Patriarch Irinej of Serbia’s official visit to the Antioch Patriarchate

Patriarch Irinej of Serbia arrived  in Damascus on May 31, where he was received by Patriarch John of Antioch in the Cathedral of the Mother of God. A moleben was served, then Patriarch John welcomed his guest: « We welcome you to the martyred Syria and the martyred Church of Antioch », said Patriarch John. « We ask you to pray for peace in Syria, for the kidnapped metropolitans, for our Church, for