His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II celebrated the Holy Qurobo at the Lady of Light Church in Ankawa, Erbil.
His Holiness was assisted by their Eminences Mor Justinus Boulos Safar, Patriarchal Vicar in Zahleh and Beqaa, and Mor Timotheos Moussa Al-Shamani, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mor Matta Monastery. Their Eminences Mor Gregorius Saliba Shemoun, Patriarchal Counselor, Mor Nicodemus Daoud Sharaf, Archbishop of Mosul, Kurdistan and Environs, and Mor Timotheos Matta Al-Khoury, Patriarchal Vicar in the Patriarchal Archdiocese of Damascus, were present as well as the clergy from both Archdioceses.
In his sermon, His Holiness greeted the great faith of those who were present in the church and appreciated their firm attachment to their homeland despite the terroristic attacks which forced them to leave their houses and villages.
Following the Holy Qurobo, His Holiness inaugurated a Charity exhibition prepared by the Ladies Auxiliary.
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