Patriarch Kirill Offers Condolences on Church of St. Porphyrios Destruction in Gaza Due to Hostilities

DECR– 21/10/2023

Moscow – Russia: His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ sent a message to His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine, expressing his empathy and condolences in connection with the numerous casualties and serious destruction that occurred in the temple complex of St. Porphyrios as a result of the fighting in the Gaza Strip.

His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine

Your Beatitude,
beloved Brother and Co-Servant in the Lord!

It was with deep sadness that I learned about the numerous casualties and serious destruction that occurred in the temple complex of St. Porphyry as a result of the fighting in the Gaza Strip.

From the bottom of my heart I sympathize with Your Beatitude, the members of the Holy Sepulcher Brotherhood and all your God-loving flock, and I express my sincere condolences to the relatives of the victims. May the Lord give peace to the souls of the departed, may he comfort their relatives in their sorrow, may he grant speedy healing to the injured and wounded.

I offer prayers for a speedy end to the military confrontation and the establishment of lasting peace in the Holy Land.

With brotherly love in the Lord,

  +KIRILL,
PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA

Source: DECR