His Beatitude Patriarch John X Celebrates the Sunday Divine Liturgy of the third week of Lent (Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross) at the Church of the Holy Cross in Qassa'a, Damascus

Damascus, April 7

His Beatitude Patriarch John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and President of the Middle East Council of Churches for the Orthodox Family, celebrated the Sunday Divine Liturgy of the third week of Lent (Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross) at the Church of the Holy Cross in Qassa'a, Damascus, with the participation of their Graces, Bishops: Romanos (Al-Hannat), Moussa (Al-Khoury), Ioannis (Batach), Arsanios (Dahdal), and Moses (Al-Khosi), along with several priests and deacons. At the end of the Divine Liturgy, the procession with the Holy Cross took place, and the faithful received blessings from it. After the Divine Liturgy, His Beatitude Patriarch John X headed to the Association of St. Gregory the Orthodox for Orphan Care and Elderly Support, inaugurating a new hall in the center with the efforts of those in charge.

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