Category Archives: Patriarchal Encyclical Letters

From the 1991 Patriarchal lental encyclical of His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Supreme Head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church. The Lord Jesus set the foundation of the marvelous Sacrament … Read More »

“Declare a holy fast; call a sacred assembly” (Joel 1:14). We extend our apostolic benediction and greetings to our brethren, His Beatitude Mor Baselius Thomas I, Catholicos of India, and their Eminences the Metropolitans; our spiritual children the reverent priests, monks, … Read More »

We offer apostolic benediction, prayer, and greetings in the Lord to our brethren, their Eminencies the Metropolitans, our spiritual children the venerable priests, monks, nuns, deacons, deaconesses, and our blessed Syrian Orthodox people. May the divine providence embrace them through … Read More »

“Enoch walked faithfully with God, then he was no more because God took him away” (Genesis 5:24) We extend our apostalic benediction, benevolent prayers and greetings to our bretheren, His Beatitude Mor Baselius Thomas I, Catholicos of India, and their … Read More »

Dearly Beloved, The holy Synod of our Antiochian Syriac Orthodox Church, that we presided over on September 9-12, 2003, had decided to designate the present year of 2004 as the Year of the Bible in response to the request of … Read More »

In The Name Of The Self-Existent Eternal, Omnipotent and Almighty God Ignatius Zakka I Iwas Patriarch Of The Apostolic See Of Antioch And All The East Supreme Head Of The Universal Syriac Orthodox Church We extend our apostolic benediction, best wishes … Read More »

We extend our apostolic benediction, best wishes and greetings to our brothers, their eminence, the metropolitans; to our spiritual children: The honorable vicars, priests, monks, nuns, deacons and deaconesses; and to all our esteemed Syrian Orthodox faithful. May the divine … Read More »

“From that time on Jesus began to preach: ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near’.” (Matt. 4:17) Man, with all his intelligence, can not fathom the depth of God’s love to mankind or to comprehend its essence. For He … Read More »

The Patriarchal Journal vol.32 – March/April 1994 – No. 133/134. Pages 130-136. We grant apostolic blessing, invocation and peace in the Lord to our brothers: the most honorable His Beatitude the Catholicos, their Eminences the Metropolitans, the notables, our sons … Read More »

“Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving … Read More »