Prime Minister Abbott attends Good Friday Service in Sydney |
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Prime Minister Abbott attends Good Friday Service in Sydney 19/4/2014 (Translation of this article appears in Arabic section) Our Prime Minister the Hon. Tony Abbott MP, and wife Mrs Margaret Abbott attended the Good Friday Service with thousands Maronite Catholics gathered at Our Lady of Lebanon Church - Harris Park, on Friday 18 April 2014, for the Good Friday liturgy celebrated according to the Antiochian Syriac rite. During the celebration, there was a procession of the Cross around the Church ending with the chanting of MshiHo Dislibt Hlofayn- Itraham Alain in ancient Aramaic meaning Jesus Christ who is crucified for us- have mercy on us. At the end of the liturgy, the faithful, joined by Mr & Mrs Abbott, kissed the Cross in a sign of veneration to the Crucified Lord. |
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