Santo Domingo.- The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, and his wife, the first lady Raquel Arbaje, sent an emotional message of Christmas to the Dominican nation, highlighting the importance of unity, solidarity and the fundamental values that guide the country, but also the dangers of ambition and excessive love for wealth.
In an audiovisual video, the president reflected on the real meaning of Christmas, emphasizing that “it is a time to reaffirm the values that we learned in our homes: respect, honesty and humility.”
He also stressed that Christmas should be “like that simple and silent night on which Jesus was born, without ostentation or grandeur.”
The first lady, Raquel Arbaje, joined the message, expressing that “I am here not only as your life partner, but as an ally in the cause of serving and positively transforming our nation.”
He called on Dominicans to look at themselves sincerely, to learn, to demand and to rediscover the best of themselves as human beings and as a country.
The ruler invited Dominicans to share “the love of their families, the embrace of true friends and the faith that sustains us,” and stressed that “happiness is not born from having, but from loving; not from excess, but from the peace that lives in the heart.”
The presidential couple’s message continued with a call for unity and hope, with the prayer that “this Christmas unites us in love, that it renews hope in each Dominican family and that the Christ Child fills our homes with light, peace and blessings.”
With the phrases “God bless the Dominican Republic! “Merry Christmas and a new year full of hope!”, concludes the message from the presidential couple.
