Festal Letter for the Feast of the Nativity 2005
My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Holy Church, It is my pleasure to wish all of you a blessed Feast of the Nativity, in which we celebrate the Incarnation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Today, we rejoice because of the birth of Emmanuel our God. St. Matthew the Evangelist wrote that the name Emmanuel means God is with us, as a fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy, “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, – …
Papal Letter for the Feast of the Nativity 2005 (Arabic)
سلام ونعمة من الرب، راجياً لكم عيداً سعيداً، وعاماً مباركاً، وحياة مقدسة، ونجاحاً فى كل أعمالكم، وبعد : أهتم بالضعفاء والخطاة، ورفع معنويات العشار أكثر من الفريسى، وقال عن زكا العشار " اليوم حصل خلاص لأهل هذا البيت "، وأختار متى العشار وجعله واحداً من الاثنى عشر، ورفع من معنويات الخطاة. وقال " ما جئت لأدعو ابراراً بل خطاة إلى التوبة ". وغفر للمرأة الخاطئة ( لو7 ، يو8 ، لو 19 ،18 ). ورفع – …
Papal Letter for the Feast of the Nativity 2004
My beloved children in the lands of immigration, Peace to you from the Lord and grace, and a special blessing on the occasion of the New Year. May God make it a blessed and joyous year. I greet all of you during the Feast of the Glorious Nativity, with all that the Birth of Christ carries of deep meanings. The most important message that the Birth of Christ carries is the Good News of Salvation. – …
Festal Letter for the Feast of the Nativity 2004
My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Holy Church , It is my pleasure to wish all of you a blessed Feast of the Nativity, on which we celebrate the birth of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ. The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ brings a joyous message to humanity, as St. John wrote, That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we – …
Festal Letter for the Feast of the Nativity 2003
“And the glory which you gave me I have given them” (Jn. 17:22) My Beloved, the Blessed Children of the Holy Church, It is my pleasure to wish all of you a blessed and joyful Feast of the Nativity. Today, as we celebrate the mystery of the Incarnation, we are indeed celebrating the glory, which we received by the incarnation of God the Word. Through the Incarnation, the second Hypostasis of the Holy Trinity, God – …
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 – …
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 – …
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, – …
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 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 – …
Festal Letter for the Feast of the Nativity 2000
“BE RECONCILED TO GOD” (2 Cor. 5:20) My Beloved, Blessed Children of the Church, On this blessed night, it is my pleasure to wish you a Blessed Feast of the Nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and to also wish you a blessed New Year, new century, and new millennium. May the Lord grant us all to start a good new beginning and make us enjoy the blessings of the life with Christ, – …