Damascus, April 19, 2009: His Holiness Ignatius Zakka-I Iwas, the Patriarch of Antioch & all the East and the Supreme head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church led the Holy Mass celebrations on the Easter day at the St.George Syrian Orthodox Cathedral in Damascus. Their Eminences Mor Philoxinus Mattias Nayis, the Patriarchal Assistant and Mor Ivanios Paulose Al-Souky, the Patriarchal-Vicariate of Damascus, assisted His Holiness during the Easter day Mass. After the Holy Mass, the divine, His Holiness accepted the congratulations of all believers. On the ocassion H.E. Dr. Ghassan Laham, the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs met His Holiness, and conveyed congratulations of the respected President of the country, Mr. President Dr. Bashar al-Assad Mukarram.
His Holiness also received a large number of officials of the party and the state, led by governor of Damascus and the two sub-leaders of the party and the police and representatives from the Ministry of Awqaf and a large number of Islamic scholars and heads of Christian communities in Damascus, especially the Catholic and Apostolic Ambassador in Damascus.
Passion Week Service the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate
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