The Maronites History and Liturgy

This short video gives a glance into the Maronites' History and Liturgy.
Presented to : The Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas - Angelicum (Roma)
Prepared by : Br Charbel Nasr omm - Br Charbel Souaid omm - Br Ali Chameseddine omm
Narrator : Deacon Charbel Bteich omm
The History text was retrieved from www.maronite-heritage.com by Fr. Antonio Elfeghali

[@StoleBearer]

Love from the Melkite Church to brother and sister Maronites throughout the world!

[@thegreatone921]

God bless all Maronites around the world who have kept the faith despite the years of ongoing persecution, love from the United States!

[@elias.d.3]

@@BillyBob-wf1hi This silly Maronite can't understand what you're trying to stay :)

[@BillyBob-wf1hi]

Elias Diab I think you mean say. It’s ok you’re Maronite so your intellect is beneath the average person’s

[@elias.d.3]

@@BillyBob-wf1hiCool dude! I think you're really sweet and compassionate. Have a good day!

[@BillyBob-wf1hi]

Elias Diab don’t pretend to be friendly Maronite coward

[@elias.d.3]

@@BillyBob-wf1hi Oh good because I'm not pretending.

[@anthonychoueifati811]

i am very proud to be a Maronite. thank you very much +B Antonio

[@frederiquecouture3924]

Interesting.

[@motorcop505]

This is an excellent description of the Marionite Church, its history, and its liturgy. Thank you for sharing this beautiful and holy Church!

[@htpt4301]

Maronite

[@nikhilpawath]

Blessing from Syro Malankara Church from sister churche of the Maronite church from India.

[@afegalese7]

When reading some of the comments here, I found it amazing to know the amount of hatred Maronites are facing especially from Muslim Brotherhood fundamentalists who have a deep hatred towards Christianity. That is a good sign that the Maronites have the Spirit of the Lord upon them. Thank God all their comments were deleted.

[@claudyskantara1260]

***** Thank you Abouna for cleansing off such a beautiful video page from the chaos of the deceivers. Praise the Lord for the Light bestowed upon us. Your efforts and endeavor are highly commendable. Peace of Jesus.

[@ThePhobosAnomally]

God bless our brothers from the east!

[@danielandres1579]

Billy Bob kol khara

[@eliehaddad2086]

Lah ya zalame wlw mafik t7ota 3a kel El Islem Ana 3nde ktir ref2a eslem w 7ata eme muslime w baye masi7e. Mafina n3ish hek kelna nezlom ta2ife Kela bas 3shen kem nes men 3ndon byekraho masi7iye. El Islem metel e5wetna bel a5ir w kelna lezem n7ob ba3d w 3edam El temyiz El ta2ife. Mafik t2ul kel El Islem hek w btetzakar esh sor b new zelanda hadik El sene lama eja we7ed mo3teber 7alo masi7e w fet m2alb jeme3 w atal 50 Muslim w fi baynetom wled Ne7na Kamen 3ana masi7iye 3onsoriye w kel adyen 3ndon nes hek fa mafik tzlom din metel ma Howe Iza kel 7ada b fakker metlak b sir fi 7arb ahliye tene blebnen Fa 7tormo Kol El adyen w Ma7ada a7san min 7ada bel a5ir kelna wled Allah

[@eliehaddad2086]

@@BillyBob-wf1hi ente bterda 7ada y2elak nafs El shi 3shen ente b hel Din m3ayan Mafik t2ul hek 3eb 3lek

[@KrazyKryptonian]

This was really well done and very informative. Thank you for making & sharing it.

[@vernieontinglpt7024]

I am glad that the Maronites were always loyal to Holy See or the Roman Church as before and such that, they stand always in the right faith and for not allowing any heresy to infiltrate in their own rite/church as what was done by Rome also. Long live One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church!!!!

[@adolphCat]

How does loyalty to the Roman Pope prevent heresy?

[@frankminnou2275]

God bless one holy Catholic Church.

[@gringo3002]

I'm under the impression that a lot of people aren't aware that the Maronite Church is a part of the Roman Catholic Church.

[@jodabachian1]

When a Maronite and an Armenian play “Tabli” (Backgammon), the earth shakes at its core!

[@asantiago740]

Thank you I learn so much and love the Maronite rite.

[@claudyskantara1260]

Abun d-bashmayo, nethqadash shmokh, tithe malkuthokh, nehwe sebyonokh, aykano d-bashmayo of bar'o. Hablan lahmo d-sunqonan yawmono. Washbuq lan hawbayn wahtohayn, aykano dof hnan shbaqn l-hayobayn. Wlo ta'lan l-nesyuno. Elo faso lan men bisho. Metul d-dilokh i malkutho ohaylo, wteshbuhto, l'olam 'olmin Amin.

[@shuttlefeather]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXLHgZyIjK6Uo5I

[@bbwphantom]

I grew up Roman Catholic, and just started attending a Maronite church. I'm hooked.

[@lynnaramini6603]

I really enjoyed this presentation. Very well done! As a faithful Roman Catholic, it helped me in upstanding, and appreciating, the Maronite aspect of Catholicism, that is of my wonderful Lebanese "Son"-in-law. Thank you!🥰🙏✝️

[@aptruthwillsetyoufree]

We attended Midnight Resurrection Mass this past Saturday in Raleigh, my first, and it was a solemn and an, intimate encounter with Our Lord. I was grateful to have the opportunity to attend. One Catholic, Apostolic Church ❤ Our faith is beautiful.

