There is space in the monastery for up to 26 homeless men to share with the brothers, but in the winter the number often swells to as many as 40 men who come to take refuge.

“The shootings and bombings are not stopping people from going to Mass with the same fervor as before. The terrorists can destroy everything in our country, but there is one thing they cannot destroy—our faith."

Pastor Silraj lost his son-in-law in the All Saints’ Church attack and afterwards committed his ministry to reaching out to survivors.

“We are all praying that God may spare us another great disaster, in which it is always the poor who suffer the most.”

“For around two years we have been going through a terrible economic crisis in Lebanon. The people are desperate, they need everything. Food, electricity, medicine, milk, at every level they need things to be able to survive."

ACN wants to remember the dead and intercede for the innocent civilian population, especially for internally displaced persons, including children, women, elderly, and the sick.