Our Lady Of Lebanon Parish - Toronto

Maronite Catholic Church - Served by the Antonine Maronite Order

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Pastor: Fr. Youssef Chedid OAM Associate Pastor: Fr. Elie Abou Assaf OAM
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Mutual Funds Representative

CATHOLIC CEMETERIES
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Assumption cemetery (905) 670-8801

Holy Cross cemetery (905) 889-7467

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Mississauga, L4Z 2H6

Saturday, October 25th, 2014

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6:30pm: One year memorial mass for the late Afaf Diab offered
from her husband Youssef Diab & her children Elie, Dany & Carole

Sunday, October 26th, 2014

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Farewell Party

Mass Intentions
(416) 590-0059

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Sunday, October 26th, 2014

Sixth Sunday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

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10:30am & 12:30pm: Memorial mass for all the deceased of
Our Lady of Lebanon parish
7:00pm (Pickering): Memorial mass for all the deceased of Our
Lady of Lebanon parish
Upcoming Liturgical Feast:
Saturday November 1st: All Saints
Sunday November 2nd: All Souls Day

As you all know, Fr. Maroun Abou-Jaoude is leaving OLOL Church to

continue his mission in a new parish in Lebanon. In this occasion, we are
organizing a farewell party for him in the church hall on Sunday October
26, 2014 after the 12:30 mass which will be celebrated by him. So, we
hope you attend that last mass for Fr. Maroun and get all together to eat
lunch with him, wish him luck, success and thank him for all he's done to
our parish. Good luck Fr. Maroun in your new mission. You will be missed.

First Communion DVD

The DVD of the 2013 First communion are ready. Please pick them
up from the Church office.

Marriage Banns
First Banns: Fadi Eid & Imane Nassar

Sunday, November 2nd, 2014

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10:30am & 12:30pm: Memorial mass for all the deceased of
Our Lady of Lebanon parish
7:00pm (Pickering): Memorial mass for all the deceased of Our
Lady of Lebanon parish

Church Income (October 19th, 2014)

Collection, $1357.00

Donation, $450.00

Grand Total, $1807.00

OLOL parish thanks all the families for their annual donation of $300 CND.

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December 6th

Mass Schedule: Saturdays at 6:30 pm, Sundays at 10:30 am & 12:30 pm at OLOL church (1515 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON)
Sundays at 7:00pm at Holy Redeemer Church (796 Eyer Dr., Pickering, ON)
1515 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6R 1A5 Phone: 416-534-7070. Fax: 416-530-4103.
www.OurLadyOfLebanon.ca office@OurLadyOfLebanon.ca twitter.com/ololtoronto facebook.com/ololtoronto facebook.com/ololgta

POPE FRANCIS GENERAL AUDIENCE

Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Catechesis on the Church; the new Jerusalem, coming down from heaven,
prepared as a bride adorned to meet her husband.

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Galatians. (6: 1-10)
Your blessings Father

Gospel ( Matthew 25:14-30)

Brothers and sisters, Brothers, even if a person is caught in some transgression, you who
are spiritual should correct that one in a gentle spirit, looking to yourself, so that you also
may not be tempted. Bear one another's burdens, and so you will fulfill the law of Christ.
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he is deluding himself. Each one
must examine his own work, and then he will have reason to boast with regard to himself
alone, and not with regard to someone else; for each will bear his own load. One who is
being instructed in the word should share all good things with his instructor. Make no
mistake: God is not mocked, for a person will reap only what he sows, because the one
who sows for his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows for the
spirit will reap eternal life from the spirit. Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due
time we shall reap our harvest, if we do not give up. So then, while we have the
opportunity, let us do good to all, but especially to those who belong to the family of the
faith. Praise be to God always.

