Consecration and Renewal of the Church

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“Who do you say I am?” - The Maronite Church starts the new liturgical year, a new journey with Jesus. Just as the earth rotates around the sun during the solar year, receives from it light and life for 12 months, begins on the 1st of January and forms the days, the weeks, months and the seasons, so to during the liturgical year the life of the Church rotates around Jesus Christ, our Sun, receives from him light, love and life over 7 liturgical seasons; Advent and Christmas, Epiphany, Remembrances, Lent and Holy Week, the Resurrection, Pentecost and finally the season of the glorious Cross.

The new liturgical year begins with the Consecration and renewal of the Church. Why? Because when the Church (and each one of us) lives for one year around the life of Jesus, then we will be consecrated and renewed. Also, to live around the life of Jesus, we must be holy and new. Lord Jesus be the centre and the Rock of my life, my Church, family and society. Amen