized into Christ, into His death and resurrection, do not change anything because our lives do not testify to this one True Peace. Dear brothers and sisters, let us not seek our own well-being first, but that of others. Let us put our sisters and brothers first, and let the Father raise us up. Let us be builders of the Kingdom of God, let us always ask for the Holy Spirit, let us be just, let us forgive as the Father forgives us, and let us love as Jesus loved us. “Child is born to us, a son is given to us, and authority will be on his shoulders. He will be named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace." (Isaiah 9:6). It is with all the tears of my body and my heart that I beg you to be peacemakers, to see God in your lives and to show Him. Yes, the world needs this so badly, and it is its only chance. Let us not deny it. Let us draw close to Mary, the Holy Mother of God. Let us entrust our anxieties and worries to her, let her clothe us with her son Jesus, and let us walk with confidence, for it is by abiding in Christ that His love in us reaches perfection (cf. 1 John 4:12). May the peace of the Infant Jesus be with us all.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2024.

† SĂ©lim Sfeir

Maronite Archbishop of Cyprus

7η ΚυρÎčαÎșÎź της ΠΔρÎčÏŒÎŽÎżÏ… Ï€ÏÎżÎ”Ï„ÎżÎčÎŒÎ±ÏƒÎŻÎ±Ï‚ τωΜ ΧρÎčÏƒÏ„ÎżÏ…ÎłÎ­ÎœÎœÏ‰Îœ Η Î±Ï€ÎżÎșÎŹÎ»Ï…ÏˆÎ· ÏƒÏ„ÎżÎœ Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ† ÎœÎ±Ï„ÎžÎ±ÎŻÎżÏ‚ 1/ 18 – 25

ΟΌÎčλία Ï„ÎżÏ… ΣΔÎČασΌÎčÏ‰Ï„ÎŹÏ„ÎżÏ… ΑρχÎčΔπÎčσÎșÏŒÏ€ÎżÏ… ΜαρωΜÎčτώΜ ÎšÏÏ€ÏÎżÏ…
Îș. ÎŁÎ”Î»ÎŻÎŒ ÎŁÏ†Î­Îčρ

7η ΚυρÎčαÎșÎź της ΠΔρÎčÏŒÎŽÎżÏ… Ï€ÏÎżÎ”Ï„ÎżÎčÎŒÎ±ÏƒÎŻÎ±Ï‚ τωΜ ΧρÎčÏƒÏ„ÎżÏ…ÎłÎ­ÎœÎœÏ‰Îœ
Η Î±Ï€ÎżÎșÎŹÎ»Ï…ÏˆÎ· ÏƒÏ„ÎżÎœ Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ†
ÎœÎ±Ï„ÎžÎ±ÎŻÎżÏ‚ 1/ 18 – 25

