DECR chairman greets Patriarch Irinej of Serbia on the occasion of the Day of Baptismal Glory

Metropolitan Hilarion on Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, sent the following congratulatory letter to His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia, Archbishop of Pec and Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovcy, on the occasion of the Baptismal Glory Day, which the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church celebrates on Lazarus Saturday:

Your Holiness,

From my heart, I greet you on the occasion of the Baptismal Glory Day which you celebrate on Lazarus Saturday. On this day, Christ the Incarnate Word of God Who resurrects from every death (St. Justin of Celje. Beheading) raised righteous Lazarus from the dead, assuring us of universal resurrection for all.

May the life-giving power of Christ help Your Holiness in your work in the lofty office of Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church and your everyday concern for the spiritual needs of the fraternal Serbian people.

With respectful love,

+ Hilarion

Metropolitan of Volokolamsk

Chairman

Department for External Church Relations

Moscow Patriarchate