Since 2018, the objective of this day is to stand in communion of prayer with all Eastern Christians: Syriacs, Copts, Maronites, Greek-Melkites, Romanian and Ukrainian Greek-Catholics, Ethiopians, Eritreans, Syro-Malankaras, Syrian- Malabars, Chaldeans, Armenians and Latins.
During the celebrations of the Easter season, Christians of the East and West are called to meditate on the Acts of the Apostles. They thus become witnesses to this first evangelization. These readings recall the origin of the Eastern Churches and the history of the first Eastern Christians, the very people who evangelized us. Today they resist on their lands to pass on this same faith to their children.
This day is about better understanding the origins of Christianity and meeting Christians from different Catholic Churches. The Christian communities of the East, for their part, will pray especially for France.
Interview with Mgr Pascal Gollnisch, director of the Œuvre d’Orient on RCF
Participate in the day
By going to Paris from 3 p.m.
- Stands and shop on the square of Saint-Sulpice, Paris 6th
- Televised annual mass in Saint-Sulpice with Mgr Rafic Nahra auxiliary bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Mgr Laurent Ulrich, Archbishop of Paris and Ordinary of Eastern Catholics of France, Mgr Pascal Gollnisch, director of L’Œuvre d’Orient and in the presence of representatives of the Eastern Catholic Churches
- Armenian music concert “Dzirn” and glass of friendship on the squarestands and shop
By following the live broadcast of this mass in St Sulpice on KTO TV and Radio Notre-Dame
Why support Eastern Christians?
To find out more, consult the Oeuvre d’Orient website