Η ÎłÎ­ÎœÎœÎ·ÏƒÎ· Ï„ÎżÏ… Î™Î·ÏƒÎżÏ ΧρÎčÏƒÏ„ÎżÏ έγÎčΜΔ ως Î”ÎŸÎźÏ‚: Η Όητέρα Ï„ÎżÏ…, η ÎœÎ±ÏÎŻÎ±,
αρραÎČωΜÎčÎŹÏƒÏ„Î·ÎșΔ ΌΔ Ï„ÎżÎœ Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ†. Î ÏÎżÏ„ÎżÏ όΌως ÏƒÏ…ÎœÎ”Ï…ÏÎ”ÎžÎżÏÎœ, έΌΔÎčΜΔ
έγÎșÏ…ÎżÏ‚ ΌΔ τη ΎύΜαΌη Ï„ÎżÏ… Î‘ÎłÎŻÎżÏ… Î ÎœÎ”ÏÎŒÎ±Ï„ÎżÏ‚. Ο ÎŒÎœÎ·ÏƒÏ„ÎźÏÎ±Ï‚ της Îż Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ†,
ΔπΔÎčÎŽÎź ÎźÏ„Î±Îœ ΔυσΔÎČÎźÏ‚ ÎșαÎč ΎΔΜ ΟΞΔλΔ Μα τη ÎŽÎčÎ±Ï€ÎżÎŒÏ€Î”ÏÏƒÎ”Îč, Î±Ï€ÎżÏ†ÎŹÏƒÎčσΔ Μα
ÎŽÎčαλύσΔÎč Ï„ÎżÎœ αρραÎČώΜα, Ï‡Ï‰ÏÎŻÏ‚ Î”Ï€ÎŻÏƒÎ·ÎŒÎ· ÎŽÎčαΎÎčÎșÎ±ÏƒÎŻÎ±. ΌταΜ όΌως ÎșατέληΟΔ
σ' Î±Ï…Ï„Îź τη σÎșέψη, Ï„ÎżÏ… Î”ÎŒÏ†Î±ÎœÎŻÏƒÏ„Î·ÎșΔ ÏƒÏ„ÎżÎœ ÏÏ€ÎœÎż Ï„ÎżÏ… έΜας ÎŹÎłÎłÎ”Î»ÎżÏ‚
ÏƒÏ„Î±Î»ÎŒÎ­ÎœÎżÏ‚ από Ï„Îż ΘΔό ÎșαÎč Ï„ÎżÏ… Î”ÎŻÏ€Î”: Â«Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ†, Î±Ï€ÏŒÎłÎżÎœÎ” Ï„ÎżÏ… ΔαÎČÎŻÎŽ, Όη
ÎŽÎčÏƒÏ„ÎŹÏƒÎ”Îčς Μα Ï€ÎŹÏÎ”Îčς ÏƒÏ„Îż ÏƒÏ€ÎŻÏ„Îč ÏƒÎżÏ… τη ΜαρÎčÎŹÎŒ, τη ÎłÏ…ÎœÎ±ÎŻÎșα ÏƒÎżÏ…, ÎłÎčÎ±Ï„ÎŻ Ï„Îż
παÎčÎŽÎŻ Ï€ÎżÏ… πΔρÎčΌέΜΔÎč Ï€ÏÎżÎ­ÏÏ‡Î”Ï„Î±Îč από Ï„Îż ΆγÎčÎż ΠΜΔύΌα. Θα ÎłÎ”ÎœÎœÎźÏƒÎ”Îč ÎłÎčÎż,
ÎșαÎč Ξα Ï„ÎżÏ… ÎŽÏŽÏƒÎżÏ…Îœ Ï„Îż ÏŒÎœÎżÎŒÎ± Î™Î·ÏƒÎżÏÏ‚, ÎłÎčÎ±Ï„ÎŻ αυτός Ξα σώσΔÎč Ï„Îż λαό Ï„ÎżÏ… από
τÎčς Î±ÎŒÎ±ÏÏ„ÎŻÎ”Ï‚ Ï„ÎżÏ…Ï‚Â». ΜΔ όλα Î±Ï…Ï„ÎŹ Ï€ÎżÏ… έγÎčΜαΜ, ΔÎșπληρώΞηÎșΔ Îż Î»ÏŒÎłÎżÏ‚ Ï„ÎżÏ…
ÎšÏ…ÏÎŻÎżÏ…, Ï€ÎżÏ… Î”ÎŻÏ‡Î” πΔÎč Îż Ï€ÏÎżÏ†ÎźÏ„Î·Ï‚:
Η Ï€Î±ÏÎžÎ­ÎœÎżÏ‚ Ξα ÎŒÎ”ÎŻÎœÎ”Îč έγÎșÏ…ÎżÏ‚ ÎșαÎč Ξα ÎłÎ”ÎœÎœÎźÏƒÎ”Îč ÎłÎčÎż,
ÎșαÎč Ξα Ï„ÎżÏ… ÎŽÏŽÏƒÎżÏ…Îœ Ï„Îż ÏŒÎœÎżÎŒÎ± Î•ÎŒÎŒÎ±ÎœÎżÏ…ÎźÎ»,
Ï€ÎżÏ… ÏƒÎ·ÎŒÎ±ÎŻÎœÎ”Îč, Îż ΘΔός Î”ÎŻÎœÎ±Îč ÎŒÎ±Î¶ÎŻ Όας.
ΌταΜ ΟύπΜησΔ Îż Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ†, έÎșαΜΔ όπως Ï„ÎżÎœ πρόσταΟΔ Îż ÎŹÎłÎłÎ”Î»ÎżÏ‚ Ï„ÎżÏ…
ÎšÏ…ÏÎŻÎżÏ… ÎșαÎč Ï€ÎźÏÎ” ÏƒÏ„Îż ÏƒÏ€ÎŻÏ„Îč Ï„ÎżÏ… τη ÎœÎ±ÏÎŻÎ± τη ÎłÏ…ÎœÎ±ÎŻÎșα Ï„ÎżÏ…. ΚαÎč ΎΔΜ Î”ÎŻÏ‡Î”
ÏƒÏ…Î¶Ï…ÎłÎčÎșές σχέσΔÎčς ÎŒÎ±Î¶ÎŻ της· Ï‰ÏƒÏŒÏ„ÎżÏ… ÎłÎ­ÎœÎœÎ·ÏƒÎ” Ï„Îż ÎłÎčÎż της Ï„ÎżÎœ Ï€ÏÏ‰Ï„ÏŒÏ„ÎżÎșÎż
ÎșαÎč Ï„ÎżÏ… έΎωσΔ Ï„Îż ÏŒÎœÎżÎŒÎ± Î™Î·ÏƒÎżÏÏ‚.

