Official account of HH Mor Ignatius Aphrem II Patriarch of Antioch & the East, Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church. Tweets by HH are signed IA2
Our prayers for the Christmas martyrs of Nigeria and their families. Over 100 martyrs made the ultimate sacrifice
اكثر من مائة شهيد من اجل الايمان بالسيد المسيح ليلة عيد الميلاد في نيجيريا. حتى متى يارب؟
If Not Now!! When ???
The unjust and illegal sanctions imposed on the Syrian People should be lifted immediately in order for direct humanitarian aid to reach the victims of the earthquake.
#StopSanctionsOnSyrians
ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܗܕܪܐ ܘܪܘܡܪܡܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ
For the Glory of God.
Consecrating Mor Efrem (St. Aphrem) Church in Istanbul. The first church to be built in Turkey 🇹🇷 since the foundation of the republic in 1923.
Omar is a few months old. He was rescued with his 2 older sisters but his mother and father did not survive the earthquake. (He is carried by a nurse at Al Razi Hospital,Aleppo)
#StopSanctionsOnSyrians
“We bow down before the Cross for through it salvation was attained for our souls. With the thief we say: O Christ remember us when You come.”
Service of the veneration and burial of the cross. St. George’s Patriarchal Cathedral, Damascus Syria 🇸🇾
#SyriacOrthoddoxChurch
#Syria
A new church has come up. It was very uplifting to see the new St. Ephrem Church in Istanbul when so much destruction happened because of the earthquake.
“We bow down before the Cross for through it salvation was attained for our souls. With the thief we say: O Christ remember us when You come.” St. George Church, Aleppo-Syria 🇸🇾
#Syriac
#GoodFriday
ܡܬܟܫܦ ܐܢܐ ܘܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܚܘܒܟ̣ܘܢ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܬܘ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܘܚܒܝ̈ܒܝ ܢܬܪܥܐ ܥܡ ܚܕܕ̈ܐ ܕܢܬܪܥܐ ܠܢ ܐܠܗܐ.
I pray and beseech your true love, O brethren and beloved ones, let us be reconciled to one another that God may be reconciled to us.
(From the Service of Reconciliation at the beginning of Lent)
Inaugurating a monument for Sayfo martyrs on public grounds in the city of Norrköping - Sweden
ܬܘܕܝ ܣܓܝ
Tack
Thank you, people and city council of Norrköping
This afternoon I asked
@Pontifex
to
help lift sanctions on the Syrian people.
#StopSanctiononSyria
طلبت اليوم من قداسة البابا فرنسيس العمل على رفع العقوبات عن الشعب السوري.
ܐܘܫܥܢܐ ܠܒܪܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ
شعانين مباركة
مبارك الاتي باسم الرب
Oshana, blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord, Oshana in the highest.
Happy Palm Sunday.
Patriarchal Scouts, Damascus.
#SyriacOrthodoxChurch
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of last Syriac Orthodox Christians forced out of their beautiful city Urfa Urhoi / Edessa) St. George Church, Aleppo-Syria
We are very saddened by the tragic lose of so many people the fire in Qaraqosh- Iraq. We pray for the victims and their families.
نصلي من اجل ضحايا حريق قرقوش واسرهم. رحم الرب المنتقلين ومنح الشفاء العاجل للمصابين.
Thank you Hungary
Receiving from Prime Minister Victor Orban the key of the new Patriarchal Center provided by the government of Hungary to the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch.
Concluding a day long, blessed and fruitful meeting of the heads of the Oriental Orthodox Churches of the Middle East in Cairo, Egypt 🇪🇬
Thanks be to our Merciful Lord for all His blessings poured upon us.
#OrientalOrthodox
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“Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”
ܘܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܫܠܡܐ
وعلى الارض السلام.
Praying for peace on earth in the very place where the prince of peace was born.
Thank you Lord for the privilege of serving You and Your blessed people for the last ten years.
I am grateful to all well wishers for their prayers.
#SyriacOrthodoxChurch
“Always faithful to God, the Church and the Country”
Meeting with representatives of the Syriac Scouts Troupes of the different diocese in Syria 🇸🇾
#SyriacOrthodoxChurch
12 faithful families construct a church for the glory of God
Consecration of Mor Basilios Yaldo Church in Yelahanka, Bengaluru- India 🇮🇳 on January 25, 2024
ܕܢܚܐ ܒܪܝܟܐ
A great blessing to have celebrated this morning the feast of Epiphany on the east bank of the Jordan River with our beloved people gathered on the west bank.
