Provisional fraternity of Taizé in Lebanon (2017)

Welcoming and being welcomed  A bit more than a week ago, we had a very special Friday. In the morning, we had the honour and joy to be welcomed by Bishop Elie Haddad, BS, in his office in Saida, and to get to know a lot about the church in Lebanon through him. And, in turn, in the evening, we welcomed all the teachers, volunteers, and brothers committed with the summer colonies at the Fratelli Association to our home in Maghdouche to have a prayer with songs from Taizé and an evening meal together. "The Holy Spirit resides in Taizé" We are very thankful for having had the great opportunity to meet Bishop Elie Haddad, BS, the bishop of the Greek-Catholic diocese of Saida. Because it is also thanks to his hospitality and his support that our provisional community in Lebanon is actually possible, we were very happy having the occasion to express our gratitude to him. During our meeting, several topics emerged: Bishop Elie explained us a lot about the situation o...

Discovering Lebanon every minute of the day In every little gap in our timetable - before, between, and after the numerous youth meetings we have, and on Sundays, our friends take us to incredibly beautiful places all over the country. We are estonished by the beauty of landscapes, churches, and monuments, but almost equally amazed by the sheer number of wonderful places that we get so see every day. Because often, their beauty makes us remain speechless, and because our full schedule wouldn't allow us to describe all of them in detail, we do not want to make a lot of words here, but just share some picture from every visit. Enjoy! And come to Lebanon! Joun: Couvent Saint Saveur The Couvent Saint Sauveur, a monastery within an incredibly beautiful landscape just next to Joun In this church, a brother of the Greek-Catholic order living here sang byzantine liturgical chants especially for us. Abu _______, a very famous brother who has lived ...