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Gospel Readings
Calendar 2004
Calendar 2005
Calendar 2006
Calendar 2007
Calendar 2008
Here is the complete new version of The Maronite Liturgical Year
Holy Days of Obligation in the Maronite Church, Click Here.
With great proud, the Maronite Church announces the good news for all the Maronites in the world:
A collection of books has been published in the Church to help us celebrate our Maronite Liturgy.
The new version of the Mass has made our Maronite Liturgy one of the richest liturgy in the whole
Church. The following books are:
1- The Liturgy of the Mass: with apparent changes (i.e. The people will say with the Priest Qadeeshat
Aloho. Two Anaphoras have been added to our Maronite Liturgy: Anaphora of St. John Maron,
the first Maronie Patriarch & Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom, St. Maron?s friend & Doctor
in the Church).
2- The book of the readings (Letters & Gospels) of our Liturgical Year.
3- The book of Maronite Hymns: A collection of 550 Psalms & Hymns, with their musical notes, has been
published. It includes the most beautiful Maronite Hymns.
4- The Mysteries of Baptism & Myron.
5- Engagement & Marriage
6- Funerals
7- Liturgical guide
8- Ordination of Bishops & Priests
The Maronite Liturgical Committee has decided to keep some traditional readings and to organize
the Liturgical year as follows:
- Christmas Season (Traditional readings).
- Epiphany Season (New order)
- Lent Season (Traditional readings)
- Passion Week (Traditional readings)
- Resurrection Season (New Order)
- Pentecost Season (New Order)
- Holy Cross Season (New Order)
The Maronite Liturgical year 2007/2008
1- Introduction to the Liturgical Year: 04 Nov 2007------17 Nov 2007
2- The Season of the Birth of the Lord: 18 Nov 2007--------------05 Jan 2008
3- Epiphany Season: 06 Jan 2008--------------12 Jan 2008
4- The Three Weeks before Lent: 13 Jan 2008-------------- 03 Feb 2008
5- Lent Season: 04 Feb 2008-------------- 16 March 2008
6- Passion Week: 17 March 2008------------22 March 2008
7- Resurrection Season: 23 March 2008-----------10 May 2008
8- Pentecost Season: 11 May 2008------------ 13 Sept 2008
9- Holy Cross Season: 14 Sept 2008------------ 01 Nov 2008
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