Archdiocese for the Eastern United States
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 »
Article by His Grace Mor Gregorios Johanna Ibrahim Metropolitan of Aleppo and Environs The Rev. Fr. Monk Melki assisted with this translation. Nobody in the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch (S.O.C.A.) has treated, in a separate study, the subject of … 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 »
Written by His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas Definition Fasting is a voluntary act of abandoning worldly life. It is a sign of man’s obedience to, and respect of God’s laws and his observance of God’s offices by … Read More »
The presence of Syrian Orthodox faithful in America dates back to the late Nineteenth Century, when religious persecution forced immigration from Ottoman Turkey to the United States and Canada. Often locating according to their trade skills, Syrian Orthodox faithful from … 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 »
Written by His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas Introduction Through out the Holy Book, from Genesis to Revelation and in all the important events in it we read about spiritual beings called the Angels. Those Angels witnessed the … Read More »
What Are the Sacraments? The seven sacraments of the Church , instituted by Christ, His disciples and the early fathers of the Church, are fundamentally important to receive and know about. They are holy and mysterious. Holy, because they convey … Read More »
Know your Faith Essays On Syriac Theology & Spirituality No. 1 Written by His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas Tradition Tradition is, basically, the spiritual teaching we have inherited from the holy apostles and church fathers. Tradition is … Read More »