The Pope Congratulates Sadat and Mamdouh Salem
The Pope Congratulates Sadat and Mamdouh Salem¹
The Pope congratulates Sadat and Mamdouh Salem
His Holiness the Pope sent a telegram of congratulations to Mr. President Anwar Sadat, and another telegram of congratulations to Mr. Mamdouh Salem, the Prime Minister. He also sent other telegrams to all the new ministers…
Text of the Telegram to the President of the Republic
Mr. President Anwar Sadat, President of the Republic – Cairo.
I congratulate you on the clear statement in which you spoke deeply to the heart and mind of the people, with a loving heart and a wise mind. I also congratulate you on the serious and decisive steps you have taken in Egypt’s domestic policy. We pray to the Lord to surround you with His care and support, to provide you with strength from Him, and to preserve you for Egypt as a mind and a heart.
Pope Shenouda III
Text of the Telegram to the Prime Minister
Mr. Mamdouh Salem, Prime Minister – Cairo.
I was very pleased by your selection as Prime Minister. It is a choice that befell its rightful one. My heartfelt congratulations to you for the confidence that Mr. President has placed in you during this delicate period, and congratulations to Egypt for you. Our prayers are all that the Lord may grant you strength and grace, so that you may carry out the serious responsibilities placed upon you and achieve the great hope entrusted to your devotion and sincerity. The Lord be with you.
Pope Shenouda III
Blessed Is Egypt…
Whatever economic pressures, political, military, or internal problems may surround Egypt, our hearts are continually filled with hope for Egypt, for the following reasons:
1- God loves Egypt, and He has previously said: “Blessed is My people Egypt” (Isaiah 19:25). This promise from Him gives us hope and strength…
2- Egypt is in faithful and loyal hands.
3- Egypt continually benefits from every experience it goes through, and takes the experiences of the past as a foundation upon which it builds the future.
4- Egypt has previously risen from many crises it went through, and it was not thought that it would regain its youth so quickly!
5- Egypt is a country rich in its natural resources, rich in its great strategic location, rich in its distinguished men, rich in talents and competencies… and Egypt has also become rich in the trust of peoples…
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The Church, in all its Liturgies, prays for our country, for its president and its leaders, for its Nile and its fertility, and for its peace and preservation. May God bless Egypt and make it a light and a beacon…
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An article by His Holiness Pope Shenouda III – in Al-Keraza Magazine – Sixth Year – Issue Sixteen – 18/4/1975 AD
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