His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus', congratulated His Beatitude Tikhon, Metropolitan 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 Co-Servant!
I sincerely congratulate you on your name day.
By the will of God, which is good, pleasing, and perfect (Rom. 12:2), you have become the successor in the see of your heavenly patron, Saint Tikhon, Patriarch of All Russia. As a worthy successor to his apostolic labors, you strive to use all your strength and gifts to enlighten people with the light of Christ's truth, calling them to live according to the Gospel commandments and teaching them to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace (Eph. 4:3).
On this significant day for you, I pray for the strengthening of your spiritual and physical strength. May the Holy and True Lord (Rev. 6:10) continue to bestow upon you His rich mercies and bounties, assisting you in the fulfillment of your high Primate service.
With brotherly love in Christ Jesus,
+KIRILL, PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA