by Adam Koehler | Aug 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
Written by: Xavier Abu Eid Father Faysal Hijazeen has left us. ‘Abouna Faysal’ (‘our father Faysal’), as he was affectionately known, was born in Amman in 1961 and spent most of his life in Palestine. In 1973, he joined the Latin Patriarchate’s Seminary in Beit...
by Adam Koehler | Aug 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
May the choirs of angels come to greet you. May they speed you to paradise. May the Lord enfold you in His mercy. May you find eternal life. The Lord is my light and my help; It is he who protects me from harm. The Lord is the strength of my days; Before whom...
by Adam Koehler | Aug 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Your life was a blessing, your memory we’ll treasure, you are loved beyond words and will be missed beyond measure! Fr. Faysal Hijazen + February 5, 1961-August 4, 2016 ...
by Adam Koehler | Aug 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
The following are links to YouTube videos of Fr. Faysal recorded at the airport in Cincinnati just before he left to go home to the Holy Land on October 11, 2013. Viewing them will most likely stir a few tears, but I promise you’ll smile too. What a treasure...
by Adam Koehler | Aug 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
It is with deep sadness and very heavy hearts that we announce the death of our beloved friend and a very holy priest, Father Faysal Hijazen, the General Director of the Latin Patriarchate Schools in Palestine and Israel. Fr. Faysal died in his sleep on August 4th,...