Congratulations to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' on his Name Day from the Head of the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District

May 24, 2024 is the feast of Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril and Methodius, teachers of Slovenia, the name day of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill.

The head of the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan, Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan, sent a congratulatory address to His Holiness, which reads:

Your Holiness, Most Holy Master!

Christ is Risen!

On the day of celebration of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Equal-to-the-Apostles, teachers of Slovenia, please accept heartfelt congratulations on your namesake day!
Thanks to the labors and exploits of the Thessalonica brothers, more than a thousand years ago, the Slavic peoples accepted Holy Orthodoxy. Like your heavenly patrons, you, Your High Holiness, tirelessly preach the word of the Gospel truth, calling people to unswervingly follow the Divine law in all spheres of life. By the good example of your life and fatherly word, you protect the flock entrusted to you by God from temptations and enticements, and call upon them to remain faithful to the Holy Church.
The episcopate, clergy, monastics and laity of the Kazakhstan Metropolitan District “with one mind and one voice” (Rom. 15:6) offer prayers to the saints who have shone in the land of Kazakhstan, for the granting of God’s gracious help to you in carrying out the high and arduous Primate service for the benefit of the Russian Orthodox Church Church and Fatherland.
Many, kind and prosperous years to you!

Truly Christ is risen!