Celebration of the VIIth World Day of the Sick in Lebanon

Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th February 1999:
Welcome of guests and delegations participating in the conference at Notre Dame du Mont - FATQA.
 Schedule of the VIIth World day of the sick
February  8 - 11,  1999

Monday, February 8th, 1999


 


Morning:  Visiting With Official Personalities
16:00 H:  Opening ceremony

1- Address of the Patriarch President of the Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon, Cardinal Nasrallah Boutros SFEIR.

2- Address of the President of Health Committee in Lebanon, H. Exc. Paul Emile SAADE.

3- Address of Public Health Lebanese Department, Dr Karam KARAM.

4- Address of SOcial Affairs Lebanese Department, Dr Michel MOUSA.

5- Address of the President of the Pontifical Council for health in Rome, H. Exc. Javier LOZANO.


18:00 H: Workshop.

    Topic: Respect of life (Bioethics). Point of vue.
   The christian Communities:
Catholic, H. Exc. Guy Boulos NOUJAIM.
Orthodox, H. Exc. Elias KORBANE.
Protestant, Pastor Habib BADR.
   The Muslim Communities:
Sunnite, Mr Backir BILANI.
Chiite, Cheikh Mouhamad YAZBEK.
Druze, Cheikh Bahjat GAITH.
21:00 H: Vigil of Prayer for the Youth, in the Church of St. Elias, Antelias.

Tuesday, February 9th, 1999: Feast of St. Maroun Patron of the Maronite Church


 


09:00 A.M. : Maronite Liturgy in Bkerke celebrated by His Beatitude Mar Nasrallah Boutros Cardinal SFEIR.
10:30  A.M.: “Identity of the Catholic Hospitals”
                   Conference and discussion:  H. Exc. Javier LOZANO  /  Father MARQUIZANO
16:00 H.:   Workshop

Topic: "Experience of the participating communities".  Live testimonies
21:00 H.:  Evening of prayers for Physicians and Nurses, in the Sacred Heart Church, Beirut.

Wednesday, February 10th, 1999


 


Morning : Topic "Role of Bishops in charge of episcopal, committees on Health"
               (Organized by the Pontifical Council on Health).

17:00 H.:  Interconfessional Prayer on the redeeming value of suffering.
 


Thursday, February 11th, 1999: Grand Celebration

11.00 H.: Visit to the President of Lebanon, General Emile LAHOUD.

12.30 H.:  Meeting and Lunch  at Caritas Lebanon - Sin El-Fil.

16.00 H.: Eucharistic celebration at our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, celebrated by H. Eminence Cardinal ANGELINI.