“By reviving Christlike love, we will be able to achieve peaceful coexistence and unification of society. We should keep on the path left by our ancestors on which the historical role of the Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia is invaluable,” reads the appeal drafted in address to Georgian citizens and Georgian fellow-citizens living abroad, of the Holy Synod.

According to the appeal, read by Theodore Chuadze, Metropolitan of Akhaltsikhe and Tao-Klarjeti, love for the Patriarch must be manifested in the fulfilment of his admonitions.

The Holy Synod said it hoped that the blessing of the late Patriarch would strengthen Georgians spiritually and enlighten their minds to keep on the paved path for the country’s unification and prosperity.

“Today our love for Patriarch must be manifested in fulfilment of his admonitions, first of all, in admitting one’s sins before God and each other, in forgiving one another, and in reconciliation. By reviving Christlike love, we will be able to establish peaceful coexistence in the country and unify society. Let us keep on the path paved by our ancestors, where the historical role of the Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia is invaluable,” reads the text.

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II passed away on March 17 at the age of 93.