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ï³ñáõ³Ý ÁÝóóùÇÝ Ù»ñ Ï»³ÝùÁ å³Ûͳé³óÝ¿£ ÞÜàðвôàð Üàð î²ðÆ øðÆêîàê Ìܲô ºô Ú²Úîܺò²ô úðÐܺ²È ¾ Ú²ÚîÜàôÂÆôÜÜ øðÆêîàêÆ êÇñáÛ ç»ñÙ áÕçáõÝÇõ« ²Õûóñ³ñª Øáõß»Õ ²ñù© سñïÇñá뻳ݫ ²é³çÝáñ¹ ²© Ø© ܳѳݷݻñáõ ²ñ»õÙï»³Ý Â»ÙÇ 3 Ðයôàð äðÆêزΠPRELATE’S NEW YEAR AND CHRISTMAS MESSAGE THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM IS THE GUIDING LIGHT OF GOD With the commencement of the New Year 2018, a new dawn emerges upon the world and upon the Armenian nation, and we, the descendents and faithful inheritors of the Armenian Church estab- lished by the Apostles, with exultation and glee once again embrace the Nativity and Theophany of our Lord Jesus Christ, “the great and marvelous mystery”, and join our voices with the angels’ melody merrily proclaiming “Christ is Born and Revealed.” On this glorious and blessed feast, the gaze of our mind’s eye once more turns to the radiant Star of Bethlehem which on that holy night centuries ago illuminated the night sky and heralded the “Light of God” coming into the world, an unfading Light that remains our guide for all of eternity.