Byzantine Gospel Reflection for the Eighth Sunday after the Holy Cross
What we do to prepare for the Sunday Liturgy does matter. While all of us have busy lives on daily basis, we can never allow a so-called inability prepare for…
2022
Offices merge for Melkite vocations
In a November 3, 2022 letter to the clergy of the Eparchy of Newton, Bishop François announced the new vocation’s director in the person of Father John Mefrige (see the…
New vocation director for Eparchy
Bishop François appointed Father John Mefrige is the pastor of Three Hierarchs Byzantine Melkite Mission in San Antonio, Texas, as the new Director of Vocations for the Eparchy of Newton.…
Byzantine Gospel Reflection for the Seventh Sunday after the Holy Cross
We come to know and love, to meet the Lord in sacred Scripture. Preparing for the Sunday Liturgy by listening to a brief reflection on the Gospel is very helpful…
The pastor and subdeacons
The mission of the Church is envisioned by a long tradition of prayer and service inspired by the Holy Spirit. The Church’s experience from earliest days of the Apostles developed…
The Holy Apostle James
Today (October 23), we celebrate the memory of the Holy Apostle James, the Brother of God (Greek) or the Brother of the Lord (Slavonic). The Western tradition often identifies him…
Bishop François enthroned today
The gathered clergy for the Enthronement of the 6th bishop of the Eparchy of Newton, François Beyrouti today, Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at the Annunciation Melkite Cathedral, West Roxbury, MA.…