On the occasion of Christmas Eve, His Eminence Mor Timotheos Matta Al-Khoury, Patriarchal Secretary, celebrated the Holy Qurobo at St. Mary Church in Al-Qusur, Damascus.
His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II presided over the special Christmas rites of our Church.
In the Syriac Orthodox tradition, a fire is lit in front of the altar on Christmas Eve. It represents the fire at which the shepherds gathered when the angels told them that Jesus was born. The children turn around the fire and chant the Angels’ song.
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