CALENDAR FOR THE JUBILEE OF THE YEAR 2000
 
 
DATE
CELEBRATION
PLACE
REFERENCE INSTITUTION AND MANAGEMENT
Friday 24/12/1999 
(15h-16h30)
Opening of the Jubilee year with a common ecumenical celebration Basilica of Our Lady of Lebanon - Harissa The Episcopal commission for the preparation of the Jubilee of Year 2000. The Episcopal commission for ecumenism The Scouts of Lebanon.
Friday 
31/12/1999   
(18h - 19h)
An hour of worshipping, of prayers, of penance, and of confessions. Convents and parishes Superiors of convents.  
Parish priests.
Sunday 
02/01/2000
A solemn mass for the occasion of the World day for peace, celebrated by His Excellency the Apostolic Nuncio Church of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal- Ashrafieh The "Justice and Peace" Commission.  
The Lazarist Fathers.
Thursday 
06/01/2000 
Epiphany Feast
Ceremonies of collective baptism of children. Parish churches The Parish priests and the parents.
Monday 
17/01/2000 
(Feast of Saint Anthony the Great, patron of monks) 
Renewal of the vows of Lebanese Maronite and Antonine monks, and of Antonine nuns. Other monastic celebrations. Churches of Maronite convents. Convents of Saint Anthony at Baabda. The Maronite Order. 
The Antonine Order.
From Tuesday 18/1/2000 until Tuesday 25/1/2000 Week of Prayers for the Unity of Christians. Ecumenical celebration. Churches in convents, parishes and dioceses. The Episcopal Commission for ecumenical relations. Archbishops of dioceses Parish priests.
Tuesday  
25/01/2000
Ecumenical celebration for the closure of the week of prayer for Unity St. Maroun Church - Tripoli The Archbishops of Tripoli 
The Ecumenical commission 
The Focolari.
Friday 28/1/2000 Commemoration of St. Ephrem .. The Syriac Church
Wednesday 2/2/2000 Presentation of The Lord at the Temple:  
Day of the consecrated life (monks and nuns).
St. Elie Church, Antelias. 
The convents
The Episcopal Commission for Consecrated and Sacerdotal life.  
Religious orders.
Wednesday 9/2/2000 Feast of Saint Maroun In Lebanon and in Rome The Maronite Church.
Friday  
11/2/2000
World day of the Sick and the Handicapped. Day of Health workers. Hospitals and Hospices for the disabled. The Episcopal Commission for Health Pastoral.
Monday  
6/3/2000
Beginning of Lent (spiritual retreats, sermons and penitential celebrations. The Convents and parishes The Superiors of convents.  
The Parish priests.
Thursday  
9/3/2000
Teachers' day. The schools The Episcopal Commissions for the Catholic schools
Sunday  
19/3/2000
Feast of Saint Joseph : The Family's day. Saint Joseph School, Aintoura. The Episcopal Commission for the Family, and the School's head administrators.
Monday  
20/3/2000
Craftsmen's day  .. The episcopal Commission "Justice and Peace" F.J. Souaid
Saturday  
25/3/2000
Feast of the Annunciation. Church of the Annunciation -Tripoli.  
Church of the Annunciation - Beirut Museum.
Archbishopric of Greek catholics, in Tripoli. 
Archbishopric of Syriac Catholics in Beirut. Committee" Woman May 31".
Sunday  
9/4/2000
Day of the iImmigrants workers in Lebanon  Apotres school in Jounieh. The E.C. for the cooperation of missions between Churches. Apotres School's head administrators.
Friday  
14/4/2000
Procession of the Station of the Cross and penitential Celebration. Convent of the Cross, Jal-el-Dib. Franciscan third order of the Nuns of the Cross.
Sunday 16/4/2000 
Monday 17/4/2000 
Saturday 22/4/2000 
Sunday 23/4/2000
Palm Sunday 
Holy Week 
Easter Sunday
Convents and Parishes The Bishops 
The Superiors of Convents 
The Parish priests.
Monday  
24/4/2000
Inauguration and Consecration of the Saint George's Maronite Cathedral. 
Armenian Martyrs.
Beirut City-Centre Maronite Diocese in Beirut. 
Orthodox and Catholic Armenians.
Sunday  
30/4/2000
St. Thomas  Day of the Faith St Thomas Cathedral-Tyre. 
Our Lady of the seas - Tyre.
The Archbishops of the City of Tyre.
Monday  
1/5/2000
Workers' day  
Beginning of the Month of Mary.
Basilica of Our Lady of Lebanon - Harissa. ..
Saturday 
6/5/2000
Commemoration of the "New Martyrs".  
Day of Penance and Forgiving.
Martyrs' Place Beirut City-Centre Greek Catholic Archbishop of Beirut. 
Committee of the New Martyrs.
Monday  
8/5/2000
Nativity of Saint Charbel  Village of Beqaakafra Vicar of the Maronite Patriarcate Commission of May 8.
