His Beatitude John X visiting the Antiochian…

These words were a part of His Beatitude’s speech during the thanksgiving prayer held in the Church of Saint Dimitrios in Cologne- Germany, Where he was received by the Antiochian parishioners together with the official representatives of all confessions.

In His speech welcoming the Patriarch, His Eminence Isaac Barakat affirmed that the Antiochian Church in Germany, with all its parishes, is close, and will stay close, to its mother Church, Antioch, through the belief of Her children who will remain loyal to their homeland.

When answering this idea, His Beatitude said that the face of Jesus Christ will stay alive in the East regardless of all calamities, mentioning that they are in the heart of the Church of Antioch. Moreover, he mentioned the case of the kidnapped bishops: Paul Yazigy and John Ibraheem which is still wrapped up with a total international silence. At the end, He prayed for peace in Syria and stability in Lebanon and all the Middle East.

After the prayer, His Beatitude met the parishioners in the hall of the Church.