Patriarch Daniel urges Theology graduates to unite scholarship, mission and spiritual life

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel has called on graduates of the Patriarch Justinian Faculty of Orthodox Theology at the University of Bucharest to combine theological scholarship with prayer, missionary witness and pastoral service, saying Orthodox theology must remain rooted in the life of the Church.

In an official message addressed to the Class of 2026 for the graduates’ Oath of Fidelity ceremony on Tuesday, the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church described theological faculties as institutions with a vital missionary vocation, preparing clergy and lay missionaries to serve both Romania and Romanian Orthodox communities across the diaspora.

Patriarch Daniel urged the new graduates to translate the commitment expressed in their oath into concrete pastoral, educational and charitable work, stressing that authentic theology is nourished by the Church’s worship and spiritual life and should bring hope, joy and faithful witness to contemporary society.

Please find below Patriarch Daniel’s message.

The Teaching and Missionary Vocation of Theology The ceremony at which the 2026 graduating class of the Patriarch Justinian Faculty of Orthodox Theology at the University…