The day that Beirut was rocked by a terrible explosion, August 4, Archbishop Lépine sent a message of sympathy to Eparch Paul-Marwan Tabet, the Eparchial Bishop of the Maronite Catholics in Canada https://bit.ly/LetterLebanon  

As a sign of solidarity with our Lebanese brothers and sisters, pastors are invited to offer a special prayer intention during Sunday Masses and to draw attention to the various ways we can show our solidarity, such as contributing to the Development and Peace Emergency Fund for Lebanon (https://www.devp.org/en), to Aid to the Church in Need (http://acn-canada.org/) and to CNEWA Canada (https://cnewa.org/ca). In addition, the Archbishop asks that wherever possible, either this Sunday or next, parishes hold a special collection. Send the collected money to the CACRM, and it will be forwarded through the Maronite Eparchy in Canada to Cardinal Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rai in Lebanon.