Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church congratulates His Holiness Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria on his Name Day

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message to the Primate of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, congratulating him on his Name Day. The text is given below.

Your Holiness,

beloved brother and concelebrant in the Lord:

I wholeheartedly greet Your Holiness with your Name Day.

Good sense, archpastoral wisdom and, first and foremost, love – a virtue praised in the world of your heavenly patron, St. Maximus the Confessor, have made the exploit of your Patriarchal ministry well known throughput Orthodox world.

I invoke my prayers for bestowing peace, inexhaustible spiritual joy and gracious replenishment of physical power upon you so that you may successfully continue your noble ministry.

With invariable brotherly love in the Lord,

+ Kirill

Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia