His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II celebrates the service of the washing of the feet at St. George Patriarchal Cathedral in Bab Touma, Damascus
ܒܪܡܫܗ ܕܝܘܡ ܚܡܫܐ ܒܫܒܐ 17 ܢܝܣܢ 2025܆ ܫܡܠܝ ܩܕܝܫܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܛܟܣܐ ܕܫܝܓܬܐ ܐܪܙܢܝܬܐ܆ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ ܒܒܐܒ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܒܕܪܡܣܘܩ.
ܩܪܐ ܓܝܪ ܩܕܝܫܘܬܗ ܠܬܪܥܣܪ ܥܠܝ̈ܡܐ܆ ܕܡܡܬܠܝܢ ܠܓܘܕܐ ܕܬܪܥܣܪ ܫܠܝ̈ܚܐ܆ ܘܐܫܝܓ ܠܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܓܠܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܒܕ ܡܪܢ ܒܥܠܝܬܐ܆ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܢܠܦ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܬܠܡܝ̈ܕܘܗ̱ܝ ܥܠ ܪܒܘܬ ܝܘܩܪܐ ܘܕܪܓܐ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ.
ܐܬܛܝܒܘ ܒܛܟܣܐ ܡܥܠܝܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܐܒܗ̈ܬܐ ܡܝܛܪ̈ܦܘܠܝܛܐ: ܡܪܝ ܝܘܣܦ ܒܐܠܝ܆ ܡܥܕܪܢܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܐ܆ ܘܡܪܝ ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣ ܒܚܐ܆ ܐܦܛܪܘܦܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܐ ܕܨܒܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܥܠܝܡܘܬܐ ܘܕܬܪܒܝܬܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܬܐ.
On April 17, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church, and Honorary President of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) celebrated the service of the washing of the feet at St. George Patriarchal Cathedral in Bab Touma, Damascus.
During this service, His Holiness called twelve young men, representing the twelve Apostles and washed their feet following the example of the Lord Jesus Christ Who washed the feet of His disciples. It is a lesson in humility where we learn how serving others is greater than being served.
The service was attended by their Eminences Archbishops Mor Joseph Bali, Patriarchal Assistant, and Mor Andrawos Bahhi, Patriarchal Vicar for Youth Affairs and Christian Education.
At the end of the service, His Holiness delivered a sermon, in which he spoke about the humility that the Lord Jesus Christ taught us when He washed the feet of His disciples and how He gave us the good example of self giving and sacrifice for the sake of others.
This news was published on the Facebook page of His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II.