Message from His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, on the occasion of the Republic Day
From the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, we bring Our blessing and congratulations to all our people on the occasion of Republic Day.
The proclamation of the First Republic of Armenia was the result of the desire of our people to live freely and independently, the centuries-old struggle for the restoration of their native statehood.
The newly established First Republic became the embodiment of that great vision, inspired by which numerous victories were won - from the May heroic battles to the first Artsakh war. This holiday carries the sacrament of unity, solidarity, and fair struggle, inspired by which our people must also overcome the difficult challenges facing them today and do everything to preserve and promote the prosperity of our homeland, given to us by the Lord - Armenia and Artsakh.
Beloved pious people, today, when the security of our borders is threatened, the security of our statehood is violated and the right of our children to a free and independent life in Artsakh is trampled, let the bells of the heroic May battle ring in our hearts, calling on all of us to unanimously and consistently devote our efforts to the name of the charitable and blessed future of our sacred homeland.
We pray that God, under the shadow of His Hand, will keep our statehood unshakable, protect the Armenian people throughout the world, multiplying all our efforts for the good of the motherland.
