Bishop Shaheen
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing into eternal life of the Most Reverend Robert J. Shaheen, Second Bishop Emeritus of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon.
Bishop Shaheen passed suddenly on Wednesday, August 9 in Saint Louis, Missouri. He will be missed by all, especially by those who knew him from his fifty years of annual visits to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon.
May his memory be eternal and consolation to his family.
52nd Annual Assumption Pilgrimage
ANNUAL ASSUMPTION PILGRIMAGE Sunday August 13th, Monday August 14th, and The 52nd Annual Feast of the Assumption will be on Tuesday August 15th, 2017. Join us for another year of abundant Graces at the Basilica.
Hotel Information:
| Comfort Inn & Suites | 330-792-9740 |
| Holiday Inn Express & Suites | 330-505-5700 |
| Hampton Inn | 330-544-0660 |
| Best Western Meander Inn | 330-544-2378 |
| Fairfield Inn & Suites | 330-505-2173 |
Chorbishop Ordination
Msgr. Anthony's Chorbishop Ordination
August 13, 2016
August 13, 2016
Elevation to Chorbishop
His Beatitude Beshara Peter Rai Cardinal Patriarch of Antioch Has announced the elevation of the Very Reverend Monsignor Anthony S. Spinosa to the rank of Chorbishop to be conferred by His Excellency A. Elias Zaidan Bishop of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. at the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon 2759 North Lipkey Road North Jackson, Ohio 44451. Your presence at the Divine Liturgy of elevation and ordination would be an honor for us.
Basilica Consecration & Dedication
BASILICA CONSECRATION LITURGY VIDEO
DEDICATION WAS ON OCTOBER 11, 2014
Jubilee Year Of Mercy
+++++JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY+++++
December 8th, 2015 to November 20th, 2016
Pope Francis has declared the Jubilee Year of Mercy to begin on December 8, 2015, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Rainbow Miracle at the Shrine Basilica
Rainbow appears at the Closing Liturgy of the 50th Assumption Pilgrimage
+++++THERE IS NO COINCIDENCE WITH GOD+++++
A great event occurred this year on the feast of Our Lady’s Assumption which many of you witnessed.
Fifty years ago on the Feast of the Assumption as the statue of Our Lady of Lebanon was being blessed, a magnificent rainbow appeared over the statue. It was witnessed by many and seen as a sign from God that He was pleased with the new Shrine dedicated to His Mother.
This year during the celebration of the Divine Liturgy, exactly fifty years to the day, another rainbow appeared over the statue of Our Lady as thousands were gathered in prayer. As the offering of bread and wine was being taken in procession to the altar, everyone looked up and witnessed this magnificent event.