Porphyry of Serbia to Daniel of Romania: May your Patriarchal ministry be for the benefit of Orthodoxytranslated

His Beatitude Patriarch of Serbia Mr. Porphyrios sent a congratulatory message to His Beatitude the Patriarch of Romania, Mr. Daniel, with whom he happens to have the same birthday. In his message, the Patriarch of Serbia states:

Your Beatitude, dear brother and co-minister in Christ,

who always live in the love of Christ and never forget our neighbors, we take this opportunity to send you our warmest wishes on the occasion of your 75th birthday!

May the good God, with whose providence you came into this world and whose hand brought you to the head of the Patriarchate of Romania, grant you to His holy Churches with peace, health, fullness, honor, long life and as one who properly manages His word of truth.

With the most sincere desire that you may spend the rest of your life in peace and spiritual joy, and that your patriarchal ministry may be for the benefit of the fullness of the Orthodox Church and the preservation of its normal order, we send you and all the philanthropic clergy and pious people of your Local Church our most beautiful greetings, at the same time recommending ourselves…