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"Welcome!"  --  "Ahlan wa Sahhlan!"  --  "Sallam"
Christ's peace"  --  "Salaam al-Maseeh"  --  "Christ is among us"  --  "Al-Maseeh baynana!"

Melkites are the present day Catholics:

• Who are the Church of Antioch (Patriarchate [See] of Antioch)
  "... and it was at Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians." (Acts 11:26)
• Who are in Ecclesiastical Communion with the Holy See of Rome
  Ecclesiastical Communion means that Melkites recognize the Holy See of Rome and that direct successor (the Patriarch of the West) of The Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Prince of the Apostles Peter "in the primacy". That direct successor, the Patriarch of the West, is the "first among equals". "Equals" are the other Patriarchs, one of which is The Patriarch of Antioch . (The Patriarch of Antioch is also a direct successor of The Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Prince of the Apostles Peter, but he is not "in the primacy".)
  The title given to the Patriarch of the West (Holy See of Rome) as the direct successor of The Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Prince of the Apostles Peter "in the primacy" is "Pope". The current Patriarch of the West and Pope is His Holiness Benedictus XVI (Benedict XVI). Melkites are Catholics.

The "Church of Antioch" is also called "Melkite Greek Catholic Church", "Grec Melkite Catholique", and "Roum Melkite Catholique".
The Patriarchate of Antioch is also called "See of Antioch", "Patriarcat Grec Melkite Catholique", and "Patriarcat Roum Melkite Catholique". The Patriarchate of Antioch has three Sees:

• See of Antioch, which is headquartered in Bab-Charqi-Damascus, Syria and Raboueh-Antelias, Lebanon
• See of Alexandria, which is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt
• See of Jerusalem, which is headquartered in Jerusalem

The Patriarchate of Antioch is centered in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, and Turkey. The Patriarchate of Antioch spans the world.

The head of The Melkite Greek Catholic Church is Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. The spiritual leader of The Melkite Greek Catholic Church is The Patriarch of Antioch.

The Melkite Greek Catholic Church follows the:

• Byzantine (Constantinopolitan) Great Tradition of Eastern Catholicism
  • Byzantine Rite
    • Greek Variant of the Byzantine Rite

Melkites serve as a witness to the Eastern Orthodox Churches. Melkites are a living example that one can be true to a different heritage and be in communion with the Holy See of Rome, which is represented by the Pope.

Please help the Catholics, "the Living Stones", in the Holy Land

Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ lived, died, resurrected, and ascended into heaven in the Holy Land.
Please help the "the Living Stones" where Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ had his ministry. Thank you.

• Please pray for peace and prosperity.
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Theology  --  Theology Home Page

Holy God Home Page  --  Holy God the Holy Trinity  --  Holy God the Father  --  Holy God the Son / Jesus Christ  --  Holy God the Holy Spirit

Holy Mysteries Home Page  --  Christian Illumination Holy Mysteries  --  Baptism  --  Holy Chrismation / Confirmation  --  Holy Eucharist / Holy Communion / Consecrated Bread  --  Antidoron / Blessed Bread  --  Qurban / Holy Bread  --  Holy Oil / Holy Anointing / Holy Unction  --  Repentance / Confession / Penance  --  Holy Crowning / Matrimony / Marriage / Wedding  --  Holy Orders / Holy Ordination

Liturgical Services - Divine Liturgy Home Page  --  Byzantine Rite Greek Variant  --  Divine Liturgy Overview  --  Three Divine Liturgies  --  Saint John Chrysostom  --  Saint Basil the Great  --  Holy Apostle James
Appreciation Liturgy  --  Jesus Christ Present
CyberTypicon, Monthly printed Typicon
Global Melkite Association, Arabic Readings or Readings  --  English Readings or Readings  --  Subscribe Readings of the Day  --   A Byzantine Typicon (Typicon)  --  Gospel Readings for any year
Kontakion, Troparion, Exapostilarion, and Vespers Sticheron or Doxastikon  --  Nativity Cycle  --   Pascha Cycle  --   Other days
CyberTypicon Divine Liturgy Definitions  --  Elements in the Divine Liturgy  --  Glossary  --  Primer for Melkite Worship and Ritual
  --  Anaphora  --  Antidoron (Blessed Bread)  --  Beginning  --  Blessing the people with Candles  --  Customs  --  Entrances  --  Epiclesis  --  Gospel  --  Great Doxology  --  Holy Eucharist --  Holy Eucharist Consecration  --  Holy Eucharist Receive Prayers  --  Holy Eucharist after Prayers  --  Kissing the cross and receiving the Antidoron  --  Litanies  --  Parameya  --  Pray for People  --  Prayer of the Ambon  --  Prokeimenon  --  Qurban (Holy Bread)
Gospels
Antiphon Response  --  Antiphons for Weekdays  --  Baptismal Hymn  --  Cross Hymn  --  Exaltation of Cross Prayers  --  Exaltation of Cross Troparion  --  Hymn of the Cross  --  Nativity According to the Flesh of Jesus Christ Prayers  --  Pascha - Fesakh - Hajmeh Prayers  --  Palm Sunday - Shaneeneh Prayers  --  Pentecost Prayers  --    --  Shaneeneh Prayers  --  Theophany of Jesus Christ Prayers  --  Trisagion Prayers   --  Trisagion Hymn / Thrice Holy Hymn  --  (Hymn of the Cross  --  or  --  Baptismal Hymn)
Antimension  --  Crucifix and Cross  --  Hymns  --  Ikonostasis (Iconostasis)  --   Ikons (Icons)  --  Vestments  --  Vestments Patterns
Our Job

