Damascus, March 29 (SANA) Christian communities in Damascus marked Palm Sunday with prayers and liturgies commemorating the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem.
Services were held across churches in the Syrian capital, led by patriarchs and bishops representing different denominations that follow the Western calendar.
At the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dormition of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in the Zeitoun quarter, Patriarch Youssef Absi presided over the mass, assisted by clergy and the cathedral choir.
Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Damascus Mar Yohanna Jihad Battah led the service at Cathedral of Saint Paul, while Archbishop Georges Assadourian presided over mass at the Armenian Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Universe.
In the National Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Reverend Boutros Zaour, head of the Evangelical Synod in Syria and Lebanon, led prayers marking the occasion.
Services were also held at the Chaldean Church, led by Episcopal Vicar Father Farid Boutros, and at the Latin Church in Bab Touma, presided over by Father Nirwan Nasser Albanaa.
During the services, religious leaders delivered sermons, offering prayers for the protection of Syria and its people, and for peace across the country.
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