Iraqi Christians attend the Easter Mass at the Syriac Catholic Church of Mar Thomas in the old area of the city of Mosul, this mass is the only one this year in the old area (the right side of the city that was destroyed by the war) of the city of Mosul, which contains a large number of churches, most of which were destroyed by the organization ISIS during its occupation of the city, Mar Thomas Church is one of the city's churches that have been recently restored.Easter is considered as the greatest and the largest Christian holiday, it commemorates the resurrection of Christ from the dead aft
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Iraqi Christians attend the Easter Mass at the Syriac Catholic Church of Mar Thomas in the old area of the city of Mosul, this mass is the only one this year in the old area (the right side of the city that was destroyed by the war) of the city of Mosul, which contains a large number of churches, most of which were destroyed by the organization ISIS during its occupation of the city, Mar Thomas Church is one of the city's churches that have been recently restored.Easter is considered as the greatest and the largest Christian holiday, it commemorates the resurrection of Christ from the dead after three days of his crucifixion and death, as written in the New Testament, in which the Great Lent that usually lasts forty days ends. During the liturgy the hymns are sung, parts of the Old Testament from the Bible are recited, the hymns of the Hallelujah are recited and the Gospel of the Resurrection is read, the sermon is followed by the reading of the Gospel and the celebration of the Sabbath of Light ends with a sacrifice Eucharist.