[@JamesMartinelli-jr9mh]

Maronite is a name given LATER. This group started in Antioch by St. Peter. That's why it is 'Antiochian-Syriac' It is a gem of the Roman Catholic Church.

[@sharrouken4040]

James Martinelli the Maronite church began as a part of the Antochian church . Back then Antochian church was formed by two groups the Byzantines (greeks) and the syriacs (with a lot of political problems between them) with the Caledonian council the byzantin and syriac churches splited because the syriacs did not recognized the council . But somewhere near Aleppo was a monastery named Saint Maroun (where hundreds of monks lived they were the disciples of Saint Maroun) this monastery was Syriac but embraced the Calcedonian Council and even participated in it. So right now you have two types of Syriacs , you have the Calcedonian and the non Calcedonian. The Calcedonian where called Maronites in reference to Saint Maron Monastery . And due to the refuge of the maronites in mount Lebanon after the muslim invasion geographical links were cutted with antioch and also due to a several fake patriarchal nomination over antioch: where the emperor would name a person to serve like a "patriarch" , the monks of saint Maroun with all the syriac Calcedonian bishops will name a patriarch over them and officially create the Antochian Syriac Maronite Church.

[@claudyskantara1260]

Thank you Bouna Antonio for this very informative video. God bless!

[@afegalese7]

+Claudys Kantara Thanks for your comments. you already saw the amount the hatred the Maronites are facing from fundamentalists who studied in the schools of hatred.

[@afegalese7]

+Claudys Kantara إنهم من الإخوان المسلمين المتعصبين الذين يتخذون أسماء زائفة ويقومون ببث سمومهم وكراهيتهم تجاه من يختلف معهم في العقيدة والدين. الأفضل تجاهلهم.

[@claudyskantara1260]

***** Tant qu'ils ne viennent pas souiller notre territoire avec leur haine inexplicable, ils peuvent aller aboyer ailleurs. A nous de protèger la beauté de notre foi que nous partageons.

[@htpt4301]

@@afegalese7 وين التعليقات المسيءة؟ مين محاهم؟

[@guerlinesaintlouis4471]

How wonderful...protecting Christ; please don't ever give up...that's the greatest gift to the human kind.

[@AJ-jt1dh]

Thank you so much for posting this very informative video. I am Roman Catholic and admire the churches of the East. I pray for all who wish others harm. May God soften your hearts that you may come to know the love and mercy of Jesus Christ.

[@biblicalones4623]

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[@josephdiorio4809]

A beautiful documentary. Being a Maronite is a beautiful thing. Good Narration Abouna. I love this documentary.

[@wachbe]

Maronites are more than a church , they are a nation with a common history that date back to thousand years ago , Now we have some spreading ideas that denies the fact that maronites are one people due to some converts that don't have a Lebanese ancestral background , and just refer to the maronites as a church attendants . In this video there is no mention to the resistance of the maronites against the ayoubits, mamelouks , the ottomans , there is no mention to the battle between John Maroun and the byzantines in the kadisha valley , jebet bcharre massacre, youssef beik karam and the war of 1860, and the large famine caused by the ottomans against the maronites and this event led to the flee of the maronites from the lebanese mountains to all the world.... This is sad, There is no mention to any maronite history in this video only 5 prcent of it . The maronite history is a history of a people of a nation that gathered around a church and therefore they became one , any new person who want to become a maronite must understand this , and to all the maronite priests that want to change our history and claim that maronites are only the followers of a church not a nation i recommend them to read what our patriarch mar Estphen Douaihy wrote in his books about the history and the definition of being a maronite .

[@echostarsinc]

Thank you for this. I've only just discovered my Father was a moronity and am researching the Faith. You have given me a lot to go on. Thank you and God bless you.

[@htpt4301]

@@echostarsinc moronity? Maronite . How can you discover ur own father

[@htpt4301]

What about western adherents to the maronite church they are not Lebanese yet maronite. Should they be exclusively lebanese otherwise they are not real maronite. Pls explain

[@htpt4301]

What are the different maronite Lebanese monasteries and orders waiting for, to create an epic maronite history channel !

[@gringo3002]

I've heard that the majority of the Maronites aren't Arab.

[@musakeros30]

Thank you for this beautiful video. Greetings from your brother in the Philippines.

[@goddessone3162]

Beautiful story of History. I'm looking forward to going to Our local Marionite rite Church. Thanks for this video.

[@sadallaabrahao6757]

Deus lhes pague! Por este sublime documentário! Viva São MARUN! Viva São CHARBEL! Que todos estejamos no coração sagrado da LUZ DO MUNDO , N.S.JESUS CRISTO! VIVA O LÍBANO! VIVA OS MARONITAS!

[@qadishalebanesecateringgol1226]

It saddens me terribly that our most beautiful liturgy has modernised so much since Vatican Council II; we want the beauty of the traditional Maronite Mass to be given to us! Many, like myself, have stopped going to the modern Maronite Mass because the Novus Ordo was imposed on us in the 60s, it is not the Mass of all time. Please give us the Mass that sanctified Mar Charbel and many of our saints. How can such a request go unheard since Our Holy Father, Pope Emeritus Benedict VXI gave the freedom to every priest to celebrate the Tridentine Mass (extra-ordinary form) in his Summorum Pontificum which he gave Motu Proprio, on July 7th 2007 - this same permission would be given to all priests to celebrate the traditional liturgy of their Rite since the NO was not just imposed on the Latin Rite but on all the Catholic Rites.

