Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas
LL Patriarch of Antioch and All The East & Universal Syriac Orthodox Church
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Condolence Message From HH Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians
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His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, send
a letter of condolence to the Holy Synod of the Syrian Orthodox Church,
expressing his sorrow on the passing of His Holiness Mor Ignatius Zakka I,
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East. His Holiness offered the deepest
sympathies on behalf of the Armenian Apostolic Church, her faithful, the Supreme
Spiritual Council, and the clergy; to the clergy and to all Syrian Orthodox
Christians in Syria and the dispersion.
His Holiness said in a letter of condolence . "The Syrian Orthodox Church has
lost a "good shepherd," who fulfilled the mission of the Holy Church of Christ
with deep and loving devotion over the last thirty four years. With great zeal
and wisdom, His Holiness Ignatius Zakka I of blessed memory shepherded the
Syrian Orthodox Church especially during the current challenging period of
political upheaval in the Middle East.
Thanks to the late Patriarch's efforts, monastic life experienced renewal and a
blossoming, and the Syrian Church made significant contributions to the
inter-church and inter-religious dialogues, as well as to the promotion of
solidarity and peace in the world.
The fraternal and warm relations between our Churches were manifested during the
various official visits and encounters, which we witnessed during the
pontificates of our predecessors of blessed memory as well as in our own time
through our personal meetings."
The Catholicos of All Armenians offered his prayer that God receive the soul of
the blessed Patriarch in His Heavenly Kingdom; and that the Holy Spirit grant
consolation to the servants and faithful flock of the Syrian Orthodox Church.
Blessed be the memory of the righteous.
Source: http://www.armenianchurch.org
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