Georgian Patriarch Ilia II: future of humans, nations should be peaceful
The Patriarch said he was “concerned” about the current relations between Russia and Ukraine and expressed hope peace would prevail and be established in both countries, adding he hoped in Georgia everything would be resolved peacefully. Photo: Patriarchate Of Georgia
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We should remember that the future of humans and nations should be peaceful, the Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II said in his New Year address, while wishing Georgian people health and a peaceful future.
God, point out the path for me to follow”, the Patriarch Ilia II cited the words of King David, the Prophet and said “each person and nation should choose their way and future”.
The Patriarch said he was “concerned” about the current relations between Russia and Ukraine and expressed hope peace would prevail and be established in both countries, adding he hoped in Georgia everything would be resolved peacefully.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, on behalf of the Parliament of Georgia, wished Happy New Year to the Georgian people, wishing for 2023 to bring victories and new opportunities to each individual and the country.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili congratulated the Georgian people on New Year, wishing them happiness, health, and success and to meet the new 2023 with “unity and solidarity”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has congratulated the Georgian population on New Year’s Eve wishing for 2023 to bring nation-wide unity, peace, materialising hopes, greater love, mutual respect, prosperity and success.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday noted the “great honour” and a “pleasure” in meeting Ilia II, the Catholicos Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, earlier during the day.
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze congratulated New Year to all Georgians, Abkhazian and Ossetian compatriots living in the occupied territories of Georgia, wishing peace, love and prosperity to all the families around the world, from the country’s “beautiful” and “tolerant” capital city Tbilisi.
Pope Francis on Wednesday congratulated Ilia II, the Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia’s Orthodox Church, on the double celebration of his 90th birthday and the 45th anniversary of his time at the helm of the religious organisation.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday congratulated Ilia II, the Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia’s Orthodox Church, on his 90th birthday and highlighted his “immeasurable” contribution to the nation.
The Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II delivered his annual Christmas epistle ahead of Christmas mass last night at the Sioni Cathedral in Tbilisi, in which he “especially” congratulated Ukrainian children, affected by the “severe” consequences of the war, on Christmas, as well as all Georgians and compatriots living abroad, highlighting the “utmost significance” of justice and unity as Georgia has been facing many challenges due to its “difficult” geopolitical risks.
The annual Easter epistle of the Catholicos Patriarch Ilia II, delivered on Easter Eve at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, said “We live in difficult times when the threat of a nuclear disaster is real, and so we especially think about peace - a “precious gift” from God.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday hailed the “exemplary leadership” of Patriarch Ilia II of the domestic Orthodox Christian Church on the 46th anniversary of his enthronement, personally conveying his “warmest wishes” to the religious leader at the Patriarchate in Tbilisi while accompanied by his family.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Sunday congratulated citizens on New Year’s Eve by saying that 2023 had been a “truly special year of abundant success and progress in the recent history of our country”.
Ilia II, the Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia’s Orthodox Christian Church, on Monday congratulated citizens on New Year’s Eve by wishing them peace.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday congratulated Ilia II, the Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia’s Orthodox Christian Church, on his 91th birthday and highlighted the religious leader's role in continuing the “legacy” of the country's “greatest sons and daughters” as a “textbook example” for future generations to emulate.
The world has always been contradictory, but today's conflicts and wars pose “a real danger of turning into a global catastrophe and destroying all of humanity”. That is why we should all care for peace, the Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II said in his annual Christmas epistle ahead of Christmas mass last night.