The Virgin Mary is celebrated and venerated by different denominations throughout the world. In Egypt, I used to love attending El Shahr El Maryami (the month of the Virgin Mary). We used to attend the nightly vigils at the Maronite Church in Cairo; an experience that was at once exotic (the Lebanese Arabic dialect differs from the Egyptian one) and yet comforting
( hundreds of faithful chanting praises for the Virgin Mary).
Blessed Fast of the Holy Virgin Saint Mary
