Sunday March 19, 2023. The visit of H.E. the Archbishop of the Maronites in Cyprus, Msgr. Selim Sfeir to H.E. Catholicos Aram I, and the visit of H.E. Catholicos Aram I to the Maronite Archbishopric of Cyprus.
SATURDAY 23/4/2016
Acropolis: Maronite Archbishopric – St Maroun Chapel
18.30 hrs Palm Holy Mass and Procession
PALM SUNDAY 24/4/2016
Limassol: St Charbel Church
10.00 hrs Holy Mass and Procession
Nicosia: Cathedral of Our Lady of Graces
18.00 hrs The ritual of the “Arrival at the Port” with confessions
HOLY MONDAY 25/4/2016
Nicosia: Cathedral of Our Lady of Graces
18.30hrs Mass and Procession of the Cross
HOLY TUESDAY 26/4/2016
Anthoupoli: St Maroun Church
18.30 hrs Procession of the Cross
HOLY WEDNESDAY 27/4/2016
Kotsiatis: Saint Marina Church
18.30 hrs Ritual of the Blessing of the Oil and Vespers of Passion
HOLY THURSDAY 28/4/2016
Nicosia: Cathedral of our Lady of Graces
18.00 hrs Ritual of the Washing of the Feet, the Last Supper and the Holy Mass
Acropolis: Maronite Archbishopric – St Maron Chapel
21.00 hrs Vigil with the Holy Sacrament
HOLY FRIDAY 29/4/2016
Kormakitis: St George Church
18.00 hrs Ritual of the Burial of Christand Adoration of the Cross
SATURDAY OF THE LIGHT 30/4/2016
Acropolis: Maronite Archbishopric – St Maroun Chapel
11.00 Ritual of Forgiveness
Confessionsthroughout the day in all the churches of all parishes
18.30 hrs Holy Mass of Resurrection
After the Holy Mass H.E. the Maronite Archbishop will receive the greetings of the faithful
EASTERSUNDAY 01/5/2016
Nicosia: Cathedral of Our Lady of Graces
24.00 hrs Midnight Holy Mass of Resurrection
After the Holy Mass H.E. will receive the greetings of the faithful at the Hall of the Cathedral.
Kormakitis: Youth Easter walk in the nature with H.E. at 17.00 hrs
EASTER MONDAY 02/5/2016
Kormakitis: St George Church
10.00 hrs Holy Mass
HAPPY EASTER
We will have the opportunity to profess our faith in the Risen Lord in our cathedrals and in the churches of the whole world; in our homes and among our families, so that everyone may feel a strong need to know better and to transmit to future generations the faith of all times (“Porta Fidei” Benedict XVI No. 8).
By faith, we too live: by the living recognition of the Lord Jesus, present in our lives and in our history (“Porta Fidei” Benedict XVI No. 13).
“Confessing with the lips indicates in turn that faith implies public testimony and commitment. A Christian may never think of belief as a private act. Faith is choosing to stand with the Lord so as to live with Him. This “standing with Him” points toward an understanding of the reasons for believing. Faith, precisely because it is a free act, also demands social responsibility for what one believes” (“Porta Fidei” Benedict XVI No. 10)
“By faith, across the centuries, men and women of all ages, whose names are written in the Book of Life (cf. Rev 7:9, 13:8), have confessed the beauty of following the Lord Jesus wherever they were called to bear witness to the fact that they were Christian: in the family, in the workplace, in public life, in the exercise of the charisms and ministries to which they were called”. (Porta Fidei “Benedict XVI No. 13)
Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God (Rom 15:17).