CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS KAREKIN II ON THE OCCASION OF ARMENIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY
21.09.2005
We extend greetings and blessings from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to all our sons and daughters in Armenia, Artsakh and the Diaspora, congratulating them on the festive occasion of Independence Day of the Republic of Armenia.
A new page opened in our history on September 21, 1991 - a day blessed by God, whose great sacred mystery will be celebrated and commemorated by our succeeding generations.
Our people did not yield to the difficulties and sacrifices of the liberation struggle for Artsakh, the earthquake and the blockade; rather with one heart and one will defended the right to live free without hesitation. We have passed through a difficult yet ascending pathway on the journey to create our new life and new statehood, a course which will become broader and brighter through the united efforts, faith, devotion and love of our people.
We shall nurture each day of free Armenia, for the sake of the development and prosperity of our Motherland, in the name of the unified and glorious future for all Armenians.
We offer prayers and wishes to heaven, that the Lord protect the Republic of Armenia under His Fatherly Right Hand, and keep our people filled with grace and reinforced with faith, to live and work for the love and glory of our homeland.
May the grace, love and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with us and will all.