[@3987Gara]

It is unfortunate. I myself am a Roman Latin Rite Catholic, and I will not attend the Pauline Rite (Novus Ordo) as it is rather schimatic. I was wondering if that modernization was applied to the other Rites, and just reading your post, it would seem so. As to the Latin Rite a.k.a., Tridentine Mass, Pope St. Puis V, locked that Mass (Liturgy) down to prevent any corruptions that the Protestants of that time were try to adulterate the Liturgy. It is truly sad, if you compare the Pauline Rite to what the Anglicans and Luther did to their liturgies, and there is no real difference. e.g., kzbin.info/www/bejne/ommagH1mqLR_sKc . When I say that Pius V locked the Mass down, he did so with the Papal Bull Quo Primum; however, the Novus Ordo (Pauline Rite) does not violate that as it is its own Rite; not only this Paul VI did not promulgate it, thus, he did not violate this Papal Bull. Father Gregory Hesse (S.T.D., J.C.D., S.T.L., J.C.L., Canon Lawyer, Doctor of Thomistic Theology), my God have mercy on his soul, talks about these issues, which I highly recommend all Catholics to look into. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZ22eX1mfZh3fKM As I was born into the Roman Latin Rite, I am not allowed to attend any Rite except that one; this is to include the Pauline Rite. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJDcgXeZoqd2jqs

[@saharn6767]

I would like to know how the Maronite mass was celebrated before 1962. I would be thankful if you have any reference.

[@notsparctacus]

Hush1 At least your Mass is still valid.

[@grandekev1]

Seems like the same happened with the Chaldeans too.

[@LetGodbeGlorified]

@@grandekev1 You are right. We have the same problem in the Syro-Malabar Church

[@LEGIONARIO1970]

A lot of similarities with the roman catholic church, so what are differences then? Greetings from Mexico to Lebanon!!!

[@dm-c2039]

like the eastern rite, the Maronite church is a part of the Catholic church.

[@jordanleclair467]

the Catholic Church is of the world

[@lonelyberg1808]

They are Maronite Catholics and not Roman Catholics ( the Catholic church isn't just Roman, I think there are 24 churches in the Catholic Church )

[@musakeros30]

Bishop of Rome us the head of the Universal Church that is why She is the Mother church.

[@gringo3002]

@@lonelyberg1808 1 Western Church and 23 Eastern Churches

[@alecvelleggia2272]

Very nice video, and God bless the Maronites.

[@candicekingpalgut9947]

Thank you so much. Greeting from Saint Rafka's Maronite Catholic Church in South Carolina.

[@jeswinmathew9494]

love from india i am syrian christian nasrani

[@MyPoincare]

Nice video, very informative

[@claudyskantara1260]

To those who insist in their attacks, know that I have already forgiven you. You probably can't understand what forgiveness is in Jesus' name. Let me tell you so to ease it on you. It's a wonderful peace in which we bask when others reveal the darkness of their hearts. So whatever you spit out, fret, rave and rage, it doesn't affect us a bit. It doesn't touch us, and it certainly does not change our faith. We are at peace for having been saved by Jesus. So, sincerely, I forgive you. I forgive you for what you said and will say of ugliness, for using fake names to impersonate other religions than yours, for harboring so much hate in your ignorance, and for being obsessed with us to that point. I do forgive you, because this is what Jesus taught us and requires of us. I know you cannot understand it, but I still grant it to you. And for you, I pray,"Forgive them Father, for they don't know what they are doing" and grant them The Light of Your Holy Spirit so they will come to know You, for Your glory, in Jesus' divine name. Amen.

[@claudyskantara1260]

+Paulo S. Hi Paulo, true, forgiveness is the most difficult thing to do for us humans. But if He did it at the cross, we certainly can for much less hurts, and when we do it in His name, it is such a beautiful sense of relief. The good news is that it is much more doable than we humans assume. By casting out all negatives of anger and pain, asking for His blessings to fill instead the vacated area in us, it is His peace and grace in us. When things seem too painful and anger is helping us deal with the pain, yet creating a vicious circle which in fact enchains us in torment, we just have to ask Him for the grace to forgive, really and genuinely and truthfully desiring it. Peace.

[@jordanleclair467]

pray you have peace sister

[@frederiquecouture3924]

We pray.

[@tfridson4380]

Maronites are a great and a unique Nation, Syriac is their language (Lebanese today), Lebanon is their Kingdom and the Patriarch is their elected King..!

[@BillyBob-wf1hi]

t frid maronites are garbage

[@user-zc2ek1sq2h]

No, they are just one fourth of Lebanon's population

[@phoeniciangod3629]

Syriac is not a language on it's own, rather a slang of aramaic .

[@ntmn8444]

Many blessings to my Maronite brothers and sisters!

[@johnfleming7879]

I miss having a Maronite Church nearby.I attended Mary, Mother of The Light, for a long time in Greeneacres, Fl.

[@htpt4301]

Are u Lebanese? Whats so special about a maronite church

[@MadMax31577]

Blessings from your Traditional Catholic brother. I'll worship with you soon at the local Maronite church.

