Papal Letter for the Feast of the Nativity 2003
My beloved children, clergy and congregation in the lands of immigration. I congratulate you on the Feast of the Nativity and the beginning of a new year, may God make it a blessed and happy year for you all. Put before yourselves at all times, the salvation of your souls and of all those around you, as the message of the birth of Christ is a message of salvation before anything. That is how the – …
Papal Letter for the Glorious Feast of the Resurrection 2002
My beloved children in the lands of immigration, Clergy and Congregation, I congratulate you on the Glorious Feast of Resurrection, hoping that you have a joyful and blessed life. I desire to talk to you in this Feast about the power of Christ. Power was a clear advantage in the whole story of Incarnation: In His miraculous birth, His miraculous Resurrection, His miraculous Ascension and His sitting at the Right hand of the Fr., in – …
Paschal Letter for the Glorious Feast of the Resurrection 2002
My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Holy Church Christ is Risen, Truly He is Risen Today, we rejoice in the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and consequently our resurrection with Him, which liberated us from the bondage to sin. The Feast of the Resurrection is our Passover in which we pass from slavery to Satan to the glorious liberty of the children of God. With a strong hand, the Lord took – …
Festal Letter for the Feast of the Nativity 2002
DO NOT BE AFRAID… “I Bring You Good Tidings of Great Joy” (Lk. 2:10) My Beloved, the Blessed Children Of the Christ-loving Diocese of Los Angeles, It is my pleasure to wish all of you a blessed Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior and Redeemer. This feast comes following the tragic events of September 11th, which claimed the lives of thousands of innocent victims and thousands others suffered as a – …
Papal Letter for the Feast of the Nativity 2002
My beloved children, Clergy and Congregation in the lands of immigration. I congratulate you on the Holy Feast of the Nativity, wishing you all goodness and I would like to talk to you about the love of Christ through His incarnation. THE STORY OF THE BIRTH OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IS A STORY OF LOVE Man was condemned to death as a result of his sin, because as the Bible says, "The wages of – …
Papal Letter for the Glorious Feast of the Resurrection 2001
My beloved children, the clergy and congregation in the lands of immigration. It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you on the Feast of the Resurrection. I ask that the blessing of this Feast and its effectiveness be in your lives. It is through the resurrection that the Lord conquered death, a conquest that has never been achieved before by anyone. Our Lord Jesus Christ rose from the dead by His will and authority as – …
Festal Letter for the Feast of the Nativity 2001
” The Inconceivable has been touched And the Invisible has been seen” -The Wednesday Theotokia My Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It is my pleasure to wish all of you a Blessed Feast of the Nativity of our Savior Jesus Christ and a Happy New Year. Today, the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ gives us joy and gladness, because through the incarnation of the Son, the Word, God has become Emmanuel, – …
Paschal Letter for the Glorious Feast of the Resurrection 2001
“Old things have passed away; Behold, all things have become new” (2 Cor. 5:17) My Beloved, Sons and Daughters of the Diocese of Los Angeles, Christ is Risen Truly He is Risen Our souls rejoice and our hearts are full of joy, because of the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Together, we praise God in the hymn of the Resurrection saying, “Come all of you faithful, let us worship Christ’s Resurrection for – …
Papal Letter for the Feast of the Nativity 2001
My beloved children, clergy and congregation in the lands of immigration. May the peace and grace of the Lord be with you. I congratulate you on the Feast of the Nativity and the beginning of a new year. We always remember that the story of the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ is a story of love. The Holy Bible expresses this by saying "For God so loved the world…" (John 3:16) God loved this – …
Papal Letter for the Glorious Feast of the Resurrection 2000
My beloved children in the lands immigration both clergy and congregation. Peace and grace to you from the Lord. It gives me joy to congratulate you on the Feast of the glorious Resurrection, with all that it carries of sublime meanings. 1. The Resurrection is joy. The Lord said to His disciples about His Resurrection that, “your sorrow will be turned into joy.” (John 16:20) “I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, – …
Paschal Letter for the Glorious Feast of the Resurrection 2000
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. Christ’s resurrection is the mystery of our everlasting joy. The source of our happiness is the living Christ, Who is not dead, but Who trampled death by death. We seek the living Christ, Who gloriously sits at the right hand of the Father. We do – …
Papal Letter for the Feast of the Nativity 2000
My beloved children and brothers in the lands and churches of immigration peace and grace to you from the Lord, congratulating you on the beginning of a new year a new century and a new millennium. Blessed is God Who has brought us to this hour and allowed us to live to witness this historic event and to chant saying, "let us enjoy a fresh start." Through the birth of Christ the world began a – …