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Kydonias Titos to the successful candidates of the Panhellenic Examinations: "Walk with faith in God"translated

July 24, 2026 · 1 min read

The Most Reverend Metropolitan of Kydonia and Apokoronou, Mr. Titos, addresses his warm congratulations to the male and female students who have succeeded in their admission to Higher Education and Public Higher Vocational Training Schools, on the occasion of the announcement of the results of the Pan-Hellenic Examinations. His Holiness characterizes the success of the young people as the culmination of a long and demanding effort, "full of toil, anguish, patience and sacrifice", and wishes that the new period of their lives will be creative and fruitful. He urges them, at the same time, to take advantage of the opportunities that open before them for the acquisition of knowledge, spiritual cultivation and substantial contribution, walking "with faith in God, humility, consistency and love for fellow human beings".

The Metropolitan of Kydonia and Apokoronou also makes a special mention of the children who did not achieve the desired result or were not admitted to the school of their first choice. As he underlines, "the value of a person, his potential and the course of his entire life are not judged by a test or determined by a result".

He calls on young people not to allow disappointment…

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Andrzej Wiśniewski
Yes, it is true that one high school leaving exam does not decide your whole life. Last year, my son didn't get into his dream university of technology, and now he's happy with another field of study and says it's a better fit. It's good that Metropolitan Titos reminds us about this, because young people often get too stressed about it.
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Marek Szymański
You're right, Andrzej. My older son also didn't go to medical school the first time, he went to nursing and now he says that this is where he feels needed. It's good that Metropolitan Titos reminds us about humility and faith, because stress can completely paralyze a person. And what field did your son finally end up studying?
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Ewa Kaczmarek
My son also went into nursing, just like yours, and he says that after the first semester he knows why he's doing it. It's good that Metropolitan Titos reminds us about humility, because in our house the stress from exams hung in the air for another month. And what faculty did you study at, Marek?
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