"The situation in the city is dramatic and difficult. The people do not know what to do, so many are dead and there are so many bombings. There are no longer safe places in the city". This can be seen by the fact that the playground of the Salesian Oratory was sadly empty since the latest bombing led to its closure. At least in the past few days it has become an oasis of normality for many children and teenagers.
On the video the sound of bombs and grenades can be heard in the background as Fr Jabloyan begs for prayerful support "so that through the motherly intercession of Mary Help of Christians the Lord may look upon this wounded land and grant a little peace to the people.”
In a post on Facebook Fr Jabloyan adds: "death is sown among children and young people, adults and old people, men and women. It seems that the fighting does not spare anyone ... the only talk among the people is of death. In Aleppo we are living an injustice, a scandal that will remain imprinted on the heads of all humanity."
Meanwhile, the Salesians in the Middle East invite all to join the International Day of Prayer for Peace in Aleppo and Syria, on Sunday 8 May.
