When I read the Holy See I think it’s the Sea of Galilee, that’s how dumb I am. To slightly digress, my sister had a friend called “dumb chum” – I must ask her to remind me of DC’s identity.
I was strolling to an agreeable pub lunch when I noticed this church on Brook Green was open. It has very fine Victorian stained glass which I may return to because I am beginning to appreciate VSG, not least inspired by my recent visit to Wellingborough. But, like me, you notice it would be impossible to confine your confessions to half an hour and may be curious about the Aramaic (?) script. I can satisfy your curiosity.
“The Syriac Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic sui iuris (self-governing) particular church that is in full communion with the Holy See and with the entirety of the Catholic Church. Originating in the Levant, it uses the West Syriac Rite liturgy and has many practices and rites in common with the Syriac Orthodox Church. The Syriac language, a dialect of Aramaic, is the liturgical language used by the Church. There are about 160,000 Syriac Catholics, with the majority in Syria and Iraq, along with a smaller community in Lebanon and an overseas diaspora. It is one of the smaller Eastern Catholic churches based in the Middle East. The Syriac Catholic Church traces its history and traditions to the Church of Antioch established by Saint Peter.” (Wikipedia)
On Sunday afternoons the Syriac Catholic Church holds Masses in Aramaic and Arabic at Holy Trinity, Brook Green.
It reads in Arabic: ‘The Catholic Syriac Church of Antioch (Antakia) holds a service on Sundays at 1.00 PM’.
Thank you for that clarification and I wonder how many people in the FO today know the difference between Arabic and Aramaic.