Tradition of the Syriac Church of Antioch e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. L'Arabo, il Parto, il Siro<br>In suo sermon l'udi.<br><br>How highly favoured by Divine Providence the Eastern region has been is known to every Christian. The East was the birth-place of the Incarnate Word, and year after year pilgrims from every quarter flock thither to visit His cradle. To the East was primarily committed the diffusion of the good tidings - the spreading of that evangelical truth which, issuing from the tender heart of Jesus, was to be proclaimed by the inspired lips of His Apostles. From the East, bounteously enriched with the invaluable gifts of faith, these faithful messengers went forth and scattered over the face of the earth that fire which the Son of God had brought down from heaven, and which He so earnestly desired should be enkindled.