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When Christ was born. 
Beloved brothers and sisters in 

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Christ, the lovers of the Lord, 
beloved of the Lord, I want to 

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take this opportunity, this 
time, this blessing, as parish 

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priest of the Saint Ade or the 
Saint Thaddeus Church or Parish 

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of the Holy Apostolic Catholic 
and Syrian Church of the East, 

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Diocese of California. 
Take this time firstly to wish 

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His Holiness, our Holy Father 
Marawa, the Third Catholicos 

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Patriarch, all our beloved 
prelates, all our beloved 

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priests, deacons, brothers and 
sisters in Christ in the entire 

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world wish you a very Merry 
Christmas. 

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May the blessings of the Holy 
birth of our Lord and our 

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Saviour in flesh, God Incarnate,
be a blessing upon you, the 

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Prince of Peace. 
We are celebrating the birth of 

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the Prince of Peace 2025 years 
ago. 

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God sent his Son. 
God sent his peace into the 

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world. 
So we should not ask for God to 

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send his peace. 
We should pray and beseech the 

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Lord with a contrite spirit in 
faith that Lord, the peace that 

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was wrought, the peace that was 
introduced through your Son our 

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Lord Jesus Christ. 
May that peace be embedded in 

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our hearts, in the hearts of the
kings and the presidents and the

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prime ministers and the premiers
of and the governors who rule. 

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And we pray for them as well, 
that they may rule righteously, 

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that they may rule according to 
the righteousness of God through

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His Son our Lord Jesus Christ. 
I know there are people out 

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there that are mourning the 
death of their loved loved ones.

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I know there are people out 
there that are hurting, their 

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hearts are broken. 
People are experiencing 

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financial difficulties, 
spiritual difficulties, physical

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difficulties, psychological 
difficulties. 

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I know there are people out 
there that are almost going to 

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give up, on the brink of giving 
up, but don't celebrate the 

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reception, the birth of the 
Prince of Peace, of Hope, of 

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deliverance, which is Jesus 
Christ. 

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This year, when we do celebrate 
through worship, I encourage you

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to attend the churches and don't
attend that last 10 and 15 

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minutes. 
No, be there in the beginning 

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when the priest proclaims in the
far in the name of the Father 

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and of the Son of the Holy 
Spirit, invoking the Trinity in 

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that gathering, that worship 
gathering. 

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And when the priest proclaims 
glory to God in the highest and 

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on earth, peace and Good Hope to
mankind, just as the angels did 

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to be a part of that, to reply 
Amen, yes, Amen. 

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Jesus is the Savior. 
Beloved, the world, the world 

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needs the peace of Jesus Christ.
Don't be fooled about these 

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proclamations of peace, peace. 
They will only be peace in the 

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Middle East when the Middle East
has come to Christ and received 

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by faith and humbled itself and 
received Jesus Christ, the Son 

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of God, the Lord, God the 
Saviour, the one true Christ 

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Christ. 
And that's when peace will come.

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But those who have believed, God
bless you, remain in faith. 

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Whatever hardship you have, 
allow the peace of God, the 

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peace of God, free Son, our Lord
Jesus Christ to fulfill your 

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heart, to comfort your heart, to
console your heart, celebrated 

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with your family and friends, in
love, in joy, in pride. 

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Beloved, we are the children of 
God. 

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Through our faith in Jesus 
Christ and being baptized, we 

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are the children of God. 
God has adopted us as his sons 

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and daughters. 
God bless you, enjoy it, and may

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the New Year 2026 all be 
according to the perfect will of

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God through His Son our Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

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Praise and glory be to His name 
now, not all times and forever. 

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Amen.