[@hichamchemaly]

Well done !

[@MatthewZmusician209]

Pray for unity among the Syrian Orthodox Church, Catholic Church(Maronite), Oriental Orthodox Church, and Assyrian Church of East. We will all become united again.

[@that_lebanese4747]

No we are with rome the byzantine persecuted us for ou faith

[@MatthewZmusician209]

@@that_lebanese4747 that was the past, they were wrong to do that. We must not be separate all the apostolic churches and orthodox churches must re unite. Rome was no better to eastern Christians during the crusade if they did not bow down to their bishop of Rome.

[@MatthewZmusician209]

@@that_lebanese4747 realize there used to be one church with one patriarch of antioch, now there three catholic patriarch of antioch (the maronite, the melkite, and catholic syriac), a greek orthodox patriarch, and the original continuation of patriarchs exist under the Syriac Orthodox Church. That is a total of 5 people claiming to be the successor of Peter in Antioch. We were united as one before, we can do it again. The oriental orthodox church and eastern (greek) orthodox churches are now realizing that we only separated due to language barriers and differences and word choice used when describing the nature of God, but we realize now we believe the same thing but use different words.

[@that_lebanese4747]

@@MatthewZmusician209 same with the Romans and byzantine right?

[@that_lebanese4747]

@@MatthewZmusician209 beacause I read that they separated do to a mis translation

[@PhoenicanSailor]

Where is the history of our military resistance against the Rashidun, Ummayad, and Abassid caliphates? Where is the info on the Mameluke massacre of Maronites in Keserwan in 1305AD? Ahaha right! it is only found in books and history in the libraries and monasteries in the maronite homeland.

[@voiceactorofdovakiin]

It is not a surprise that Christians under Muslim rule are persecuted. Not for other Christians.

[@BillyBob-wf1hi]

Sami Barakat inshallah your ancestors are in hell Maronite

[@barnosho1611]

@@BillyBob-wf1hi Who are you and why are you against Maronites? I'm genuinely curious

[@BillyBob-wf1hi]

Dark W ܣܘܪܝܐ Maronites are cowards that claim they aren’t Arab and wish to westernize the Middle East.

[@som-bs7cm]

@@BillyBob-wf1hi well yes our ansestors are phoenician. Muslims call themselves arabs because they want to be the same as their prophet so go and fuck off.

[@WizzardJC]

Thanks for the video it was helpful and very informative indeed 👍 😀

[@jaranarm]

I don't understand some of the comments here saying the Maronite church has been Latinized. I used to attend a Maronite church just a few years ago and the liturgy was done in Aramaic and its structure remained remarkably distinct from a Roman rite style mass. There was virtually nothing Latin about it.

[@johnvonshepard9373]

Fascinating.

[@cnidos]

Does anybody know the singer and song at 0507. It is beautiful voice and sound.

[@95kostis]

Yeah its beautiful I want to know too!

[@lonelyberg1808]

What's the music at the end with the woman ?

[@carlgeorge7578]

Can you tell me about the music accompanying this video please?

[@roysayegh6036]

Maronite and proud make fun of us all you want we will never lose faith ✝️❤️

[@MadMax31577]

Who would make fun? Maronite liturgy and Lebanese culture is so great.

[@rebeccadewitt8077]

thank you very much!

[@dwong9289]

Thank you!

[@aaronterris3222]

does anyone know the song at the end

[@jordanleclair467]

Is this Fairuz singing?

[@craftedladder3713]

what is the song at the end called?

[@Artaxian_Debacle]

Have always wanted to attend a Maronite Mass

[@birdy1670]

15:15 does anyone know where i can find this hymn?

[@Mommyandtux]

How did the Maronite Divine Liturgy become so heavily Latinized and then influenced by the Novus Ordo of the Roman Mass? Of the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, the Maronite Church is the only Eastern Catholic Church which I know of whose liturgy was heavily reformed basically to mirror our Ordinary Form Roman Mass? How and why did this happen? I'm a Roman Rite Catholic who loves the Ordinary Form, but I feel very uneasy about the way the Maronite Liturgy has not only been Latinized but reformed after the OF... It just feels so wrong to me.

[@IMASTERgraal]

Your information are wrong my friend

[@aja8521]

Hello! I have a question. I am Ukrainian Catholic. I was married to my husband in his church, St. Maron. If I wanted to attend his church permanently, would that be a problem in the Maronite rite?

[@elnationalista]

Aja No. Both are in full communion with the Vatican, and are as Catholic as the Ukranian Catholic church. I know this because I am from the Latin rite, and I was welcomed gracefully. They even helped me to keep up with their liturgy.

[@aja8521]

JustSomeLeo Thank you!

[@juliosalazar6924]

Aja, no problem. Both are Catholics, with your churches in full communion to each other and with the other catholic churches. He is just a Catholic who follows the West Syriac rite and you the Byzantine rite. You belong to different traditions but are members of the same Universal Church.

[@eliejabbour8827]

🇱🇧❤🙏

[@adelsuleiman4476]

What happened to the originals Maronites in Syria?

[@gringo3002]

From bits and pieces I've heard, I'm under the impression that there still are Maronites in Syria.

[@tomtom3889]

I’ve been trying to find the origins of the rift, what practice was abandoned to be accepted by the Roman Catholic Church.

