Address by the Archbishop of New Justinian and All Cyprus It is with heartfelt emotion, I am forwarding the present edition on the "National Strategy on Cyprus Diaspora", sending to all expatriate children of our island - wherever they may reside or live -the cordial greetings of our paternal love. Dear expatriate Cypriots, deep feelings of emotion, admiration and gratitude flood our souls, whenever we communicate with you. Feelings of emotion, as we always see you as our brothers, who for various reasons were compelled to leave the “maternal arms” of motherland Cyprus for a better future. Feelings of admiration, because in the foreign countries you were in, you fought hard and emerged as a very considerable force of Hellenism, in all areas of life -scientific, political, business, social, etc. Rest assured that our love and our hearts lie with you. Our paternal advice is to always remember that, today, Cyprus is the cradle of our people’s ideals. Our semi-occupied island is a School of Freedom, a School of Justice and a School of Vindication! She will save us, if of course, we fight and save her first! Your regular visits to Cyprus, especially with your children, to experience together the Christianity and Greek identity of this Island of Saints and Martyrs, will maintain and strengthen your unbreakable bond with your homeland. This will be achieved, through your visits to our holy pilgrimages and our ancient monuments. Visit with your children our sacred "Imprisoned graves" and convey to them the fighting spirit of our hanged youths, who faced the gallows singing the national anthem and church hymns. Go with them to the "Tomb of Makedonitissa" and experience with them the heroic spirit of "dying for the love of your homeland" («θνήσκειν ύπέρ φίλης Πάτρης») of our hundreds of heroes. In this way, your timeless connection with Cyprus is forged, and the national and religious survival not only of your own generation, but also of your children and the generations to come is ensured, despite the challenges that your conscious way of upbringing faces due to the influences of the numerous and powerful foreign peoples. Rest assured that the struggle to neutralise the dangers that our survival on this island, which is Greek from the depths of its history and Christian for two thousand years, faces, constitute a daily concern and worry. It needs to be understood that this fight is not just ours. It is yours as well, because it is a struggle for the entire Hellenism. 6 | National Strategy on Cyprus Diaspora
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