Sunday Mass and the Feast of the Archangels and the appointment of Father Silwan (the priest) as an archimandrite in the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady - Qab Elias, November 8, 2026translated

Sunday Mass and the Feast of the Archangels, and the appointment of Father Silwan (the priest) as an archimandrite in the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady - Qab Elias, Sunday, November 8, 2026.

His Eminence, Metropolitan Anthony (of Tire), the Most Respected, presided over the Sunday Mass and the Feast of the Archangels in the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady - Qab Elias. He was assisted in the service by His Holiness Archimandrite Porphyrios (Ibrahim), the special agent, His Holiness Father Silwan (the priest), and the deacons George (Shalhoub) and Arsanius (Kosa). During the Divine Liturgy, His Eminence Father Silouan was made an Archimandrite. At the conclusion of the Mass, His Eminence dedicated the relics treasury and placed in it a box containing the relics of Saints George, Nectarios, Ephestasius of Antioch, and Duchess Elizabeth, along with a blessing of the cross. Then His Eminence delivered a speech in which he thanked His Holiness Archimandrite Porphyrios (Abraham) for his service to the parish of Our Lady of Birth and his care for her children over a period of three years. He congratulated His Holiness Archimandrite Silwan (the priest), calling on him to safeguard the trust he had been entrusted with and to continue working for the growth of the parish.

After that, His Holiness Archimandrite Porphyrios spoke about his service in the parish, and thanked everyone who worked with him and supported him in his service, wishing them all the best. Then, His Holiness Archimandrite Silouan delivered a speech in which he thanked His Eminence and His Holiness Archimandrite Porphyrios, stressing the importance of continuing the work that his predecessor had laid its foundations in the parish.

And she followed…