[@bucksauvageau]

❤️

[@bradleymiller437]

I am recognized as Lebanese or Syrian by strangers sometimes. They are surprised when I tell them I don't know anything about my heritage but I recently discovered who my ancestors were. I have a Lebanese great great grandfather that married a Syrian great great grandmother. They moved to America and were Catholics. What I don't understand is why our family has her last name and not his last name. That confuses me.

[@josephlaidaban4063]

😇♥️🙏

[@eugenepacci988]

The Maronites used to have a beautiful and magnificent Liturgy, but wrecked it to become more like the Latin Novus Ordo.

[@sharrouken4040]

Eugene Pacci NOT TRUE we didn't touch anything from the texts we only translated the liturgy from syriac to arabic and reorganized the parts . The fight between tridentine mass and novus ordo we don't have it in the Maronite Church

[@WhiteWolf-ph2si]

And the Western Catholics patronize us that we are more "Latinized" Truly the traditions of the church are dying. Why did ever translate it from beautiful Latin to arabic I will never know, at least some parts are still in Aramaic.

[@adolphCat]

@@WhiteWolf-ph2si The Maronite Liturgy was never in Latin, why would people in Lebanon have a liturgy in Latin? The traditional language of the Maronite Liturgy is Aramaic the language Jesus spoke.

[@htpt4301]

White wolf. I can see you re a tlm. Obviously u don t have an idea about maronites they are 1600 years old way before Latin. Their language is Jesus language. They are born in the craddle of christendom not the west !

[@acoa172]

I want to convert to Become a Maronite can some one help me.

[@angelm8557]

Maronite are Catholics , it is Maronite Catholic Church. The Maronites was always very loyal to Rome. Catholic church have many rites like greek. roman….. Somebody here said true the Vatican II council ruin and now even Maronite mass is similar to Novus Ordo . But parallel to Novus Ordo (mass not from God) many priests praying the old Mass Tridentine. The Holly Mass is very sacral and spiritual. Become more popular when catholics realizing they got miss leaded . The Maronite have 3 great saints like st Aaron, st Charbel, st Rafka

[@Theatf10]

AC QA If you know any Maronite Church near you, you show go there and talk to the priest or deacon over there; it would be a good start.

[@vernieontinglpt7024]

Margot McLoud excuse Novus Ordo Missae comes from the Lord God Himself. No changes of doctrines, only in language used and facing are the changes. I pity for you for saying that one. May God forgive you. I am a traditionalist Catholic but I won't support your demonic stand for saying against Novus Ordo which was approved by Council Fathers and by 5 Popes who sealed their Infallibility. You are putting shame to the image of the Roman Rite to our Eastern Catholic brethren.

[@eidlebanon5245]

If you're already a Catholic I see no need to convert. Convert from what to what ? Maronite are fully Catholics that pray at some points during the mass in Aramaic. And of course we have great traditions and magical Good Friday chants. Just start attending Maronite masses in churches near you.

[@strategicgamingwithaacorns2874]

If you are Catholic, you don't have to do anything.

[@mariamcaterina947]

The old rite differs from the new rite 😇 the Maronite Liturgy changed drastically after the second Vatican council unfortunately 😔

[@wethepeople7841]

@David Phillips was it the same as what was codified at the Council of Trent?

[@wethepeople7841]

@David Phillips I'll never understand why folks prefer the priest to face them instead of God...

[@adolphCat]

@@wethepeople7841 The Council of Trent was a Council of the Western Church. The Maronites did not participate in Trent and so no liturgical legislation was past at Trent that was binding on the Maronite Church.

[@lionofjudah1528]

GOD BLESS MARONITE

[@nataliet7314]

are the Maronite Christians accepted in the Eastern Orthodox Church?

[@Isphanian]

No. They are not Orthodox.

[@sharrouken4040]

They are many eastern orthodox churches , you have syriac orthodox, coptics, armenians, assyrians, and byzantines . Maronite are an eastern church in full communion with Rome, so it's a oriental catholic church

[@sharrouken4040]

And to the question of accepted you have to ask which church accept theim , actually most of the oriental orthodox churches have no problem with maronites , unless the byzantin orthodox church who have a problem with all churches , they hate coptics, armenians, and syriac orthodox because they are from the three council churches , they hate the catholics too because of ancient fights between rome and Constantinople, because of the Filioque , they hate the pope too, crusaders history , they hate every thing catholic . And maronites are catholics, so they hate us as well , and plus they have some hatred left between Byzantines and syriacs some 1500 years ago and they hate us because we chose the Catholic church and not theim , those folks live in the past , they hate every one who's not byzantin orthodox

[@Isphanian]

No. There is only one Orthodox Church, which is a communion of several Patriarchates. syriac, coptics, armenians or maronites are oriental communions or religious bodies, but they are NOT orthodo (in spite of them self-labeling as such). The Maronites submit to the Pope. They are NOT Orthodox. Of course, they can define themselves as orthodox, the same way they can define themselves as buddhists, but that doesn't make them either orthodox or buddhists.

[@Isphanian]

We don't have a problem with copts, syriacs or even latins. But we dislike the intrigues and lies of people who want us to submit to a layman living in Rome. Rome is preaching heresy, and that was and still is the cause of the Schism. Don't let anybody tell you otherwise.

