{"id":101022,"date":"2026-07-27T17:48:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=101022"},"modified":"2026-07-27T17:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:48:19","slug":"lebanon-celebrates-historic-beatification-of-maronite-patriarch-elias-hoyek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/lebanon-celebrates-historic-beatification-of-maronite-patriarch-elias-hoyek\/","title":{"rendered":"Il Libano celebra la storica beatificazione del patriarca maronita Elias Hoyek"},"content":{"rendered":"

La Chiesa cattolica maronita si \u00e8 riunita la sera del 25 luglio presso la residenza estiva del patriarcato maronita a Dimane, nel nord del Libano, per celebrare la beatificazione del patriarca Elias Hoyek, segnando un momento straordinario sia per la Chiesa che per la nazione libanese.<\/p>\n

Il cardinale Bechara Boutros Rai, patriarca maronita, ha presieduto la celebrazione liturgica ufficiale. Il cardinale Marcello Semeraro, prefetto del Dicastero vaticano per le Cause dei Santi, ha partecipato come rappresentante di Papa Leone XIV insieme a patriarchi, vescovi e funzionari libanesi, tra cui il presidente Joseph Aoun e il primo ministro Nawaf Salam.<\/p>\n

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Il clero sfila tra la folla per la solenne Messa presieduta dal cardinale Bechara Boutros Rai il 25 luglio 2026, per la beatificazione del patriarca Elias Hoyek. | Crediti: Foto per gentile concessione del Patriarcato Maronita\/ACI MENA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

La cerimonia \u00e8 iniziata con una petizione formale presentata al rappresentante del Papa dal vescovo Mounir Khairallah, vescovo maronita di Batroun e postulatore della causa di beatificazione, richiedendo che Hoyek fosse dichiarato beato.<\/p>\n

Il vescovo Hanna Alwan, vicario generale patriarcale e postulatore della causa presso la Santa Sede, ha poi letto la biografia ufficiale del nuovo beato, ripercorrendo le tappe principali della sua vita.<\/p>\n

Semeraro ha successivamente letto la lettera apostolica emanata da Papa Leone XIV che iscrive formalmente il patriarca Elias Peter Hoyek tra i beati. Il decreto ha accolto la petizione della Chiesa maronita, dei suoi vescovi e dei suoi fedeli e ha designato il 5 giugno come data della sua memoria liturgica annuale.<\/p>\n

Il rappresentante del Papa ha inoltre consegnato alla Chiesa maronita cinque copie originali del decreto come documentazione ufficiale dell'occasione.<\/p>\n

\u00c8 stata quindi svelata una grande icona ufficiale del nuovo beato. Le sue reliquie sono state portate avanti in una solenne processione accompagnate da 32 candele accese, a simboleggiare i 32 anni in cui Hoyek ha servito come patriarca maronita, dal 1899 al 1931.<\/p>\n

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Una veduta della solenne Messa presieduta dal Cardinale Bechara Boutros Rai il 25 luglio 2026, per la beatificazione del Patriarca Elias Hoyek. | Crediti: Foto per gentile concessione del Patriarcato Maronita\/ACI MENA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nella sua omelia, Rai ha detto: \u201cHoyek si \u00e8 affidato completamente alla divina provvidenza fino a diventare un segno radioso nella storia della Chiesa e del Libano\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cLa Chiesa oggi non sta elevando un uomo alla gloria terrena\u201d, ha continuato, \u201cma sta testimoniando la gloria che Dio ha operato in lui. La santit\u00e0 non \u00e8 un onore conferito dalla terra, ma un dono divino concesso a coloro che vivono il Vangelo fedelmente fino alla fine\u201d.<\/p>\n

Rivolgendosi a Semeraro, Rai ha affermato che la presenza del cardinale incarnava la profondit\u00e0 della comunione tra la Chiesa maronita e la Chiesa di Roma. Ha aggiunto che essa portava un messaggio di amore e apprezzamento da parte di Papa Leone XIV a una Chiesa che \u00e8 rimasta fedele alla fede e alla sua testimonianza di Cristo in Medio Oriente.<\/p>\n

Rai ha sottolineato che \u201cil nuovo beato viveva secondo il suo famoso motto: \u2018Mio Dio, sia fatta la tua volont\u00e0\u2019. Era un uomo della divina provvidenza, che univa nella sua persona la vigilanza di un pastore, la saggezza di un leader, il cuore di un padre e la fede di un santo\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cNon ha mai cercato la gloria personale\u201d, ha aggiunto Rai, \u201cma piuttosto la gloria di Dio e il bene della persona umana, credendo che il Libano sia un messaggio e che la persona umana sia il suo tesoro pi\u00f9 grande\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Una veduta della solenne Messa presieduta dal Cardinale Bechara Boutros Rai il 25 luglio 2026, per la beatificazione del Patriarca Elias Hoyek. | Crediti: Foto per gentile concessione del Patriarcato Maronita\/ACI MENA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A conclusione della Messa, ad Aoun \u00e8 stato donato un cedro scolpito nella pietra libanese recante le sembianze del nuovo beato e contenente una delle sue reliquie. <\/p>\n

Dopo la benedizione finale, le reliquie di Hoyek sono state portate in processione lungo le navate tra i fedeli.<\/p>\n

Questa storia<\/em>\u00a0\u00e8 stata pubblicata per la prima volta <\/a>di ACI MENA, il servizio gemello in lingua araba di EWTN News. \u00c8 stato tradotto e adattato da EWTN News English.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Maronite Catholic Church gathered on the evening of July 25 at the Maronite patriarchate\u2019s summer residence in Dimane, northern Lebanon, to celebrate the beatification of Patriarch Elias Hoyek, marking an extraordinary moment for both the Church and the Lebanese nation. Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai, the Maronite patriarch, presided over the official liturgical celebration. 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