Tomorrow, His Eminence Metropolitan Silouan Moussi will ordain you as a deacon in our beautiful church in "Downtown Bhamdoun". Oh the joy of your father and mother! It is not my place to advise you with words, for you were raised on more eloquent ones in a household from which many among us seek guidance ...
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Metropolitan Silouan Moussi
Launch Out into the Deep
Yesterday, and the day before, I had the opportunity to participate in a part of an internal conference held by the Mount Lebanon chapter of the Orthodox Youth Movement (MJO). Palestine was present, with its wounds and our hopes for it, first in the homily given by Metropolitan Silouan Moussi, during the Vespers prayer that ...
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The priest does not move from one diocese to another prior to his obtaining his presiding bishop’s permission and that of the bishop in whose diocese he will reside. Before my departure, I visited Metropolitan Silouan Moussi to ask for his blessing and prayers. I learned that he would write to Metropolitan Saba Isper that ...
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I woke up on Saturday morning repeating the expression: Look for “Saul” (Acts 9: 4). I know whom I am addressing. I am addressing brethren in the Orthodox Youth Movement (MJO) in Mount Lebanon who had invited me to participate in the evening opening of their annual conference. The opening program was faithful to our ...
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When Metropolitan Silouan Moussi entered the Archdiocese of Mount Lebanon, succeeding Metropolitan George Khodr, I told him: "you, Master, have come to a Church who loves her bishop". My intent was obvious. Her bishop, that is, any bishop who will take over the ministry after Metropolitan George. Metropolitan Silouan came to succeed a bishop who ...
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