WEEKLY BULLETIN

Sunday, October 18, 2026

5th Sunday after Holy Cross

LITURGY INTENTIONS

Sunday, October 18 – 11:00 AM

Liturgy for Therese Antoine Chemali (40 Day) as requested by her brother, Elie Chemali and his wife Dunia Chemali, and their family.

Sunday, October 25– 11:00 AM

Liturgy for Helen Geha Zaarour (40 Day) as requested by her children and their families.

MONTH OF REMEMBRANCE

If you would like to have a departed loved one especially remembered during the All Souls Day Divine Liturgy and throughout the month of November, please submit their name to the Cathedral no later than Friday, October 30, 2026. You can email parish@ourladymtlebanon.com or call our Cathedral Office at 310-275-6634 Monday to Friday 8AM to 4PM.

FR. ETIENNE HANNA’S FAREWELL

Bishop Elias Zaidan has appointed Father Etienne Hanna, M.L.M., as the new Pastor of St. Maron Maronite Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Fr. Etienne will celebrate his last liturgy with us on Sunday, November 15 at 11:00 AM, followed by a farewell reception in the Cathedral Hall. We invite all parishioners to join us in expressing our gratitude and wishing him well.

66TH ANNUAL SAHRA NIGHT

SECOND COLLECTION – WORLD MISSION SUNDAY

Our second collection on Sunday, October 18, 2026, will support World Mission Sunday. Through Baptism, all Catholics are called to participate in the Church’s mission of sharing the Gospel and spreading the faith.
World Mission Sunday provides vital support for pastoral and evangelization programs in more than 1,150 mission dioceses throughout Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and remote regions of Latin America. Donations are distributed in the Pope’s name through the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, one of the Pontifical Mission Societies.
Please be generous in supporting the Church’s missionary work around the world.

MARONITE SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY- HONORING PATRIARCH ELIAS HOWAYEK

HEALING MASS UNDER THE SHADOW OF SAINT SHARBEL

ORDER OF ST. SHARBEL

PILGRIMAGE TO LEBANON-ORDINATION OF ARCHBISHOP-ELECT SHARBEL MAROUN

KID’S CORNER-BULLETINS

COLLECTIONS THE WEEK OF 10/4

Liturgy: $2,077.25

Candles: $708.00

Total: $2,785.25

WAYS TO DONATE TO THE CATHEDRAL

NEW CATHEDRAL EMAIL SYSTEM

The Cathedral is currently testing a new email system for our weekly bulletin and Cathedral emails. If you do not receive our messages, please check your spam or junk folder and mark them as “Not Junk” or “Report as Not Spam” to ensure future emails are delivered to your inbox.

If you continue to experience issues or are not receiving our emails, please contact us so we can confirm your information and add you to our distribution list.

REGISTER AND UPDATE YOUR PARISH INFORMATION

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OFFICE OF VOCATIONS AND OFFICE OF MINISTRIES

PARKING VALIDATIONS

The Cathedral will have parking validations for those who park in the Caruso Bldg, 333 South La Cienega, for Mass. Please ask an usher for a validation ticket.

READINGS

Click here to view the Sunday Maronite Readings (English)

Click here to view the Sunday Maronite Readings (Arabic)

Click here to view the Sunday Roman Readings

Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’ Of The Holy Father Francis #29-30

SOCIAL MEDIA

CATHEDRAL ORGANIZATIONS

LITURGICAL CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF 10/18-10/24

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