Georgian Patriarch congratulates His Beatitude on enthronement anniversary

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II. Photo: ewsgeorgia

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II. Photo: ewsgeorgia

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the enthronement of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kyiv and All Ukraine, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II sent a congratulatory message to His Beatitude, as reported by the UOC's Information and Educational Department.

"Your Beatitude! On the jubilee date of the 10th anniversary of your enthronement, I would like to first of all congratulate the entire Ukrainian Orthodox Church and your flock, of whom you are the spiritual shepherd during such a difficult time for your country," wrote Patriarch Ilia II.

The Primate of the Georgian Church congratulated His Beatitude and assured him of his prayers, "that you may continue to carry the Cross given to you by God with dignity, with wisdom, humility, fortitude, love, patience, and that you may always be accompanied by God's grace, which grants spiritual strength and a sensible heart."

As previously reported by the UOJ, the Serbian Patriarch also congratulated the Primate of the UOC on the 10th anniversary of his enthronement.

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