His Holiness Pope Tawadros II witnessed this evening the celebration of the Theological College at St Rewise in Cairo on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of its reopening, which was held at St Rewise Theater in St. Mark’s Cathedral in Abbaseya, under the title “Roots and Branches.”

His Holiness opened the college library before the start of the celebration, and a memorial photo was taken of His Holiness with H.G. Bishop Mikhael, the General Bishop, the college dean, and faculty members.

His Holiness delivered a speech in which he stressed that the Church stands on two legs: education and consecration.
He identified three signs that a seminarian must be characterized by:
1- To have a balanced personality (spirit, thought, mind, emotion)
2- To have a creative personality
3- To have a constructive personality

His Holiness blessed the project to complete the translation of the Holy Bible in the Coptic language, where the Book of Psalms is being translated, after the Four Gospels were translated.

The celebrations included “Roots and Branches,” in addition to a speech by H.G. Bishop Mikhail, honoring the college’s departed professors, a presentation of four graduation projects and verses in several languages, and a play in the Coptic language called “Parsia,” which concluded with the graduation of four classes from the college and the honoring of the faculty members.

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