Christian denominations in Syria pray for their country on Easter
DAMASCUS, (ST)_Christian denominations that follow the Western calendar in Syria celebrated on Sunday Easter, the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Messenger of love and peace.
Prayers and masses were held in the churches and places of worship in Damascus, Aleppo, Hasakah and other provinces.
In the Melkite Patriarchal Cathedral of the Dormition of Our Lady in Al-Zeitoun district of Damascus, His Beatitude Patriarch of Antioch and the whole East for Melkite Greek Catholic Yousef Al-Absi presided over a mass assisted by Patriarchal Vicar Bishop Nicolas Antipa and a group of priests, while the cathedral choir performed the mass, according to the Syrian News Agency (SANA).
Patriarch Al-Absi said in his speech that the testimony of the apostles in the resurrection is of great importance in the subject of faith, because it is a testimony of life, and that the Church invites us to transform and renew our life and match it to the thought and morals of Jesus Christ, as happened to the apostles.
“May our prayers include all people, especially those suffering from poverty and distress, and let us pray for our country so that the Coronavirus pandemic will end….and let us pray for our citizens and those responsible for us, on top President Bashar Al-Assad,” he added.
At the end of his speech, Patriarch Al-Absi pleaded to God Almighty to protect Syria, its valiant army, its people and its leader, President Bashar Al-Assad.
Basma Qaddour