Mr. Biden, why would you extend the sanctions imposed on Syria for one more year? Haven’t enough children and elderly died as a result of these sanctions? How much more poverty and starvation the Syrians should experience? Shame on the international community.
George Bishop of the Arabs
(April 15, 724)
“The Church history does not provide extensive information about the life of this learned scholar and venerable saint, George, Bishop of the Arabs. He was one of the disciples of the theological school of Qenneshrin. During his youth,
köszönöm
@KatalinNovakMP
the president of Hungary for receiving us and listening to the report of the church response to the needs of the victims of the earthquake in 🇸🇾 Syria and Turkiye 🇹🇷
#Hungary
@HungaryHelps
“Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.”
Matthew 5:9
Praying for peace and justice in the Middle East and the entire world.
Because of your generosity US$35 thousand was presented today to our church in Adiyaman-Turkey🇹🇷and to the relief work in the devastated city. May God bless you all. You may continue to support by clicking on:
Praying for the victims of the Military Academy and their families in Homs- Syria 🇸🇾 including a Christian father and 3 sons attending the graduation of one of the sons. The four of them became martyrs.
#Syria
With great joy we installed the new Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem, Jordan and Holy Land H. E. Mor Antimos Jack Yacoub at St. Mark’s Monastery (The Upper Room) in Jerusalem.
You will always be in our hearts and we will continue to pray for you. No matter where you are, we are confident that you are embraced by God’s tender love and care.
#Syria
ܩܡ ܡܪܢ ܡܢ ܩܒܪܐ
ܒܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܚܝܠܐ ܪܒܐ
المسيح قام...حقا قام
Christ is Risen...He is truly Risen
Help us Lord unify the date of our celebration of your Death and Resurrection.
Today, during our visit to Antioch, US$ 20 thousand was donated to the relief effort of the city. So far a total of US$ 55 thousand has been give to relief work in Turkey 🇹🇷. Many thanks to all donors. May God bless them all.
Our region is going through a very critical time. We watch live what is happening in our region in terms of human tragedies which no good conscience can bear. Children and infants are killed in Palestine the lands blessed by the birth, death and resurrection of Lord Jesus Christ.
ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ.
For the Glory and Exaltation of the Holy Trinity.
Laying the foundation stone for a new building in the Holy Cross Monastery, Sweden 🇸🇪
We were happy to receive His Holiness Aram, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia. We had good conversation concerning the common witness of our sister Oriental Orthodox Churches in the Middle East.
#SyriacOrthodoxChurch
#OrientalOrthodoxChurches
Congratulations to all graduates. Second Graduation Ceremony,
Antioch Syrian University, Saydnaya-Syria 🇸🇾 الف مبروك لخريجي جامعة انطاكية السورية الخاصة
ܡܬܟܫܦ ܐܢܐ ܘܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܚܘܒܟ̣ܘܢ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܬܘ ܐܚ̈ܝ ܘܚܒܝ̈ܒܝ ܢܬܪܥܐ ܥܡ ܚܕܕ̈ܐ ܕܢܬܪܥܐ ܠܢ ܐܠܗܐ
I pray and beseech your true love, O brethren and beloved ones, let us be reconciled to one another that God may be reconciled to us.
(From the Service of Reconciliation at the beginning of Lent)
FELECIDADES
Today 3 bishops were consecrated for the three dioceses in Guatemala 🇬🇹 within the Archdiocese of Central America. Marcos, Andres and Jose. Thanks be to God.
#Guatemala
ܠܥܒܕܝ̈ܟ ܐܢܝܚ ܒܝܢܬ ܟܐܢ̈ܐ ܒܪܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܒܗܝ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܬܪܝܐ ܥܡ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܐ
Our hearts and prayers are with the families of the victims of our the tragic fire incident in Bakhdeda (Qaraqosh) 🇮🇶
This is a sad day for humanity. Major powers violate UN charter and international law. They bomb Syria based on unconfirmed reports of chemical attack. May God have mercy on us all.