« Pray for peace, espcially in the East, because you are all brothers in Christ »
(Message of the Holy Virgin Mary, August 15th 1990)
Under the patronage of His Beatitude Gregorios III Laham
Patriarch of Antioch, Alexandria, Jerusalem and all of the East
for the Melkite Greek Catholics
The Soufanieh Family invites you to attend the following celebrations
on the occasion of the 26th Anniversary of the Soufanieh Phenomenon
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Sunday 23/11/2008
Solemn Mass, celebrated by His Excellency Msgr. Joseph Absi, patriarcal vicar
in the Assumption Cathedral, Haret az-Zaitoun, 6pm
Monday 24/11/2008
Latin rite Mass in French by father Joseph Besnier
in the «House of the Virgin Mary », Soufanieh, 5pm
Religious Recital - Music by M. Joseph Khalifeh
with Mrs Joumana Mudawwar from Lebanon
in the Assumption Cathedral, Haret az-Zaitoun, 8pm
Tuesday 25/11/2008
Latin rite Mass in German, celebrated by fathers
Prof. Dr. Andreas Resch and Prof. Dr. Theodore Khoury
in the «House of the Virgin Mary », Soufanieh, 5pm
Melkite rite Mass in Arabic, celebrated by father Bassilios Gergeos
in the «House of the Virgin Mary », Soufanieh
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Religious Recital inspired from the Messages of Soufanieh
with the Choir « Chœur Joie » (Damascus)
in the Assumption Cathedral, Haret az-Zaitoun, 8pm
Starting 5pm, in the "House of the Virgin Mary", Soufanieh
Evening prayers with father Fadi Tabet (Lebanese Missionnaries),
followed by a candle-lit procession intended for peace and the unity of hearts
from the Garden of Soufanieh till the Maronite Archdiocese
(Saint Antony's Cathedral).
At 8pm, at the Maronite Cathedral, with the blessing of His Excellency
Msgr. Samir Nassar,
the newly ordained priest, father Tony al-Khouly (Maronite Lebanese Order)
will celebrate a Maronite rite (Catholic) Mass.
Jeudi 27/11/2008
Coptic rite Mass (catholic), celebrated by father Maurice Yanni
in the « House of the Virgin Mary », Soufanieh , 5pm
Father Elias Zahlaoui autographs his new 3-volume, (1800-pages with 340 photos) arabic book,
in the "Garden of Soufanieh"
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« As for you, hold on to your Eastern identity. Do not allow your will, your freedom and your faith in this Orient to be taken away from you. »
(Message of Jesus-Christ, 10/4/2004)