[@thelastcedar2008]

the more i learn about history, the more i grow proud of my roots. Mountains of Lebanon are the castles of our faith, God bless Lebanon.

[@biblicalones4623]

Did you also know that the Maronite Christians were peasants under the 400 years of the Druze ruling Lebanon. But unfortunately the Maronite Christians made a huge mistake in 1860’s titled- “The Maronite Christian peasant revolt against their Druze overlords” It was the influence of the French that got many Maronites killed.. We were hoping that they learnt there lesson back then, but unfortunately wanted revenge in the Lebanese civil war of the 80’s, manly in 1982-83 What can I say - History repeated it self, sadly they lost their lands, homes, dignity and the rest... Glory to Jesus and his righteous Druze ancestors.. The ones who made Lebanon’s history Amen ya rab 🙏🇱🇧

[@biblicalones4623]

Please don’t get offended. We only discussing history

[@jesusisdruzejesusisdruze7390]

@@biblicalones4623 No önə should get offended about history. You are speaking the truth brother And God bless you

[@biblicalones4623]

@@jesusisdruzejesusisdruze7390 🙏🙏

[@cosmicfive852]

@@biblicalones4623 I'm a very proud drizi and all my closet friends are Maronite Christians. We are like family, they love my family more than their own people.

[@humbledservant1]

Today, the same persecution of the body of Christ is taking place as it did some 1300 yrs ago!

[@abu7mar85]

Love from your Muslim cousin

[@thehausen5054]

please become christian

[@CHIEFSWIFE1998]

Bless the Maronites Jesus is Lord ✝️♥️

[@azeemassadi4313]

No dear Jesus is not lord.. Learn well and understand

[@itsnyaku6067]

@@azeemassadi4313 Don't come to the place we learn about our faith to spread hate

[@mxkinist]

@@itsnyaku6067 and then they wonder why everyone dislikes them.

[@frederiquecouture3924]

Where are your Maronites now Victor Joseph Antoniie...

[@davidgbrys6979]

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[@cosmicfive852]

God bless the rightous descended of Jesus and all those pagans who follow him

[@thelastcedar2008]

we are no pagans you fool, God name shakes the earth we stand on.

[@cosmicfive852]

@@thelastcedar2008 Yes you are pagan and pesants Learn the history of your forefathers donkey

[@thelastcedar2008]

@@cosmicfive852 coming from a guy who doesnt even know his father, i fart in your general direction.

[@cosmicfive852]

@@thelastcedar2008 You're comments are like someone with an IQ of a 9 year old..

[@biblicalones4623]

@@christiankhoury9343 Yes Jesus has human descendants !! This has been scientifically confirmed and proven by using the latest DNA evidence.. As a matter of fact, science has proven the righteous descendants of Jesus, Mary and John the Baptist all have the exact DNA bloodline signature as today’s Druze people.. I left a link to the full documentary titled- “The Jesus strand:A search for DNA” Must watch, no one can deny science facts.. Amen to our beloved Jesus 🙏

[@cleartruth-]

