Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay
Walking together, journeying together - this is Synodality when the faithful and the pastors of the Church embark on a journey. For the last three days, I have shared the path with more than 120 participants from all over Australia, meeting at OLOL Co-Cathedral in Harris Park for our first Maronite Diocesan Assembly. The journey has started with our eyes fixed on Jesus Christ and thinking of our brothers and sisters, in search for the way which the Gospel indicates for our challenging times so that we can proclaim the mystery of the Resurrection and the Good News of the Gospel to everyone.
To all the members and guest speakers of the first Diocesan Assembly, I salute you most warmly and thank you for your edifying participation. I would like to thank the experts and organising team for their effort, also my gratitude goes to each and every one who has accompanied the Assembly through their prayers. I extend my deepest gratitude to all who made interventions with courage and a clear love for our Lord and His Church. It was a blessed opportunity to listen to our people and for them to listen to their Shepherd.
Let us follow the path that the Lord desires in our life and in our Church’s life. Let us ask him to turn to us with his healing and saving gaze, which knows how to radiate light, to scatter the darkness in our world. Amen ... See more