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January 31, 2013
Most Holy Father,
The Synod of the Chaldean Church, convened by Your Holiness in
Rome at the House of Spiritual Exercises of Santi
Giovanni e Paolo al Celio of the Passionist Fathers from January
28, 2013, and chaired in Your name by His Eminence Cardinal Leonardo Sandri,
Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, after invoking the Holy
Spirit and praying for the intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God, in an
atmosphere of peaceful sharing, as convened in its last meeting, has elected me
Patriarch of the Chaldean Church and, succeeding His Beatitude, Eminence
Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly, who, with courage and zeal led the Chaldean Church
in a critical juncture in its history, I have taken the name of Louis Raphaël I
Sako.
In accordance with the ecclesiastical customs and the Canons of
the Eastern Churches, I implore of Your Holiness, the "Ecclesiastica Communio",
promising to be faithful to Our Lord in the announcement of the Good News and
to work for unity and harmony, as well as to lead with zeal and dedication Your
flock entrusted to me.
To Your Holiness, Supreme Pastor of the Universal Church and the
Successor of St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles, I express my loyalty,
reverence, obedience and filial devotion, and beg your Apostolic Blessing upon
my humble person in the new mission, upon the Pastors and all the faithful of
the Chaldean Church, which, with courage, hope and living testimony faces
everyday life both in our homeland and in the diaspora.
To your beloved person I express heartfelt thanks for the Paternal
care and pastoral concern expressed particularly towards the Chaldean Church.
Louis Raphaël I Sako,
Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans
Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans
[Translation by Peter Waymel]
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