Damascus-Sana
A Holy Mass was held today at the Holy Cross Church in Damascus on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Ecumenical Relations and Development Department, headed by His Beatitude Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Greek Orthodox John X.
During the Mass, the deacon Silwan Abu Adal was promoted to the rank of priestly priesthood and ordained Iyad Nader Shammasa.
Patriarch Yazigi extended his congratulations to the Department of Relations and Mercenaries, calling on all for good health and lasting success.
In turn, the Archbishop of Akkar and its dependents, Basileus Mansour, considered that the establishment of the Patriarchal Relief Office is a national and humanitarian event because his work covered the whole country and provided assistance and aid to all, stressing the need to translate the will of goodness to actions and not content with words.
The Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East has organized over the past two days on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of the Ecumenical Relations Department, the Peace Marathon for Syria, and a diverse evening entitled "Syria triumphs over pain" at the Palais des Congrès in Damascus.
Ali Ajeeb
Follow the latest news through the Telegram application on smartphones via the link:
https://telegram.me/SyrianArabNewsAgency
Follow our VK social media page at:
http://vk.com/syrianarabnewsagency
