The Head of the Russian Imperial House, H.I.H. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna, sent her congratulations to Metropolitan Filaret of Minsk and Slutskii of the Patriarchal Exarchate of All Belarus, on the 25-th anniversary of service in the Minsk Cathedral

Madrid, 24 October 2003

To His Eminence Metropolitan Filaret
of Minsk and Slutskii of the Patriarchal Exarchate
of All Belarus 

Your Eminence!

I send my heartfelt congratulations to You on the 25-th anniversary of Your service in the Minsk Cathedral. For a quarter of a century You have earned the genuine affection of the Orthodox people of Belarus. With prayers, I wish You health, strength, and many years of life for the sake of the good of Christ’s Church.

The memory of joining in prayer with You during the days of the celebrations in Sarov is still very dear to me.

My August Mother, Grand Duchess Leonida Georgievna, and my Son and Heir, Grand Duke Georgii Mikhailovich, also transmit their congratulations to you.

Asking Your archpastoral prayers and blessings, I assure Your Eminence of my feelings of deep love and affection. 

H.I.H. Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna