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Bishop Kirill: “Education is not the accumulation of knowledge, but the cultivation of personal qualities and the transformation of soul.” The Rector met with new-comers of the Academy
On September 4, 2023, the Bishop of Sergiev Posad and Dmitrov, Rector of the Moscow Theological Academy, met with first-year Bachelor’s and Master’s students and students from the Icon-painting and Church Singing Art faculties in the Great Assembly Hall.
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First of all, the Rector congratulated the students on their admission to the theological school and expressed his hope that their time at the Academy would become a fruitful and useful period of their lives developing their personal, spiritual and intellectual qualities.
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Bishop Kirill urged students not to get used to the atmosphere in which students’ life will take place, but keep a feeling of reverence and remember why do they study at a theological educational institution. The Bishop compared the study at the Academy to a marathon, when to achieve a good result you need to keep an average pace and balance your strengths.
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Education is not the accumulation of knowledge, but the cultivation of personal qualities and the transformation of soul, he noted.
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During the conversation, the Rector focused on setting right priorities in a spiritual life as well as the studying and recommended some Christian literature.
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At the end, the Rector answered students’ questions sharing his personal experience.
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After the meeting, Bishop Kirill presented Bibles to the new-comers.
MThA Press Office
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