The Annual Christmas Spiritual Retreat for the Clergy of the Churches in Damascus

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On December 21, 2022, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church, hosted the annual Christmas Retreat for the Clergy in Damascus.

His Beatitude Patriarch John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Beatitude Joseph Absi, Greek-Melkite Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and all the East and His Excellency Cardinal Mario Zenari, Apostolic Nuncio in Damascus, also participated in the retreat.

The Christian Hierarchs, priests, monks, and nuns participated in the retreat which was held at St. Georges Patriarchal Cathedral in Bab Touma, Syria.

The theme of this Christmas’ spiritual retreat was: “How do we live Christmas?”. The prayers and meditations included Hymns from Mor Aphrem, and Mor Jacob of Serugh.

This news was originally published on His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II 's Facebook page.

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