His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ and DECR Chairman Metropolitan Hilarion congratulated His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada on his name day.
To His Beatitude, Most Blessed Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada
Your Beatitude, beloved in the Lord Brother and Concelebrant at the throne of God!
I sincerely congratulate you on your name day.
Looking to the life and podvig of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of All Russia, who stood at the helm of the Russian Church in a time of severe trials and turmoil, you, trusting in the Creator’s mercy, bear the heavy cross of primatial ministry, establish Orthodoxy on the North American continent and diligently contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints (Jude 1:3).
I prayerfully wish Your Beatitude strength, peace, spiritual joy and abundant help from the Lord in your primatial labors for many and blessed years.
With fraternal love in Christ Jesus
+KIRILL, PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUS’
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Your Beatitude!
On the feast of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, I cordially congratulate Your Beatitude on your name day.
Striving to emulate your heavenly patron in faith and deeds and looking to his apostolic labors in America, you diligently and humbly pursue the path of your primatial ministry and lay down your life (John 10:11) for the faithful children of the Orthodox Church in America, teaching them to glorify and thank God, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead (1 Pet. 1:3).
I wish Your Beatitude unfailing help from God in your primatial labors at the helm of the Orthodox Church in America, good health and many mercies from God.
With respectful love in the Lord,
Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk