St. Simeon Melkite Catholic Church Windsor كنيسة القديس سمعان العمودي
St. Simeon Melkite Catholic Church Windsor كنيسة القديس سمعان العمودي2 hours ago
يا ربَّنا وإلهَنا، يا أبا الأنوار ومصدرَ كلّ قداسة،
نقفُ اليوم أمامك بقلوبٍ ممتلئةٍ شكرًا وتسبيحًا، لأنك أظهرتَ في كنيستك علامةَ رجاءٍ جديدة بتطويبِ عبدِك الأمين الأب بشارة أبو مراد.

نشكرك يا ربّ لأنك زرعتَ في قلبه حبَّك، وأعطيتَه نعمةَ التكريس، فجعلَ من حياتِه تقدمةً صامتةً ومضيئة: في الصلاة، وفي الطاعة، وفي الخدمة، وفي احتمالِ الصعوبات بسلامٍ وثبات.
نشكرك لأنك تُعلّمنا من خلاله أنّ القداسة ليست كلماتٍ كثيرة، بل أمانةٌ يوميّة، وتواضعٌ حقيقي، ومحبةٌ تُترجمُ رحمةً وعطاء.

يا رب يسوع، كما قلتَ في الإنجيل: «طُوبى للودعاء فإنهم يرثون الأرض»،
امنحنا بنعمةِ هذا الطوباوي أن نتعلّم الوداعة التي لا تضعف، بل تنتصر بالمحبة؛
وأن نحمل صليبَنا دون تذمّر؛
وأن نثق بك حين تتأخر الأجوبة، لأنك تعمل في الخفاء كما تعمل في العلن.

أيها الروح القدس، ثبّتْ كنيستَنا في الإيمان، وجدّد فينا الحماسَ للقداسة،
واجعل من هذا التطويب دعوةً لكل واحدٍ منّا: أن نعود إلى الصلاة بصدق، وإلى الإنجيل بعمق، وإلى المحبة بأفعالٍ ملموسة.

يا أيها الطوباوي الأب بشارة أبو مراد، يا ابنَ الكنيسة الأمين،
تشفّعْ بنا عند الرب:
صلِّ من أجل رهبانيتِك، ومن أجل كهنتِنا وخدّامِنا، ومن أجل كل عائلةٍ متألّمة،
ومن أجل شبابنا كي يجدوا طريقهم في النور،
ومن أجل مرضانا ومحتاجينا كي يختبروا تعزيةَ السماء.

يا رب، تقبّل شكرَنا، وبارك فرحَنا، واجعل هذا اليوم بدايةَ نعمةٍ جديدة في حياتِنا وفي رعايانا،
لنمجدَ اسمَك دائمًا، الآن وكل أوان وإلى دهر الداهرين. آمين.

O Lord our God, Father of lights and source of all holiness,
today we stand before You with hearts full of thanksgiving and praise,
for You have revealed in Your Church a new sign of hope in the beatification of Your faithful servant Father Beshara Abu Murad.

We thank You, Lord, for planting Your love in his heart and granting him the grace of consecration, so that his life became a silent and radiant offering: in prayer, in obedience, in service, and in bearing hardships with peace and steadfastness.
We thank You for teaching us through him that holiness is not many words, but daily fidelity, true humility, and love expressed in mercy and generous giving.

Lord Jesus, as You said in the Gospel: “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth,”
grant us, through the grace of this Blessed one, to learn meekness—not weakness, but a victory won by love;
to carry our cross without complaint;
and to trust You when answers seem delayed, for You work in secret as You work in the light.

Holy Spirit, strengthen Your Church in faith and renew in us the desire for holiness.
Make this beatification a call to each one of us: to return to prayer with sincerity, to the Gospel with depth, and to love through concrete deeds.

O Blessed Father Beshara Abu Murad, faithful son of the Church,
intercede for us before the Lord:
pray for your religious order, for our priests and all who serve, for every suffering family,
for our youth, that they may find their path in the light,
and for the sick and the needy, that they may experience the consolation of heaven.

Lord, accept our thanksgiving, bless our joy, and make this day the beginning of a new grace in our lives and in our parishes,
so that we may glorify Your Name always, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

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“God loves us more than a father, mother, friend, or any else could love, and even more than we are able to love ourselves.”

— St. John Chrysostom

As a Melkite parish, we preserve and worship in the traditional Greek Byzantine way, keeping the history and tradition tied to our faith. Simply put, just as the Lord’s word and scripture stays constant, we too are committed to passing on the tradition of the generations of ancient Christianity that has been passed on to us till this day.

About us

Saint Simeon Stylites Melkite Catholic Church is a parish community located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada led by Father Gerard Abi Saab who played a key role in the founding of the church in 2014. Currently, the parish consists of many families of all backgrounds and cultures. Divine Liturgy is served in English, Arabic, and a hybrid of the two languages, serving the local community as well as the traditional Levantine community. We follow the traditional Byzantine Greek Catholic traditions, preserving the faith as it was brought to us from generations ago.

All are welcome to our parish, from all cultures, from all communities, no matter the differences. We welcome you to attend our Saturday and Sunday Divine Liturgies.

You can find our Divine Liturgy schedule for more information. Please contact the parish secretary for any requests (e.g. blessing of home, baptism, wedding preparation, etc.).

“I will not offer to the Lord my God sacrifices
that have cost me nothing.”

— 2 Samuel 24:24

An Explanation of the Divine Liturgy

Message from . July 24, 2021. Category: Worship