أقيم قداس احتفالي في كنيسة مار شربل بانشبول بمناسبة بداية العام الدراسي، واحتفاء بنجاح الطلبة في الشهادة العليا، وكانت لرئيس الدير هذه الكلمة باللغة الانكليزية:
Superior’s Address
Dear
students, teachers, distinguished guests Ms Tania Mahailuk, Member for
Bankstown, and Members of the Lebanese Media.
I
wanted to begin with a quote by one of the greatest educators we have seen in
the past century… Albert Einstein.
“There are only two
ways to live your life. One is as though
nothing is a miracle. The other is as
though everything is a miracle.”
Ahead
of you lie more challenges and greater independence, as you begin the next
chapter in your lives. There will be opportunities to succeed or to fail. You
have the necessary skills to begin the new journey. In a world troubled with
conflict and poverty, you are privileged beyond measure. Your privilege is a
miracle! And with this privilege comes great responsibility.
On
behalf of the monks and staff at St Charbel’s College, I wish you not an easy
or predictable road, but rather one that offers surprises, one that continues
to provide challenges and opportunities. I hope that you experience both the
glow of success and also some failure, so that you are always appreciative of
the effort that is required for achievement. I hope that you continue to
acknowledge the miracles you encounter each day, and to be fully appreciative
of your responsibility to be a contributing force in the realisation of those
miracles!
You
are the reason the College is such a great school and you have proved that in
your outstanding results. I wish you
well in your future endeavors and I hope that this will be the beginning of
your new association with the St Charbel’s community.
As
you enter into the big world, I remind you to remain faithful to God and his
teachings of love and forgiveness. Saint
Augustine
Finally,
embrace the miracles you encounter and strive to live your life in the true
Christian spirit and under the guidance of St Charbel.
God
bless you and Good luck!
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