Deacon George Saadeh was ordained as an assistant priest for the parish of Amioun Gharbitranslated

Deacon George Saadeh was ordained as assistant priest for the parish of Amioun Gharbi, May 7, 2026. Deacon George Saadeh was ordained as assistant priest for the parish of Amioun Gharbi, on Sunday, April 26, 2026. His Eminence Metropolitan Avram (Kriakos), the archdiocese’s shepherd, presided over the Matins prayer and the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of St. George, Amioun’s vestibule - Koura, with the assistance of some Priests and in the presence of a crowd of believers. During the Mass, Father Elias Nassar ordained Deacon George Saadeh as assistant priest of Jerusalem. The new father is married. It was stated in the sermon delivered by His Eminence: Christ rose from the dead, trampled down death by death, and gave life to those in the graves. Amen, beloved ones. We must say a word on this blessed occasion, on this holy day, and we feel that we are no longer on earth, but we are in heaven, on this blessed occasion in which, first of all, Deacon George became a priest in your parish, and he is the assistant priest to Father Elias, and it must be We also honor the first cantor in the town of Amioun, Abdullah Sorour, who deserves this initiative. Today we celebrate the myrrh-bearing women who came to the risen Christ from the dead, the first of whom are Saint Mary Magdalene and the Virgin Mary, the myrrh-bearers. God willing, we will all be myrrh-bearers for our family, for others, and for our country as well, and this is through the prayers of the parish priest. We thank the Lord who gave us this joy to sanctify one another and chant...