Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi is presiding over a Mass of thanksgiving for the beatification of Patriarch Howayek today at the Church of St. Maron at the Maronite College in Rome, marking the fourth Sunday of the Season of the Cross.
The Mass is attended by Lebanon’s Ambassador to Italy, Carla Jazzar; Lebanon’s Ambassador to the Holy See; representatives of the Holy See; Lebanese consuls and honorary consuls; and a number of Arab and foreign ambassadors.
The Mass is attended by Lebanon’s Ambassador to Italy, Carla Jazzar; Lebanon’s Ambassador to the Holy See; representatives of the Holy See; Lebanese consuls and honorary consuls; and a number of Arab and foreign ambassadors.