Father Sebastian Carnazzo, a Melchite priest who got academic degrees from Christendom College and Catholic University, is the pastor of St. Elias Melkite Orthodox Catholic Church in Los Gatos. He and his wife have six children.
The following is an email he sent on the morning of Election Day, March 3:
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From: St. Elias Melkite Church <steliasmelkite@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 3, 2020 at 7:45 AM
Subject: You have an Obligation Today
To: StElias <StElias@googlegroups.com>
From: St. Elias Melkite Church <steliasmelkite@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 3, 2020 at 7:45 AM
Subject: You have an Obligation Today
To: StElias <StElias@googlegroups.com>
Dear St. Elias Faithful,
Be sure to fulfill your obligation to make your Christian will count in the election of government and making of laws. Otherwise, when laws and elected officials are put in place that are contrary to our Christian Faith you will have nobody to blame but yourself. Do your part. Vote Today!
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
To help you in your voting, click here https://
May God bless you.
In Christ,
Fr. Sebastian
Strong Christian leadership, what a refreshing move!
Let us not forget the traditional wisdom from our Eastern Catholic brothers and sisters.
Why aren’t all parishes doing this?
Father Sebastian is a fine priest and a Scripture scholar. If you’d like to hear his reflections on the Sunday Mass Scriptures, check out
https://mail.yahoo.com/d/folders/1/messages/242492?.lang=en-US
And, please say a prayer for Saint Elias Melkite Greek Catholic Church.