His Beatitude Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Al-Rai Presides Over the Pentecost Sunday Mass and the Feast of Télé Lumière and Noursat
The Middle East Council of Churches Participating
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On the occasion of Pentecost Sunday and the 34th Anniversary of the Founding of Télé Lumière and its satellite channels, His Beatitude Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, presided over a Celebratory Mass held by Télé Lumière and Noursat, on Sunday 19 May 2024, at the Patriarchal Edifice - Bkerke, Lebanon. His Beatitude was assisted in the Mass by Their Eminences Bishops, representatives of the Heads of Churches and various Ecclesiastical Families, and Priests.
The Mass was attended by the General Director of Télé Lumière and Noursat Mr. Jacques El Kallassi, its Board of Directors, the Télé Lumière and Noursat family, and religious, social and political figures. A delegation from the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) also participated, including the Director of the Theological and Ecumenical Department Father Dr. Antoine Al Ahmar, the Media and Communication Officer Elia Nasrallah, and the Social Media Officer Sub-Deacon Chady Chata.
During the Mass, His Beatitude Patriarch Al-Rai delivered a Sermon in which he spoke about the Feast of Pentecost, the Feast of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Virgin Mary and the Apostles gathered in the attic, and with it came the Emerging First Church. In his Sermon, he also talked about the Founding Anniversary of the Télé Lumière station, and praised its determination to continue its media, Evangelistic, and Ecumenical work throughout the earth, despite all the challenges.
Mr. Jacques Al Kalassi also delivered a speech in which he spoke about the story of Solomon the Wise, son of David, the King, from the Holy Bible, and emphasized that Télé Lumiere seeks a person who does not give up in the face of difficulties, does not fear dangers, does not lose in the face of trials, a person who is not dazzled by the spotlight, a person whose heart is pure and devoid of all the destructive traits...
At the end, everyone moved to the hall next to the Church to participate in a Vin D’Honneur, wishing Télé Lumière and Noursat many good and blessed years, carrying its finest message, a message of peace, love and unity, to the whole world.
Photos: Facebook Page of the Maronite Patriarchate
