“The theological education we have received so far, the ecclesiastical experience, the stirring pastoral care and the God-given gifts foreshadow a fruitful patriarchal ministry”, says Archbishop Anastasios of Albania in his congratulatory letter to the newly-elected Serbian Patriarch.
Moreover, he pointed out: “Blessed Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci and Patriarch of the Serbs, our beloved brother in Christ and co-celebrant, Porfirije, may the Grace and Peace of God be with You.”
He added: “By the Grace of God and the Holy Trinity, we were informed of your worthy election to the highest position of the beloved Holy Church of Serbia and with spiritual rejoicing, we would like to cry aloud: Axios!”
“The theological education we have received so far, the ecclesiastical experience, the stirring pastoral care and the God-given gifts foreshadow a fruitful patriarchal ministry.
From the bottom of our hearts, we express, like our God did, our love, and we wish you insightful wisdom, health and spiritual creativeness, for the sake of the pious people of the Serbian Patriarchate who contribute to the unification of the Orthodox world and to the testimony of the modern demanding society that “God is glorified in all things through Jesus Christ, who is the glory and the power forever and ever,” he said in his letter.
Source: ANA-MPA