His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II arrives to Mardin Airport starting his first apostolic visit to the Archdiocese of Turabdin
ܒܣܝܩܘܡ 28 ܐܒ 2025܆ ܡܛܐ ܩܕܝܫܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܛܘܣܐ ܕܡܪܕܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܣܥܘܪܘܬܐ ܫܠܝܚܝܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܠܡܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܛܘܪܥܒܕܝܢ.
ܩܒܠܘܗܝ ܡܥܠܝܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܡܪܝ ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܐܩܛܫ܆ ܡܝܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܐ ܕܛܘܪܥܒܕܝܢ܆ ܘܡܪܝ ܦܝܠܘܟܣܝܢܘܣ ܝܘܣܦ ܓܬܝܢ܆ ܐܦܛܪܘܦܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܐ ܕܐܣܛܢܒܘܠ ܘܐܢܩܘܪܐ ܘܐܙܡܝܪ܆ ܘܡܪܝ ܦܝܠܘܟܣܝܢܘܣ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܐܙܡܢ܆ ܡܝܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܐ ܕܡܪܕܐ ܘܕܐܡܕ ܘܢܩܦܝ̈ܬܗܝܢ܆ ܘܡܪܝ ܕܝܘܣܩܘܪܘܣ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܐܛܫ܆ ܐܦܛܪܘܦܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܐ ܕܣܘܝܕ܆ ܘܡܪܝ ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܘܪܟ܆ ܐܦܛܪܘܦܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܐ ܕܐܕܝܡܢ ܘܚܕܪ̈ܝܗ̇܆ ܘܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܠܚܕܐ܆ ܡܝܛܪܦܘܠܝܛܐ ܕܣܘܝܕ ܘܣܟܢܕܝܢܦܝܐ܆ ܥܡ ܪܝܫܐ ܘܗܕܡ̈ܐ ܕܡܘܬܒܐ ܥܠܝܐ ܕܛܘܪܥܒܕܝܢ.
ܩܒܠܝܗ̱ܝ ܬܘܒ ܡܥܕܪܢܐ ܕܗܝܓܡܘܢܐ ܕܡܪܕܝܢ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܚܣܢ ܩܘܪܬ܆ ܕܐܫܬܕܪ ܡܢ ܗܝܓܡܘܢܐ ܠܩܘܒܠܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܘܬܗ ܒܒܝܬ ܛܘܣܐ.
ܠܘܝܘ ܠܩܕܝܫܘܬܗ ܡܥܠܝܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܡܪܝ ܝܘܣܦ ܒܐܠܝ܆ ܡܥܕܪܢܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܐ܆ ܘܡܪܝ ܟܪܝܣܬܘܦܘܪܘܣ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܐܒܪܗܡ܆ ܟܬܘܒܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܨܒܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܒܗܢܕܘ܆ ܘܡܠܦܢܐ ܡܐܗܪ ܓܘܪܝܐ.
On August 28, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Supreme Head of the Syriac Orthodox Church of the World, and Honorary President of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) arrived to Mardin Airport starting his first apostolic visit to the Archdiocese of Turabdin.
Their Eminences Archbishops: Mor Timotheos Samuel Aktas, Archbishop of Turabdin, Mor Philoxenus Yusuf Cetin, Patriarchal Vicar in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, Mor Philoxenus Saliba Ozmen, Archbishop of Mardin, Diyarbakir and Environs, Mor Dioscoros Benjamin Atas, Patriarchal Vicar of Sweden, Mor Gregorius Malke Urek, Patriarchal Vicar of Adiyaman and Environs, and Mor Youhanon Lahdo, Archbishop of Sweden and Scandinavia, as well as the president of the Archdiocesan Council and a delegation from the council, received His Holiness at the airport.
His Excellency Mr. Hasan Kurt, Assistant of the Governor of Mardin, received His Holiness at the airport in the name of His Excellency Mr. Tuncay Akkoyun, Governor of Mardin.
His Holiness is accompanied by their Eminences Archbishops: Mor Joseph Bali, Patriarchal Assistant, Mor Christophoros Markose Abraham, Patriarchal Secretary for the Church Affairs in India, and Mr. Maher Kourieh.
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