Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church has released a heartfelt message urging teachers, parents, and priests to offer tangible support to students facing exams during this time.
Highlighting the Church’s longstanding dedication to education, Patriarch Daniel emphasized the significance of intellectual, spiritual, and moral growth.
He underlined the importance of exams as valuable opportunities for personal development and as crucial steps towards instilling values that encourage dialogue and human connection.
The message called for a united effort from educators, families, and religious leaders to provide students with practical help and spiritual guidance.
Read the message below:
Blessing and Encouragement for Exams
Dear students, dear young people,Throughout its history, the Church has supported and advocated for schools and the intellectual, spiritual, and moral education of individuals.
The exams we face in life present real opportunities for intellectual and emotional evaluation and growth in a competitive society, as well as steps towards embracing values that enrich the culture of dialogue and maintain natural connections among people.
During this challenging exam period, filled with emotions and intense intellectual efforts, we urge parents, teachers, and parish priests to provide concrete support, offering advice, encouragement, prayer, and personal assistance.
We pray to Jesus Christ, the Teacher and Light of the world, to grant you peace, courage, success, and joy!
With fatherly love and blessings,
† Daniel
Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church
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