His Holiness Patriarch Kirill greets Primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church on his Name Day

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia sent a message of greetings to His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania on his Name Day. The text of the message is given below.

HIS BEATITUDE ANASTASIOS

ARCHBISHOP OF TIRANA AND ALL ALBANIA

Your Beatitude, Beloved in the Lord Brother and Concelebrant,

Please accept my cordial greetings on the commemoration day of the Monk Martyr Anastasius the Persian.

As the Primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church, you strive to perform your lofty ministry in accordance with God’s will, good, and acceptable, and perfect (Rom 12:2).

May the All-Merciful Lord, by the intercession of your heavenly patron, grant to Your Beatitude His abundant help in your work for the benefit of the clergy and flock entrusted to your care, and preserve you in physical and spiritual health for many years.

With fraternal love in Christ,

+KIRILL

Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia