Newspapers on Sunday say this in editorials on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Kim Jong Il.

Kim Jong Il is the eternal image of the great Paektusan nation and banner of all victories and glories, Rodong Sinmun says, and goes on:

The history of Kim Jong Il's revolutionary leadership is the sacred history in which he glorified the revolutionary tradition of Mt. Paektu as eternal wealth of the country and nation and the history of his patriotic devotion as he laid an eternal foundation for building the great Paektusan nation with his tireless efforts.

It was the steadfast creed of Kim Jong Il that it was necessary to hold fast to the ideological system, revolutionary spirit, revolutionary exploits and experience of struggle, working method and style of President Kim Il Sung as eternal bloodline of the Korean revolution and everlasting foundation for the prosperity of the country.

It was Kim Jong Il who paved the way for study tour of Mt. Paektu in his teens and turned its area into a great seat for education in the revolutionary tradition. It was again Kim Jong Il who made sure that the revolutionary spirit of Mt. Paektu was carried forward as the soul of Korea and the roots of the mental power of the Korean people amid the grandiose drive for modeling the whole society on Kimilsungism.

The Korean people are now making a dynamic advance in the new century of Juche thanks to the powerful politico-military power and material and economic foundation provided by Kim Jong Il.

The grand idea of Kim Jong Il to build the great Paektusan nation is being turned into a brilliant reality under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Un.

We should accomplish the Juche revolutionary cause started in Mt. Paektu true to the leadership of Kim Jong Un, as we made a long journey of the revolution under the guidance of Kim Jong Il.

Minju Joson calls upon all to hold in high esteem Kim Jong Il as eternal leader of the Korean revolution and work hard to hasten a final victory of the building a thriving socialist nation and the cause of the Juche-oriented revolution under the leadership of Kim Jong Un.