His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, addressed a message of congratulation to Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia at his 90th Birthday.
Bucharest, 4 January 2023
His Beatitude Ilia II,
Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi,
Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia,
Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia
Your Beatitude,
On the occasion of your 90th birthday anniversary, we congratulate Your Beatitude and wish you abundant help from God in the pastoral activity you unfold! Your leadership as Catholicos Patriarch of all Georgian Orthodox people for more than 45 years is a incontestable prove of Your Beatitude commitment in serving God and your believers in faithfulness and determination.
On behalf of the members of the Holy Synod, the clergy and faithful of the Romanian Orthodox Church, we pray our Saviour Jesus Christ, the High Priest Whom we confess (cf. Hebrews 3:1), to bestow upon Your Beatitude His rich gifts, for the glory of the Most Holy Trinity and the wellbeing of the of the Orthodox Church of Georgia.
With high esteem and brotherly love in Christ, our Lord,
† Daniel
Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church
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