Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai has called for a sustained effort to move beyond the politics of power-sharing, obstruction, and isolation, urging the adoption of a unifying national vision that brings people together rather than divides them.
He emphasized that Lebanon remains a “durable project for a civil, just, capable, and effective state, respecting the Constitution, enforcing the laws, and guaranteeing the rights and dignity of all.”
Delivering his sermon in Diman on the occasion of the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the patriarch highlighted that Lebanon, though wounded by successive crises and collapses, retains remarkable potential and resilience. He called on all leaders to cultivate genuine national awareness, setting aside personal interests to serve the country and uphold the dignity of its people.
Patriarch Rai also stressed the need for the engagement of all, both residents and the diaspora, to rebuild the country with determination and hope. “By humbly acknowledging its past and following a path of remembrance and neutrality, Lebanon can move from collapse to stability, from chaos to reconstruction,” he added.
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