Christmas Celebrated in Damascus

DAMASCUS,(ST)_A huge Mass was held on Monday evening  at the  Royal Greek- Orthodox  Cathedral  in al-Zeitoun quarter, celebrating the   Christmas, presided over by  Bishop Joseph Absi, Vice  Patriarchal General in Damascus, assisted by a group of priests . The  Mass  was served by the cathedral Choir .

In his Eid  sermon , Bishop al-Absi  talked about the  sublime meanings  and great values implied in this  great occasion, stressing that the heavenly message of love and peace  conveyed by Jesus Christ will remain victorious  forever and disseminated  in all corners of the world  and will not be  suspended by a human sin.

” As Syrians we are drastically in need to come back to God , to repent to him and reconcile with him, adding that the peace we  all desire these days cannot be offered by man, because the God  Almighty alone  is the peacemaker. Peace , is but a gift from God and we have to pray that we get it. ” Said Bishop Absi.

At the end of the Mass, bishop al-Absi appealed  the God Almighty to bless Syria and its leader, President Bashar Al-Assad , its brave  army and  martyrs and  to  heal the wounded  of the armed forces and security and stability to return back to  our dear country.

Worthy mentioning that  the Christmas celebrations this year are limited to Masses and prayers in churches and houses of worship because of  the going  events in Syria and  in honor of the  country ‘s martyrs  who sacrificed their blood for the homeland.

T. Fateh