Category: Spiritual Life
Pope Francis’ Monthly Intentions
In his prayer intention for the month of January, Pope Francis calls us to pray that Christians, followers of other religions, and all people of goodwill may promote together peace and justice in the world. It has become the custom of Pope Francis to release a video message detailing his prayer intention for each month….
Epiphany
The Greatest Gift – God’s only Son, Jesus ‘…going into the house they saw the child with His mother Mary, and falling to their knees they worshipped him.’ Matthew 2:1-12 This week we celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany, when we remember the time the three wise men followed the star to find the baby…
Advent
This week marks the beginning of the season of Advent, a time of waiting and preparation for the coming of Jesus at Christmas. In our assemblies this week, we lit the first two candles of hope and love on our Advent wreath, lovingly created by our Faith Leaders. Our Mustard Seeds group also created a…
Pope Francis’ Monthly Intentions
In his prayer intention for the month of November 2019, Pope Francis invites us to pray that “a spirit of dialogue, encounter, and reconciliation emerge in the Middle East.” It has become the custom of Pope Francis to release a video message detailing his prayer intention for each month. The full text of his intention…
The Rosary
On Wednesday, Y5P led a special service that celebrated Mary, Our Mother, and the mysteries of the Rosary, which we especially remember during the month of October. The girls explained the meaning of the Rosary and how to use it. They also acted out a scene from the Bible, during which Mary was visited by…
Feast of Saint Francis
Today marks the Feast of Saint Francis, who guides us on our school mission. The girls have been learning more about Saint Francis in their class liturgies. Our Juniors have taken home a little prayer card from CAFOD of the Prayer to St. Francis and a copy of a special edition of ‘The Wednesday Word’,…
Pope Francis’ Monthly Intentions
For a Missionary “Spring” in the Church: Today, a new impulse to the Church’s missionary activity is needed to face the challenge of proclaiming Jesus and his death and resurrection. Reaching the peripheries – the human, cultural, and religious settings still foreign to the Gospel: this is what we call the “missio ad gentes”. We…
Harvest Mass
On Wednesday we celebrated our special Harvest Mass, led by Y6P. We were joined by many parents and members of our school community, as well as our special visitors from Zambia. It was wonderful to have our Zambian friends contribute to our Mass – the children wrote and read some Prayers of the Faithful, they…
CAFOD Assembly
During this year’s Harvest we will be collecting money for the charity, CAFOD. A special guest speaker will be coming in to talk to the girls about the wonderful work that CAFOD do, and to inform them of the positive impact their Harvest donations will have on the lives of others. Feast of the Holy…
Faith Fortnight
To kick-start the new academic year, we are celebrating a ‘Faith Fortnight’ across the school, during which the girls will be enjoying a range of activities exploring different elements of their faith and the values of our school. In class, the girls have been gaining a better understanding of our mission statement and the Holy…