Sako Calls For Christmas Prayers To Bring About A New Government With A National Vision.
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 | Politics Number of views: 294 Kirkuk / NINA / Patriarch Louis Raphael Sako in Iraq called for prayers on the occasion of Christmas and the New Year for the formation of a new government with a firm national vision and a roadmap capable of reviving the country, serving its citizens, creating a healthy environment for coexistence, and ending 22 years of suffering.
He said, "On the occasion of Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ comes amidst extremely complex circumstances, a widespread consumer culture that has contributed to the decline of human and spiritual values, and a disturbing state of violence, conflicts, and wars that have generated death and destruction, to the point where some countries have begun openly calling for preparations for war.
Therefore, we find nothing to nourish our hope except our faith in God and our confidence that what we hope for in terms of peace, security, and stability will become a tangible reality."
He explained, "In Iraq, we pray that Christmas and the New Year will bring a new government with a firm national vision and a roadmap capable of reviving the country, serving its citizens, creating a healthy environment for coexistence, and ending 22 years of suffering."
As I reflect on our Chaldean Church, deeply rooted in the land of Iraq, which has endured so much hardship, I wish it profound peace and unwavering hope in God, who has never abandoned it throughout its trials and will not abandon it today. I hope it will engage with its community and continue to play its role in spreading peace, human and spiritual values, and strengthening coexistence—a matter of paramount importance.
Sako emphasized that peace is the message of Christmas for everyone: peace is God's plan for all people He loves, and He wants them to embody it in their lives and countries so they may live in safety, freedom, dignity, and abundance.
How often do we say in our prayers,
"Peace be with you," or greet one another with "Peace be upon you"?
He added that peace is a choice, a culture, and a field of action. Each of us has a role to play in confronting
the destructive acts in our world, such as violence, discrimination, and deadly wars, and in working to make peace a reality. God, who is love, created us for life, not for war and death. He created us to live together as brothers and sisters in love.
He added that Christmas is a call to Christians, Muslims, Jews, and others to eradicate the causes of destructive conflicts and the tragedies of injustice, so that we may live together in peace, security, and harmony.
Let our hearts overflow with hope, so that we may embark together joyfully on a journey of peace, love, and guidance, making the right decisions that will bring peace to our hearts and minds, and allow us to live in a refreshing and stable atmosphere.
He concluded by saying, "Let us think of all those who have lost their lives this year and their families, and let us pray for them." https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?Key=1268116