Liturgical Services Other than Divine Liturgy Home Page  --  Hours  --  Vespers  --  Great Compline (Sal'aat Ya-Rab Al-Kuwaat / Salaat Ya Rabbal Quwwaat / Ya Rabb Al-Quwwat / Ya Rab Al Qouat)  --  Compline  --  Matins  --  Orthros  --  Paraclisis (Paraklisis)  --  Al-Madayih (Al Madaayeh / Al Madayeh / Acathist Hymn / Akathist Hymn / Hymn of the Akathistos)  --  Churching a Baby  --  Memorial Service (Jennaz)  --  All Souls Saturdays

Prayers Home Page  --  Child Naming Prayer  --  Falling Asleep in the Lord Prayer  --  Glory Be  --  Hail Mary  --  Invocation of the Holy Name  --  Jesus Prayer  --  Lord's Prayer  --  Mother after Childbirth Prayer  --  Naming Child Prayer  --  Nicene Creed  --  Opening Prayers  --  Our Father (Abana-ladhee / Pater imon)  --  Sick  --  Sign of the Cross  --  St Ephrem the Syrian Prayer  --  Student Prayer  --  Traveler Prayer

Blessings Home Page
Candles  --  Candles, Bless with  --  Car (Auto)  --  Eggs Pascha  --  Flowers Dormition  --  Grapes Transfiguration  --   Holy Artos (Blessed Bread) Pascha  --  House  --  House Theophany  --  Ikon  --  Olive Branches Shaneeneh  --  Palm Branches Shaneeneh  --  Water  --  Water Theophany

Feasts of Feasts and Great Feasts Days Home Page
Pascha  --  Nativity According to the Flesh of Jesus Christ  --  Holy Hypapanty (Hypapante) of Jesus Christ and the Purification of The Theotokos  --  Holy Theophany  --  Transfiguration  --  Palm Sunday - Shaneeneh  --  Ascension  --  Pentecost  --  Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Nativity of The Theotokos  --  Entrance of The Theotokos into the Temple  --  Annunciation (Al Bisharah)  --  Dormition

Liturgical Cycle of Holy God and Saints Home Page
Jesus Christ's Liturgical Cycle and Jesus Christ's Biography
The Theotokos' Liturgical Cycle and The Theotokos' Biography
Prophet John the Baptist's Liturgical Cycle and Prophet John the Baptist's Biography

Liturgical Cycle Preparing (Fasting, Praying, and Performing Charity) and Celebrating (Feasting) Home Page
Preparing includes Fasting  --  Praying  --  Performing Charity  --  Celebrating includes Feasting
Nativity According to the Flesh of Jesus Christ  --  Preparing Pre-Nativity Fast  --  Celebrating Feasting
Pascha  --  Preparing Fasting (Great Lent and Holy Week Fasting Theology and Great Lent and Holy Week Fasting Guidelines)  --  Celebrating Feasting
Dormition of The Theotokos  --  Preparing Our Lady's Fast  --  Celebrating Feasting
Holy Apostles Peter and Paul  --  Preparing Apostles Fast  --  Celebrating Feasting

Angels

Saints  --  Blessed  --  People in Canonization Process

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Hierarchy  --  Hierarchy Index

Ecumenical Councils
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Melkite Greek Catholic Church (Grec Melkite Catholique)
Patriarchate of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church  --   Patriarch (Batriyark) of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church  --   Clergy in the Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Education  --  Education Index

Eparchy of Newton Office of Educational Services
Melkites Believe
Courage to Be Ourselves  --   Primer  --   Bearers of the Mysteries  --   Role Eastern  --  Worshipping
Life - Babies have a Right to Life (Pro Life)  --  Birth control / Contraception  --   Priests for Life
Melkite Catholic School Student Homework Information Project, How Melkite Catholics are Different from Latin / Roman Catholics
Maltese Religious Terms Of Arabic Origin, Christopher Agius, 2005

Locations  --  Locations Index

Links - Melkite, Eastern, and Latin Catholic, and Orthodox

Links

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Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center is dedicated to my cousins: Bucky (Richard C. Liles), Shirley (Shirley Jean Liles Buck), and Donna (Donna Bertha Liles Campbell). Bucky fell asleep in the Lord on Dec. 12, 2000, Shirley fell asleep in the Lord on Nov. 8, 2001, and Donna fell asleep in the Lord on March 9, 2020.
O God of all spirits and of all flesh, who have destroyed death, overcome the devil, and given life to the world: grant, O Lord, to the souls of your servants Bucky and Shirley, who has departed from this life, that it may rest in a place of light, in a place of happiness, in a place of peace, where there is no pain, no grief, no sighing. And since You are a gracious God and the Lover of Mankind, forgive him/her every sin he/she has committed by thought, or word, or deed, for there is not a man who lives and does not sin : You alone are without sin, your righteousness is everlasting, and your word is true. You are the Resurrection and the Life, and the repose of your departed servants Bucky and Shirley. O Christ our God, and we send up glory to You, together with your eternal Father and your all-holy, good and life-giving Spirit, now and always and for ages upon ages. Amen.

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