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Stay connected with the latest news and updates from our parishes, as we share inspiring messages, community events, and stories of faith that uplift and unite us all.

A year of holiness and hope: The legacy of St Maroun

Melto D’Moronoyo: The entrance of our Lord to the Temple

Our Lady Mercy Place Celebrates First Anniversary

Melto D’Moronoyo: Our rebirth at baptism

Christmas: an island in the river of time

Preparing the way for Christmas

Melto D’Moronoyo: The visitation

Sunday of the renewal of the church: Hearing the voice of the Good Shepherd

An encounter with Christ on Campus

Three brothers become first Maronite laymen to be canonised

Melto D’Moronoyo: The wisdom of preparation

St Charbel lights up Western Sydney

To make the ascent to God, fix your eyes on the Resurrection

Australian Middle Eastern churches pray for peace in Lebanon

The importance of the Holy Rosary

Bishop Tarabay: Pray for peace amid “painful cross” of Lebanon escalation

Beauty, sustainability and simplicity must be lived together

Pope Francis brings “tangible hope” to Oceania

Maronites on mission raises nearly $100k

Melto D’Moronoyo: The Feast of the Holy Cross

Melto D’Moronoyo: On giving and receiving in the life of prayer

Our Lady reveals heaven’s beauty and our hope on earth

New Maronite Blessed, Patriarch Douaihy, beatified at home and abroad

Faith worth the sacrifice; the 350 Martyrs of St Maroun

Patriarch El Douaihy, the “saint of the Word”

Called & Chosen Vocations Retreat

Prayer is the lifeblood of our souls

St Charbel shows us that silence is not impossible

Remembering the Massabki Martyrs

Massabki brothers’ canonisation date announced

What Sts Peter and Paul show us about our own lives and faith

Pilgrimage and Mass in Annaya, Lebanon

Synod of Maronite Bishops gives approval to open new cases for beatification

The Holy Trinity explained

A Pentecost of Great Spirit

Relic of St Charbel arrives in replica coffin, marking historic occasion on his birthday

Special Mass Celebrates Patriarch Estephan El Douaihy on the Feast of Our Lady of Lebanon

Relics of Saints tour Auckland NZ

Veneration of Mary, Mother of God, in the tradition of the Maronite Church

POSTPONED: A pilgrimage for the Beatification of the Venerable Estephan El Douaihy – Italy, Greece & Lebanon

Lebanese visionary of the liturgy to be beatified

Closing of the Golden Jubilee Mass and Feast of the Immaculate Conception Culminate in a Celebration of Faith and Unity

Bishop Tarabay hosts Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher

Maronites in Australia Launch the Lebanese School Appeal and Raise $531,044.69 to Support 700 Students in Lebanon

Praying through song

Bishop Tarabay speaks at inaugural Faith NSW event

Patriarch’s visit turns stadium into cathedral for Golden Jubilee

Sixth Congress concludes

Eucharistic Adoration with our Patriarch

Maronite Eparchy celebrates Golden Jubilee with formal dinner

Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros Rai Starts Australia Visit in Melbourne

Our Lady of Lebanon Aged Care Centre Blessed and Opened by Maronite Patriarch

Five men ordained to the subdiaconate in our Eparchy

Eastern Christian Churches Recital held in Presence of the Relics

Relics visit Antonine College, Melbourne

Relics Arrive in Melbourne for Feast of the Assumption

Without good education, Lebanon will loose the heart of its mission and message

Maronite Eparchy celebrates Feast of the Assumption, Bishop unveils and blesses new Our Lady of Lebanon Co-Cathedral statue

She’s Finally Here – New Statue to be Unveiled at Our Lady of Lebanon Co-Cathedral

Ordination of Deacons Ron Hassarati, Joseph Maatouk and Mekhael Gebrael to the Priesthood

Member for Parramatta Donna Davis MP Welcomed for Morning Tea at Our Lady of Lebanon Co-Cathedral

Maronite Patriarch to visit Australia during Eparchy’s Golden Jubilee

Maronite Pilgrims Depart for World Youth Day

Golden Jubilee Apparel Launched

First Maronite Church opens in Western Australia

Inside the Maronite Women’s Ministry Day Retreat

Diocesan Safeguarding Committee Holds Biannual Meeting

Tenth Anniversary of Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay’s Episcopal Ordination

Maronite Eparchy welcomes relics of Maronite Saints for its Golden Jubilee

Maronite Eparchy celebrates ANZAC Day Divine Liturgy

Ordinations of Sayed Issac and Ghassan Nakhoul to the Diaconate

Ordination of Brother Eliah as Subdeacon of the Church

Golden Jubilee launched with opening Mass

Pre-marriage course
Your decision to marry is one of the most important decisions you will make. The Maronite Catholic Church in Australia requires you to participate in the Marriage Preparation Course. The course is a compulsory part of your marriage preparation and needs to be completed at least six months before your wedding date.