Nativity of Our Lord and Savior

[no_toc] The Feast of the Nativity of Christ A Collection of Reflections by Frances Collie Nativity About the Icon of the Nativity of Christ The Nativity Sermon of Saint John Chrysostom ABOUT THE ICON OF THE NATIVITY OF CHRIST The Feast of the Nativity of Christ is a...

Patriarch’s Christmas Letter 2010

[no_toc] “New Creature” A new Child, a new creature Gregorios, by the grace of God, Patriarch of Antioch and of All the East, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem: May divine grace and apostolic blessing rest on and embrace my brother bishops, members of the...

The Cave became Heaven

On the Nativity of the Lord 2010 “The Cave became Heaven” The Eparch’s Message “Your Nativity, O Christ our God, has shed the light of knowledge upon the world.” St. Augustine said: “I want to know only two things: God and the human...

Christmas Card

Happy Feast of Christmas 2010 The Eastern Catholic Churches – Communion and Witness Gregorios III, Patriarch of Antioch andAll the East Damascus, December 2010 Of Alexandria and of Jerusalem The Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops was a...

Christmas Letter 2010

Congress on The Synod for the Middle East and its impact on Arab Countries Umayyad Palace, Damascus – 15 December 2010 On December 15 there will be held in Damascus, Syria, a congress to discuss the impact on Middle Eastern countries of the recent Special...