The cedars of Lebanon’s roots grow deep

AFP PHOTO / PATRICK BAZ

Mount Lebanon, February 9, 2017: Lebanese Christian Maronite father Hani Taouk leads a mass on the ski slopes of the Cedars mountains, celebrating the Feast of Saint Maron. Also spelled St. Maroun, the patron saint of Lebanon, was a monk who died in 410 C.E. After his death, his disciples, the forefathers of the Maronite Christian sect, migrated from his namesake monastery in Syria to Mount Lebanon, where a large segment of Maronite Christians are settled today.

Aleteia Image Department - published on 02/10/17

Photo of the Day: February 10, 2017The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
    they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
¹³planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.
¹⁴They will still bear fruit in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green,
¹⁵proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
    he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.”