On Wednesday, December 24, 2025, Monsignor Raphael Trablousi, Vicar General, celebrated the Feast prayer, the blessing of the Christmas flame, and the Divine Liturgy at the Chaldean Parish of Saint Joseph in Sed El Bouchrieh at 7:30 p.m., with the participation of the deacons and in the presence of a large congregation that filled the church. Following the service, Christmas greetings were exchanged in the parish hall to the sound of Christmas hymns performed by the choir. On Friday, December 26, 2025, on the occasion of the Feast of the Greeting of the Virgin Mary and the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed, Father Trablousi also celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Resurrection in the Chaldean community cemetery in Fanar–Ain Saadeh, where prayers were offered to the newborn Savior for the repose of the souls of the departed in the hope of eternal life, where the light of His face never fades.
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