Chairman of the Synodal Department of Religious Education and Catechesis, Metropolitan Evgeniy congratulated teachers on their professional holidaytranslated

Chairman of the Synodal Department of Religious Education and Catechesis, Metropolitan of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye Evgeniy congratulated teachers on their professional holiday - Teacher's Day.

– Dear educators - teachers, mentors, Sunday school teachers, additional education workers, everyone who devotes their lives to the noble cause of enlightening and educating the younger generation!

I sincerely congratulate you on Teacher's Day!

Your ministry is truly comprehensive. It is not limited to the walls of the classroom or the school bell. You accompany a child at various stages of his growing up - from the day he first sits down at his desk to serious reflections on the meaning of life in high school and college. You are with him both when he first picks up the primer and when he thinks about choosing his path. You are there in moments of joy and in moments of doubt.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', reflecting on the mission of a teacher, emphasizes: “If the acquisition of knowledge is not accompanied by the education of the individual, then the school will not be able to solve the problems that face it.” These words accurately express the essence of your work: you are not just...