It fills us with pride and,
at the same time, it places responsibility on each of us that the
Rector and governing board are hopeful about us, considering that
in the future we will be their successors in the continuation of
the work they began and heal the remaining from the trauma of old
times. Sadly, we will not come to the seminary every day at 9
o’clock. If we sleep through the early morning hours, our Dean will
not phone us to remind that attendance is obligatory and we are
liable to lose scores unless we attend the lectures regularly,
every day. We will not meet with our lecturers who have become our
senior friends rather than teachers today, in the true sense of
this word. One thing is noteworthy to be mentioned: This is an
educational institution where the academic process of teaching and
human relationships are so mingled with each other that not only
they do not hinder the working process but rather they are working
as counterparts in it and, in our opinion, this is the most
positive side of this educational institution.
We extend our gratitude to all
our lecturers who did their best in imparting their knowledge to
us, to the Dean Teimuraz Mzhavanadze, who we love with all our
heart; he is a person to be emulated in many aspects of his
personality, whose greater contribution is all the attainments we
are writing about in this letter. We are thankful to the
Vice-Rector, Father Besarion who was always ready to listen to us
and did his best to help us, also our Spiritual Fathers who always
shared our joys and sorrows. Lastly, we are thankful to the Rector,
Protopresbyter Giorgi Zviadadze who took care of us throughout
those years and whose greater merit is that he gathered such people
around us.
Cordially, yours
Graduates of Tbilisi Theological
Academy and Seminary of the year 2017