Î‘ÎłÎ±Ï€Î·Ï„ÎŹ ΔΜ ΧρÎčστώ αΎέλφÎčα,

΀α ÎșαλΏ Μέα της ÏƒÏ‰Ï„Î·ÏÎŻÎ±Ï‚ ÏƒÏ…ÎœÎ”Ï‡ÎŻÎ¶ÎżÏ…Îœ Ï„Îż Ï„Î±ÎŸÎŻÎŽÎč Ï„ÎżÏ…Ï‚ στÎčς ÎșαρΎÎčές τωΜ
αΜΞρώπωΜ ÎłÎčα Μα Î±ÎœÎ±Ï€Î±Ï…ÎžÎżÏÎœ στηΜ ÎșαρΎÎčÎŹ Ï„ÎżÏ… Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ†, ΔΜός ÎŸÏ…Î»ÎżÏ…ÏÎłÎżÏ
από τη Ναζαρέτ, ΔΜός ÎŽÎŻÎșαÎčÎżÏ… ÎŹÎœÎŽÏÎ± από τηΜ ÎșÎ±Ï„Î±ÎłÏ‰ÎłÎź Ï„ÎżÏ… ÎČασÎčλÎčÎŹ
ΔαÎČÎŻÎŽ, Ï„ÎżÏ… ÏƒÏ…Î¶ÏÎłÎżÏ… της ÎœÎ±ÏÎŻÎ±Ï‚. ÎŁÏ…ÎłÎșÎ»ÎżÎœÎčÏƒÎŒÎ­ÎœÎżÏ‚ από τηΜ Î”ÎŻÎŽÎ·ÏƒÎ· της
ΔγÎșÏ…ÎŒÎżÏƒÏÎœÎ·Ï‚ της Î±ÎłÎ±Ï€Î·ÎŒÎ­ÎœÎ·Ï‚ Ï„ÎżÏ…, Îż Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ† ΎΔΜ ÎŒÏ€ÎżÏÎżÏÏƒÎ” Μα Ï€Î”ÎŻÏƒÎ”Îč Ï„ÎżÎœ
Δαυτό Ï„ÎżÏ… Μα τηΜ Î±Ï†ÎźÏƒÎ”Îč Μα Ï…Ï€ÎżÏƒÏ„Î”ÎŻ τη ÎŒÎżÎŻÏÎ± Ï„ÎżÏ… λÎčΞοÎČολÎčÏƒÎŒÎżÏ, αΜ τηΜ
απέρρÎčπτΔ. Μη Î­Ï‡ÎżÎœÏ„Î±Ï‚ αÎșόΌη αΜτÎčÎ»Î·Ï†ÎžÎ”ÎŻ ότÎč ÎČρÎčσÎșόταΜ ÎŒÏ€ÏÎżÏƒÏ„ÎŹ σΔ έΜα
ÎŒÏ…ÏƒÏ„ÎźÏÎčÎż Ï€ÎżÏ… Ï„ÎżÎœ ÎŸÎ”Ï€Î”ÏÎœÎżÏÏƒÎ”, σÎșέφτηÎșΔ ΌΔ λΔπτότητα ÎŒÎčα απόρρÎčψη Ï€ÎżÏ…
Ξα ÎłÎčΜόταΜ ÎșÏÏ…Ï†ÎŹ...
ΔÎčÏ‡Î±ÏƒÎŒÎ­ÎœÎżÏ‚ από τηΜ Î±ÎłÏ‰ÎœÎŻÎ±, έΜας ÎŹÎłÎłÎ”Î»ÎżÏ‚ έρχΔταÎč Μα ÎșαλέσΔÎč Ï„ÎżÎœ Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ†
Μα Όη Ï†ÎżÎČηΞΔί Μα Ï…Ï€ÎżÎŽÎ”Ï‡Ï„Î”ÎŻ τη ÎœÎ±ÏÎŻÎ± ÏƒÏ„Îż ÏƒÏ€ÎŻÏ„Îč Ï„ÎżÏ…, ÎłÎčÎ±Ï„ÎŻ Î”ÎŻÎœÎ±Îč έγÎșÏ…ÎżÏ‚
από τη ΎύΜαΌη Ï„ÎżÏ… Î‘ÎłÎŻÎżÏ… Î ÎœÎ”ÏÎŒÎ±Ï„ÎżÏ‚. ΀ώρα, Ï‡ÎŹÏÎ· σΔ έΜα όΜΔÎčÏÎż, Îż Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ†
ÎłÎœÏ‰ÏÎŻÎ¶Î”Îč ότÎč Ï„Îż παÎčÎŽÎŻ Ï€ÎżÏ… ÎșÏ…ÎżÏ†ÎżÏÎ”ÎŻ η ÎœÎ±ÏÎŻÎ± Ï€ÏÎżÎ­ÏÏ‡Î”Ï„Î±Îč από Ï„Îż ΆγÎčÎż
ΠΜΔύΌα. Î©ÏƒÏ„ÏŒÏƒÎż, Ξα Î”ÎŻÎœÎ±Îč ÏƒÏ„Îż χέρÎč Ï„ÎżÏ… Μα της ΎώσΔÎč Ï„Îż ÏŒÎœÎżÎŒÎŹ Ï„ÎżÏ…:
Î™Î·ÏƒÎżÏÏ‚, Ï€ÎżÏ… ÏƒÎ·ÎŒÎ±ÎŻÎœÎ”Îč «Ο ΘΔός σώζΔÎč.»
Ο Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ† παρέΌΔÎčΜΔ πÎčστός ÏƒÏÎ¶Ï…ÎłÎżÏ‚ της ÎœÎ±ÏÎŻÎ±Ï‚ ÎșαÎč ÎźÏ„Î±Îœ Îż ΞΔτός
πατέρας Ï„ÎżÏ… παÎčÎŽÎčÎżÏ. ΀ο παÎčÎŽÎŻ Ξα Î”ÎŻÎœÎ±Îč ÎłÎčÎżÏ‚ της ÎœÎ±ÏÎŻÎ±Ï‚, υÎčÎżÎžÎ”Ï„Î·ÎŒÎ­ÎœÎżÏ‚
από Ï„ÎżÎœ Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ†, Îż ÎżÏ€ÎżÎŻÎżÏ‚ Ξα Ï„Îż Ï€ÏÎżÏƒÏ„Î±Ï„Î”ÏÎ”Îč ÎșαÎč Ξα Ï„Îż αΜαΞρέφΔÎč. Θα
Ï€ÏÎżÏƒÎ­Ï‡Î”Îč Ï„ÎżÎœ Î™Î·ÏƒÎżÏ σαΜ πατέρας. ΀ο Ï€Î”Ï€ÏÏ‰ÎŒÎ­ÎœÎż Ï„ÎżÏ… παÎčÎŽÎčÎżÏ
Î±Ï€ÎżÎșαλύπτΔταÎč ΟΎη ÏƒÏ„Îż ÏŒÎœÎżÎŒÎŹ Ï„ÎżÏ…: Ξα Î”ÎŻÎœÎ±Îč Îż ÏƒÏ‰Ï„ÎźÏÎ±Ï‚ Ï„ÎżÏ… Î»Î±ÎżÏ Î€ÎżÏ….
ΈτσÎč, Îż Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ† Ξα ΎΔÎč Μα ΔÎșπληρώΜΔταÎč ÎŒÏ€ÏÎżÏƒÏ„ÎŹ στα έÎșπληÎșτα ÎŒÎŹÏ„Îčα
Ï„ÎżÏ… η ÏƒÏ‰Ï„Î·ÏÎŻÎ± Ï„ÎżÏ… Î˜Î”ÎżÏ Ï€ÎżÏ… Î”ÎŻÏ‡Î” Ï…Ï€ÎżÏƒÏ‡Î”ÎžÎ”ÎŻ ÏƒÏ„ÎżÏ…Ï‚ πατέρΔς Ï„ÎżÏ… ÎłÎčα Ï€ÎżÎ»Î»Î­Ï‚
ÎłÎ”ÎœÎčές. Î©ÏƒÏ„ÏŒÏƒÎż, αυτό ΎΔΜ συΜέÎČη ÎŒÏŒÎœÎż ΔπΔÎčÎŽÎź Îż Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ† ÎźÏ„Î±Îœ έΜας
