NEW YORK: April 29, 2016
Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, Sends Paschal Greetings to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

To His Holiness
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
KIRILL

Your Holiness!

CHRIST IS RISEN!

With the brightest joy we once again greet the Light-fill Resurrection of Christ and the triumphant victory of the Sacrificial love of the Most-Holy Trinity over the spirit of evil, and on behalf of the episcopate, clergy and laity of the Russian Church Abroad I send heartfelt greetings to You on the "holiday of holidays and celebration of celebrations." From my entire soul I wish you the ineffable mercies in your Patriarchal service from Christ, the Giver of Life!

Today, as our hearts are filled with the salvific grace of Divine love, which "constraineth us" (2 Corinthians 5:14 ), and grants us the illumination of the mystery of the establishment of our salvation, we pray the Three-Day Resurrected Christ for your good health and for the continued success in unlimited devotion to Christ of all the archpastors, pastors, monastics and laity of the Russian Orthodox Church!

With Paschal joy in the Resurrected Christ!

+HILARION,
Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York,
First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia .

Pascha of the Lord 2016