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Magic and Mass for the Birthday of the Mother of God in the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady - Qab Elias, Tuesday, September 8, 2026.translated

September 8, 2026 · 1 min read

Magic and Mass for the Birthday of the Mother of God in the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady - Qab Elias, Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

His Eminence the Most Respected Metropolitan Anthony (of Tire), with the participation of His Eminence the Most Respected Metropolitan Niven (Sikaly), the representative of His Beatitude Patriarch John He was assisted in his service by His Holiness Archimandrite Jeremiah (Azzam), the general agent, His Holiness Archimandrite Porphyrios (Ibrahim), His Holiness the applicants for the priesthood, Father Maroun (Jabour) and Father Elias Ferzli (from the North American Diocese), His Holiness Fathers Themotheus (Abu Rajili), Dionysius (Al-Ashqar), and Silwan (the Priest), and His Holiness the Deacon George (Shalhoub). After the Divine Liturgy, their Eminences met with the parishioners in the church hall.

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Γιώργος Παπαγεωργίου

I am glad that Archimandrite Hermias (Azam) was there as a general representative. He always does his work quietly and orderly. I hope the meeting afterwards with the parishioners was warm, as usual in Beirut.

Константин Смирнов

I am glad to see that Vladyka Anthony served together with the representative of Patriarch John X. And Father Jeremiah (Azzam) is on site, as always, to the point and without fuss. I wonder what they served in the hall after the liturgy - they probably had traditional sweets from Beirut.

George Anderson

Good to see Metropolitan Anthony and Metropolitan Niphon serving together, and Father Jeremiah (Azzam) quietly doing his usual steady work as vicar general. The meeting with the parishioners in the hall afterwards must have been simple and friendly, like the coffee and sweets we usually share after Liturgy back home. I wonder if they had any of those pistachio maamoul.