Pope John Paul II 's May 11, 1997 I commend' Lebanon Our Lady, Our Lady of Lebanon, with these words:
Together with you, I entrust to Our Lady of Lebanon all the sons and daughters of the country. The Mother of God, present at the foot of the Cross and in the Upper Room of Pentecost, to collect in faith, hope and love his children who live in this country or around the world! Assist the pastors in their ministry! Loyalty and prayerful support the charitable service of the monks and nuns, religious men and women! Accompany the laity in their church life and service to society! Strengthens the family unit of love and dedication to their educational mission! Guide young people on the roads of life!
her maternal tenderness, Mary gives comfort to the poor, to those who suffer in body or spirit, prisoners and refugees!
Our Lady of Lebanon, watches the entire people of this land so tried! A I'll trust the Successor of Peter, come here to bring you all a message of confidence and hope. Come true, on the threshold of the new Christian millennium, the prophetic message of Isaiah: "Yet a little while and Lebanon shall be turned into an orchard and the orchard is deemed a forest" [Is 29, 17].
Grant, O Virgin Mary, in this still young and old people to remain worthy heir to its illustrious history, building its future with dynamism in dialogue with everyone, in mutual respect for different groups, in fraternal harmony!
Queen of peace, protect Lebanon. "
statue of Our Lady of Harissa, Lebanon
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Valley A valley full of hermitages and monasteries that goes up to 2000 m where the age-old forest of cedars.
The peaks already 'snow-capped in early November, reaching 3000 meters.
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