Photo by @jorturomenroi - Mexico----------------------------------------- (Catedral Nuestra Sra de Valvanera)

May 25, 2017 by norayammine

Photo by @jorturomenroi - #Mexico --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cathedral of #OurLady of #Valvanera originally belonged to the Convent of Santo Niño Perdido which was founded in 1573... Nowadays, it is the #Cathedral of the #Maronite #Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of the Martyrs of Lebanon in Mexico. #🇱🇧 #🇲🇽 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🤗😍❤ "O Mary, Queen of the mountains, the seas and the oceans, Queen of our beloved #Lebanon, to which you gave glory, and of which you made yourself a symbol. O Virgin, Your purity overtook the snow in Lebanon, and Your virtue spreads its perfume like the flowers of Lebanon. You stood high like the #Cedars of Lebanon. We ask You to look after Your children and to bless them with Your Holy Hands, #Amen." - Patriarch Elias Howayek (during the inauguration of the #Shrine of The #LadyOfLebanon - Harissa - 1908). ⛪🕇💙 "يَا مَرْيَمُ سُلْطَانَةَ الجِبَالِ وَالبِحَار، وَمَلِكَةَ لُبْنَانِنَا العَزِيزْ الَّذِي أُوتِيْتِ مَجْدَهُ، وَشِئتِ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَكِ رَمْزًا. يَا عَذْرَاء، ضَارَعَتْ نَقَاوَتُهَا ثَلْجَ لُبْنَان وَفَاحَ عَرْفُ طُهْرِهَا كَعَرْفِ زُهُورِ لُبْنَان، وَتَسَامَت مُرْتَفِعَةً كالأَرْزِ فِي لُبْنَان. نَسْأَلُكِ أَن تَرْمُقِي بِنَظَرِكِ الوَالِدِيّ جَمِيْعَ بَنِيكِ، وَتَبْسُطِي يَدَيْكِ الطَّاهِرَتَيْن، وَتُبَارِكِيْهِمْ، آمِين." - البطريرك إِليَاس الحوَيِّك (خِلَال تَدْشِين مَزَار سَيِّدة لُبْنَان - حَرِيصَا - ١٩٠٨). _____________________________________________________ #OurLadyOfLebanon #AveMaria #HolyMother #church #SaintMary #3adra #عدرا #StMary #كنيسة #churchesoftheworld #lebaneseworldwide #statue #harissa #proudlylebanese #méxico #VirginMary
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