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Kissamos Amfilochios to students: Along with the mind, the soul also needs to be enrichedtranslated

September 12, 2026 · 1 min read

At the beginning of the new school year, His Eminence the Metropolitan of Kissamos, Mr. Amfilochios, goes to the School units of Kissamos (1st and 2nd Gymnasium of Kissamos, Unified High School of Kissamos and EPAL of Kissamos), where he performed the established Consecration for the beginning of the new School year, wishing the Students, Teachers, Parents. Among other things, His Eminence noted: "Today we are happy to welcome the happy faces of all of you, the children of our country who constitute its future, in the adjacent and welcoming spaces of your Schools. The beginning of this new school year is for all of you an opportunity for knowledge, study, education, an opportunity to open your horizons, to lay another stone to build your future. Seize this opportunity, be rich not only in knowledge and art, but also in virtue and the cultivation of the soul, since knowledge without virtue is craftiness. Along with the mind, our soul and heart also need to be enriched.

So be strong in faith, open your heart to Christ, trust Him and, with faith and trust in yourself, enjoy this beautiful journey of knowledge and study," he concluded...

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