The message reads, in part:
“During Easter holidays, believers’ hearts are filled with special joy, a desire to do good and to help those in need.
It is gratifying to know that under your guidance the Church is engaging in fruitful interaction with the state, making a tremendous contribution to promoting traditional spiritual, moral and family values in society, educating the younger generation, and strengthening concord and mutual understanding between people in these trying times.
Your Holiness, I wish you spiritual strength and good health for the benefit of the Russian Orthodox Church and all of Russia.”