Prayer for our brothers and sisters in Syria

Syria is truly undergoing a most adverse situation, fighting an unprecedented spiritual battle. The Christian village of Maaloula has been destroyed and the nuns of the Monastery of St. Tecla along with other priests and even archbishops, have been kidnapped. These are the names of some religious who have been kidnapped, among other religious and laity:Arzobispo Boulos Yazigi--Greek OrthodoxArzobispo Yohanna Ibrahim--Syrian OrthodoxPadre Michel Kaygal--Armenian CatholicPadre Maher Mahfouz--Greek OrthodoxPadre Paolo Dall'Oglio--Italian JesuitThe 12 Nuns from St. Tecla Monastery in MaaloulaThe Maronite Archbishop of Damascus, Samir Nassar, wrote a Christmas meditation reflecting the situation being lived by so many due to this violent and cruel war. You can read it in the following link Letter from the Archbishop of DamascusWe ask for your constant and heartfelt prayers for our brothers and sisters in Syria and other countries in similar conditions so our beloved Jesus Christ might be born in the hearts of all men and women this Christmas, so that Peace and Joy may come to all the inhabitants of the earth.