Academy congratulates His Holiness Patriarch Kirill on his name day

Your Holiness!

CHRIST IS RISEN!

On behalf of the teachers, students and staff of the Moscow Theological Academy, I cordially congratulate you on the Day of St. Cyril, Equal to the Apostles, your patron saint.

Inspired by an example of the apostolic zeal and his ascetic life of your heavenly intercessor, you have an unstoppable concern of our Orthodox Church, its strength and unity in love and a spirit of gentleness (1 Cor. 4:21) manifesting to the world the enduring Gospel ideals and fatherly caring for the flock entrusted to you by Christ.

Taking an opportunity, I would like to express my sincere and deep gratitude for your archpastoral care, paternal attention and active participation in the life of the Moscow Theological Academy.

On this memorable day, when the entire fullness of the Russian Orthodox Church offers heartfelt prayers for its Patriarch, I prayerfully wish you peace, Easter joy, strength and God’s help in your arduous Primary ministry.

Seeking your Archpastoral prayers and blessings, THEODORITe, Bishop of Zvenigorod, Rector of the Moscow Theological Academy, with teachers and students, May 24, 2021.