Education
More than 400 schools receive support from Œuvre d’Orient for children’s education, the reconstruction of school buildings, and educators’ salaries.
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Health Care and Social Services
L’Œuvre d’Orient funds the care of 3 million patients in clinics, hospitals, and institutions for people with disabilities or the elderly.
Community Outreach
By supporting the formation of men and women religious, the Œuvre d’Orient enables priests and religious orders to carry out their daily missions.
Culture and Heritage
L’Œuvre d’Orient works to preserve the heritage of Eastern Christianity by protecting it in its home countries and promoting awareness of it in France.
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Prayer of Saint Ephrem the Syrian for the East
Lord our God, You chose the East to send Your only Son and fulfill the plan of salvation. You chose a young woman of the East, the Virgin Mary, to carry and give birth to your only Son; It was in the East that He grew up, worked, and chose His apostles and disciples; It […]
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Prayer to Saint Anthony the Great
O Holy Spirit, abide with us always, for it is good for us to be with You. But the soul doesn't always feel this good, because pride causes us to lose grace. That is how, long ago, they sought you, Mary and Joseph, both filled with anxiety; What was your mother thinking in her grief, […]
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Pray for Syria and the Christians of Syria
This prayer is recited every day in Ananias’s house in Damascus, a former underground chamber where Ananias baptized Paul of Tarsus, who would later become the Apostle Saint Paul. This building has been used as a church since the early centuries. Lord Jesus Christ, You who appeared in the sky over Damascus to your apostle […]
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Prayer to Saint George of Lydda
Let us pray that one day, everyone will work hand in hand and spread peace, justice, and love everywhere, regardless of their religion. May the day come when everyone gathers around the same table, sharing the same bread and drinking from the same cup. God, our Father, who is a God of peace, love, and […]
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Prayer of Saint Basil the Great
Master, Lord God, Almighty Father, whose mercy is shown a thousand times over and never fails, look favorably from heaven upon Your servants who call upon You in truth. Before You, we bow our hearts, hoping for Your great and abundant mercy, compassion, and blessing. Bless us with every blessing; sanctify us in Your Holy […]
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Prayer with Blessed Bishop Flavien Michel Melki
Lord Jesus, You who revealed to Your servant, Blessed Flavien Michel Melki, the faith of the Church, to which he devoted himself unreservedly, You who inspired him with the courage to proclaim, tirelessly, the Good News of the Gospel to Christians in southeastern Turkey, You who sustained him through persecutions and trials, for the unity […]
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Praying with Eastern Christians
Praying with Eastern Christians, It means understanding and respecting their faith, which has only grown stronger through the trials of history. A faith as solid as granite, for which many have shed their blood, and many continue to do so. A simple yet strong faith that is not afraid to assert itself and speak out, […]
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The Daughters of Charity
The Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul are a community founded in 1633 by Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Louise de Marillac to serve the poor throughout the world, particularly through education, healthcare, and social service, without living a cloistered life. At that time, most nuns lived in cloistered convents. Vincent de […]
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