Week of Prayer for Christian Unity concludes in Beth Kerke, Lebanon
BETH KERKE, Lebanon — On Sunday, a week of prayer for the unity of Christian Churches concluded in the Syriac Maronite Patriarchal Church in Beth Kerke (Bkerke), Lebanon.
The event was attended by Syriac Maronite Patriarch Mor Bechara Butros Rai, Catholicos of the Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I Keshishian, Syriac Catholic Patriarch Mor Ignatius Joseph III Younan, Patriarch of the Melkite Catholic Church Mor Youssef Absi, and Patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church Raphael Bedros XXI Minassian.
Patriarchal Vicar in Zahleh and Archbishop of Beqaa Mor Justinos Boulos Safar, Archbishop of Hmoth (Homs), Hemto (Hama), Tartous and Environs Mor Timotheos Matta al-Khoury, and Patriarchal Secretary and Media Office Director Mor Joseph Bali were in attendance, along with archbishops and clergy of the various Churches in Lebanon.
Joint prayers and hymns were sung by several church choirs. Patriarch al-Rai delivered a sermon in which he addressed the importance of the common preaching, liturgy, and service of the Churches.
Patriarch al-Rai led a prayer for Christians unity, asking for the help of the Holy Spirit to overcome the remaining obstacles to the unification of the Churches.
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