ARAM I PRESIDES OVER CHRISTMAS MASS IN ANTELIAS: HOW CAN OTHERS HELP US WHEN WE ARE NOT HELPING OURSELVES?

Armenian Catholicos Aram I presided today over Christmas Mass at “St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral” in Antelias, with the participation of a large crowd of bishops, clerics, dignitaries and believers.

In his religious homily, Aram I said: “Lebanon stands at fateful crossroads in its history. Are the people in power aware of the tragedy that the Lebanese suffer from? Do officials know that poverty and disease are getting deeper and deeper into people’s lives and immigration is increasing at an alarming rate?”

He added: “It is no longer possible to remain silent about these tragedies and miserable conditions, as the people in power bear responsibility and must be held accountable by the people.”

“Lebanon, which was among the pioneers in progress and prosperity, has become one of the most backward, poor, politically lost and socially disastrous countries,” Aram I noted regrettably.

“Tragedies and social problems haunt Lebanese families, so how can we expect others to help us when we are not helping ourselves?” he questioned.

Aram I concluded by calling on “political officials and people of authority and sects to work together to find a way out of the current impasse and the danger that threatens of a total collapse.”