Liturgy of thanksgiving at the Orthodox theology faculty of Kinshasatranslated

July 14, 2026 · 1 min read

On Monday July 6, 2026, Metropolitan Theodosius of Kinshasa celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Theological Faculty of Kinshasa of the Orthodox University of Congo “Saint Athanase the Athonite”. Each year, after graduation from the faculty, the metropolitan himself celebrates a divine Liturgy of actions for the young theologians who then go to the provinces to undertake missionary actions. Addressing young theologians, Metropolitan

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Marius Marin

It's good that the Liturgy is held right at the college after graduation. I'm glad that the young theologians then go to the province to work as missionaries, they don't just stay with the paper in hand. May God give them strength wherever they go.

Cristina Dobre

Well said, Marius. The college liturgy gives them a truly spiritual start before they leave for the province. I just wonder if they also have a little practical training program beforehand so they don't feel lost when they get to the more isolated parishes.

Daniela Ciobanu

Well said, Marius. The liturgy right there, at the college, connects their graduation with prayer, not just with the diploma. And I am glad that he is going to the province; in our parish in Cluj we saw a young priest who came from Congo two years ago and he brought a lot of life to that small village.

Petru Ciobanu

Yes, exactly, this connection between the diploma and the Liturgy is essential. Here in Constanța, we had a graduate who became a priest in the Danube Delta and organized the first icon procession through the village after decades. Daniela, that young man from Congo you are talking about, what was his name and what village was it?

Ion Florea

Yes, Cristina, that Liturgy gives them a good spiritual boost. I heard that at the college they also organize a few weeks of practice in the parishes around Kinshasa, to see how catechesis is done with the locals and how to sing in the pew without a priest. Do you think that would be enough or should it be a little longer before they send them to the province?

Irina Dumitrescu

Yes, the connection between the diploma and the Liturgy gives meaning to the whole preparation. The young man from Congo was called Jean-Paul and he was from the village of Mbanza-Ngungu; he wrote to me a month ago that he started gathering some children on Sundays for catechesis under a tin roof. What do you think, would a procession like the one in Delta catch on there, with that heat?

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