It will be as when a man who was going on

a journey called in his servants and
entrusted his possessions to them. To one
he gave five talents; to another, two; to a
third, one--to each according to his ability.
Then he went away. Immediately the one
who received five talents went and traded
with them, and made another five.
Likewise, the one who received two made
another two. But the man who received
one went off and dug a hole in the ground
and buried his master's money. After a
long time the master of those servants
came back and settled accounts with
them. The one who had received five
talents came forward bringing the
additional five. He said, 'Master, you gave
me five talents. See, I have made five
more.' His master said to him, 'Well done,
my good and faithful servant. Since you
were faithful in small matters, I will give
you great responsibilities. Come, share
your master's joy.' (Then) the one who had
received two talents also came forward
and said, 'Master, you gave me two
talents. See, I have made two more.' His
master said to him, 'Well done, my good
and faithful servant. Since you were faithful
in small matters, I will give you great
responsibilities. Come, share your
master's joy.' Then the one who had
received the one talent came forward and
said, 'Master, I knew you were a
demanding person, harvesting where you
did not plant and gathering where you did
not scatter; so out of fear I went off and
buried your talent in the ground. Here it is
back.' His master said to him in reply, 'You
wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I
harvest where I did not plant and gather
where I did not scatter? Should you not
then have put my money in the bank so
that I could have got it back with interest
on my return? Now then! Take the talent
from him and give it to the one with ten.
For to everyone who has, more will be
given and he will grow rich; but from the
one who has not, even what he has will be
taken away. And throw this useless
servant into the darkness outside, where
there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.
This is the truth. Peace be with you.

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pnrnran ,bndG nep lnseo nnd nGOn na GPkpGE .pfpGhnGCn ooornnS nfsCn ,spfn h ,rn`dG nnYn snfn a
.kpFGO pd ondGh .njrpEG pgnGC pGE kUoNoh ,SsdG ppLn pGE nrndrG
Keep in touch!

Dear parishioners, if your address has recently changed, please contact the office of the parish to update
our records.

Contact us

Please contact the office of the parish to arrange for any sacrament of the Church.
Office hours: Mon, Thurs: 3pm - 8 pm. Tues, Wed, Fri: 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: Please make an appointment one month in advance.
Ministry of the Sick: Inform the priest for assistance.
Confession: By appointment or before the Mass.

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In our catechesis on the Church, we now consider the object of our Christian hope, the
fulfilment of Gods promises in the coming of Christ at the end of time. Saint John speaks of
this joyful encounter between the Lord and his people using the image of the new Jerusalem,
coming down from heaven, prepared as a bride adorned to meet her husband (cf. Rev 21:2).
This spousal imagery contains a profound truth: by taking on our flesh, Jesus united humanity
to himself, and at his coming we will see the consummation of this mystic marriage in the
wedding feast of heaven. The vision of the new Jerusalem also reminds us that the Church is
meant in Gods plan to be a City in which all men and women live at last in harmony and
blessed peace. Christian hope, then, is our joyful expectation of the Lords coming and the
fulfilment of his saving plan for the human family. In every generation the Church holds high the
lamp of this hope before the world. Today let us ask whether our own lamps are alight with the
oil of faith, and to what extent we live as credible and joy-filled witnesses to our hope in Gods
promises.

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POPE FRANCIS GENERAL AUDIENCE

Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Catechesis on the Church; the new Jerusalem, coming down from heaven,
prepared as a bride adorned to meet her husband.

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Galatians. (6: 1-10)
Your blessings Father

Gospel ( Matthew 25:14-30)

Brothers and sisters, Brothers, even if a person is caught in some transgression, you who
are spiritual should correct that one in a gentle spirit, looking to yourself, so that you also
may not be tempted. Bear one another's burdens, and so you will fulfill the law of Christ.
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he is deluding himself. Each one
must examine his own work, and then he will have reason to boast with regard to himself
alone, and not with regard to someone else; for each will bear his own load. One who is
being instructed in the word should share all good things with his instructor. Make no
mistake: God is not mocked, for a person will reap only what he sows, because the one
who sows for his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows for the
spirit will reap eternal life from the spirit. Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due
time we shall reap our harvest, if we do not give up. So then, while we have the
opportunity, let us do good to all, but especially to those who belong to the family of the
faith. Praise be to God always.

