After Bishop Becharra El Raai signed the official document on
September 26, 2006, for affecting the real estate No. 1417 – Edde –
Jbeil to the Brothers of the Cross and the Sisters of Jesus
Crucified, which Saint Simon El Aamoudi Religious Estates
(Machhalan) handed over. Both Orders started the building project
under Father Hanna Khadra with the help of benefactors, relying on
God’s care and the intercession of our Mother the Blessed Virgin
Mary, Mediatrix of all Graces.
Anything to be built on the said real estate shall be used by the
Order of the Sisters of Jesus Crucified.
1- A large church named after the Father of All
People.
2- The first convent for nuns, named Blessed
Virgin Mary clothed with the sun and Bride of the Holy Spirit.
3- A wing for guests.
4- A center called Holy Child Jesus of Prague,
served by nuns within their apostolic life, to educate and bring up
children on ethical and Christian principles, to live with the
support of Church’s sacraments and to focus on the importance of
family life, on obeying and respecting parents and clergy and civil
laws. The center will hold an estimated one hundred children, and
render these services on a free basis
5- A tower for a cross, on the bottom of which
there is a shrine called Jesus Crucified.
After the monks have finished work on the property intended for
the nuns, they shall attempt to build a monastery for themselves
called The Divine Word, along with a free center for spiritual
exercises called The Holy Spirit, and a church called Mary Our Lady
of Guadalupe and Bride of the Holy Spirit. All this shall be built
on the land which, thanks to God, the Divine Providence shall later
bestow on them.
On the third Sunday of each month, a general meeting shall be
held for all souls called to devote themselves to God, and for those
with religious vocations asking to join either Order, with the
coordination of the General Advisor Father Hanna Khadra and under
the care of His Lordship Bishop Becharra El Raai, at the provisional
center for the nuns at Saint Simon El Aamoudy – Machhalan, 5 kms far
from Jbeil.
For further information, phone the following
numbers: 961 70 12 14 83 or 961 3 55 01 13
“Give alms out of thy substance, and turn not away thy
face from any poor person: for so it shall not be turned from thee”
(Tob 4/7) “ If you have much give abundantly, if you have little
take care even so to bestow willingly a little (Tob 4/9)
To help the two Orders build their monasteries and free
centers relevant thereto, you may offer your donations at Credit
Bank SAL. Account No 9032652 Swift code: C.B.C.B.L.B.B.E: on
behalf of the Brothers of the Cross and the Sisters of Jesus
Crucified.
As the construction will be nearly all in natural rock and wood,
you may donate whatever you wish to contribute in the way of wooden
board, rock stones, or other building materials and installations,
or help in the constructional work, everyone as much as he and his
occupation can afford. Thus, each family and individual shall
contribute to building these monasteries and centers.
E-mail:
info@maryandjesuscross.com
P.O Box: 12 Amchit – Jbeil |