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    New Year's Message of His Holiness Karekin II

    00:00 01.01.2014


    On this festive day of New Year we extend Our Pontifical love and
    blessings to you, dear faithful people of Armenia and the Diaspora.
    We are welcoming the redemptive year of 2014. With the sacrament of
    Our Lord's Holy Nativity we enter a new year. When the clock strikes
    twelve, we will extend our prayers from our churches to heaven,
    wishing that the year of 2014 be full of divine blessings and graces,
    bringing world peace, and the hope that one blessed day, hostility and
    wars will end, and life will blossom in solidarity, prosperity and
    joy.

    With God's will, 2013 was a year of benevolent results; but there were
    also difficult times in the Homeland as well as in the Diaspora. We
    are facing deep- rooted problems such as making our country
    prosperous, defending our rights, reinforcing our statehood and
    improving our national and religious life. We are concerned with the
    predicament of the Armenian people living amongst the conflicts in the
    Middle East. We are hopeful that the children of Armenia will unite in
    the name of love for the Homeland and nation, overcoming the troubles
    in the Homeland and uniting all Armenians under her roof. We must
    reconcile to support each other and promote the Homeland- building and
    nation- preserving projects. Dear ones, in this regard, as the Apostle
    Paul has stated: `I have a great confidence in you; I take great pride
    in you...' (2 Corinthians 7.4), because our faithful people have bravely
    endured all the hardships, shown tolerance when in distress and lived
    with the determination to forge a bright future, unwaveringly
    traversing the path of a life renewed and independent.

    On this New Year's Day, I exhort our beloved people to fill their
    lives with spiritual healing and pilgrimage this year. Let us lead our
    lives based on honesty and justice, cherish our Christian values,
    learn from our mistakes and misdeeds, deny and banish all the
    circumstances hindering our progress, so that we can build a
    prosperous and flourishing life in the Homeland and Diaspora and enter
    the year of 2015 with a clear conscience before the memory of our
    martyrs.

    In front of the Mother Cathedral we extend our plea to the Almighty,
    that 2014 bring peace to all the corners of the world, good will to
    all the people and nations, and new paths to resolve the disputes and
    establish a joyful and prosperous life.

    We exhort God to bring His blessings and abundant graces to our
    country and all our people dispersed throughout the world. We pray for
    the children of our nation in distress and facing difficulties. We
    also offer Our congratulations to the Armenian Army soldiers who
    defend our native borders and to all those in service. Dear ones, let
    Our Lord grant us all a year of strong health, benevolence and
    happiness. Happy New Year!

    http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/01/01/new-years-message-of-his-holiness-karekin-ii/




    From: A. Papazian
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