Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church sent a message of congratulations to Patriarch Ilya II of Georgia on his 90th birthday.
Read below the message of Patriarch Daniel of Romania
Bucharest, 4 January 2023
his Beatitude Ilia II,
Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi,
Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia,
All Catholic Patriarchs of Georgiayour bliss,
On the occasion of your 90th birthday, I congratulate you on your bliss and wish you abundant help from God in your pastoral activities! Your leadership for over 45 years as Patriarch of all Georgian Orthodox Peoples is a tangible proof of your blissful devotion to serving God and your followers with fidelity and determination.
On behalf of the members of the Holy Synod, clergy and believers of the Romanian Orthodox Church, to our Savior Jesus Christ, High Priest of our confession (cf. Hebrews 3:1), we pray for your bliss I pray that you will bestow upon me the richest gift of all. , for the glory of the Most Holy Trinity and the happiness of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
Honoring Christ our Lord, with brotherly love,
† Daniel
Romanian Orthodox Patriarch
Source: basilica.ro