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In Memoriam - His Beatitude Mar Narsai DeBaz
Monday, 22 February 2010 15:14
14 February 2010 - Phoenix, AZ, USA - His Beatitude Mar Narsai DeBaz, Metropolitan of the Assyrian Church of the East in Lebanon, Syria and Europe passed away.
His Beatitude was deeply involved in many councils of the Church. He attended all the 11 Holy Synods presided over by Catholicos Patriarch Mar Dinkha IV up to 2008. As Deputy to the Patriarch, he was with His Holiness when the Catholicos Patriarch signed the Common Christological Declaration with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in November 1994. For more information on the life of His Beatitude Mar Narsai DeBaz please refer to the site of the Assyrian Church of the East (Australia) at http://www.assyrianchurch.org.au/marnarsai.htm.
A message from +Mar Awa Royel, Bishop of California, Assyrian Church of the East, Secretary of the Holy Synod.
"It is with a heavy heart and deep sorrow that we regret to announce the falling asleep in the Lord of His Beatitude Mar Narsai DeBaz, Metropolitan of the Assyrian Church of the East in Lebanon, Syria and Europe. His Beatitude was called to his heavenly home by the Lord at 3:00 pm Pacific Time, in the healthcare facility in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he was hospitalized for the past week and a half. The late Metropolitan had received the precious Body and Blood of our Lord (Qurbana Qadisha) and Absolution (Khusaya), and heard the reading of the Sacred Scriptures a few hours before his passing. He was solaced by the prayers of His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV and brother prelates present in Phoenix and globally, as well as the prayers of all the faithful and the presence of his family members. The funeral will be conducted at Mar Gewargis Cathedral, Chicago, Illinois (USA) on Friday 19th February 2010 at 9:00am. We ask that you kindly pray for the repose of the soul of the late Metropolitan."
The NCCA joins with the Assyrian Church of the East worldwide in praying for the repose of the soul of His Beatitude. We look to
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