Online text: Encyclical on the Maronite Liturgy, by Patriarch Rai

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• The Maronite Liturgy, the Liturgy of the Living Treasure, Encyclical Letter of Bechara Bouros Cardinal Rai, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, 25 March 2014. Available in pdf format on this page of the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn, and on this page at Saint Ann Maronite Church; and may be read online on this page of Saint Joseph Maronite Catholic Church, and on this page at Maronite Heritage.

On the Feast of the Holy Monk and Patriarch John Maron in the Maronite Church: may his prayers be with us. For other online texts and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

Online ebook: “Aspects of Maronite History”, by Chorbishop Seely Beggiani

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• Aspects of Maronite History, by Chorbishop Seely Beggiani. May be read online through this page of the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn, in 12 parts: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, Part Six, Part Seven, Part Eight, Part Nine, Part Ten, Part Eleven, and Part Twelve.

On the Feast of Saint John Maron in the Maronite church. For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with mercy upon the people who cry to Thee; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Saint Joseph her spouse, of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, in Thy mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the liberty and exaltation of the Holy Mother the Church. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. (From Sancta Missa)

Free ebook: “The Eastern Christians and Their Churches”, by Father Steven Hawkes-Teeples

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• The Eastern Christians and Their Churches, by Father Steven Hawkes-Teeples, S.J. (New Haven, CT: Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, Catholic Information Service, 2008). With Imprimi Potest. Available in PDF format on this page of the Knights of Columbus.

On the Feast of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle (Shliha Mar Bartholomeo). For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

Free ebook: “The Maronite Church”, by Msgr. Ronald Beshara

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• The Maronite Church, by Msgr. Ronald Beshara (Eparchy of Saint Maron, 2002). With Imprimatur. May be read online at Maronite Vocations, which states that the book was “written for the purpose of informing and enriching Maronites and other Catholics about the rich Maronite tradition, a living and vibrant branch of the Catholic Church. This Church of Jesus Christ is united by one faith, one Lord and one baptism, yet expresses that one faith in twenty-two unique and distinct Eastern and Western traditions of theology, spirituality, liturgy and cultures.”

On the Feast of Saint Maron, the Great Patron of what would become the Maronite Catholic church. For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject). Blessed be God in His angels and in His saints!

Free ebook: The Call of the Desert, by Archbishop Francis M. Zayek

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• The Call of the Desert, by Archbishop Francis M. Zayek (June 1977). Available in PDF format at the in PDF format on this page of the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn. [N.B., This 13-page booklet, written to mark the canonization of Saint Charbel Makhloof, provides an introduction to the eremetical life in the one true Church, particularly in the Maronite tradition.]

Posted in (belated) observance of the Feast of St. Charbel Makhloof in the Maronite Catholic Church (23 July) and in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite (24 July). May his prayers be with us.

Free ebook: “The Maronite Church”, by Msgr. Ronald Beshara

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• The Maronite Church, by Msgr. Ronald Beshara (Eparchy of Saint Maron, 2002). With Imprimatur. May be read online at Maronite Vocations, which states that the book was “written for the purpose of informing and enriching Maronites and other Catholics about the rich Maronite tradition, a living and vibrant branch of the Catholic Church. This Church of Jesus Christ is united by one faith, one Lord and one baptism, yet expresses that one faith in twenty-two unique and distinct Eastern and Western traditions of theology, spirituality, liturgy and cultures.”

In commemoration of the Blessed Martyrs the Massabki Brothers, in the Maronite Catholic Church.

• One may learn more about them from the website (in English, French, and Arabic) dedicated to their cause for canonization In the Service of the Cause for the Blessed Martyrs Massabki.
• Their life and relevance to present times is summarized in the pamphlet Maronite Voice, Volume VIII:2 (February 2012), available in PDF format at the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn.