Hawzah News Agency- the Archbishop of the Orthodox Church of Georgia sent a message to Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, the head of seminaries, and congratulated him on the new year.

The text of the message is as follows:

The Head of Iran’s Seminary, Ayatollah Alireza Arafi

While thanking you for the Christmas and New Year greetings, we also congratulate you on this great Eid; A celebration that covers all sorrows and fills us with hope.

Also, we wish you mercy and happiness from God, and we ask for steadfastness of faith and spiritual consolation for those who suffered.

May this year bring peace and goodness to our countries and the world.

Catholicos, Patriarch of Georgia