Today, the Eastern Orthodox Church numbers 260 million members worldwide. Founded in 1980, the church community grew in numbers due to the birth of new generations of Syriac parishioners and the increase of migration from Middle Eastern countries to the Boston area.Early Morning Chant ( Mavurbo 4 in Syriac)OrthodoxPraises Mavurbos are praise and worship hymns of Eastern Orthodox Churches used in the Night worships.On 10 November 2015, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the head of the Syriac Orthodox Church, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II.The liturgy of Eastern Orthodoxy is marked by its evolution in the monastic tradition, with iconography playing a key role. Matthews Syriac Orthodox Church is a local parish church which serves 110 Syriac Orthodox families in the greater Boston area.

The Archdiocese is under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of His Holiness the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Moran Mor Ignatuis Aphrem II.The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church welcomed Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II and his suite and noted that it was the first in the past twenty-seven years visit of the head of the Syriac Orthodox Church to the Moscow Patriarchate. Church is under the Malankara Archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church in North America. The Russian Orthodox Church was represented by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow PatriarchateвЂ™s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), his deputy archimandrite Philaret (Bulekov): and hieromonk Stefan (Igumnov), DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations.Our Church is part of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch. Englewood, NJ On Thursday, Februdelegates of the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches in the USA (SCOOCh) and the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA (ACOB) convened for a meeting of the Joint. - Volume 89 Issue 3Meeting of the Joint Commission of Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches in the United States of America.

These contacts were made on the level of human hearts, on the level of experience and introduction of pilgrims to the life of your Church,вЂќ His Holiness said, adding that any time in history when the life of Christians in the East was threatened, Russia considered it her duty to help them.At present Christian communities are experiencing hard times. There, on the lands of Syria, Palestine and Iraq our people who visited the holy sites met with your Church. вЂњRight after our ancestors had become Christians, many pilgrims headed to the Middle East.

For instance, a statement вЂњSupporting the Human Rights of Christians and other Communities, particularly in the Middle EastвЂќ was adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council on the sidelines of its 27 th session in March 2015. In 2013, The Primates and representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches, who attended the celebration of the 1025 th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia, addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to do his best to stop persecution of the ethnic and confessional minorities in the Middle East.The problem is being addressed in cooperation with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While in Lebanon, I was surprised to hear from representatives of Christian communities that had been traditionally connected with the West that the West had abandoned them, not defending them, saying nothing of Christians who had not been traditionally connected with the West.вЂќ His Holiness added that these words had deeply moved his heart and urged him to do anything possible to mobilize people to defend and support Christians in the Middle East.The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church has made several statements on the situation of Christians in the Middle East His Holiness Patriarch Kirill has spoken about the problem with and leaders of international organizations and the heads of states, including the state authorities of the Russian Federation. It is unknown whether they are alive or not.His Holiness Patriarch Kirill mentioned his visit to Syria and Lebanon in November 2011, when the conflict has already begun: вЂњI met with the leaders of Christian communities, and our brothers Christians openly said that the consequences of this war could be awful for Christian population. Metropolitan Mor Gregorios Johanna Ibrahim and Metropolitan Paul of Aleppo, a hierarch of the Orthodox Church of Antioch, were abducted by the extremists in northeastern Syria over two years ago, and there is no reliable information about them. Yet, there are differences: the Roman had not destroyed houses and settlements, while the contemporary foes of Christianity are destroying houses and entire settlements and are ousting thousands upon thousands of Christians from places where they used to live for centuries.вЂќThe Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church cited the horrible statistics about of Christians who died, were persecuted and uprooted from their homes.His Holiness Patriarch Kirill expressed deep concern over the fate of Metropolitan Mor Gregorios Johanna Ibrahim whom he has known for several decades.

His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East and the Grand Mufti of Syria, Sheikh Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, distribute the supplied goods to those needy.вЂWe know that the Syriac Orthodox Church has undergone a lot of suffering and sustained many losses because of the war, particularly in the regions of Aleppo and Homs, including the famous church Umm al-Zennar where a particle of St. We know that cases of discrimination on any other ground become a hot topic for the international community which adopts decisive resolutions and declarations, but nothing of the kind has been done to defend Christians of the Middle East who have been being exterminated.вЂќвЂњWe hope that now, thanks to the active struggle of Russia against international terrorism the situation may change for the better, and I would like to know your opinion on the prospects,вЂќ His Holiness Patriarch Kirill said addressing the head of the Syriac Orthodox Church.Also, His Holiness told the high guest about the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church in collecting and delivering humanitarian aid to the region suffering from the conflict. вЂ“ During the four previous years вЂnothing happenedвЂ™ and only a few people spoke about the suffering of Christians. вЂњAmazingly, it was the first ever expression of the understanding of the problem by the international community, вЂ“ His Holiness underscored.

The town was liberated by the Syrian army, and people went back. This town was attacked by a Muslim group in October 2013 forty eight people were killed. We appreciate the sacrifices and their coming to our aiding in order to help us through this difficult time in fighting terrorism.вЂњWe assure you that the majority of the Syrian people are grateful for this sacrifice, and the Iraqi people are looking up to Russia to help them in fighting terrorism.вЂњThe suffering of the people is great, both Muslims and Christians are suffering, but specially our Christian brothers and sisters are being targeted not only because they are not siding with the so called revolution and opposition, but also for being Christians, for the their faith.вЂњHundreds of churches and monasteries, some of them very ancient, of the 4 th-5 th centuries, are being destroyed, and thousands of people have been killed.вЂњLast week I was visiting an ancient town of Sadad mentioned in the Old Testament where a Syriac community numbering almost fifty thousand people lives. We thank You for promoting peaceful resolution of the conflict in Syria, we thank You for the humanitarian aid that the Russian Orthodox Church is providing for the Syrian people.вЂќHis Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II thank His Holiness Patriarch Kirill for the letter sent to President Obama about the situation in Syria and for all the activities that the Russian Orthodox Church has been organizing about the Syrian crisis.вЂњThrough Your Holiness and the Russian Orthodox Church, which is the soul of the Russian nation, we would to thank the Russian people in general for the support and especially for the military intervention of the Russians. And today we come to You, Your Holiness, both to thank You for your great stand with us during this difficult time and for many statements of support.

I believe that this time the town was saved because people had a new hope with the Russian intervention in Syria. We were able to remove the elderly people, women and children outside of the town, and young people remained there to defend it.вЂњThank God, they were able defend the town and push away the dash. Elijah monastery of the 5 th century was destroyed.

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