On January 1st 2020, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II presided over the Holy Qurobo on the occasion of the New Year at St. Mark’s Cathedral in New Jersey. His Eminence Mor Dionysius Jean Kawak, Patriarchal Vicar for the Archdiocese of the Eastern United States of America, celebrated the Holy Qurobo. In his sermon, His Eminence welcomed His Holiness and offered to him greetings on behalf of the Archdiocese for the occasion of Christmas and New Year. His Eminence spoke about the spiritual habits that we should cultivate as Christians year after year.