John 3:13 (Jesus said)No one ascended into heaven. but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which was from the heaven. Matthew 5: 5 (and also Jesus said) Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Arabic language down👇 (interesting for marounite religion) Jesus did not have long hair as apostle Paul said in. A.Corinthians 11:14-15 14 Does not even nature itself teach you, that if a man have long hair, it is an insult to him? 15 But if a woman have long hair, it is to her glory. for his hair is given to him for a covering: Why do we grow old and die? GOD did not want humans to die. Our first parents, Adam and Eve, were created with a perfect mind and body. They could still be alive today. This is clear from what God said to Adam about a tree growing in the garden of Eden. God said to Adam: “The day you eat [from the tree] you will surely die.” - Genesis 2:17. This command would have been meaningless if Adam had been created to grow old and die. Adam knew that if he did not eat from that tree, he would not die. GOD'S PURPOSE WAS NOT THAT PEOPLE DIE. God said to Adam: "Eat your bread with the sweat of your brow until you return to the ground from where you were taken. for you were dust and you will become dust. ”- Genesis 3: 17-19. As a result, “all the days of Adam's life were nine hundred and thirty years and he died.” - Genesis 5: 5. Adam did not go to heaven or hell. Or live in a spiritual realm. What is the Resurrection? The Bible's answer In the Bible, the Greek word translated "resurrection" means "to stand" or "to restore." The resurrected person is resurrected from the dead and is the same person who was before. - 1 Corinthians 15:12, 13. It is true that the word "resurrection" is not found in the Hebrew Scriptures, which are known as the Old Testament, but the promise of resurrection is there. For example, through the prophet Hosea, God promised: “I will rescue them from the hand of the grave, and I will rescue them from death.” - Hosea 13:14; Job 14: 13-15; Isaiah 26:19; Daniel 12: 2, 13. Where will people be resurrected? Some people will be resurrected to live in heaven. There they will reign with Jesus Christ. - 2 Corinthians 5: 1; Revelation 5: 9, 10. The Bible calls this resurrection "the first resurrection" and the word "first" makes it clear that there will be another resurrection. - Revelation 20: 6. That other resurrection will be for the living on earth, and most of the dead will be resurrected in this way. - Psalm 37:29. How are the dead raised? God gave Jesus the power to resurrect the dead. - John 11:25. Jesus will bring to life “all those in the memorial tombs,” each with his own personality, attributes, and memories. - John 5:28, 29. Some will be resurrected to live in heaven, while others will be resurrected to live on earth with perfect and healthy bodies. - Isaiah 33:24; 35: 5, 6. 1 Corinthians 15: 42-44, 50 They multiply priests and saints with sad faces pile up, perform miracles, cast out demons. But Jesus said, The tree is known by its fruit. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW 7: 21-23: 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and did many miracles in your name?' 23 Then i will tell them plainly that I did not know you at all. Get away from me, you workers of iniquity. Matthew 7: 15-20 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 By their fruits ye shall know them. Do they gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? 17 So every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; and an evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Ye shall know them by their fruits. B. LETTER TO CORINTHIANS (Paul) 11: 13-15: 13 For such are the apostles, liars, deceitful workers, impersonating the apostles of Christ. 14 And it is not surprising. because Satan also takes the form of a bright angel. 15 Wherefore, it is not a great thing that his ministers should be likened unto the ministers of righteousness. Their end will be in proportion to their deeds. 4: 4. In whom is the god of this world? (Satan) blinded the minds of the unbelievers, that the light of the glory of the gospel of Christ might not shine upon them, which is the image of God. Eternal life is a free gift from God. The eternal punishment is not righteousness because how many years can a person live at most? Here, eternal punishment means eternal death. God is Love! Bible answers Ecclesiastes 3:19,20 19 for there is an outcome for humans and an outcome for animals,they all have the same outcome. As the one dies, so the other dies, and they all have but one life. So man has no superiority over animals, for everything is futile. 20 All are going to the same place. They all come from the dust, and they all are returning to the dust. John 3:13 13 Moreover, no man has ascended into heaven, but the one who descended from heaven, the Son of man. John 5:28,29 28 Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, and those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment. Psalm 37:29 29 The righteous will possess the earth, And they will live forever on it! it's clear A. LETTER TO TIMOTHY 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men,the man Christ Jesus! Mattew 24:36 36 “Concerning that day and hour nobody knows,neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father. Mattew 23:8-10 8 But be not ye called teachers. for one is your Teacher, even Christ. 9 You are all brothers. And call no man father upon the earth. for one is Father, which is in heaven.10 And be not ye called masters. for one is your Master, even Christ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/haCcqqd5jKeMidk بطرس الثانية ٢‏:‏١‏-٥ ٢ ولكنْ كانَ أيضًا بَينَ شَعبِ اللّٰهِ أنبِياءُ كَذَّابون،‏ وكَذلِك سيَكون بَينَكُم أنتُم مُعَلِّمونَ كَذَّابون.‏هؤُلاء سيُدخِلونَ بِالسِّرِّ بِدَعًا مُدَمِّرَة،‏ حتَّى إنَّهُم سيُنكِرونَ كُلِّيًّا مالِكَهُمُ الَّذي اشتَراهُم.‏وهكَذا يَجلُبونَ على أنفُسِهِم هَلاكًا سَريعًا.‏٢ وكَثيرونَ سيَتبَعونَ فُجورَهُم،‏وسَيُقالُ بِسَبَبِهِم كَلامٌ مُهينٌ على طَريقِ الحَقّ.‏٣ كما أنَّهُم سيَستَغِلُّونَكُم بِطَمَعٍ مِن خِلالِ كَلِماتٍ مُزَوَّرَة.‏ لكنَّ عِقابَهُمُ المُحَدَّدَ مُنذُ زَمَنٍ طَويلٍ لن يَتَأخَّر،‏ وهَلاكَهُم أكيد.‏٤ فاللّٰهُ لم يَمتَنِعْ عن مُعاقَبَةِ المَلائِكَةِ الَّذينَ أخطَأوا،‏بل رَماهُم في تَرْتَارُوس،‏وقَيَّدَهُم بِسَلاسِلَ في ظَلامٍ شَديدٍ إلى أن يُنَفَّذَ فيهِمِ الحُكم.‏٥ ولم يَمتَنِعْ عن مُعاقَبَةِ عالَمٍ قَديم،‏بل حَمى نُوح الَّذي بَشَّرَ بِالطَّريقِ الصَّحيح،‏وحَمى معهُ سَبعَةً آخَرين،‏حينَ جَلَبَ طوفانًا على عالَمٍ مَليءٍ بِأشخاصٍ لا يَخافونَ اللّٰه.‏ *هكذا تستغل المحكمة الروحية أبناءها الموارنة!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKmmk3SZg9xqnbs

[@leb3705]

🙄👞👞👞 Jehovah's Witnesses بعد ناقصنا 💩

[@Isphanian]

And to the question of accepted, you have to ask the Maronites why they switched allegiances and turned coats so much throughout History. They started off as Christians (a.k.a. Orthodox). Then, the ones of the coast (nowadays Lebanon) became monothelite heretics, and finally, they converted to Latinism in hopes for exchange of help from the Crusaders. Most Orthodox in Lebanon or outside of the Middle East don't have problem with Maronites; we might have an issue with false advertising from their part (calling themselves orthodox, when they follow the roman layman, etc.), in order to cause confusion and mislead people. We also have a problem with Rome's obsession of making us submit to their Pope (first through invasions, threats, genocides, deception, and nowadays through ecumenism); they seem not resting until they make us submitting to their Pope, which will not happen, in spite of what one or two or twenty of our bishops (Patriarch of Constantinople included) might say or let others to think. We are not "Byzantine Church". It is, funny enough, the so-called byzantine catholics who call their phony "patriarchate" in Eastern Europe, that way (they call themselves greek-catholic, lol). "They hate coptics, armenians, and syriac orthodox because they are from the three council churches" We do't hate them. We simply refuse to be in communion with them, as with the Latins, until they give up their errors and abide by the 7 Councils. It's called UNITY of faith, which for Latins is something secondary or of no importance at all. That's why this maronite commenting above has no issue with the "churches of 3 councils..."

