{"id":14169,"date":"2014-09-26T22:28:35","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T19:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/?p=14169"},"modified":"2014-09-26T22:28:35","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T19:28:35","slug":"prayers-for-peace-in-syria-in-st-anthony-cathedral-in-damascus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=14169","title":{"rendered":"Prayers for peace in Syria in St. Anthony Cathedral in Damascus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Damascus, SANA \u2013 Prayers for peace in Syria were held on Friday at the St. Anthony Cathedral, the headquarters of the Maronite Patriarchate of Damascus, in Bab Touma.<\/p>\n

The prayers were held under the patronage of Archbishop Samir Nassar, the ehad of the Maronite Patriarchate of Damascus, and presided upon by Father Gabriel Ghanem.<\/p>\n

\"Prayers<\/a><\/p>\n

During the ceremony, Father Maron Touma said that Syria’s Christians and Muslims are devoted to their homeland, and no-one can compel them to abandon it, asserting that Syrians will emerge victorious.<\/p>\n

The prayers were held based on calls by Damascus’ patriarchs and archbishops of Damascus, who called for holding prayers for a month, with prayers held in a different church on each day, concluding with prayers in all churches in Damascus and its countryside on every Sunday during this month.<\/p>\n