For the Passing of Archbishop Nikolai

ORTHODOX AUTOCEPHALOUS CHURCH OF ALBANIA
Rr.Kavajës 151, Tiranë. Tel. + 355 4234 117; Fax. +355 4232109
 

REV. STEFAN SAK
SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS             FAX 00421 517734045
OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL        
OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN THE CZECH LANDS AND SLOVAKIA 
 

       WITH DEEP SORROW WE RECEIVED NEWS OF THE PASSING AWAY OF THE MOST RESPECTED ARCHBISHOP NIKOLAI OF PRESOV AND METROPOLITAN OF THE CZECH LANDS AND SLOVAKIA. WE PRAY WARMLY THAT GOD WHOM ARCHBISHOP NIKOLAI SO DEEPLY LOVED AND FAITHFULLY SERVED KEEPS HIS SOUL AMONG HIS SAINTS.

THE VERY REV. ARCHIMANDRITE IOUSTINOS WILL REPRESENT OUR CHURCH IN HIS FUNERAL. PARTICIPATING BROTHERLY IN THE GREAT PAIN WE SHALL CELEBRATE NEXT SUNDAY IN THE CATHEDRAL OF TIRANA A PUBLIC TRIAGING. OUR HUMBLE SUPPLICATION IS THAT SOON GOD WILL RAISE UP FOR THE BELOVED ORTHODOX PEOPLE OF CZECH LANDS AND SLOVAKIA A PRIMATE ILLUMINATED AS WELL AND INSPIRED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT. WITH DEEP LOVE IN CHRIST

       ARCHBISHOP ANASTASIOS OF TIRANA AND ALL ALBANIA

       2.2.2006