[@nikhilpawath]

Isphanian Today when christainity faces so much challenges it does not matter if you're a Catholic, eastern orthodox or Oriental. Only Jesus matters. Let all apostalic churches unite and be one again keeping it's differences.

[@BillyBob-wf1hi]

Are lesbianese just Syrians?

[@that_lebanese4747]

No no no

[@ItachiUchiha-zu3zp]

Noooo lol

[@madoleenc1433]

Yes

[@samaology]

it's not lesbianese it's lebanese, and also no because Lebanon and Syria are two different countries

[@johnjay7255]

So, its basically the bastardized Novus Disordo

[@BillyBob-wf1hi]

Everyone ignore the atheist “amurru hamat” he claims his ancestors were warriors when we all know that Maronites never have and never will be able to fight lmao what a delirious fool.

[@noahachkar3507]

Billy Bob what do you have against Maronites ?

[@andresferrer9890]

Noah Achkar he’s a muslim arab

[@josephbousader4191]

Kol khara

[@user-zc2ek1sq2h]

I don't think that they have a future. Hundred years ago they may have been the majority of Lebanon but nowadays they are just one fourth of its population. Muslims have become the majority in the land.

[@kamilaayyad7233]

It’s literally half and half, same with the gov محمد العمري u

[@eliejabbour8827]

Ok? What is the point of that comment...

[@that_lebanese4747]

There are around 10 million all around the world if they come back they are Easily the majority

[@user-zc2ek1sq2h]

@@eliejabbour8827 Try to figure it out by yourself!

[@user-zc2ek1sq2h]

@@that_lebanese4747 Then they should do so! And are you sure that among the eleven million Lebanese around the world the Christians are the majority? I think so. But are they all Maronites?

[@Isphanian]

No. There is only one Orthodox Church, which is a communion of several Patriarchates. syriac, coptics, armenians or maronites are oriental communions or religious bodies, but they are NOT orthodo (in spite of them self-labeling as such). The Maronites submit to the Pope. They are NOT Orthodox. Of course, they can define themselves as orthodox, the same way they can define themselves as buddhists, but that doesn't make them either orthodox or buddhists.

[@StoleBearer]

Isphanian I wonder if the Russian Patriarch of Moscow considers you orthodox being that your church has split into even more fragments than it has in 1054.

[@juliosalazar6924]

Well, your people define as Catholic but it doesn't mean you are.

[@gdienforcer7870]

We are brethren Catholic & orthodox

[@Marcus-sk2xf]

@@gdienforcer7870 I agree with you

[@MegaAli213]

The Catholic Church actually destroyed the Maronite Church and absorbed it's remnants into its structure as had other earlier church's before the Maronite church. The Arian creed of unity under the Council of Nicea in the year 325 AD under Constantine the pagan Roman Emperor, who later on his death bed converted to Christianity.

[@philosophersbench6595]

Lies

[@antonyxavierpawath5418]

Read the History of the Church Brother... Constatine became a Christian during his conquest to power in Rome. The Cross was seen as a Sign of Victory. He along with the 5 Patriach stood against the Arain Heresy. It is through the Ecumenical Council that the faith was developed.We have the Nicean Creed which is accepted by all Christians with regard to the affirmation of our Faith. Though the Church is divided on Theology it's fundamental Teaching of Gods Love for us is stalled in any Denomination of Christain. We Believe and Affirm that our God is a Living God, A god that has dwelt amongst us, and we can experience is presence through the Divine Liturgy and Holy Qourbono (Eucharist).

[@biblicalones4623]

Nikhil Xavier If you’re referring to Jesus as your God ?? That would make him a Druze God !!!! Jesus’s linage is that from the Druze as it has been scientifically proven.. Jesus is the manifestation of Gods highest emissary & a God or the son of god... www.dailymotion.com/video/x5m17zd

[@biblicalones4623]

Nikhil Xavier www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/druze-0011656 Mary & Jesus are from the Druze faith.. The Druze are not just followers of Jesus & Mary like the pagan Christians but are the righteous descendants of both by flesh and blood.. Amen

[@biblicalones4623]

Nikhil Xavier kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z53YaXqIg8SIZpI

[@Isphanian]

We don't have a problem with copts, syriacs or even latins. But we dislike the intrigues and lies of people who want us to submit to a layman living in Rome. Rome is preaching heresy, and that was and still is the cause of the Schism. Don't let anybody tell you otherwise.

[@philosophersbench6595]

Another trash

[@alfredthepatientxcvi]

80% of our theology is common.

[@Marcus-sk2xf]

What did he preach that was heresy?

[@MegaAli213]

The original creed was that of the Nazarene, Prophet and Messenger Isa (Jesus/Yeshua) the complete unity of God.

[@Antonio_p626]

Iam a mornite Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot