On January 7, 2025, at the end of Majestic Vespers in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, in the Red Hall of the Cathedral, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia received greetings on the Feast of the Nativity of Christ from the clergy serving in the Chancery of the Moscow Patriarchate.
Holy Patriarch Hilarii (Anufriyev) received greetings on the Feast of the Nativity of Christ from the clergy serving in the Chancery of the Moscow Patriarchate.
Hieromonk Hilarius (Anufriev), Secretary of the Moscow Patriarchate Chancery, addressed the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church on behalf of the gathered.
Holy Patriarch thanked the participants of the meeting for their congratulations and labors, and blessed each employee.
«What you do may seem so modest to each of you, but all of you together realize in specific areas of your work the Church-wide responsibility of the Patriarch. Through the Moscow Patriarchate he governs the Church, and you prepare documents, which is very important, you answer all kinds of questions. The Patriarch cannot do all this personally, but if there is no signal from the Patriarchate, no answers to letters, it can be a great disappointment for people. I know that we answer, and we answer informally, I have familiarized myself with such texts; and this is nothing less than providing real assistance Patriarch in his pastoral ministry. Therefore, I thank you cordially and ask you very much to remember that you are vested with a really great responsibility» — said His Holiness Patriarch Kirill.
Holy Patriarch Kirill.
Press Service of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