Wednesday 10/5/2000 Commemoration of the Beatification of Blessed Hardini Hardine - Kfifane Lebanese Maronite order
Sunday  
14/5/2000
Feast of Our Lady of the Seeds Day of peasants and farmers The various University Departments of Agronomy. Administrators of the University Departments of Agronomy. 
Commission "Justice and Peace".
Sunday 14/5/2000 until 20/5/2000  
 
Week of Vocations (Common celebrations..) The Convents and Parishes. The E.C. for consecrated and Sacerdotal life. Directors of Seminaries.
Sunday  
21/5/2000
Celebration of the Jubilee in the South (Prayers, Processions) Ain-Ebel and its surroundings. Regional Bishops, Brotherhoods, Convents and Apostolic Movements.
Wednesday 31/5/2000 Closure of the month of Mary, Marial processions. Basilica of Our Lady of Lebanon, Harrisa. 
Our Lady of Waiting (Mantara) in Maghdouche.
Association of the Brotherhoods Marial movements. 
Greek Catholic Bishopric in Saida. 
Thursday  
1/6/2000
Students day and Day of the Catholic school. The Schools Commission for the Catholic schools in Lebanon.
Sunday  
4/6/2000
Day of the Press. .. The Episcopal Commission for press Information.
Sunday  
11/6/2000
Pentecost Sunday:  
Meeting for a common prayer by all religions in Lebanon.
Mont-La-Salle Secondary School / Ain-Saade The Episcopal Commission for dialogue between religions. Head Administrators of the Mont-La-Salle School.
Sunday  
18/6/2000
Celebration for the opening of the 47th World Eucharist Congress In Lebanon and in Rome The Episcopal Commission for the Eucharistic Congress. Assoc of the friends of the Holy Sacrament.
Sunday  
18/6/2000
Holy Trinity Sunday : Celebration Saint Paul Cathedral in Harissa. Association of the Union of hearts with the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
Thursday 
22/6/2000
Celebration of the Feast of God Zahle and its surroundings. The Archbishops of Zahle and of surrounding areas.
Thursday  
29/6/2000
Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul. 
Priests day.
Celebration of St. Peter's Feast.
Saint- Paul Cathedral, Harissa 
Marjeyoun (Ancient Cesarea of Philip)
Directors of Seminaries: Maronite in Ghazir and Paulist in Harissa. 
Archbishop of Marjeyoun.
Friday  
30/6/2000
Feast of the Sacred Heart. Church of the Sacred Heart/Badaro Beirut. Maronite Archbishopric of Beirut. 
Family of the Sacred Heart.  
Brotherhood of the Sacred Heart.
Sunday  
2/7/2000
The Holy Face of Christ Church of St. Peter and St. Paul church of the Resurrection Cornet Chehwan. The 2 Parishes: 
Association of St Vincent de Paul, Hazmieh.
The Chaldean Church.
Sunday 2/7/2000 
until Saturday 
8/7/2000
Week of the Prisoner. The various prisons Special Committee.
Chaplaincy of prisons in Lebanon. 
Monday  
3/7/2000 until 
Sunday 9/7/2000
Week of the Priests and Monks and Nuns of Lebanese origin and living abroad. Special program in various areas of Lebanon Father Mansour Labaky /  
"Lo-Tedhal"
Sunday 
16/7/2000
Feast of Saint Charbel Convent of Saint Maroun at Annaya. 
Church of Saint Charbel.
The Lebanese Maronite Order 
Parish priests.
Thusday 
20/7/2000
Feast of Saint Elie Saint Elie / Damour 
Cathedral of Saint Elie / Saida
Maronite Archbishop of Beirut. 
Maronite Archbishop of Saida.
Sunday 
30/7/2000
The Disciples of Saint Maroun Kfarhay Archbishop Boulos-Emile Saade
Tuesday 
1/8/2000
Day of the Army and of the Security forces .. Former Army Officers.
Sunday 
6/8/2000
Feast of the Transfiguration Cedars of God - Becharre 
Convents of the Holy Savior 
Saida and Sarba
Patriarcal Vicar - Jebbeh 
Salvatorian and Aleppo Basilian orders
Saturday to Monday 
12-13-14/8/2000
Preparation of the Feast of the Holy Virgin - Pilgrimage The Valley of Kadisha and Dimane Committee for the Pilgrimage of the Jubilee of Year 2000 Antonine Nuns / Scouts of Lebanon.
Monday 
14/8/2000
Eve of the Feast of the Assumption. Marial Procession Bzoummar (The Patriarchate) Various Parishes Armenian Patriarchate 
Apostolic movements
Tuesday 
15/8/2000
Assumption Feast 
Third centennial of the Antonine Order
The Parishes and Convents  
Convent of Saint Elie, Antelias
Priests and Superiors. 
The Antonine Order.
Wednesday 
16/8/2000 until 
Sunday 20/8/2000
World Day of the Youth; Day of Hope In Rome and in Lebanon. Council for the Apostolate of Lay people. 