ÎŹÎœÎžÏÏ‰Ï€ÎżÏ‚ ΔΌπÎčÏƒÏ„ÎżÏƒÏÎœÎ·Ï‚, έΜας ÎŹÎœÎžÏÏ‰Ï€ÎżÏ‚ της ÎŽÏÎŹÏƒÎ·Ï‚ αλλΏ έΜας
σÎčωπηλός ÎșαÎč πÎčστός ÎŹÎœÎžÏÏ‰Ï€ÎżÏ‚.
Ως ÎŹÎœÎžÏÏ‰Ï€ÎżÏ‚ της ΔΌπÎčÏƒÏ„ÎżÏƒÏÎœÎ·Ï‚, Îż Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ† Όας ÎŽÎŻÎœÎ”Îč έΜα Îșαλό
Ï€Î±ÏÎŹÎŽÎ”ÎčÎłÎŒÎ± Ï€ÎŻÏƒÏ„Î·Ï‚ ÏƒÏ„ÎżÎœ ΘΔό. Μας Ï€ÏÎżÏƒÎșαλΔί Î”ÎŒÎŹÏ‚, Ï€ÎżÏ… Î±ÎœÎ·ÏƒÏ…Ï‡ÎżÏÎŒÎ”
ÏƒÎźÎŒÎ”ÏÎ± ΔΜ Όέσω τόσωΜ ÎŽÎżÎșÎčΌασÎčώΜ στη Î¶Ï‰Îź Όας, Μα ΌηΜ αΌφÎčÎČÎŹÎ»Î»ÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ”
Ï€ÎżÏ„Î­ ÎłÎčα Ï„ÎżÎœ ΘΔό, Μα ΌηΜ Ï‡ÎŹÎœÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” Ï€ÎżÏ„Î­ τηΜ ΔΌπÎčÏƒÏ„ÎżÏƒÏÎœÎ· Όας σ' ΑυτόΜ,
Μα ÎŒÎ”ÎłÎ±Î»ÏŽÎœÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” τηΜ Ï€ÎŻÏƒÏ„Î· Όας σ' ΑυτόΜ Ï€ÎżÏ… ÎźÏÎžÎ” Ï„ÏŒÏƒÎż ÎșÎżÎœÏ„ÎŹ Όας ώστΔ
Μα ÎŒÎżÎčÏÎ±ÏƒÏ„Î”ÎŻ τηΜ αΜΞρώπÎčΜη Ï…Ï€ÏŒÏƒÏ„Î±ÏƒÎź Όας. Μέσα από Ï„Îż Ï€Î±ÏÎŹÎŽÎ”ÎčÎłÎŒÎŹ
Ï„ÎżÏ…, Îż Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ† Όας ÎșαλΔί Μα ΌηΜ ΔπÎčÏ„ÏÎ­ÏˆÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” Μα σÎČÎźÏƒÎ”Îč η Î”Î»Ï€ÎŻÎŽÎ± στÎčς
ÎșαρΎÎčές Όας σΔ ΕÎșÎ”ÎŻÎœÎżÎœ Ï€ÎżÏ… υπέφΔρΔ ÎŒÎ±Î¶ÎŻ Όας, αλλΏ Ï€ÎżÏ…, Όέσω της
Î±ÎœÎŹÏƒÏ„Î±ÏƒÎźÏ‚ Î€ÎżÏ…, ÎœÎŻÎșησΔ ÎżÏÎčστÎčÎșÎŹ Ï„Îż ÎșαÎșό ÎșαÎč Ï„ÎżÎœ ÎžÎŹÎœÎ±Ï„Îż.
Î†ÎœÎžÏÏ‰Ï€ÎżÏ‚ της ÎŽÏÎŹÏƒÎ·Ï‚ Όέσα στη σÎčÏ‰Ï€Îź, ÏƒÎźÎŒÎ”ÏÎ±, σΔ έΜαΜ ÎžÎżÏÏ…ÎČώΎη
ÎșαÎč Ï„Î±ÏÎ±ÎłÎŒÎ­ÎœÎż ÎșÏŒÏƒÎŒÎż, Îż Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ† Όας ÎŽÎčÎŽÎŹÏƒÎșΔÎč Μα σÎčÏ‰Ï€ÎżÏÎŒÎ” Όέσα Όας ÎłÎčα
Μα Ï…Ï€ÎżÎŽÎ”Ï‡Ï„ÎżÏÎŒÎ” Ï„ÎżÎœ Î»ÏŒÎłÎż Ï€ÎżÏ… έρχΔταÎč από Ï„ÎżÎœ ΘΔό ÎșαÎč Μα Ï„ÎżÎœ αÎșÎżÏÏƒÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ”
ΌΔ Ï€ÏÎżÏƒÎżÏ‡Îź. Αυτό Î”ÎŻÎœÎ±Îč ΌΔρÎčÎșές Ï†ÎżÏÎ­Ï‚ ΎύσÎșολο, αλλΏ όχÎč αÎșÎ±Ï„ÏŒÏÎžÏ‰Ï„Îż,
αΜ Î±ÎœÎ±Î»ÎżÎłÎčÏƒÏ„ÎżÏÎŒÎ” τη Î¶Ï‰Îź Ï„ÎżÏ… Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ†, Ï„ÎżÏ… σÎčÏ‰Ï€Î·Î»ÎżÏ Î±ÎœÎžÏÏŽÏ€ÎżÏ… Ï€ÎżÏ…
έΎρασΔ Ï‡Ï‰ÏÎŻÏ‚ Μα ÎŒÎčλΏΔÎč, Ï€ÎżÏ…, φωτÎčÏƒÎŒÎ­ÎœÎżÏ‚ από τη Ï‡ÎŹÏÎ· Ï„ÎżÏ… Î‘ÎłÎŻÎżÏ…
Î ÎœÎ”ÏÎŒÎ±Ï„ÎżÏ‚, έΎρασΔ σύΌφωΜα ΌΔ τη ÏƒÏ…ÎœÎ”ÎŻÎŽÎ·ÏƒÎź Ï„ÎżÏ…. Ο Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ† Όας
ÎŽÎčÎŽÎŹÏƒÎșΔÎč ότÎč ÎłÎčα Μα ÎșÎŹÎœÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” Ï„Îż ΞέληΌα Ï„ÎżÏ… Î˜Î”ÎżÏ, πρέπΔÎč πρώτα Μα
ÏƒÏ…ÎłÎșÎ”ÎœÏ„ÏÏŽÏƒÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” τÎčς σÎșέψΔÎčς Όας, Μα αÎșÎżÏÏƒÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” ÎșαÎč Μα ÎŽÎčαλογÎčÏƒÏ„ÎżÏÎŒÎ”
Ï€ÎŹÎœÏ‰ ÏƒÏ„Îż Î›ÏŒÎłÎż Ï„ÎżÏ…, Îż ÎżÏ€ÎżÎŻÎżÏ‚ ÎŒÎčλΏΔÎč στÎčς ÎșαρΎÎčές Όας.
