His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets the Primate of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church with the first anniversary of his enthronement
The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church sent the following message to His Holiness Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria, greeting him with the first anniversary of his enthronement:
Your Holiness,
beloved brother in the Lord and concelebrant at God’s Throne:
I cordially greet you with the anniversary of your ascension to the Bulgarian Patriarchal Throne.
While performing your primatial labours, you try to be a loving father, a good shepherd and a wise teacher for the children of the Church who have been entrusted to your care.
With warm recollections of our meetings in Moscow and Kiev during celebration of the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’ I offer up prayers to our Saviour Jesus Christ for bestowing upon Your Holiness peace, inexhaustible spiritual joy and physical strength for the continuation of your Patriarchal ministry.
With brotherly love in the Lord,
+ KIRILL
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia