This is the Syriac word for the Maronite Service of the Holy Mysteries (the Mass). This term captures the meaning of the nature of the Eucharistic prayer: an offering in thanks.
As you tour the various Maronite parish websites, you should enjoy this magnificent new church, inspired by the ruins of St. Simon the Stylite.
A Monolithic Dome, painted a rich maroon and with a cross at its center, tops the newly constructed sanctuary of Our Lady's Maronite Eastern Rite Catholic Church in Austin, TX.
With the lights on in the dome, it's spectacular - spacious - fifty feet from the floor to the top of the dome. A raised bema or half dome encircles the altar at the front of the sanctuary. Looking up, one sees a mural of Mary, Christ's mother, then four stained glass panels of the four evangelists and finally the inside of the Monolithic Dome.