List of Priests

A CENTURY OF CLERGY SERVING SAINT MARY'S

Very Rev. Father Michael Curry Saba 1904-1907

Rt. Rev. Father George Kattouf 1907-1912

Very Rev. Father Joseph Elia Xanthopoulos 1912-1917

Very Rev. Father Abdallah Khoury 1917-1929

Very Rev. Father Daniel George ca.1917-1926

Very Rev. Father Constantine Abou-Adal 1929-1932

Archbishop Aftimios Ofeish 1932-1933

Very Rev. Father George Mitchell 1933-1940

Very Rev. Father Anthony Sakey 1941-1945

Very Rev. Father Nicholas Hussan 1945-1951

Very Rev. Father Herbert Nahas 1951-1986

Very Rev. Father Edward Hughes 1986-1989

Very Rev. Father Mark Sahady 1989-1994

Very Rev. Father Thomas Zain 1994-1997

Very Rev. Father John Winfrey 1997-2000

Very Rev. Father David Hester 2000-

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Quote of the Holy Fathers

It was fitting that she, who had kept her virginity intact in childbirth, should keep her own body free from all corruption even after death. It was fitting that she, who had carried the Creator as a child at her breast, should dwell in the divine tabernacles. It was fitting that the spouse, whom the Father had taken to himself, should live in the divine mansions. It was fitting that she, who had seen her Son upon the cross and who had thereby received into her heart the sword of sorrow which she had escaped when giving birth to him, should look upon him as he sits with the Father. It was fitting that God’s Mother should possess what belongs to her Son, and that she should be honored by every creature as the Mother and as the handmaid of God.
St. John of Damascus (8th century)
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It is necessary to establish a pattern of going to church as often as possible, usually to Matins, Liturgy and Vespers. Have a longing for this, and go there at the first opportunity and if you can, stay without leaving. Our church is heaven on earth. Hasten to church with the faith that it is a place where God dwells, where He Himself promised to quickly hear prayers. Standing in church, be as if you are standing before God in fear and reverence, which you express through patience, prostrations, and attention to the services without wandering thoughts.
Saint Theophan the Recluse (19th century)
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The bread you do not use is the bread of the hungry. The garment hanging in your wardrobe is the garment of the person who is naked. The shoes you do not wear are the shoes of the one who is barefoot. The money you keep locked away is the money of the poor. The acts of charity you do not perform are the injustices you commit.
Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia (4th century)