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January 7, 2008

Festal Letter for the Feast of the Nativity 2008

My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Holy Church, It is my pleasure to wish you a Blessed Feast of the Nativity. Today, let us rejoice as we hear the angel’s good tidings to the shepherds, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the – …

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January 7, 2008

Papal Letter for the Feast of the Nativity 2008

My beloved children in the lands of immigration, Clergy and Laity, It gives me joy to congratulate you on the Glorious Feast of Nativity and with the start of the New Year. We pray that it is blessed and joyful in the life of each of us. The birth of the Lord is full of deep spiritual contemplations; we hope that they may be a lesson to us all, having its effects and results. Firstly, – …

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April 19, 2007

Papal Letter for the Glorious Feast of the Resurrection 2007

My beloved children in the lands of immigration, clergy and congregation, Grace to you and peace from our Almighty and Holy God. Sincere greetings to you for the glorious Feast of the Resurrection. May God bring this occasion upon you every year while you are full of goodness and blessing. Christ, to whom is glory, rose despite the tight security over His tomb. He appeared to His holy disciples and strengthened their faith. He spoke – …

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April 15, 2007

Paschal Letter for the Glorious Feast of the Resurrection 2007

“That the World May Believe That You Sent Me” (Jn. 17:21) My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Church, Christ is Risen | Truly He is Risen It is my pleasure to wish all of you a glorious Feast of the Resurrection of our Savior and Redeemer, our Lord Jesus Christ.  The Resurrection of Christ gives us the power to be an evangelical Church calling on the world to believe in Christ. Our Lord Jesus Christ prayed – …

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April 9, 2007

Papal Letter for the Feast of the Resurrection 2007

My beloved children in the lands of immigration, clergy and congregation, Grace to you and peace from our Almighty and Holy God. Sincere greetings to you for the glorious Feast of the Resurrection. May God bring this occasion upon you every year while you are full of goodness and blessing. Christ, to whom is glory, rose despite the tight security over His tomb. He appeared to His holy disciples and strengthened their faith. He spoke – …

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January 7, 2007

Papal Letter for the Feast of the Nativity 2007

My beloved children in the lands of immigration, priests and congregations. I congratulate you for the Glorious Feast of Nativity and the beginning of a New Year, wishing you all from the Lord a joyous and holy life in His love. It gives me joy, in the birth of the Lord Christ, to Whom is Glory, that I remind you that in His Incarnation, He sanctified all things by good use. Thus it was said – …

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January 7, 2007

Festal Letter for the Feast of the Nativity 2007

My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Holy Church, Today, our souls rejoice as we celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Chris, Who came to our world to grant peace to the world and goodwill and joy to its inhabitants. Therefore, at His birth, the angels sang, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.” (Lk. 2:14) Peace was granted to the world – …

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April 15, 2006

Paschal Letter for the Glorious Feast of the Resurrection 2006

My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Holy Church In the Christ-Loving Diocese of Los Angeles, Christ is Risen | Truly He is Risen It is my pleasure to wish all of you a glorious Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Today, we rejoice and are glad, because Christ is risen and we have been raised with Him. This is the feast of feasts, and it is the day which – …

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April 9, 2006

Papal Letter for the Feast of the Nativity 2006

Peace on the Feast of the Nativity We congratulate you my brethren on the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, to Him be all Glory. We hope for you all on this Feast a joyous year, blessed by God, and that He may bless the whole world. And on the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, we remember among its many meanings that the angels sang saying, “Glory to God in the highest and on – …

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April 9, 2006

Papal Letter for the Glorious Feast of the Resurrection 2006

My beloved children in the lands of immigration, Priests and congregation. I congratulate you all for the Feast of Resurrection, wishing you all on this Feast peace and edification, with all goodness and blessing. I always love to hear good news about you regarding your spiritual growth and active service in the church, and building the Kingdom of God on earth. Live in the joy of the Resurrection, for the Resurrection is joy in all – …

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January 9, 2006

Festal Letter for the Glorious Feast of the Nativity 2006

My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Christ-Loving Diocese of Los Angeles, Christ is born, glorify Him. Christ from heaven, Go out to meet Him. Christ on earth, exalt Him This is how St. Gregory the Theologian began his sermon for the Feast of the Nativity in 380 A.D. He further elaborated on the true meaning of the Nativity (Christmas) celebrations by saying, “We are celebrating today the coming of God to man that we – …

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May 1, 2005

Paschal Letter for the Glorious Feast of the Resurrection 2005 (Arabic)

رسالة عيد القيامة المجيد مايو2005 “لأعرفه وقوة قيامته”(فيلبى3 :10 ) أحبائى ابناء الكنيسة المباركين خرستـــــوس آنستـــــى اليســــــوس آنستـــــــى المسيـــــــــــح قـــــــــــامبالحقيــقـــــة قــــــــــام نفرح اليوم بالإحتفال بقيامة ربنا وإلهنا ومخلصنا يسوع المسيح من بين الأموات. نفرح بمسيحنا الحى ونفرح بقوة قيامته. فالقيامة ليست مجرد حدث تاريخى بل هى فعل حى متجدد نختبره ونحيا بقوته. فالقديس بولس الرسول يقول “لأعرفه وقوة قيامته وشركة آلامه متشبهاً بموته لعلى أبلغ إلى قيامة الأموات”.(فيلبى 3 :10 -11).فالمسيح قام من الأموات وآقامنا – …

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