Thanksgiving Letter from His Beatitude Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, to the Faithful and People of Good Will of the Diocese of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Following the Earthquake that Struck the North of the Antiochian Levant
Below you can find the Thanksgiving letter from His Beatitude Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, to the faithful and people of good will of the Diocese of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, for the aid received for Turkey and Syria, following the earthquake that struck the North of the Antiochian Levant.
“As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body,
though many, are one body, so also Christ. […]
If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it”
(1 Cor. 12:12.26a)
Dear brothers and sisters,
I would like to sincerely thank everyone for the generous and compassionate response to the appeal for those affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
I express gratitude especially to all the parishes of the Diocese, as well as many religious communities, families, individual donors, priests of the Latin Patriarchate who donated part of their salaries and to our friends from other Dioceses, parishes, communities and people from different parts of the world who have joined our appeal.
The amount collected to date is US $260,994.10.
Some parishes, schools and religious communities in the Holy Land have been particularly generous. We will immediately communicate with the Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo and the Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia to send what we have received. Without neglecting the needs of the Vicariate of Anatolia, and following the request of several communities, most of the offerings will be sent to the Christian communities in Syria, stricken by many years of suffering.
As Holy Week approaches, I wish everyone a peaceful journey of preparation for Easter.
† His Beatitude Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
This Letter was originally published on the website of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.