On Sunday, August 8, 2021, Patriarch Daniel of Romania sent a message to Archbishop Hieronymos II of Athens and the whole of Greece expressing the sympathy and solidarity of the entire Romanian Orthodox Church with the Greek people deeply affected by the vegetation fires:
Your Beatitude,
For several days we have been following with great concern the deep spiritual suffering and the many material damages caused by the vegetation fires in the north of Athens, on the island of Evia and in other areas of Greece.
In these difficult times for the Greek people, on behalf of the hierarchs, clergy and faithful of the Romanian Orthodox Church, we express our sympathy for the suffering of all those directly affected, as well as our solidarity with all those saddened by the fires.
We pray to God to protect all those who are fighting to extinguish the fires, and to give rest to the souls of those who have lost their lives in the peace and love of the crucified and risen Christ.
Having the conviction that, in this very difficult period in the life of the Greek people, the faith in God, expressed in prayer to Him, and the solidarity between people are of great use, we embrace you fraternally in Christ the Lord.
† DANIEL
Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church