Today, on the Feast of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, marks the 30th anniversary of the ordination to the diaconate of Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi
Your Eminence, dear Vladyka!
Please accept our heartfelt congratulations on the 30th anniversary of your sacred ministry!
Three decades ago, on September 21, 1996—the Great Feast of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos—you were ordained a deacon by Archbishop Alexander of Kostroma and Galich.
Thirty years have passed since that memorable day when you received the grace of diaconal service.
Throughout this time, you have steadfastly striven to prove yourself worthy of the great trust placed in you by the Church hierarchy and to serve as an irreproachable laborer in Christ’s Vineyard. Your journey from a cleric of the Kostroma Diocese to the Archpastor of Yugra stands as an example of faithfulness to the Church and tireless labor in God’s vineyard.
We prayerfully wish you, dear Vladyka, health of soul and body, God’s aid in your ministry, and the strengthening grace of the Holy Spirit in your labors and cares for eternal salvation.
Many and blessed years to you!
