This is just a practical example of a felicitation letter to a religious man/pastor/Rev father, please you can replace the words in bracket with your own suitable words.
21st June 2013
Rev, Fr. Dennis Aguba (Name of prist)
Parish Priest (Names of Paris)
St. Matthew’s Parish,
(Location).
FELICITATION
May I on behalf of my wife, children and the entire
family most sincerely congratulate you on this special day of maiden visit/ inauguration
of your Parish– St. Matthew’s Parish, (location of parish) by His Lordship, Most Rev. Dr. (name of priest), the Catholic Bishop of (location of parish).
As the pioneer Priest of this great parish, no doubt,
the work is enormous and labourers, surely, very few. Your achievements in
infrastructural development and in the growth of your parishioners remain
unprecedented.
We therefore wish to humbly use this medium to join
you welcome our spiritual leader, Most Rev. Dr. (name of prist) while praying God
Almighty to give you the grace, divine wisdom and enduring faith to serve.
Most sincerely,
(Name of writer)