1987. december (144-152. szám) / HU_BFL_XIV_47_2
ml 2.4/D Little Rutscll Street, LONDONI, W-C.t • Tel. P4-*ao 2< ze • G. Rros-sé 14.9/1987 (E) 24. th December, 1987 Sándor Racz’s Christmas Prayer Sándor Racz, who was the elected president of the Central Workers’ Council of Budapest in 1956, sent a Christmas message to his compatriots in vhich he said a prayer fór the Hungárián nation. The message is as follovs: De élt Friends, I wish that our souls could be in harmony fór these few minutes and sense that ve are Hungarians. Let us pray together fór our suffering countryi My Lordí Our uodi God of the Hungariansi We invoke you in this bittér hour vhen ominous aark ciouas gather over our suffering country. Our Gödi You have safe-guardeá and helped this nation fór one thousand years. After the storms of history You gave us strength so that Hungary could stand again, because all its force vas needed to aefend western European Christianity from the perils of the East. My orphanea nation vas veakened once more in this struggle. 0 My Lordí Teli me in vhich language must ve bég You that the prayers of Hungarians through- out the vorld vili be heard by Youl ,Our first vish: Destroy the enmity in our hearts and plánt in its piacé binding lőve, as ve knov that only pure humán values can make people, society and nation greater. Our second vish: Enlighten Hungárián vömén that they vili take up the mothers role vhich is above all earthly glories, because only they are able to pút an end to the alarming vane of our nation. Our third vish: Liberate us from all things alien vhich obstruct the development of the Hungárián nation and strengthen the friendship of those nations vho vith good intent supported the Hungárián nation. Our fourth vish: My Lordí Strengthen belief in our souls vhich have been veakened by vorrying about the fate of our nation. God let Your uniting force make the Hungárián nation great again! Our common prayer goes out as a Christmas greeting to every Hungárián. Regards / / Sándor Racz After the revolution Sándor Racz vas sentenced to life imprisonment. He vas released in 1963 and even now vorks as a tool maker in Budapest. I
