30 March 2014

Encouraging our Children to speak with Confidence In Christ

Dear Parishioners,

Last years 2013 Dux of Our Lady of Lebanon College (now renamed Maronite College of the Holy Family) George Chamoun, also an active parishioner with his family began his acceptance speech in front of the College Community and his Family with the following words.

He began by saying:

“St Paul said “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13.

Good morning Monsignor Shora, Fr Tony, Sr Margaret, Sr Irene, Sr Marlene, Sisters, Teachers, Staff, Parents and Students.

I must start by saying that it is a great honour to be called Dux of Our Lady of Lebanon College for 2013, and in fact the last Dux under the old school name. I am privileged to count myself amongst the prestigious list of 22 Duxes before me.

The journey to this position was long with many obstacles, and I could not have done it on my own. The first person I owe my achievements, my success, my family, my friends and my life to, is Jesus Christ who lived as the ultimate role model and who died to give us eternal life.”

I felt so proud as a College Chaplain and Priest to hear such strong words of faith from a young man, words that were a powerful witness to all the young Students before him. I can imagine how proud his family, the Sisters and the Teachers would have been also.

Our Journey and Chase for the Day of the Resurrection in this Season of Great Lent is to live daily trusting and dependent on Christ Jesus in all that we are and do to be able to experience his divine power in our lives in all that we face.

Thank God as well as young George there are so many others in our Parish I am so proud of in the way they are humbly and courageously living their faith trusting and growing closer to Our Lord and sharing in his mission in their parish and in their families and the wider Community.

In the way we are living our faith daily are we leading our Children to be able to speak as young George spoke confident in the presence of God with us in Christ who strengthens us and died to give us Eternal LIFE.