ΈΜας ÎŹÎœÎŽÏÎ±Ï‚ πÎčστός ÏƒÏ„Îż ÎœÏŒÎŒÎż Ï„ÎżÏ… Î˜Î”ÎżÏ ÎșαÎč στη ÎŽÎ­ÏƒÎŒÎ”Ï…ÏƒÎź Ï„ÎżÏ… Μα
Î±ÎłÎ±Ï€ÎŹÎ”Îč, παΜτρΔύΔταÎč τη ÎœÎ±ÏÎŻÎ±. Ο Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ† Όας ÎŽÎčÎŽÎŹÏƒÎșΔÎč πώς Μα
Ï€Î±ÏÎ±ÎŒÎ”ÎŻÎœÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” πÎčÏƒÏ„ÎżÎŻ στη ÎŽÎ­ÏƒÎŒÎ”Ï…ÏƒÎź Όας ως χρÎčστÎčÎ±ÎœÎżÎŻ, ÎČαπτÎčÏƒÎŒÎ­ÎœÎżÎč ÎșαÎč
ÎșÎ±Î»Î”ÏƒÎŒÎ­ÎœÎżÎč Μα ΔÎčÏƒÎ­Î»ÎžÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” ÏƒÏ„Îż σχέΎÎčÎż Ï„ÎżÏ… Î˜Î”ÎżÏ Μα Ï…Ï€ÎżÎŽÎ”Ï‡Ï„ÎżÏÎŒÎ” Ï„ÎżÎœ ΄Îčό
Î€ÎżÏ… Όέσα Όας ÎșαÎč Μα Î€ÎżÎœ ÎșÎŹÎœÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” Μα ÎŒÎ”ÎłÎ±Î»ÏŽÏƒÎ”Îč, ώστΔ Μα Î€ÎżÎœ
Ï€ÏÎżÏƒÏ†Î­ÏÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” ως ΚαλΏ Νέα ÏƒÏ„ÎżÏ…Ï‚ ÎŹÎ»Î»ÎżÏ…Ï‚.
ΣΔ Î±Ï…Ï„Îź τηΜ Ï€Î”ÏÎŻÎżÎŽÎż Ï€ÏÎżÎ”Ï„ÎżÎčÎŒÎ±ÏƒÎŻÎ±Ï‚ ÎłÎčα Ï„ÎżÎœ Î”ÎżÏÏ„Î±ÏƒÎŒÏŒ της ÎłÎ­ÎœÎœÎ·ÏƒÎ·Ï‚ Ï„ÎżÏ…
Î™Î·ÏƒÎżÏ ΧρÎčÏƒÏ„ÎżÏ, Îż ΆγÎčÎżÏ‚ Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ† Όας ÎŽÎčÎŽÎŹÏƒÎșΔÎč πώς Μα αÎșÎżÏÎŒÎ” ÎșαÎč Μα
ÎŽÎčαλογÎčζόΌαστΔ Ï„ÎżÎœ Î›ÏŒÎłÎż Ï„ÎżÏ… Î˜Î”ÎżÏ στη σÎčÏ‰Ï€Îź ÎșαÎč Μα Ï„ÎżÎœ Î”Ï†Î±ÏÎŒÏŒÎ¶ÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ”
ÎșαΞηΌΔρÎčÎœÎŹ στηΜ Ï€ÏÎŹÎŸÎ· ΌΔ ΌΔταστραΌΌέΜη ÎșαρΎÎčÎŹ, ώστΔ Μα
ΔΌπÎčστΔυόΌαστΔ πÎčÏƒÏ„ÎŹ Ï„ÎżÎœ ΘΔό.
Η ÎŒÎ±ÏÏ„Ï…ÏÎŻÎ± της Î¶Ï‰ÎźÏ‚ Ï„ÎżÏ… Î‘ÎłÎŻÎżÏ… Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ† ÎŒÎŹÏ‚ ÎŽÎčÎŽÎŹÏƒÎșΔÎč Î”Ï€ÎŻÏƒÎ·Ï‚ ότÎč Îż ΚύρÎčÎżÏ‚
Όας οΎηγΔί σΔ ÎŒÎżÎœÎżÏ€ÎŹÏ„Îčα Ï€ÎżÏ… ΎΔΜ Î”ÎŻÏ‡Î±ÎŒÎ” Ï€ÏÎżÎČλέψΔÎč, αλλΏ ΟέρΔÎč Ï€ÎżÏ Ξα
Όας ÎżÎŽÎ·ÎłÎźÏƒÎ”Îč ÎłÎčα Μα ΔÎčÏƒÎ­Î»ÎžÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” στηΜ αÎčώΜÎčα Î¶Ï‰Îź ΌΔ τη Ï‡ÎŹÏÎ· Ï„ÎżÏ… Î‘ÎłÎŻÎżÏ…
ΠΜΔύΌατός Î€ÎżÏ….
Ας Î¶Î·Ï„ÎźÏƒÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” από Ï„ÎżÎœ ΆγÎčÎż Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ† Μα Ï€ÏÎżÏƒÎ­Ï‡Î”Îč τηΜ ÎżÎčÎșÎżÎłÎ­ÎœÎ”ÎčÎŹ Όας, τηΜ
ΕÎșÎșÎ»Î·ÏƒÎŻÎ± ÎșαÎč τη Î¶Ï‰Îź Ï„ÎżÏ… ÎșαΞΔΜός Όας. ΕίΞΔ Μα Όας ÎČÎżÎ·ÎžÎźÏƒÎ”Îč, ΌΔ τη
ΌΔσÎčÏ„Î”ÎŻÎ± της ÎœÎ±ÏÎŻÎ±Ï‚, σΔ Î±Ï…Ï„ÎżÏÏ‚ Ï„ÎżÏ…Ï‚ ΎύσÎșÎżÎ»ÎżÏ…Ï‚ ÎșαÎčÏÎżÏÏ‚, Μα Ï€ÏÎżÏ‡Ï‰ÏÎżÏÎŒÎ”
Ï‡Ï‰ÏÎŻÏ‚ φόÎČÎż στηΜ Ï€ÎŻÏƒÏ„Î· ÎșαÎč Μα Î±Ï…ÎŸÎŹÎœÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” αΎÎčÎŹÎșÎżÏ€Î± τηΜ Î”Î»Ï€ÎŻÎŽÎ± Î”ÎœÎŹÎœÏ„Îčα
σΔ ÎșΏΞΔ απΔλπÎčÏƒÎŻÎ± Ï€ÎżÏ… Όας απΔÎčλΔί, ÎșαÎč Μα ÎșÎ±Ï„Î±ÏƒÏ„ÎźÏƒÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” τÎčς ÎșαρΎÎčές Όας
ÎłÎ”ÎŒÎŹÏ„Î”Ï‚ Î±ÎłÎŹÏ€Î· ÎłÎčα Ï„ÎżÎœ ΘΔό ÎșαÎč ÎłÎčα Ï„ÎżÏ…Ï‚ ÎłÏÏÏ‰ Όας.

