In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. every
"As Christ rose from the dead
By the glory of the Father, let us also walk in newness of life."
(Rev. 6.4)
Dear faithful people,
Today, in united churches, we celebrate the Holy and Miraculous Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. We praise God, who accepted every sacrifice, suffered, was crucified, buried and resurrected for our salvation. The way to a new life was illuminated by the Savior's Resurrection. Our Lord Jesus, the Savior, called humanity, separated from God by Adam's sin and subject to the power of death, to a resurrected life, so that, freed from the shackles of evil and death, it would be worthy of the Lord's saving graces and inherit the kingdom of heaven. "Just as Christ rose from the dead by the glory of the Father, let us also walk in newness of life," says the apostle.
With the salvation of the Lord, man was given the divine blessing to return to the Heavenly Father with repentance and to find the bright path of resurrection from the darkness of suffering. The Christ-given life begins, dear ones, with the renewal of the heart and soul, when the individual is strengthened by faith, lives in the presence of God, becomes a new creature, creates good and praiseworthy things. With faith in the Resurrection of Christ and the implementation of the Lord's commandments, it is possible to give up bad ways, overcome the difficulties of time and walk in the paths of love, truth and justice, as the apostle urges. "Walk like sons of God. for the fruits of the light are goodness, justice and truth" (Eph. 5:8-9).
Indeed, with faith in the Resurrection, a new dawn in the history of humanity will be opened, the world will be reformed, and the just hopes of universal peace and security will be realized. In the confusion of the world, however, it seems that the apostle's exhortation and evangelical messages are muted, and God's creation is dishonored and endangered by evil deeds and iniquities, the life of mankind is wavered and sunk by conflicts, enmity and wars. In order to establish a good and just world, in the conditions of the current multi-faceted threats, nations and states should more zealously pursue the will of the Most High God in order to overcome the existing difficult trials, to strengthen the foundations of universal solidarity, peaceful coexistence and effective cooperation. It is generally through such efforts that peoples will "beat their swords into pruning hooks and their spears into pruning hooks. nation will not lift up sword against nation, and they will no longer learn to fight," as the prophet announced (Isaiah 2:4).
Beloved, years after the tragic war in Artsakh, the anxieties and concerns still do not leave our hearts, which yearn for peace and security. Our people know best the value of peace and security, for which the children of our nation paid with their lives. The sorrows and wounds we have suffered are still fresh, the pain of which is deepened today by the violation of the rights of Artsakh Armenians, by the illegal imprisonment of our fellow countrymen. The pain deepens when the weeds of division continue to be sown, when cherished values are ignored and distorted, when arbitrary and selective justice is applied, and when the authorities repress the Church with false and fabricated accusations. The Church in Christ is unshakable, powerful and invincible. The church is the house of God, the collective of believers, the supporter and evangelizer of peace, fraternal love with its saving mission, the silent preacher of the miraculous Resurrection of Christ. The Church is constantly raising the invitation to the inspired life in order to keep its children away from despair, injustices and declines, to keep the homeland and national pride away from losing paths. The resurrected life can never be through alienation and separation from each other, mutilation of Christian values, belittling and limiting the mission of the Church, distorting national interests, begging for justice and truth. Until we reject evil deeds and destructive steps, we cannot establish awakening and flourishing, progress and well-being in personal and public life and create indestructible prospects for the permanence of our people.
Now, dear ones, our Patriarchal message is: let us choose good over evil, peace over disorder, honesty and uprightness over lies and deceit, mutual respect and support over dishonor and treachery. Let us be guided by the commitment to exclude harmful and destructive phenomena, by the determination to stand up from our defeats and by the zeal to keep the ancestral heritage intact. Let's give preference to love, solidarity, unity, so that with joint efforts we can get up from the hardships and difficulties that plagued us, strengthen our statehood and build the nation's progress and prosperity. Let us always be faithful to our Lord, Who "gave His life for us, to save us from all unrighteousness, and to purify us as His own people, zealous for good works" (Tit. 2:14).
With the glad tidings of the Holy Resurrection, we send our fraternal greetings from the Mother Church of Miatznaej to the Thrones of the Endowed Chairs of our Holy Apostolic Church, H.E. Aram I to the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem Most Venerable Fr. Archbishop Nurhan Manukyan, Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople His Holiness Fr. To Archbishop Sahak Mashalyan, to all the pilgrims of our Holy Church. We send our greetings to our spiritual brothers in Christ, the Fathers of sister Churches, and their faithful flock. Patriarchal Our love and blessing to our people who are zealous for national and spiritual values. Our paternal appreciation to all of you, dear ones, for your faithfulness and warm devotion to our homeland and our Holy Church. We have felt and continue to feel the power of your prayer every day. With you, our Holy Church is strong and unshakable, which was not even destroyed by the trials of centuries. With you is the powerful, strong and luminous Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Continue to live in prayer, act and create with love for your homeland and the Mother Church, for the benefit of the construction and bright future of our country.
On this spiritual day, let's raise a prayer together to the Almighty God, that He will grant peace and security to the whole world and our native land with His insatiable mercy. Let's ask that our people around the world will be strengthened with heavenly life-giving gifts, live a life full of faith, with a brave and unbreakable spirit to overcome difficulties. Let's pray that the love of truth, justice and unity will be constant in our nation, so that with good results, with new achievements for the benefit of the nation and the benefit of the country, we will create the dreams and aspirations of our people with a vision for the future, for the glory of God and for the benefit of the brightness of the nation and our Holy Apostolic Church. Let's also pray for our brothers and sisters suffering from the horrors of war, the illegally imprisoned, the missing and their families, as well as those who are in distress and deprivation, and those who long for healing.
May God's most providential Right, love and blessings be upon us all today and always and forever. every
Christ rose from the dead,
Blessed is the Resurrection of Christ
