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CONSISTORY FOR SEVERAL CAUSES OF CANONIZATION

VATICAN CITY, FEB 10, 2004 (VIS) � On Thursday, February 19 at 11 a.m. in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace, during the celebration of sext, the sixth hour, an Ordinary Public Consistory for the canonization of the following Blesseds will be held:

- Blessed Luigi Orione, priest and founder of the Little Work of Divine Providence and of the Congregation of the Little Sisters, Missionaries of Charity.

- Blessed Annibale Maria di Francia, priest and founder of the Congregation of the Rogationist Fathers of the Heart of Jesus and of the Religious Daughters of Divine Generosity.

- Blessed Jose Manyanet y Vives, priest and founder of the Congregation of the Sons of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the Missionary Daughters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.

- Blessed Nimatullah Al Hardini, priest of the Lebanese Maronite Order.

- Blessed Paola Elisabetta, nee Costanza Cerioli, widow Busecchi-Tassis, foundress of the Institute of Religious of the Holy Family.

- Blessed Gianna Beretta Molla, mother.


Cardinals are expected to render judgments on the miracles attributed to the six people already beatified next week which will open the way for their canonizations.

Nimatullah Al-Hardini (Joseph Kassab), priest religious of the Lebanese Maronite Order. Born in Harine, Lebanon, in 1808, he died on Dec. 14, 1858, in Kfifan. In the silence of the monastery, he was dedicated to prayer, the teaching of theology, and manual labor. Charbel Maklouf was one of his students.

What is the Lebanese Maronite Order? Are these guys just reducing the Maronite Church to the status of a religious order?

The OLM, or "Order of Lebanese Maronite," is a Monastic Order peculiar to the Maronite Catholic Church and was founded in 1695.

Some of their priest-monks and brothers serve in 67 parishes of the Maronite Church. I think they have no counterpart monastic nuns or female religious?

AmdG

Shlomo Lkhoolkhoon,
Here is a list of Maronite Orders in use at this time:

For Men:

The Congregation of Lebanese Maronite Missionaries (clmm) Kreimists http://www.maronite.org.au/kreim/

L'Ordre Libanais Maronite (O.L.M.) http://mouka.chez.tiscali.fr/

Ordre Antonin Maronite http://perso.chello.fr/users/w/wal64/indexen.htm

Our Lady of Solitude Maronite Hermitage
http://www.eparchyla.org/solitude.htm

For Women

Antonine Sisters Congregation http://www.eparchyla.org/sisters.htm

Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family http://www.eparchyla.org/mshf-wmi.htm http://www.maronite.org.au/mshf/frames.htm

Poosh BaShlomo,
Yuhannon

The canonisation of Bl. Ni'amtallal Hardeeni was of course to be expected. He was St. Charbel's mentor.

The raising of the Maronite Three to the altars is soon to be complete.

In IC XC
Samer

SIX BLESSEDS TO BE CANONIZED ON MAY 16
VATICAN CITY, FEB 19, 2004 (VIS) � An Ordinary Public Consistory presided over by the Holy Father took place this morning in the Clementine Hall in the Apostolic Palace, during which it was decided that the following Blesseds will be canonized on May 16:

- Blessed Luigi Orione, priest and founder of the Little Work of Divine Providence and of the Congregation of the Little Sisters, Missionaries of Charity.

- Blessed Annibale Maria di Francia, priest and founder of the Congregation of the Rogationist Fathers of the Heart of Jesus and of the Religious Daughters of Divine Generosity.

- Blessed Jose Manyanet y Vives, priest and founder of the Congregation of the Sons of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the Missionary Daughters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.

- Blessed Nimatullah Al Hardini, priest of the Lebanese Maronite Order.

- Blessed Paola Elisabetta, nee Costanza Cerioli, widow Busecchi-Tassis, foundress of the Institute of Religious of the Holy Family.

- Blessed Gianna Beretta Molla, mother.

The religious orders are really burning the midnight oil in getting their founders and members canonized:

Please review:

http://www.ca-catholics.net/saints/jpii-blesseds.htm

The laity are included in some martyr lists (companions), but rarely as individuals.

Joe