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  • Two Essays on the Mission of the Catholic Church in the East

    Second Vatican Council Decree on the Eastern Catholic Churches, *Orientalium Ecclesiarum*, November 21, 1964. “The Catholic Church holds in high esteem the institutions, liturgical rites, ecclesial traditions, and the discipline of Christian life of the Eastern Churches. Indeed, because of the venerable antiquity with which these Churches are honored, the tradition that comes from the […]

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  • Hail Mary (in Arabic)

    Assalamu alaikum, O Maryam Hail Mary Ya Moumtaliat Naamatan Full of grace Arrabou maaki The Lord is with you Blessings upon all women You are blessed among all women May God bless the fruits of your labor Saydouna Yessoua el Massiye And the child in your womb is blessed, Ya Qaddissa Maryam Saint Mary, Ya […]

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  • The Lord's Prayer (in Arabic)

    A-bâna lazî fis samawât Our Father, who art in heaven, Li yatakaddass Ismouka, May Your name be hallowed, Li ya’ti malakoutouka, Thy kingdom come, "As it is in heaven, so it is on earth," May Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. We’ll have some bread, enough for a day, Give […]

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  • Prayer of the Week for Christian Unity

    Every year, from January 18 to 25, Protestants, Catholics, and Orthodox Christians are called to come together for the Week of Christian Unity. This prayer was written by Father Paul Couturier, who initiated this week of prayer. Lord Jesus, on the eve of Your death for us, You prayed that all your disciples might be […]

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  • Let us entrust to Saint Andrew the challenges facing the unity of the Church

    Let us entrust to Saint Andrew, the apostle regarded as the founder of the Church of Constantinople, the challenges facing the unity of the Church Lord, you have given us Saint Andrew, brother of Saint Peter, as the patron saint of the Greek Church. Grant that we may feel this fraternal closeness in our relationships […]

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  • Prayer of the Sisters of the Greek-Melkite Monastery of Emmanuel in Bethlehem

    Most Holy Mother of God, we call upon you as Mother of the Church, Mother of all suffering Christians. We implore you, through your fervent intercession, to tear down this wall—the walls of our hearts—and all the walls that breed hatred, violence, fear, and indifference among people and among nations. You who, through your Son, […]

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  • Pray for Iraq

    Let us pray with the students of Kirkuk, led by Bishop Youssif Mirkis These Christian students from Mosul fled their homes in the Nineveh Plains in 2014 when ISIS arrived. Bishop Mirkis took them in at Kirkuk so they could continue their studies. Now that Mosul has been liberated, they face many challenges in returning […]

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  • Pray for Egypt

    God our Father, You, who made Egypt the land that welcomed the Holy Family of Your Son made flesh, You who, together with Saint Anthony and Saint Pachomius, inspired the Desert Fathers to call your people to set nothing above you, You who gave us Saint Athanasius of Alexandria to extol the state of virginity […]

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Countries Where Œuvre d’Orient Operates

From Egypt to India, including Lebanon, Syria, and Ethiopia, discover the countries where the Œuvre d’Orient supports Eastern Christians.

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Œuvre d’Orient's Calendar of Events

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  • Dôme du rocher, Jérusalem, février 2019

    From 29 June 2026 to 30 September 2026

    Canet Plage

    Eastern Christians, Bearers of Hope in Canet-Plage

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  • Séminaire d'Ivano Frankivsk, année 2023-2024

    From 15 July 2026 to 15 September 2026

    Périgueux

    Christians from Ukraine: A Struggle for Freedom in Périgueux

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  • The 15 September 2026

    Paris — Collège des Bernardins

    Conference: The Future of Eastern Christians

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