The message says:
"Highly-regarded Grace!
I heartily wish you and all orthodox of Kazan a Merry Christmas!
The great mystery of Christ birth represents a life-affirming origin, puts into life the call to high ideals of love and mercy, and fills the hearts and souls of believers with a spiritual joy and hope, brings to life good intentions, the desire to help distressed people, to give warmth, care and attention to close people.
Great merit in the revival and preservation of spiritual and moral pillars of society, strengthening of civil peace, patriotism, and the development of state-confessional cooperation in solving social problems belongs today to the Russian Orthodox Church.
In these bright, happy days I wish you and all orthodox of Kazan health, happiness, peace, success and good deeds in the New Year! "