The Liturgy of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary in the Maryamiyah Cathedral - Damascus

His Beatitude was concelebrated with Their Grace, the Right Reverend Bishops Moussa El-Khoury, Efraim Malouli and John Batash, as well as a number of priests and deacons. The Divine Liturgy was attended by the new Ambassador of Serbia, Mr. Radovan Stojanovic.

At the end of the Liturgy, His Beatitude congratulated all the children of the Antiochian Church in the homeland and overseas, wishing them good health and well-being, and asked the Virgin Mary to wipe away the tears from all faces, particularly through these difficult times.

He wished that the Lord would grant Syria, Lebanon and the region the blessings of stability and security, and would bestow His mercies upon the human race, with the intercession of the Theotokos (Mother of God).

Source: antiochpatriarchate.org