Î ÏÎżÏƒÎ”Ï…Ï‡Îź: Î§Î±ÎŻÏÎ”, φύλαÎșα Ï„ÎżÏ… Î›Ï…Ï„ÏÏ‰Ï„Îź, ÏƒÏÎ¶Ï…ÎłÎ” της Î Î±ÎœÎ±ÎłÎŻÎ±Ï‚. ΣΔ σέΜα
ΔΌπÎčστΔύτηÎșΔ Îż ΘΔός Ï„ÎżÎœ ΄Îčό Î€ÎżÏ…- σΔ σέΜα ΔΌπÎčστΔύτηÎșΔ τη ÎœÎ±ÏÎŻÎ±- ÎŒÎ±Î¶ÎŻ
ÏƒÎżÏ… έγÎčΜΔ ÎŹÎœÎžÏÏ‰Ï€ÎżÏ‚ Îż ΧρÎčστός.
Ω Î”Ï…Î»ÎżÎłÎ·ÎŒÎ­ÎœÎ” Î™Ï‰ÏƒÎźÏ†, Ï†Î±ÎœÎ”ÏÏŽÏƒÎżÏ… ως πατέρας Όας ÎșαÎč ÎżÎŽÎźÎłÎ·ÏƒÎ­ Όας ÏƒÏ„Îż
ÎŽÏÏŒÎŒÎż της Î¶Ï‰ÎźÏ‚. ΑπόÎșτησΔ ÎłÎčα Όας Ï‡ÎŹÏÎ·, Î­Î»Î”ÎżÏ‚ ÎșαÎč ÎžÎŹÏÏÎżÏ‚ ÎłÎčα Μα
Î¶ÎźÏƒÎżÏ…ÎŒÎ” τηΜ Ï€ÎŻÏƒÏ„Î· Όας ÏƒÏ„ÎżÎœ Î™Î·ÏƒÎżÏ ΧρÎčστό, Ï„ÎżÎœ ÎżÏ€ÎżÎŻÎż φρόΜτÎčσΔς, ÎșαÎč
Ï€ÏÎżÏƒÏ„ÎŹÏ„Î”ÏˆÎ” Όας από ÎșΏΞΔ ÎșαÎșό. Î‘ÎŒÎźÎœ.
+ ÎŁÎ”Î»ÎŻÎŒ ÎŁÏ†Î­Îčρ
ΑρχÎčÎ”Ï€ÎŻÏƒÎșÎżÏ€ÎżÏ‚ ΜαρωΜÎčτώΜ ÎšÏÏ€ÏÎżÏ…

