KAREKIN II "SILVA KAPUTIKIAN PUT ALL FORCES OF HER SOUL IN HOLY GOAL OF RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF OUR INDEPENDENT STATEHOOD

Noyan Tapan
Aug 30 2006

YEREVAN, AUGUST 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Silva Kaputikian put all forces
of her soul in the holy goal of re-establishment of our independent
statehood, she saw the free life of Armenia and Artsakh and devotedly
served for the cherished affair of reorganization and strengthening
of our public life. Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of
All Armenians mentioned about it in his speech made at the August
29 funeral of the prominent Armenian poetess. "God blessed the late
prominent poetess, gifting her long life and fruiful pen, which she
used with love and devotion to serve her Fatherland and people. We
all know from childhood Silva Kaputikian’s name which is identified in
every Armenian child’s soul with the precept giving him the Armenian
language. … The precept to love the Fatherland, to love the nation,
to be the owner of our ancestors’ hopes and dreams, the precept
to look with belief towards the future, towards the eternity," His
Holiness said. In words of His Holiness, Silva Kaputikian presents
a rich and important epoch of the Armenian literature and culture
with numerous cultural figures of her generation, who kept beating
the pulse of the Armenian literature and culture in difficult times,
lived and created with belief in the Armenians’ rebirth, freedom of
Armenia, the Armenian people’s joint bright future. "The prominent
poetess’ memory will always live brigthly with her love towards
the church, with her constant presence in the church life as Silva
Kaputikian was one of those intellectuals who were always tied by a
filial love with the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, were near late
Vazgen I Patriarch. … We pray for the God, in His dreamt heights,
receives in lights and peace the soul of His servant and gifts by
Holy Spirit’s favour consolation to her grieving relatives," Karekin
II said in his speech.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress