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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I INAUGURATES THE 35TH BOOK FAIR IN ANTELIAS
12:13 17.03.2014
On Sunday 16 March 2014, after the Holy Liturgy, Catholicos Aram
I inaugurated the 35th Book Fair entitled "Source of Spiritual and
Intellectual Enrichment."
In his message, His Holiness stated that although the current
innovations in communication and the Internet are providing quick
information and knowledge, the Armenian book is the powerful repository
of Armenian spiritual growth and identity. Because they go deeply,
books are necessary, he explained, to communicate the Christian
understanding that the body, the mind and the spirit are inseparable
and that this comprehensive understanding of the human being reveals
to us that the mind and the spirit, the presence of God and the Image
of God are embedded within each person. He then quoted the Bible
where Jesus said, "It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone,
but every word that comes forth from the mouth of God (Matthew 4:4).
The Catholicos then continued, "Historically our people have been
nurtured and inspired by the Bible and the printed reflections, the
spiritual hymns, the prayers and the meditations of our Church fathers
and the recorded heroic acts of our martyrs to defend their faith."
Today, His Holiness added, "The challenges of modern life are
alienating us from the Armenian book; this reality, he said, is
depriving us from our spiritual resources and even weakening our
identity as a people."
He then asked, "Is our government in Armenia empowering our teachers
and intellectuals to reflect, write and publish and to keep pace
with the modern world? Is the Church encouraging potential authors
and enabling them to publish? Are the wealthy Armenians sustaining
the Armenian publications?" Because, he concluded, "The Armenian book
sustains our national existence, and it enriches our people's lives
through spiritual growth."
The opening ceremony came to close with the Cilicia anthem sung by
the seminary students.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
12:13 17.03.2014
On Sunday 16 March 2014, after the Holy Liturgy, Catholicos Aram
I inaugurated the 35th Book Fair entitled "Source of Spiritual and
Intellectual Enrichment."
In his message, His Holiness stated that although the current
innovations in communication and the Internet are providing quick
information and knowledge, the Armenian book is the powerful repository
of Armenian spiritual growth and identity. Because they go deeply,
books are necessary, he explained, to communicate the Christian
understanding that the body, the mind and the spirit are inseparable
and that this comprehensive understanding of the human being reveals
to us that the mind and the spirit, the presence of God and the Image
of God are embedded within each person. He then quoted the Bible
where Jesus said, "It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone,
but every word that comes forth from the mouth of God (Matthew 4:4).
The Catholicos then continued, "Historically our people have been
nurtured and inspired by the Bible and the printed reflections, the
spiritual hymns, the prayers and the meditations of our Church fathers
and the recorded heroic acts of our martyrs to defend their faith."
Today, His Holiness added, "The challenges of modern life are
alienating us from the Armenian book; this reality, he said, is
depriving us from our spiritual resources and even weakening our
identity as a people."
He then asked, "Is our government in Armenia empowering our teachers
and intellectuals to reflect, write and publish and to keep pace
with the modern world? Is the Church encouraging potential authors
and enabling them to publish? Are the wealthy Armenians sustaining
the Armenian publications?" Because, he concluded, "The Armenian book
sustains our national existence, and it enriches our people's lives
through spiritual growth."
The opening ceremony came to close with the Cilicia anthem sung by
the seminary students.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress