On the occasion of the Mid Lent and the Elevation of the Cross, and the Feast of King Abgar, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II presided over the Holy Qurobo which was celebrated by Rev. Fr. Shemoun Demir, at Mor Yacoub Burd’ono Church in Atchaneh, Bikfaya – Lebanon.
In his sermon, His Holiness spoke about King Abgar who was the first king to accept Christ as the Savior. He also spoke about the elevation of the Cross and why it is celebrated on the day of the Middle of the Lent.
The Holy Qurobo was attended by their Eminences: Mor Philoxenus Matta Chamoun, Mor Athanasius Gewargheese, Metropolitan of the Malecruze Dayro in Kerala, Mor Philoxenus Mattias Nayis, Patriarchal Vicar in Germany, Mor Chrysostomos Mikhael Shemoun, Patriarchal Vicar in the Patriarchal Benevolent Institutions in Atchaneh, Mor Nicodemus Daoud Sharaf, Archbishop of Mosul, Kurdistan and Environs, Mor Timotheos Matta Al-Khoury, Patriarchal Vicar of the Patriarchal Archdiocese of Damascus and Mor Timotheos Matthew, Patriarchal Secretary for Indian Affairs.
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