7th Sunday in Advent Announcement to Joseph Mt 1 : 18-25

Homily of His Excellency Selim Sfeir
Maronite Archbishop of Cyprus

7th Sunday in Advent
Announcement to Joseph
Mt 1 : 18-25

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

The Good News of salvation continues its journey in hearts to rest on that
of Joseph, a carpenter from Nazareth, a righteous man of the line of King
David, husband of Mary.
Upset by the news of his beloved's pregnancy, Joseph cannot bring
himself to let her suffer the fate of stoning, should he repudiate her. Not
having yet grasped that he is in the presence of a mystery that is beyond
him, he delicately considers a repudiation made in secret...
Tormented by anguish, an angel comes to invite Joseph not to fear to
welcome Mary into his home, for she is pregnant by the power of the Holy
Spirit. Now, thanks to a dream, Joseph knows that the child that Mary is
carrying comes from the Holy Spirit. However, it will be up to him to give
him his name: Jesus, meaning "God Saves".
Joseph remains Mary's faithful husband and the child's adoptive father.
The child will be the son of Mary, adopted by Joseph, who will protect
and nurture him. He will watch over Jesus like a father. The child's destiny
is already revealed in his name: he will be the savior of his people.
Thus Joseph will see fulfilled before his astonished eyes the salvation of
God promised to his fathers for many generations. However, this did not
come about only because Joseph is a man of trust, a man of silent action
and a faithful man.
Man of trust, Joseph gives us a beautiful example of faith in God. He
invites us, who are worried today in the midst of so many trials in our
lives, never to doubt God, never to lose confidence in Him, to grow in
faith in Him who made Himself so close to us that He came to share our
human condition. Joseph invites us by his example not to let the hope in
Him die out in our hearts, the One who suffered with us but who, by His
resurrection, has definitively conquered evil and death.
Man of silent action today, in a noisy and agitated world, Joseph teaches
us to be silent within ourselves, to welcome a word from God and listen
attentively to it. This is sometimes difficult, but not impossible, if we
meditate on the life of Joseph, the silent man who acted without speaking,
who, enlightened by the grace of the Holy Spirit, acted according to his
conscience. Joseph teaches us that to do the will of God, we must first
gather ourselves, listen and meditate on His Word, which speaks to our
hearts.
Man faithful to the Law of God and to his commitment of love in
marrying Mary. Joseph teaches us how to remain faithful to our
commitment as Christians, baptized and called to enter into God's plan to
welcome His Son within us and help Him grow, so as to offer Him as
Good News to others.
As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, St. Joseph teaches us
how to listen to and meditate on the Word of God in silence, and put it
into practice every day with a converted heart, to keep faithfully trusting
in God.
The testimony of the life of St. Joseph also teaches us that the Lord leads
us along paths we had not foreseen, but that He knows where to lead us to
enter eternal life by the grace of His Holy Spirit.
Let us ask Saint Joseph to watch over our family, over the Church and
over each of our lives. May he help us, with the intercession of Mary, in
these difficult times, to move forward fearlessly in faith, to grow
constantly in hope against any despair that threatens us, and to make our
hearts full of love for God and for those around us.

Prayer
Hail, guardian of the Redeemer, spouse of the Virgin Mary. To you God
entrusted his Son; in you Mary placed her trust; with you Christ became
man.
O blessed Joseph, be a father to us too, and lead us on the path of life.
Obtain for us grace, mercy and courage to live our faith in Jesus Christ of
whom you have taken care and defend us from all evil. Amen.
† Selim Sfeir
Maronite Archbishop of Cyprus

7ùme Dimanche du temps de l’Avent Annonce faite à Joseph Mt 1 : 18-25

Homélie de Son Excellence Mgr. Selim Sfeir
ArchevĂȘque Maronite de Chypre

7ùme Dimanche du temps de l’Avent
Annonce faite Ă  Joseph
Mt 1 : 18-25

Chers frùres et sƓurs en Christ,
La Bonne Nouvelle du salut continue son voyage dans les cƓurs pour
reposer sur celui de Joseph, un charpentier de Nazareth, un homme juste
de la lignée du roi David, époux de Marie. Bouleversé à la nouvelle de la
grossesse de sa bien-aimĂ©e, Joseph ne peut se rĂ©soudre Ă  ce qu’elle subisse
le sort de la lapidation, s’il venait Ă  la rĂ©pudier. N’ayant pas encore saisi
qu’il se trouve en prĂ©sence d’un mystĂšre qui le dĂ©passe, il envisage avec
délicatesse une répudiation faite dans le secret

TaraudĂ© par l’angoisse, voici qu’un ange vient inviter Joseph Ă  ne pas
craindre d’accueillir Marie chez lui, car elle est enceinte par la puissance
du Saint Esprit. Maintenant, grñce à un songe, Joseph sait que l’enfant que
Marie porte vient de l’Esprit Saint. Ce sera cependant à lui de lui donner
son nom : JĂ©sus, c’est-Ă -dire « Dieu Sauve ».
Joseph demeurera l’époux fidĂšle de Marie et sera le pĂšre adoptif de
l’enfant. L’enfant sera le fils de Marie adoptĂ© par Joseph, qui le protĂšgera,
le nourrira. Il veillera sur Jésus comme un pÚre. Déjà la destinée de
l’enfant est dĂ©voilĂ©e Ă  travers son nom : il sera le sauveur de son peuple.
Ainsi Joseph va voir s’accomplir sous ses yeux Ă©merveillĂ©s le salut de
Dieu promis à ses pÚres depuis de nombreuses générations. Cependant,
cela ne s’est pas rĂ©alisĂ© que parce que Joseph est un homme de confiance,
un homme d’action mais dans le silence et un homme fidùle.
Homme de confiance, Joseph nous donne un bel exemple de foi en Dieu.
Il nous invite, nous qui sommes aujourd’hui inquiets au milieu de tant
d’épreuves dans notre vie, Ă  ne jamais douter de Dieu, Ă  ne jamais perdre
confiance en Lui, à grandir dans la foi en Celui qui s’est fait si proche de
nous qu’il est venu partager notre condition humaine. Joseph nous invite
par son exemple Ă  ne pas laisser s’éteindre dans nos cƓurs l’espĂ©rance en
Celui qui a souffert avec nous mais qui, par Sa résurrection, a vaincu
définitivement le mal et la mort.
Homme d’action dans le silence, aujourd’hui, dans un monde bruyant et
agité, Joseph nous apprend à faire silence en nous pour accueillir une
parole qui vient de Dieu et l’écouter attentivement. C’est parfois difficile
mais pas impossible si nous méditons la vie de Joseph le silencieux mais
l’homme qui agit sans parler, qui, Ă©clairĂ© par la grĂące de l’Esprit Saint,
agit selon sa conscience. Joseph nous apprend que pour faire la volonté
de Dieu, il faut d’abord se recueillir, Ă©couter et mĂ©diter sa Parole qui parle
à notre cƓur.
Homme fidĂšle Ă  la Loi de Dieu et Ă  son engagement d’amour en Ă©pousant,
Marie. Joseph nous apprend comment rester fidĂšle dans notre engagement
de chrétien, baptisé et appelé à entrer dans le projet de Dieu pour accueillir
Son Fils en nous et le faire grandir pour l’offrir comme Bonne Nouvelle
aux autres.
En cette période de préparation à célébrer la naissance de Jésus Christ,
saint Joseph nous apprend comment écouter et méditer en silence la Parole
de Dieu et la mettre en pratique tous les jours avec un cƓur converti pour
garder fidĂšlement confiance en Dieu.
Le témoignage de la vie de Saint Joseph nous apprend aussi que le
Seigneur nous conduit sur des chemins que nous n’avions pas prĂ©vus mais
qu’Il sait oĂč nous conduire pour entrer dans la vie Ă©ternelle par la grĂące
de Son Esprit Saint.
Demandons à saint Joseph de veiller sur notre famille, sur l’Eglise et sur
chacune de nos vies. Qu’il nous aide, avec l’intercession de Marie, en ces
temps difficiles, Ă  avancer sans crainte dans la foi et Ă  grandir sans cesse
dans l’espĂ©rance contre tout dĂ©sespoir qui nous guette et de rendre notre
cƓur plein d’amour pour Dieu et pour ceux qui nous entourent.

