Sunday, August 4, 2024

10:00 am Metropolitan Elias Audi, the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut and its dependencies, will lead the Divine Liturgy at St. George Cathedral, during which he will conduct a memorial service for the souls of the victims of the August 4 explosion who perished at St. George Hospital and in Beirut. 10:00 am Thanksgiving Mass for the beatification of Patriarch Estefan Douaihy, presided over by Maronite Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, at the Patriarchal Residence in Diman. 10:30 am Mass prayer for the repose of Elias Hanna Hasrouni, at Our Lady Church in Ain Ebel, organized by the Lebanese Forces Party, Ain Ebel Municipality, and the martyr's family and friends, commemorating the first anniversary of his martyrdom. 3:30 pm Loyalty to the Nation Gathering will lay a wreath on the tomb of the Beirut Fire Brigade martyrs and participate in a march starting at 4:00 pm from the Beirut Fire Brigade. 4:00 pm Two marches organized by the Association of Families of the Victims of the Beirut Port Explosion will head to the port under the banner "People Against Criminals, Continuing for Justice." One march will start from Martyrs' Square, and the other from the Fire Brigade Center in Karantina, converging at the Beirut Port at 5:30 pm. 4:00 pm A car march organized by the "Gathering of Families of the Martyrs, Injured, and Affected by the Beirut Port Explosion," will start from the entrance of Ghobeiry Municipality near the Airport Bridge, heading to the Palace of Justice, to make a statement and then proceed to Beirut Port Gate No. 3 for the central action, including laying a wreath on the memorial and reciting prayers for the souls of the martyrs and victims. 6:07 pm A national solidarity day organized by Aley Municipality and the organizers of the "Aley Summer Trade Fair 2024" in a national gesture in line with the sentiments of the Lebanese people and the families of the Beirut Port explosion victims. There will be a minute of silence at 6:07 pm, followed by national songs. Participants ' names will be signed on a board titled "Tribute to the Martyrs and Injured of the Beirut Port Explosion from the Residents of Aley," to be later handed over to the concerned committee. 7:30 pm Inauguration of the Church of Blessed Patriarch Estefan Douaihy in Ardeh, Zgharta District, presided over by Bishop Youssef Soueif. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon