OUR LADY OF LEBANON PARISH - TORONTO

Maronite Catholic Church. Served by the Antonine Maronite Order

Pastor : Fr. Maroun Abou Jaoude OAM Associate Pastor : Fr. Youssef Chedid OAM

October 28th, 2012

Seventh Sunday of the Cross - Christ the King

Wedding banns:

2nd

Christina Ghanem and Don Weaver

Mass Intention Sunday Oct 28th, 2012

10:30 am 12:30 pm - Memorial mass for Bechara & Dalal Sabat offered by their children Jack, Jeannette, Antoinette, Tony and their families.

'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.'
Our Lady of Lebanon Christmas Banquet

- One year Memorial mass for the late Salim Jamil Lati offered by his family.

Thursday Nov 1st, 2012

7:00 pm - All Saints Day

Rizzo Italian Banquet Hall (Humberline & Albion Rd)

Friday Nov 2nd, 2012

7:00 pm - All Souls Day

Our Lady of Lebanon has a great pleasure to invite you to its Christmas Party event that will be held on Sat. Dec. 15th at Rizzo Italian Banquet Hall. A full served dinner with the Lebanese Super Star Georges Hadchiti , along with the star Rami Badr. Prizes and gifts will be distributed to winners. For reservation please call: Church Office: Maha 416.534.7070 Sam Dagher : 416-493-8945 Edmond Dagher: 416.371.2826 Claude Dagher : 416-294-9503 Sponsors are welcome to contribute in advertisements in the church Christmas booklet. Please call Joe Daou @ 647.393.9222 & Edmond Dagher @ 416.371.2826

Sunday Nov 4th, 2012

10:30am -Memorial mass for the late Elias Azzi and his son Francois offered by his daughter yolla and her husband Elie Azzi. 12:30pm -Memorial mass for Mansour & Antoinette Abou Jaoudeh offered by their children.

Friday Activities
6:30 pm Children Choir 7:30 pm Sacred heart family 8:30 pm Youth group

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturdays at 6:30 pm; Sundays at 10:30 & 12:30 in OLOL church (1515 Queen St W, Toronto ON); Sunday at 7 pm in Holy Redeemer Church (796 Eyer Dr, Pickering ON). Our Lady of Lebanon Parish; 1515 Queen St. West; Toronto, ON, M6R 1A5; Tel: 416-534-7070; Fax: 416-530-4103; www.ourladyoflebanon.ca; office@ourladyoflebanon.ca; mjaoude1@hotmail.com; ololtoronto, @ololtoronto

COLLECTION AND DONATIONS BALANCE Oct 21st, 2012 Alakji Georges Daher Boutros Hanna Jean Kiwan Abdo Najm Rudy Total Collection 50.00 60.00 300.00 250.00 100.00 1298.00 Grand Total Ansara Harry Daou Joseph Kassouf Marcel Melki Rabih Saade Nassar Truck. Total Donations 2403.00 50.00 60.00 100.00 75.00 100.00 1145.00

Please contact the Parishs office to arrange for any sacrament of the Church.

Office hours
Monday, Wednesday: 3pm - 8 pm Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 11am - 8 pm

Marriage
A marriage preparation course is necessary. Please call the Priest one year before the planned wedding date and before arranging the hall.

Baptism
OLOL parish thanks all the families for their annual donation of $250 CND. Your contribution are supporting our programs for our children and youth. Thank you and God bless you. Please make an appointment one month in advance.

Keep in touch!
Dear parishioners, if your address has recently changed, please contact the parish office to update our records.
All Saints November 1: Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne! (Rev. 7: 10) If we were to remember one thing about All Saints Day, it should be this: the men and women we honor today take no credit for their triumph. They know that salvation is Gods work. They know that they are standing before the throne of God only because they trusted in and held fast to his promises and his power during times of hardship, persecution and temptation. The mark on their foreheads is a constant testimony to Jesus, who empowered them to remain faithful. You wont find most of these spiritual victors on any official list. This feast is a celebration of the countless Saints in heaven whose faith and works are known only to God and perhaps a few other people. And this is their message to us. Their hiddenness shows that we too can be Saints, if only we hold tenaciously to the truth that salvation belongs to our God and no one else. Everyday, we face decisions about whom we will trust, believe in, and obey. Everyday, we are called to lift our hearts to the Spirit and let him strengthen and transform us. Even when we sin, our trust in Gods mercy can enable us to repent and stand firm, confident that we remain the beloved of God. Through out our day, we can repeat the Saints rallying cry, salvation belongs to our God! and know that the battles outcome is first and foremost Gods business. On this great festival day, let the Saints convince you that holiness is not meant just for a select few. Let them show you that all things are possible with God. What happens when everyday people are faithful to their call, take God at his Word, and allow him to work through them? They join all the other Saints in joyful celebration around Gods throne.

Ministry of the Sick

Inform the priest for assistance.

Confession
By appointment or before the Mass.

All Souls November 2 This is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. (John 6:39) These words of Jesus should gladden our hearts. We have a merciful God who has gone to great lengths to save us! The steadfast love o the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting (Ps.103:17). Not even sin can deflect his desire to rescue us. Right up until our last breath, God offers us the way to freedom and then, in a different way, he shows mercy even after we die. Celebrating All Souls Day, we reflect on Purgatory, that final purification of the elect (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1031) where the mercy of God has its ultimate, hidden expression. Sometimes described as a cleansing fire, Purgatory lays to rest the effects of sin in us. Of course, the existence of Purgatory doesnt exempt us from combating sin here and now. As Paul wrote, We have been buried with [Jesus] by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life . How does this union with Jesus death work itself out in daily life? As we decide over and over again to unite ourselves with Christ and allow his cross to sever us from sin and death. We experience freedom from sin as we assert, in situations small and large, that we have indeed been crucified with Christ and are now dead to sin. As we allow Jesus cross to penetrate our lives, we will become more purified, less attached to our fallen nature. Purgatory is simply an extension of the work of the cross, a continuation of Gods desire to bring us into his kingdom. We should be grateful for such a grace-yet not forget that God wants to purify us everyday. Dont wait for Purgatory! Let Jesus love pierce your heart today! You will reap a double benefit: a less painful passage into eternal life and a more joyful, fruitful life here and now. 2

A reading from Letter of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Romans, Your blessings Father; (12:9-21) Let love be sincere; hate what is evil, hold on to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; anticipate one another in showing honor. Do not grow slack in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, endure in affliction, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the holy ones, exercise hospitality. Bless those who persecute (you), bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Have the same regard for one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly; do not be wise in your own estimation. Do not repay anyone evil for evil; be concerned for what is noble in the sight of all. If possible, on your part, live at peace with all. Beloved, do not look for revenge but leave room for the wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord." Rather, "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head." Do not be conquered by evil but conquer evil with good. Praise be to God always.

the goats. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the king will say to those on his right, Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.' Then the righteous will answer him and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?' And the king will say to them in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.' Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.' Then they will answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?' He will answer them, 'Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.' And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life." This is the truth. Peace be with you.

A reading from the Holy Gospel of the Lord according to Saint Matthew. (25:31-46) "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from
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