Patriarch of Jerusalem held Trisagion service for victims of terrorist attack in Jordan

Today, Saturday, 24 October 2026, Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem celebrated a Memorial Trisagion for the repose of the souls of the innocent victims of yesterday’s horrific terrorist attack in the Karak (Khmoud) area of Jordan .

The attack has plunged the Patriarchate of Jerusalem and Jordanian society as a whole into profound mourning, despite the enduring bonds of peaceful coexistence and brotherhood that unite them. The service was held at the Patriarchal and Central Monastic Church dedicated to the Holy, Glorious and God-crowned Sovereigns Constantine and Helen.

During this sacred supplication, His Beatitude prayed for the repose of those who were unjustly slain in the dwellings of the righteous, for the consolation and strengthening of their families, and for peace and reconciliation in the afflicted region.

In the wake of this tragic event, His Beatitude received telephone calls yesterday from Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece, the President of the Hellenic Republic, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of National Defence, the Minister of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports, and the President of PASOK.…