Archdiocese for the Eastern United States
On October 25, 2014, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II met with the Suryoyo University Students in Lebanon. The meeting took place in the patriarchal residence in Atchaneh and was attended by their Eminences: Mor Timotheos Aphrem Aboodi, Mor … Read More »
On Friday October 24, 2014, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II visited Sadad to celebrate the Divine Liturgy (Holy Qurobo) on the occasion of the one year remembrance of the martyrs of Sadad. His Holiness was accompanied by His … Read More »
The Patriarchal Journal Vol. 31 – January/February 1993 – No. 121/122. Pages 2-8 Christmas Sermon – December 1992 “And she gave birth to her first born son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, … Read More »
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 »
“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 »
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 »
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 »
Written by Mor Dionysius Jacob Bar Salibi Metropolitan of Amid (Diarbakir) (d.1171) Translated from Syriac by Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Joseph Tarzi Pastor of St. Ephrem’s Cathedral in Burbank, California (2003) Chapter 1 The Purpose When the commentaries on the Pentateuch … Read More »
1: Patriarchal Journal vol. 87-89 – September-November 1990 2: Patriarchal Journal vol. 156 – June 1996. 1. Introduction We call the monastic life a philosophy of Christian law and character. It is a way of abandoning worldly life. It is filled … Read More »