Scouts of Lebanon.
Sunday 
27/8/2000
Feast of Our Lady of the Well. Bkennaya Nuns of the Holy Cross.
Friday 
8/9/2000
Nativity of the Holy Virgin: Various Marial celebrations. Our Lady of the Waiting (Mantara) in Saida/Convent of Taanayel, Bekaa/ Our Lady of Bechwat, Bekaa/ Our Lady of Ghassaleh, Akkar/ Our Lady of Hosn, Ehden. Archbishops of the South 
Archbishops of the Bekaa and the Jesuit priests / Archbishop of Baalbeck / Archbishop of the North 
Patriarchal Vicar.
Thursday 
14/9/2000
Feast of the Holy Cross special ceremonies / Blessing of the 4 cardinal points of the World The Parishes: Deir el Kamar and Jezzine Hayata / Kesrouan / Armenian churches and parishes. Parish Priests Nuns of the Holy Cross and other orders. 
Association of the brotherhoods / Armenian Patriarchate and Bishops.
Sunday 
17/9/2000
Day of the Senior Citizens. The Old Age Homes The Homes, The Institutions The restaurants of the hearts Association of St. Vincent de Paul.
Wednesday 
27/9/2000 until 
Saturday 30/9/2000
Feast of Saint Vincent de Paul: Day of Charity. 
Day of Social and Apostolic Action Social Teaching of the Church.
Convents of the Lazarist Fathers and the Sisters of Charity. Lazarist Fathers / Sisters of Charity Family of St. Vincent de Paul / Commission of "Justice and Peace".
Sunday  
1/10/2000 until  
31/10/2000
Feast of Our Lady of Protection Recitation of the Rosary in all of Lebanon Parishes, Homes, Families, Convents / Church of the Rosary in Hamra and Beirut. Association of the Union of Hearts to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Sisters of the Rosary.
Tuesday 
3/10/2000
Saint Therese of the Child  Jesus and the Holy Face.  
Clubs: Sagesse, Zouk Mikael, Ghazir and Homenetmen..
.. Sisters of Saint Therese 
Theresian Congregations.
Wednesday 
4/10/2000 until 
Sunday 8/10/2000
St. Francis of Assisi Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Sin-el-Fil Conventual Franciscan Fathers
Sunday  
15/10/2000
Feast of Saint Isaiah, Patron of the Mother-House of the Antonine Order. Saint Isaiah / Broummana The Antonine Order.
Sunday 
22/10/2000
World day of Missions Parishes, Schools, Institutions and Associations Pontifical missionary organizations. C.E. for the missionary cooperation between Churches.
Sunday 
29/10/2000
Feast of Christ the King: Day of Elderly priests, clerics and nuns. The Convents. 
The Convents of Christ the King.
Sisters of the Holy Cross. 
Superiors of Convents.
Sunday 
5/11/2000
Day of Catechism The Schools The Episcopal Commission for Catechesis.
Sunday 
12/11/2000
Day of Sportsmen Sports Clubs. Clubs of Sagesse,of Zouk of Ghazir, of Armenians and others
Friday 
17/11/2000
Commemoration of the Beatification of Sister Rafka Jrebta Lebanese Maronite Sisters
Saturday to Monday 
18,19,20/11/2000
Independence of Lebanon: 
Day of Civil Servants and of Public affairs' executives.
.. Maronite league. Superior of the Greek Catholics and other leagues.
Friday24/11/2000 
Until Sunday 26/11/2000
Tridium of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Ashrafieh The Lazarist Fathers  
The Sisters of Charity.
Sunday 
26/11/2000
Day of the intellectuals, the scientists and the artists. The Universities The Catholic Universities.
Monday 
4/12/2000
Special Session of the Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon, to assess the Jubilee Year and take decisions and recommendations for the 3rd Millennium. The Maronite Patriarcate, Bkerke. General Secretary of the APECL
Monday 
14/12/2000
Feast of Saint Barbara Centennial of the Cathedral Commemoration of the 1900 years of the first Bishop in Baalbeck. St. Barbara Cathedral in Baalbeck. Greek Melkite Catholic Archbishop of Baalbeck.
Friday and Saturday 
8,9/12/2000
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary: 2 marial days (Seminars and Celebrations) Convent of Notre Dame at Louayze Maronite Mariamite Order / Brotherhoods and Marial Movements.
Friday  
15/12/2000 until Sunday 24/12/2000
Christmas Novena: Meditattion on the Mystery of the Incarnation and on its meaning.  Parishes, churches and convents Parish Priests. 
Superiors of Convents.
Sunday 31/12/2000 
(18h-19h)
Prayer meeting for the transition towards the New Minnenium.  All Churches 
All Convents
Parish Priests. 
Superior of Convents.
Friday 
5/1/2001
Closure of the Jubilee Year of 2000.  Church of Saint Elie, Antelias Episcopal Commission for the preparation of the Year 2000 Jubilee. 
The Antonine Order.