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11 May 2012, 14:32Patriarch Kirill blessed Putin for highest ministry to Russia
*** He wishes the President wisdom, courage and ability to hear people
Moscow, May 11, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia prayed for Putin's wise governance on Monday, the day of his inauguration.
"Majority of our people deliberately, reasonably and freely have chosen you the President of the Russian Federation. Today we ardently prayed in this old Kremlin, where many of your pious predecessors were blessed for the highest work for the Motherland, so that the Lord would be merciful to you and our country, give you spiritual and physical strength, wisdom, courage and strength of spirit," the Patriarch said addressing Putin after a prayer service in the Kremlin Annunciation Cathedral.
According to the Primate, to make the work successful, it is necessary to hear people's voice.
"Today we prayed so that your proximity to people, your ability to hear people's voice will become more pronounced with every day of your governance, for the welfare of Motherland and people," the Primate said.
Summing up the service, he blessed Putin with the old icon of the Mother of God Tenderness and wished that divine support would always accompany the President's ministry and his heart would be full of love to people. |
