Maronite Patriarch, Bechara Boutros Rahi, commended Saturday the livelihood of the Lebanese citizens in their active participation in yesterday's civil parade at Beirut's Martyr's Square marking the Independence Day celebrations.
"What citizens have done yesterday in Martyrs' Square is the greatest evidence that our people are stronger than the challenges confronting them," he said.
"Despite the political, financial and economic crisis, we do have spiritual strength, faith, hope and determination," Rahi reiterated.
The Patriarch's words came during the prayer of the Rosary devoted to Lebanon, which he held in Bkirki this evening.
"With great hope and joy, we continue our prayers beyond all the fears we face, for with God, man is stronger than all fears," the Patriarch asserted.
"There is nothing difficult before the Lord, no matter how many locked doors, black clouds and deadlocks...and none of us knows how the Lord intervenes," he said.
Rahi considered that this is evident in the hope that exists in the hearts of the Lebanese, reflected in their positive, peaceful and civilized uprising, which is concentrated and is getting stronger day by day.
"The value of our prayer is to seek power through the Lord...We must keep our faith, our morals and our values, and the hope that is in our hearts," the Patriarch concluded.
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