Damascus, SANA – Prayer for peace in Syria was held on Friday at Ibrahim al-Khalil Melkite Catholic Church in Kashkoul area in Damascus.
Father Michel Derani presided upon the ceremony, praying to God for peace to prevail across the world, particularly in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, Palestine, and the rest of the Middle East, and for the Syrians to come together and rally around reconciliation and dialogue.
The prayer was held based on calls by the patriarchs and archbishops of Damascus, who called for holding prayers for a month concluding on Wednesday October 22nd, with prayers held in a different church on each day, concluding with prayers in all churches in Damascus and its countryside on each Sunday during this month.
Hazem Sabbagh