PriĂšre
Salut, gardien du RĂ©dempteur, Ă©poux de la Vierge Marie. À toi Dieu a
confié son Fils ; en toi Marie a remis sa confiance ; avec toi le Christ est
devenu homme.
O bienheureux Joseph, montre-toi aussi un pĂšre pour nous, et conduis-
nous sur le chemin de la vie. Obtiens-nous grùce, miséricorde et courage
pour vivre notre foi en Jésus Christ dont tu as pris soin et défends-nous de
tout mal. Amen.
† Selim Sfeir
ArchevĂȘque Maronite de Chypre

CHRISTMAS IS TWINKLING AT OUR LADY OF GRACES – NICOSIA

At Our Lady of Graces, an impressive Christmas concert was held by the newly founded Armonia choir with the participation of the Cathedral and Kormakitis choirs conducted by Rania Najjar.
The event was attended by the Maronite Archbishop of cyprus, H.E. Msgr. Selim Sfeir, the Apostolic Nuncio, H.E. Msgr. Mario Lalli, The Vicar of the Latin Patriarch, Msgr. Bruno Varriano, the Representative of the Maronites in the Parliament Mr. Giannakis Moussa and the Ambassador of Lebanon and Rector of the Diplomatic Corps Claude Al Hajal as well as many faithful.
 

CHRISTMAS MAGIC ON SATURDAY IN St. JOSEPH-LARNACA

A big and bright bazaar took place on the two-day market of Larnaca from the parish of St. Joseph.

The events in both Larnaca and Nicosia were attended by the Maronite Archbishop of Cyprus, H.E. Msgr. Selim Sfeir, the Representative of the Maronites Giannakis Moussa and the Ambassador of Lebanon and Rector of the Diplomatic Corps Claude Al Hajal as well as many faithful.

THE COMMUNITY IN LIMASSOL IS IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

The Christmas Bazaar was successfully held yesterday in Limassol in the premises of the church of Agios Charbel.
It was preceded by a divine service presided over by the Most Reverend Maronite Archbishop Selim Sfeir, flanked by the Commissioner of the Holy See and the Vicar General of the Latin Church, as well as the vicar of the parish of Saint Charpel, Father Ibrahim Kita.
The Maronite Representative Giannakis Mousas, the Ambassador of Lebanon and the Rector of the Diplomatic Corps Clot Al Hajal, the Mayor of Limassol Nikos Nicolaidis, the President of the KOA Andreas Michaelidis and faithful from the city of Limassol attended the divine service and the bazaar.

Martha and Mary (Luke 10 : 38-42)

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

The Canonization of Blessed Giorgio Frassati and Blessed Carlos Acutis.

Today in the holy city of Rome, our beloved Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV will solemnly elevate for the whole Church two new saints, Giorgio Frassati and Carlos Acutis. Both of these young men died very young, yet in their brief journey, they show that living for Christ takes nothing away from life but fills it with meaning and joy.

The saints are the experts in listening. Like Mary of Bethany, the saints are attentive to the voice of Christ.  They hear Him in the reading of the Gospel, they hear Him in the voice of the Church’s teaching, they hear Him in the voices of the poor and the immigrant, they hear Him in the silence of the Blessed Sacrament.  The saints don’t just hear Jesus, they listen to Him. This work of listening is to discover the voice of Christ in those right beside us, in our families and our place of work. It's also about trying to hear the voice of Christ in our contemporaries, some of whom are far from the Church.  Even in their estrangement, they are creatures of Logos, of reason, and can be unwitting transmitters of the truth.  We need to have hearts and ears capable of hearing Christ speaking from the most unlikely places.

Poor Martha in her busy kitchen of Bethany could hear Christ speaking in the other room, but she was so distracted, she couldn’t listen.  She got focused on her problems, her difficulties and her failures.  She was listening to herself and only hearing Jesus from a distance.

The Divine Logos created the human body as a custom designed parable: we have two ears and one mouth.  God is showing us that we have to do twice as much listening as we do speaking and listening is twice as hard as talking.

May our Blessed Mother, who’s beautiful birthday we shall celebrate tomorrow (for us Maronites, we think of our Lady of Mankee!) on September 8th, intercede for all of us to be betters listeners!

† Selim Sfeir

Maronite Archbishop of Cyprus

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