It will be as when a man who was going on

a journey called in his servants and
entrusted his possessions to them. To one
he gave five talents; to another, two; to a
third, one--to each according to his ability.
Then he went away. Immediately the one
who received five talents went and traded
with them, and made another five.
Likewise, the one who received two made
another two. But the man who received
one went off and dug a hole in the ground
and buried his master's money. After a
long time the master of those servants
came back and settled accounts with
them. The one who had received five
talents came forward bringing the
additional five. He said, 'Master, you gave
me five talents. See, I have made five
more.' His master said to him, 'Well done,
my good and faithful servant. Since you
were faithful in small matters, I will give
you great responsibilities. Come, share
your master's joy.' (Then) the one who had
received two talents also came forward
and said, 'Master, you gave me two
talents. See, I have made two more.' His
master said to him, 'Well done, my good
and faithful servant. Since you were faithful
in small matters, I will give you great
responsibilities. Come, share your
master's joy.' Then the one who had
received the one talent came forward and
said, 'Master, I knew you were a
demanding person, harvesting where you
did not plant and gathering where you did
not scatter; so out of fear I went off and
buried your talent in the ground. Here it is
back.' His master said to him in reply, 'You
wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I
harvest where I did not plant and gather
where I did not scatter? Should you not
then have put my money in the bank so
that I could have got it back with interest
on my return? Now then! Take the talent
from him and give it to the one with ten.
For to everyone who has, more will be
given and he will grow rich; but from the
one who has not, even what he has will be
taken away. And throw this useless
servant into the darkness outside, where
there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.
This is the truth. Peace be with you.

(10 -1 :6 Z) WZ gGC GE SdG dH jdG dSQ rep lra

uS j QHh
snpd
n prnpd
n ufpMhtdG oofrGCn ooprUCna ,dsnHp lnfrpGE nNpo GC rpGE ,JnNrpGE j
n frGCn QrnrMGhn ,YnGOnndG phopH
,AnT ofsGCn lMnnGC sXn rpGE .pnrdG nnjpnT GtJpnGC Gnngh ,Hn nnKrnGC oorHn Go pMrpGE .kjrGCn nsnoJ
r nan pprfn oQonparG oojn mpnMph ,onnYn mMpGhn tco rpnrnran .onrfn nnNn rnan ,AnT ngh

r Qpnoran ,njrpEG nnpcn osnnjn ren .qUndrG onrMp oprnnS mMpGhn sco spEa .prZn
ppnL onuneo
sda .kjrGCn oojn ojspEa ,nfrpEG oYoQnrjn en toan .ppH o GCnnroj ndG spEa !GtpJn .GnrndrG
.jspHnnGC kInnM phtdG nep oojn ,htdG oQnrjn sdGh ;GOkna pnndrG ne oojn ,ppnLn ap oQnjn
pnrnran ,bndG nep lnseo nnd nGOn na GPkpGE .pfpGhnGCn ooornnS nfsCn ,spfn h ,rn`dG nnYn snfn a
.kpFGO pd ondGh .njrpEG pgnGC pGE kUoNoh ,SsdG ppLn pGE nrndrG
Keep in touch!

Dear parishioners, if your address has recently changed, please contact the office of the parish to update
our records.

Contact us

Please contact the office of the parish to arrange for any sacrament of the Church.
Office hours: Mon, Thurs: 3pm - 8 pm. Tues, Wed, Fri: 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: Please make an appointment one month in advance.
Ministry of the Sick: Inform the priest for assistance.
Confession: By appointment or before the Mass.

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v co ,InMpGhn kfnRrhn nNnGBh ,nfnRrhnNnGBh
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nrNn nHpnan nHp nnLJnh ,rn`dG pfnRnndG

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In our catechesis on the Church, we now consider the object of our Christian hope, the
fulfilment of Gods promises in the coming of Christ at the end of time. Saint John speaks of
this joyful encounter between the Lord and his people using the image of the new Jerusalem,
coming down from heaven, prepared as a bride adorned to meet her husband (cf. Rev 21:2).
This spousal imagery contains a profound truth: by taking on our flesh, Jesus united humanity
to himself, and at his coming we will see the consummation of this mystic marriage in the
wedding feast of heaven. The vision of the new Jerusalem also reminds us that the Church is
meant in Gods plan to be a City in which all men and women live at last in harmony and
blessed peace. Christian hope, then, is our joyful expectation of the Lords coming and the
fulfilment of his saving plan for the human family. In every generation the Church holds high the
lamp of this hope before the world. Today let us ask whether our own lamps are alight with the
oil of faith, and to what extent we live as credible and joy-filled witnesses to our hope in Gods
promises.

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