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    From: Catholicosate of Cilicia <[email protected]>
    Subject: ANTELIAS: HH Aram I conveys condolences to Russian Orthodox Church

    PRESS RELEASE
    Catholicosate of Cilicia
    Communication and Information Department
    Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
    Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
    Fax: (04) 419724
    E- mail: [email protected]
    Web: http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/

    PO Box 70 317
    Antelias-Lebanon

    Armenian version: http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/v04/doc/Arme nian.htm

    HIS HOLINESS ARAM I CONVEYS HIS CONDOLENCES TO THE RUSSIAN
    ORTHODOX CHURCH FOR THE PASSING AWAY OF HIS HOLINESS PATRIARCH ALEXY II

    This is the text of the letter that His Holiness Aram I send to His Eminence
    Metropolitan Kirill the Locum Tenens of the Russian Orthodox Church.


    His Eminence
    Metropolitan Kirill
    Locum Tenens
    Russian Orthodox Church
    Moscow

    Your Eminence,

    It is with profound sorrow that we heard the passing away of His Holiness
    Alexy II, the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church. We, as former
    Moderator of the World Council of Churches and as spiritual leader, have
    known His Holiness, his perspectives and vision. In fact, His Holiness was a
    great spiritual leader who led with courage and commitment the Russian
    Orthodox Church for eighteen years. He was called to his pontifical ministry
    at a most crucial period of the his­tory of Russia. At a time of great
    change and challenge His Holiness was able to engage his church in a process
    of spiritual renewal by responding to the emerg­ing realities and
    expectations of the people. He gave a renewed dynamism to church-society
    relationship, enhanced the evangelistic, educational and diakonal witness of
    the church, strengthening at the same time its ecumenical and
    inter-re­ligious dialogue and collaboration.

    On this sad occasion, on behalf of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia,
    its hierarchy and people, and personally we would like to extend our deep
    condo­lences to Your Eminence, to the Holy Synod, to the clergy and the
    faithful of the Russian Orthodox Church. May God accept the soul of His
    Holiness Alexy II in His heavenly kingdom.

    Your in Christ

    ARAM I
    CATHOLICOS OF CILICIA

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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